{"id":7634,"date":"2022-11-15T11:08:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/consulting-training-and-certification-of-unemployed-people-aged-18-29-in-specialties-of-the-retail-sector\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T06:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T06:25:18","slug":"consulting-training-and-certification-of-unemployed-people-aged-18-29-in-specialties-of-the-retail-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/consulting-training-and-certification-of-unemployed-people-aged-18-29-in-specialties-of-the-retail-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Consulting training and certification of unemployed people aged 18-29 in specialties of the retail sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The object of the action is the provision of vocational counselling, training and certification services to 3,700 unemployed people, aged 18-29<\/a><\/strong> (i.e. aged 18 to 30), low educational qualifications, who are outside the education, training and employment system.<\/strong> The action is proposed so that the beneficiaries can acquire knowledge and skills in retail specialties<\/strong> aiming at their professional empowerment and enhancement of their employability.<\/p>\n\n

The content of the individual interventions is in line with the recommendations set out in the Council Recommendation<\/strong> establishing a Youth Guarantee (2013\/C 120\/01) and in particular Recommendation No 6 to ensure the active involvement of the social partners at all levels of design and implementation of policies targeting young people. The action will include the following sub-actions:<\/p>\n\n

1.Specialisation in retail specialities and skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The purpose of this action is to achieve a more effective coupling between the supply and demand of skilled human resources.<\/strong> In particular, the aim is to highlighting the most important professions \/ specialties in the retail sector, recording the jobs offered, capturing the critical knowledge, skills and abilities for the offered positions.<\/strong> The Beneficiary will take into account, the outputs of the Mechanism for the Diagnosis of Labor Market Needs, relevant sectoral studies in order to seek the promotion of the of more important specialties<\/strong> linked to labour market needs and the mapping of critical knowledge, skills and competences.<\/p>\n\n

2. Provision of professional counselling services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The Action concerns the provision of individualized professional counseling support<\/strong> to the beneficiaries through 6 individual sessions.<\/p>\n\n

3. Provision of vocational training services (theoretical training and practical training)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The action concerns the implementation of theoretical training programs lasting 180 hours in targeted thematic subjects of the retail trade<\/strong> sector and practical training of a total duration of 320 hours in companies<\/strong> of the retail sector<\/strong><\/a> that will express interest and will be registered in the register of internship companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

4. Certification of the acquired knowledge and skills of the beneficiaries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The certification – through the evaluation of their knowledge and competence – will be done by Certification Bodies operating in Greece<\/strong> and\/or internationally and who are either accredited according to the ISO\/IEC 17024 standard, or are certified under the current institutional framework to grant certificates for the specific specialties or by software companies that provide relevant certifications.<\/p>\n\n

5. Coordination of action and publicity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The following shall be eligible for the purposes of implementing the operation:<\/p>\n\n