Skills gained by students on Erasmus+ mobility: research reports are now available!

On the 8th of December, the ErasmusJobs project partners met again to plan the future steps of the project. As usual in 2020, the meeting was held online.

The skills that students gain while going on an Erasmus+ mobility is a hugely important topic which is relevant for students, universities and employers. In early 2021 we will organize several trainings on the topic; watch this space for news about that.

In order to get to know this better, the ErasmusJobs consortium has made some research on the topic. The results have been gathered in two documents, titled Literature review E+ skills and Labour market and Common skills gained through E+ mobility. These are both possible to download here and soon you will find a third report, Skills Labour market needs, at the same place.

These reports will feed into the ErasmusJobs platform, which is currently being developed and will be launched in 2021.

• Date: 8 December 2020

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Join our trainings!

On the 18th of February, the ErasmusJobs had another online consortium meeting. The most important agenda point was the upcoming trainings. During 2021 we will have three separate ones:

• Training for career officers
• Training for employers
• Training for students and volunteers

You can find more information, including dates and registration forms at ErasmusJobs.org/trainings, although note that not all information is available at the time of writing. The first two will be held online but the third will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, if the Covid-19 situation allows for it in September.

The platform ErasmusJobs is still under development. The first rounds of testing will take place in April 2021.

• Date: 18 February 2021

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Training for Career Officers: registrations are open!

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several uncertainties about employment and employability and how companies and workplaces will be configured. The Career Services have an important role to play during this time, as we are facing new changes in the labour market, and we need to explore how we can be proactive in addressing the needs of the post-pandemic graduates career.

ErasmusJobs aims to tackles skills gaps and mismatches by developing a platform where prospective Erasmus graduates can find potential employers. This project also has an important element of “improve career guidance”; this will be done through trainings of career officers who will learn not only about the support the platform can offer but also what they can do to help match the students skills with those needed by employers and current available jobs.

These training events will be carried out in a Training for Trainer fashion, to create a multiplier effect among participants. These events aim to provide the various stakeholders with the tools (the toolkit) and experience (the training for trainers) to deliver workshops on the topic in their respective organizations.

The trainings will not only provide training methodologies, but also give some context, and present outcomes of the research and skills mapping performed during the project as well as include lessons learned from piloting the training activities and testimonies from the trainers and participant.

Check out the program.

• Date: 17 March 2021

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Training for Career Officers

The presentations of the training for Career Officers held online on March 24th and 25th are now available for download below:

• A comprehensive Competence Profile of studying abroad experience
  Alfredo Gardel Vicente – Universidad de Alcalá
• Employability awareness: Helping students translate their mobility skills into career success
  Lara Egli – European Institute of Industrial Leadership
• A common thread: Matching the skills gained through Erasmus exchange(/mobility) & the skills employers need
  Nannette Ripmeester - Expertise in Labour Mobility
• ErasmusJobs Platform
  Gorka Guerrero – Erasmus Students Network
• Digital tools & career services: Using online applications to boost student’s employability and future career prospects
  Alma Orazi and Gianluca Mattarocci – University of Rome Tor Vergata

• Date: 26 March 2021

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ErasmusJobs Training helps students build their path to the labour market

ErasmusJobs Training, which took place in Brno from 17th to 19th September, was an opportunity for students to discuss and exchange views on their role as young people in helping their peers realise their skills and supporting them in entering the labour market. Participants learned how to support each other when returning from a mobility abroad, understand the skills they have developed and how to ‘sell’ their Erasmus experience on their CV, Linkedin and during job interviews, as well as how to use the ErasmusJobs platform and build and nurture a network of people from all around Europe.

The training for students consists of topics from creating your CV to Entrepreneurship, bringing a big spectrum of the job market into the content of the workshops. Participants explored their personal and professional assets while they were being shown tools on how to optimise their personal branding. The ErasmusJobs platform was presented and participants had the chance to share their feedback from a user perspective and experiment with the tool for the future use of it in the network. Motivation and networking were present in the three-day training and members of different sections got the chance to share best practices and establish future collaborations. The participants left with a pack of new tools, friendships, new collaborations and inspiration to create and build their ideas in their network.

My experience at the ErasmusJobs Training was wonderful! The trainers were able to create a great learning environment and, thanks to their work, I did not only learn more about the job world, but also about myself. Additionally, it was great to have only a small group of participants. It was a lot easier to create connections and to exchange and learn amongst each other. In sum, it was definitely one of the best ESN events I have been to!

Learning new things, sharing knowledge, meeting people, and enjoying every second are the base of each ESN experience. All these things, with the desire to find my way and my right position in ESN, were the reasons why I decided to join the ErasmusJobs Training. What has allowed to make this event unique was the ability of the trainers to make everything so simple and funny at the same time.

