V.I.D.E.O. Video-CVto Increase and Develop Employment Opportunities THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE V.I.D.E.O. PROJECT Marco Merlini First Transnational Workshop Rome, March 2009

1. THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ON THE REALISED EXPERIENCES The research activity is one of the most important tasks of our Project. The first step of the research activity is the preliminary analysis (SWOT) on the experiences already realised by Partners in creating Video-CV tool or similar products. The Preliminary analysis is aimed at assessing the three main practices on which the project is based: 1. The experiences realised by the City of Rome for the creation of Video Curricula addressed to users within the media sector and the training of guidance operators in shooting Video-CV 2. The practice realised by ARGE PLÖN in creating Video Curricula with long unemployed people over Tools and methods, created and tested by IEKEP e Polydynamo, concerning scripts and interview simulations aimed at realising Video Curricula and providing this service within local counselling and employment centres.

THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ON THE REALISED EXPERIENCES The aspects that will be focused through the preliminary analysis on the realised experiences are the following:  Output, methodology, outcomes and tools/devices related to the practices of Video-CV already implemented within the partnership  Weakness and strengthens of the experiences  Use conditions (included the technological level)  Preliminary indications and suggestions to improve and adapt the practices already realised focusing on: their efficiency in terms of job integration (impact) the evaluation of the Video-CV tool on the side of users (employment seekers) and on the side of entrepreneurships possible criticalities implied in proposing and applying changes to the analysed practices partnership specific needs and resources implied possible technological solutions implied or to be planned and implemented counselling competences needed technical competences needed organisational asset requested and implied.

2. NEXT THREE MONTH ACTIVITIES: SURVEY AIMED AT VERIFYING THE FEASIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY OF THE VIDEO-CV MODEL Purposes of phase 2 of the Project (02/04/ /06/2009), focused on the research activity, are:  Testing the feasibility and adaptability of the model-structure hypothesized within the present coordination workshop: contents, organization, technologies to be used  Comparative research on other significant experiences and products about the Video-CV tools  Planning of experimentation and transfer activities in details.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY TO BE CARRIED OUT 1. DOCUMENTARY ANALYSIS  A documentary research will be also realised with the input of the partners, in order to point out the state of the art about use and availability, at a European level, of the Video-CV tool.  The documentary analysis is aimed at pointing out what has been achieved – in terms of Video-CV and similar tools - in Europe in general, and in particular within each participating country.  Each partner is asked to contribute to the elaboration of the report by providing a brief report about the state of the art of use and availability of Video-CV tool in its country.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY TO BE CARRIED OUT. 2. FIELD ANALYSIS The next three months of Project activity will be focused on the realisation of a FIELD ANALYSIS aimed at:  Identifying and analyzing other practices concerning the creation and use of Video–CV tool and method within counselling and employment services and private match making agencies.  Defining and verifying the adaptivity, the feasibility, the transferability, and the methodology to transfer the Model outpointed out through the preliminary analysis. This task regards particularly: a) its usability within the Project Partnership; b) Its effectiveness respect to the identified target. The survey will be realised by interviewing experts and operators working within both public employment and counselling centres and similar private organisations.

ON FIELD ANALYSIS: DETAIL OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT In each partner countries, it will be interviewed:  5 managers and 5 operators working within counselling and employment centres or similar public organisations which are realizing or planning to use the Video–CV tool (total: 40 interviews)  at least 1 private “match making” organisation (e.g. temporary job agencies) using, planning to use or being interested in using the Video–CV tool (total : 4 interviews).

EXPECTED OUTPUTS OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY The research report will achieve: 1.The conditions of use related to the video-curriculum tool within counselling and employment services and with respect to the specific target and the different national contexts involved; 2.The technological and organisational aspects implied by the transfer action (National/international legal norms; counsellor and experts profile and competences needed; basic technological equipment required, logistic and organisational asset implied); 3.A protocol of use (guidelines) implying information as targets, methodology tools, equipment/technical requirements and procedure implied in the use of VC tool; 4.Professional profiles requested (standard competences of operators, counsellors, tutors and technical experts); 5.Detailed description of the VC tool targeted on women and over 45 adults; 6.Two Mailing lists.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY  4 reports from each partner about existing products and tools related to the Video CV in each country  4 National reports describing the interview outcomes  1 Report describing existing tools and methodologies in Europe, related to the Video CV  1 Comparative report describing the transferability of the Model worked out in the previous phase focusing in particular: Its usability within each partner local context ; Its efficacy with respect to the project target (women and over 45).

TASKS OF THE PARTNERS  P0 MUNICIPALITY OF ROME (IT) – Work out of the grid format to be used to realise the field analysis - cooperation in the realisation of the interviews (field analysis) – cooperation in the work out of the transnational comparative report  P1 EUROINNOVANET (IT) – Scientific coordination of the field analysis – Elaboration the transnational comparative report  P2 TRUST (IT) - Cooperation in the realisation of the interviews - Cooperation in the work out of the transnational comparative report  P3 ARGE. PLÖN (DE) - P4 CJD Eutin (DE) - P5 IEKEP (GR) - P6 Polydynamo (GR) - P7 OAKE Europe (UK) – cooperation in the realisation of the field analysis with interviews + work out of the related national reports

SCHEDULE OF THE ACTIVITIES PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE THE EXPECTED PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR: 1.WITHIN THE 31 MARCH 2009: CONTACT DETAILS FOR MAILING LISTS; 2.WITHIN 30 MAY 2009: NATIONAL REPORTS (1 REPORT FROM EACH COUNTRY) + DOCUMENTARY REPORT ABOUT VIDEO–CV TOOLS AND RELATED EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE IN EACH COUNTRY; 3.WITHIN 31 JULY 2009: COMPARATIVE REPORT.

TASKS OF THE PARTNERS: OPERATIONAL PROPOSAL GERMANY: ARGE PLÖN: interviews to 5 managers and 5 operators + cooperation in the documentary research + interview to 1 private “match making” organisation CJD Eutin: Elaboration of the National Report on the basis of the interviews provided by ARGE. PLÖN + documentary research GREECE: Polydinamo: interviews to 5 managers and 5 operators + elaboration of the National Report IEKEP: Elaboration of the documentary research+ interview to 1 private “match making” organisation.

TASKS OF THE PARTNERS: OPERATIONAL PROPOSAL ITALY: CITY OF ROME: Realisation of the interviews to 5 managers and 5 operators and to 1 private “match making” organisation EURO INNOVANET: working out of the National report + documentary research (state of the art of the use and availability of the Video Cv tool in Europe) + documentary report. TRUST: UNITED KINGDOM: OAKE Europe: Interviews to 5 managers and 5 operators+ interview to 1 private “match making” organisation + working out of the National Report + documentary report.