Context Analysis results Youth Presentation for partners – July 2014

Context Analysis results

YouthPresentation for partners – July 2014

2Context Analys results: Youth survey

Online survey: sample description

• Total sample: 63 youngsters (computed only completed surveys)• Female predominance (1/3 men, 2/3 women)• Age concentrated on poles: 16-17 (29%), 18-20 ( 25%), 21-22 (4%), 23-25 (

32%)• Most living with family (59%) while 22% on their own and 19% in a residence


Education(n=63)

• Predominance of secondary education level (54% middle + high school) vs. university level (40% intermediate + full + master degrees)

• Acceptable knowledge of English (41% intermediate, 29% advanced, 27% basic, 3% not)• 24% interrupted their studies, most for working preference/need (14%) followed by

no/limited interest on studying (10%)


Economic support (received vs. given)(n=63)

• Most are economically supported by their families (76%); only 17% gets it from their own job, while 19% gets funds from public/private institutions

• More than half helps family somehow (25% caring family members, 22% helping with family business and 13% providing economic support)


• As expectable, youngsters are intensive Internet & mobile users• However, a 6% is not a (frequent) mobile user


Places to use a PC and access Internet(n=63, multiple choice)

While home is their preferred access location (89%), 38% access from educational centres, 30% from public access points and other 30% from job


e-Skills: basic administration of operative systems

(n=63)

• Most of the respondents are familiar with basic IT administration tasks• However, 8 respondents (13%) reports not to be familiar with them


e-Skills: multimedia tools(n=63)

• Most of the respondents are familiar with digital video manipulation• Digital audio manipulation is less popular among respondents


e-Skills: Office tools(n=63)

• Respondents are familiar enough with Office tools


e-Skills: Internet(n=63)

• Most of the respondents are familiar enough with Web 2.0• However, they are not informed enough about other content-related tasks


e-Skills: digital literacy training(n=63)

• Respondents lack of sufficient knowledge for training others (a gap to be tackled by the project)

• Particularly worrying is their limited awareness of didactics and training resources


Internet use in the last 12 months(n=63, multiple choice)

COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION AND AND

INFORMATIONINFORMATION

STUDYSTUDY

WORKWORK

PURPOSEFUL USEPURPOSEFUL USE


• More than 4 out of 5 respondents use Internet for Communication, Information or Study

• Only 2 every 5 respondents use it for Work or Job searching • Two third parts of the sample use Internet for Online Banking, and half

them for Online Purchase• Other purposeful uses are quite diverse and include health issues (54%),

travelling (43%), e-government and online sells (27% each)• 16% respondents have a blog; however, no one reported to ignore what a

blog is• 13% contribute to online newspapers/ web radios/ web TVs / portals

AND/OR have a personal website

Internet use: some findings


While respondents are in general quite positive about the role of technology (with special emphasis on Job searching), Helping others is the lowest valued


Employment status(n=63)

• Half the respondents have got a job (with diverse employment status illustrated above); a 22% in Education and only a 6% in ICT or Social services

• From the other half, one quarter is looking for a job while the other one not


Occupation related to studies field (n=63)

• For those with job experience, the tie with their field of studies is predominantly weak (not at all or little > 50%)

• However, their jobs satisfy their expectations (partially or completely > 50%)


• Respondents appreciate the most to have an interesting job• They like a job if is creative, allows economic independence, is balanced with family life, and

allows personal realisation• For them it is less important gaining prestigious and respect, earning a good salary, or

contributing to society

Motivations to look for a job(n=63)


• While half respondents envisage their future job placed in the city they live, more than a quarter see it placed in the same country and almost a quarter in another country

• As for sectors, for those more related to the Project the graph above shows that 27% aspires to an IT job/career while education and social work get 16% votes each

Labour aspiration(n=63, multiple choice)


Digital literacy training usefulness for seniors(n=63, multiple choice)

• As for the direct effect of DLT (output), 78% thinks it can ameliorate seniors ability to use technology

• Regarding indirect effects (outcomes), 68% thinks it can reduce mobility constrains and dependency from others, 60% that can reduce seniors social isolation, and 44% than can mitigate exclusion from labour market


Seniors features appreciation(n=63, multiple choice)

• Young people greatly appreciates the life experience of seniors (92%)• Around half the respondents equally appreciates seniors’ job experience (54%), ethic

values (49%) and understanding (49%). A third part, their community knowledge (35%)• On the opposite end, they hardly appreciate seniors’ capacity to manage everyday life

(8%) or emotions (21%), reliability or time dedication to others (29% each)


• 56% makes some kind of social work/volunteering (most occupied in Education & training and Kids care – very few directly related to seniors)

• 35% has experience of usual interaction with seniors thanks to work, 19% due to volunteering, 5% by participating in an exchange programme

• All in all, two third parts declares working experience with seniors (68%) • 49% participates in some kind of nonprofit association or social movement • 62% has experience leading a group (e.g. at work, in a sport team , etc.)• 35% has been a group facilitator, practically all them as trainers of different

subjects including language and arts (32% as trainers for digital competences) and a half as coordinator of activities in schools or sports (49%)

• Three quarters of the sample are interested in joining projects’ activities (76% youth-to-senior training, 73% senior-to-youth mentoring)

Readiness to engage in the project: some findings

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Context Analysis results Youth Presentation for partners – July 2014