What I really loved is how our trainers got close to us, used their own examples from their own life to help us understand better what we were talking about, but also helped us prepare ourselves for the exhausting quest that is selling yourself on the market and finding a job you will actually enjoy. I can say I learned quite a lot of new things that helped me understand why I was unsuccessful with some of my previous attempts at getting a job. I can also say that the training helped me put the things I already knew into a different perspective that will help me long term, I believe.

I felt warmly welcomed by all the people that took part in this. It was also my first international event, and after the weekend I feel very motivated for the future and I would strongly recommend to everyone to join an event like this because it will open new horizons and bring many interesting people into your life!

A three-day intense training on the topic of employability together with motivated participants from various local organisations resulted in a network of ideas, cooperation and inspiration for the future. I am grateful for being part of the organisation and content of this training as the willingness of the network to learn from each other gives me the boost for my personal and professional development.

ErasmusJobs Training is an activity under ErasmusJobs, an Erasmus+ KA2 project, that aims to bridge the skills gap for the Erasmus Generation. The project is a collaborative cross-European partnership between ESN, Masaryk University, Leo-Net, Universidad de Alcala, European Institute for Industrial Leadership, Université de Mons, European University Foundation, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", and Expertise in Labour Mobility B.V. Building on the core principle that a mobility experience reduces long-term unemployment, the project aims to clearly identify the skills gained during a stay abroad and make those more understandable by employers. In order to achieve that, ErasmusJobs brings together many stakeholders to ensure a future of employable Erasmus+ alumni.

For more information about the project, visit erasmusjobs.org

• Date: 6 October 2021

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ErasmusJobs final conference: registrations are open!

The conference aims to bring project target groups and partners together while looking at real-life examples and having input from participants of the past project activities. The conference will be a place to tackle topics such as preparation for the labour market and bridging from mobility to the labour market from the perspective of students, recruiters, companies and universities. The outputs of the project will also be presented, the ErasmusJobs platform will be launched and we will look at the potential of the project outputs for the future mobility students, universities and the value and importance of translating mobility experience as well as non-formal education activities and non-formal/informal learning into career building and professional growth.

The ErasmusJobs conference will take place on 7th December 2021, starting at 10:00 CET and it will be in an online format. You can register via Eventbrite until 1st December. All the relevant information will be shared in the Facebook event, including introduction of speakers.

Find out more about the project here: erasmusjobs.org

• Date: 15 November 2021

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ErasmusJobs final conference: bridging from mobility to the labour market

On 7th December, the ErasmusJobs final conference took place, gathering project partners, students, university and youth organisations representatives, HR managers and recruiters. The conference was a place to tackle topics such as preparation for the labour market and bridging from mobility to the labour market. The outputs of the project were presented, the ErasmusJobs platform was launched and we looked at the potential of the project outputs for the future mobility students, universities and the value and importance of translating mobility experience as well as non-formal education activities and non-formal/informal learning into career building and professional growth.

Nannette Ripmeester from Expertise in Labour mobility presented the Competence Booklet and CV and interview guidelines for students, emphasising the importance of students connecting their mobility learning outcomes to what employers look for. Steve Price from European Institute for Industrial Leadership presented the Erasmus Career Toolkit, which will be available for download on the project website. When asked which skills do they believe will be most wanted on the labour market in the future considering the current global developments, Nannette and Steve highlighted empathy, creativity, teamwork and information sharing.

In a panel discussion with mobility alumni on how their experiences abroad shaped their skills and career development, Aiste Razmaite, Kataryzna Udala. Marija Kekez and Petar Ljubotina shared their stories about experiences in South Korea, Spain, Germany and Estonia. When reflecting on the skills they have developed thanks to stepping out of their comfort zones, they mentioned organisational skills, leadership, multicultural awareness, flexibility and adaptability, as well as highlighting of the importance of asking the right questions and being able to ask for help and opinion of others in order to grow personally and professionally.

Liga Kuzmane from the European University Foundation looked at the employability and policy, and presented a set of policy recommendations for relevant stakeholders to ensure a smoother transition from education to employment of the mobile youth. Karol Ovesny from WorkSpace Europe presented the Training Kit that will soon be available for download on the project website. ESN’s web developer Gorka Guerrero presented the long-awaited ErasmusJobs platform - a place where recruiters and job seekers meet. Aiste Razmaite and Salome Keshelashvili, students who are finishing their internships, showcased their profiles as examples of what students learn during their mobility experience and how they can shape their profiles to make them stand out as young professionals on the competitive labour market.

All the presented project outputs will soon be available for download on the project website, where you can find more information about ErasmusJobs.

• Date: 8 December 2021

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