Spin is looking for 5 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the study visit “Digital Response to Unemployment Problems in Western Balkan” in Vilnius, Lithuania from 16th to 25th of March 2025.

The deadline for the applications is: 09.02.2025.

*Part of the applicants can expect to be contacted even before the deadline.

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DATES: 16 – 25 March 2025

LOCATION: Vilnius, Lithuania

PARTICIPANTS: 5 per country (30 in total)

COUNTRIES: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Lithuania – Germany – Croatia – Montenegro – Albania

The official language of the project:

The working language of the study visit will be English.

Project description:

In modern economies, continuous economic restructuring, innovation and globalization have led to major transformations in labor markets, giving rise to pervasive skill gaps and skill mismatches. Also, skills mismatch appears to be a more permanent problem in the Western Balkan countries than in developed EU countries.

Firstly, it is caused by the phenomena that old/traditional skills quickly become redundant when new digital technologies are introduced.

Secondly, employers do relatively little in on-the-job training due to uncertainty induced by the poor investment climate.

Thirdly, old/traditional skills have gradually become obsolete due to persistence of long-term unemployment.

Finally, re-skilling has been inhibited by the low provision of adult and life-long learning education and learning opportunities. The current situation in terms of training and employment continues with a number of practical problems such as the sufficiency of acquired titles (titles that are less and less sought after on the labor market or not at all), an insufficient number of professional VET providers, and a lack of quality training programs for the needs of the market, all of which causes high unemployment and the impossibility of employment in well-paid jobs.

Through implementation of DRUPWB project, we are aiming to: explore existing and develop 4-modular non-formal educational curriculum of vocational education in the field of employment based on intellectual services including STEM, soft skills, and diverse teleworking job market skills; to develop an innovative digital hub platform to be used by unemployed and NEET young and adult VET users; to improve knowledge, skills and attitudes of at least 540 unemployed and NEET young and adult people from involved partner countries in the fields of entrepreneurship, self-employment, programming and virtual assistant work; and to additionally strengthen and improve the capacities of VET providers in WB countries.

Profile of participants:

• At least 18 years old
• Residents in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Work as formal or non-formal youth educators, trainers, or youth workers, training young people in entrepreneurship, or digital skills, preparing them for the future.
• Have a strong motivation to lead education efforts in their communities
• Want to enhance their expertise in digital transformation

Travel and accommodation:

Travel costs in the maximum amount of 220 EUR will be covered by SPIN. Accommodation is covered by organisers, including full board with 3 meals per day and coffee breaks.

More info about the project

More information about project are available here: https://digital-response.eu