New Perspectives in Science Education
Preparing Young Adults To Be Effective E-Workers
Stefan Colibaba, Al.I. Cuza University (Romania)
Cintia Lucia Colibaba, Universitatea de stiinte agricole si medicina veterinara Ion Ionescu dela Brad Iasi (Romania)
Anca Colibaba, GR.T.Popa University / EuroED Foundation (Romania)
Claudia Dinu, Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi (Romania)
Abstract
The article focuses on Sectors united for fostering Employability of young adults through E-work Development project (SEED) (2015-1-HU01-KA204-013503), funded by Erasmus+, the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. The project objectives are deeply connected with the European context. Over the past decade e-work and e-learning have become something more than a phenomenon. They are changing the way the two concepts are perceived – labor and education - and all their components: office and learning space, business hours, communication, division between being at work or university or commuting. The article presents the project’s objectives, main activities and obstacles as well as the findings of the research carried out in order to identify competencies required for e-workers within small and medium sized enterprises. The research covers organisations working across five sectors (Consultancy, Telecommunications, e-Commerce, Helpdesks and Software Development) in six countries (Croatia, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and the UK). Based on this research, training materials to support development for young adults (aged 18-29) in these areas will be further produced.
