ESF-SI-2023-SKILLS-01-0019

SkillsPath aims to support 170 refugee and migrant young women and men aged 18-29 who are not in employment, education, or training (NEETs) in Germany (DE), Greece (GR), and Spain (ES) to increase their employability and access to local employment and skills development opportunities, particularly in the context of the green transition. By using a social innovation consisting of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills assessment tool that enables youth to articulate their skills, integrated with a service model combining job readiness, soft skills training, referral to (up)skilling opportunities, individualised coaching and employer engagement, the project will result in: (1) improved employability for refugee and migrant youth, (2) enhanced access to employment and skills development opportunities; (3) strengthened capacity for employment service providers to integrate technology-driven solutions into their work with youth; and (4) increased awareness of key employment stakeholders of innovative approaches to foster youth skills activation and validation.

Expected results:

• 140 youth will receive individualised support and at least 50% out of them will achieve significant career or education milestones, such as job placement, enrolment in apprenticeship/internship, occupational skills training; and 30% out of them will be employed or in training relevant to the green industry.  
• 80% of employment services providers’ staff, including project staff using the AI skills assessment tool report improved career services and ability to align refugee and migrant youth skills with occupations; and 50% of local and national stakeholders participating in workshops/roundtables report that they see the value of and are motivated to incorporate social innovation and the AI skills assessment into their practices.

Funding: 692,122.00 Eur

Social innovation scale-up 

The SkillsPath project represents a case of scaled social innovation through the transfer of SkillLab‘s AI-based skills assessment and career orientation tool and approach. This established AI tool, which streamlines skills articulation and aligns them with labor market opportunities, is being implemented and scaled up within the SkillsPath project to improve the employability of refugee and migrant youth in Spain, Greece, and Germany, particularly within the context of the green transition.