7 Project title: PROJECT PARTNERS European Digital Bootcamps (EDIBO) Country Project partner status Institution Type of institution City Greece Lead partner THREE THIRDS SOCIETY NPO NGO Athens Bulgaria Beneficiary partner Paralel-Silistra NGO Silistra National Craftsmen Confederation Lecce – CNA Italy Beneficiary partner NGO Lecce Lecce Italy Beneficiary partner FORMA.LAB SRL Private Milan Latvia Beneficiary partner Foundation for Society NGO Riga Lithuania Beneficiary partner Integration Centre NGO Pilviškiai Spain Beneficiary partner Polytechnic University of Valencia Public Valencia ABOUT THE PROJECT ABOUT THE FUND WHY: Many jobs are now being The €60 million EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employ- digitalised, and there is a lack PROJECT ment supports transnational project initiatives that promote sus- of people with ICT skills. Young DURATION tainable and quality youth employment in Europe. The focus on unemployed people may fill (months): GRANT transnational cooperation reflects the view that unemployment these jobs if they get the nec- AMOUNT: among youth is a common European challenge and common essary ICT skills. 36 € 1.4 MILLION European solutions should therefore be explored. WHAT: The project partners AREAS OF SUPPORT: The fund seeks to complement existing EU funding on youth will develop and test a model INNOVATION AND EXPLORATION employment initiatives, e.g. the long-term unemployed in the age to strengthen the ICT skills of TRANSFER OF group 25-29. young people under 30 who KNOW-HOW are not in employment, edu- cation or training. The model The selected projects aim to: is inspired by the new “Rapid • Make it easier for 25 000 young people to find a job • Create 3500 jobs in NGOs and social enterprises Technology Skills Training” developed by the World Bank • Help 1800 young people start up their own business and includes close cooperation Target groups: with employers. Every partner • Young people under the age The 27 selected projects involve partners from all the 15 of the project will organise of 30 who are not studying or beneficiary countries of the EEA and Norway Grants as well “European digital training labs”, working, with a special focus on as Ireland, Italy and Spain – all countries with high youth with ten weeks of intensive ICT those aged 25-29 from disad- unemployment. The projects also include expertise partners training combined with other vantaged groups (low-income, from the donor countries Iceland and Norway as well as two types of training like English women, migrants, youngsters international organisations and other EU member states. language courses. After the train- from rural areas) ing phase, participants will have www.eeagrants.org/youthemployment the opportunity to get an appren- ticeship. ABOUT THE EEA AND NORWAY GRANTS The EEA and Norway Grants represent the contribution of Iceland, Under the EEA Agreement, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are Liechtenstein and Norway to reducing economic and social part of the European internal market. The EEA Agreement sets disparities and to strengthening bilateral relations with 15 EU out the common goal of working together to reduce social and countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics. economic disparities. For the period 2014-2021, the total contribution is €2.8 billion (EEA Grants €1.5 billion and Norway Grants €1.3 billion). www.eeagrants.org EEANorwayGrants.