F. Magni, D. Amendola, A. Marconi, M. Zebrak Università di Camerino Polo degli studenti F.Biraschi Bio skills in motion-Virtual Job Hunt On-line platform for soft skills improvement

The Lisbon Strategy EU to become an advanced knowledge society with sustainable development, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion Leonardo da Vinci Specific Objectives: Promote cooperation in vocational education and training. Aims at: –Supporting participants in training activities to facilitate personal development, employability and labour market participation –Supporting improvements in quality and innovation in VET systems, institutions and practices –Enhancing the attractiveness of VET and mobility for employers and individuals

Social innovation and domotics in the rising Silver Economy: new skills in motion NESKIMO 2013 The best skills in motion BESKIMO 2010 The best skills in motion BESKIMO 2010 Bio-skills in motion save the world EARTH 2012 Bio-skills in motion save the world EARTH 2012 Green skills in motion ECOMOTION 2011 Green skills in motion ECOMOTION Transnational internships for young graduates 86 Transnational internships for young graduates 122 Transnational internships for young graduates 136 Transnational internships for young graduates

Total sample 126 companies

Virtual Job Hunt The course is organized around a “virtual” boy looking for his first job after graduation. English is the chosen language. Contents: set of problems that the boy is facing “hunting” is job and the corresponding solutions. Method: All the events are organized in the form of video dialogues between the boy and his friends who provide tips and advice to carry on the search of work. Explanatory texts of fundamental issues for the job search are also given. Virtual world: Students are involved in a virtual reality with multimedia elements making the learning process a familiar and vibrant environment.

The course headlines are: Basic elements of the job hunt; Importance of networking and social network; Job search on the internet; Preparing files: cover letter, curriculum vitae, letter of reference and job interview. Evaluation: Students upload all files in the platform for evaluation by the American job consultant, with whom the students will have a conference Skype meeting (see below). Video Conference: Video conferencing using Skype from the U.S.A. for a live online simulation of a job interview with an American consultant, lasting 15 minutes. At the end, a short discussion of the prepared files is discussed. Duration: 25 h. Virtual Job Hunt: Introduction

Virtual Job Hunt: Technical features, tools and software E-learning platform for on-line delivering: The Basic English and Job Hunt were provided online to students through the open source e-learning platform Moodle used by the University of Camerino Account: The account with the username and password have been created before meeting the students and sent to them by . Information to start: Power Point presentation about ​​the access and use of the platform is ed to students, together with to attend the activities and the corresponding time schedule. Support: The technical and educational support was provided to the students by using the forum and the internal messaging and, in some cases, by . Software: For the development of the contents a simplified html language has been used. 3D software for animated dialogues with subtitles and MP3 format for audios have been used. The interface, built with the Adobe Flash software, is presented to the student with all the resources available, making the course highly interactive.

Virtual Job Hunt: Screen shots Course Interface Moodle e-learning platform

Virtual Job Hunt: Results and learner satisfaction A questionnaire for assessing the quality of training contents and approach has been prepared. The questionnaire is being delivered at the end of the course and the first results show a very good satisfaction for educational activities related to the acquisition of skills required for the active job searching in the international arena. Questions have been focused on the student skills before and after the course. By comparing the two tables (skills before, skills after) we conclude that the training has been effective in particular for the skills obtained by the students by means of an high level of interaction and involvement, as in the writing of cover letters, curriculum vitae and conducting a Skype interview. The statistical sample investigated is formed with 47 students applying for the international mobility and internship.

Virtual Job Hunt Results

Follow-up How to improve the matching phase during the Virtual Job Hunt experience? Data Base with e.Portfolio and EU Companies SecondJob Hunt modules Second Job Hunt modules Active job search training section Active Job Search testing phase- the real experience Soft skills development before leaving

The course faces in detail : Problem Solving – Decision Making Problem Solving – SWOT Analysis Problem Solving – PEST Analysis Creative Problem Solving Team Building Team Work I Team Work II Public Speaking The course faces in detail : Problem Solving – Decision Making Problem Solving – SWOT Analysis Problem Solving – PEST Analysis Creative Problem Solving Team Building Team Work I Team Work II Public Speaking 1 -Create partnerships 2- Use partnerships to enhance opportunities in Europe  Multiple levels of mobility - Directly through the contacts of host organization - Indirectly system mobility through intermediary organization 3- Developing ways to effectively communicate 1 -Create partnerships 2- Use partnerships to enhance opportunities in Europe  Multiple levels of mobility - Directly through the contacts of host organization - Indirectly system mobility through intermediary organization 3- Developing ways to effectively communicate

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