Getbusy presentation

THE GREEK COALITION thanassis papadimitriou

HePIS

a

[ K

9

entrepreneurship

ICT SKILLs Personal & professional development

new tech

www.getbusy.gr getbusy.gr | @getbusygr

A joint effort by Greek, industry, educational and training institutions, startups and HR agencies, aiming to motivate young people to improve their e-skills and employability, increase their entrepreneurial skills and learn about new technologies.

The motto of Getbusy.gr is “unleash your potential” and achieves that by giving free access to informational and educational material, by informing youth about educational events or seminars that hold value and by urging everybody to give it a shot and develop that innovative idea.

During it’s first phase (November 2012 – April 2013), getbusy was open to youth aged 17 to 28. Getbusy, addressed most of the policy themes of the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs launched by the European Commission on March 2013.

What is getbusy? an alliance for opportunities

Presenter

Presentation Notes

What is getbusy? It is a local coalition that was formed in September 2012 among Greek NGOs, industry and academia. With youth unemployment raising above 60% the coalition aimed to enable Greek youth, especially unemployed youth, to adapt an active rather than passive behavior. The coalition was led by HePIS, Microsoft Greece and Peoplecert; it was financed by the global Microsoft Youthspark program and carried out via the cooperation of: The American College of Greece (Deree College), the ALBA Graduate Business School and 13 more stakeholders and sponsors.


educational subjects offered by getbusy.gr

Getbusy.gr offers free access to informational & educational material on four categories:

Basic concepts of ICT, office applications,

browsing, web editing, image editing, project management, Security

Business plan, model innovation, startup

lifecycle, fundraising, case studies

CV & cover letter, self branding, networking, job interview, mobility, career counseling, gap

year

New technologies & sustainability, Green

ICT, carbon emissions, ICT ecolabels, green

entrepreneurship

Ict skills (ECDL+) entrepreneurship development New technologies

Personal Professional

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Gebusy offered free educational material, contributed to the program by every partner, based on its expertise. In short the educational material comprised of four subjects: ICT Skills, Entrepreneurship, Personal & Professional Development and New Technologies and Sustainability. For example Peoplecert offered all the ICT educational material based on the ECDL Core+ certification, HR agencies contributed in the Professional Development section while start-ups explained in clear terms and action plan how a special idea can turn into a start-up company.


After studying the educational material, users can try the getbusy quiz and claim great prizes including two scholarships for Bachelor’s degrees, two scholarships for Master’s degrees, 200 free ECDL Core + certifications, career counseling, educational seminars and more.

Innovative learning: In the quiz a wrong answer triggers a popup of the material (a pdf file) relevant to the question; the file can be added to a study basket, thus enabling efficient & effective learning.

The getbusy quiz available on the website and the facebook fanpage

3 levels of questions from all categories (20 per level). Pool of 600 questions.

Wrong answer gives a catchy comment to encourage the user

Results dashboard: a good ratio of correct answers and time spent on each question, gives a good score. The top-30 scorers secure a position at the getbusy finals

All material related to wrong answers can be added to the study basket for future reference

Presenter

Presentation Notes

In the core of getbusy is the online quiz. Available on the website and the facebook fanpage users have the opportunity to test the knowledge acquired on all four subjects. Score ranking position depends on the ratio of correct answers and time on the three levels of the quiz. During the first year of getbusy the quiz gave users the opportunity to claim great prizes including two scholarships for Bachelor’s degrees, two scholarships for Master’s degrees, 200 free ECDL Core + certifications, career counseling, educational seminars and more. A point worth making is the innovative study basket which facilitated the studying process.


Getbusy Scientific committee

Responsible for the quiz algorithm, the review of the educational material and the preparation of the getbusy finals (rubric evaluation).

The getbusy finals top-30 scorers competing for the scholarships

Ý

Getbusy finals 1st stage

Harvard Case study (40% weight): Individual assessment based on questions derived by a Harvard Business School case study.

GETBUSY FINALS 2nd STAGE

Teamwork (60% weight): Team/individual assessment on a presentation of the team’s choice on the topic: “An innovative idea that could change the world”.

Presenter

Presentation Notes

At the end of March 2013 the first round of the program ended. The top 200 scorers won a free ECDL Core+ certification, while the top-30 scorers were eligible for a place on the getbusy finals. There, they would compete individually and as teams for the four scholarships and the other prizes. The quiz algorithm, the material as well as the evaluation scheme of the finals, was the job of the Scientific Committee. Committee members where professors and deans as well as members from the program partners. The final event had two stages… The first stage… Case study was received by candidates one week prior to the final event. Evaluation was based on Rubric matrix: assessing Subject knowledge, content, presentation skills, organization, format & layout, text/fonts/images

getbusy impact

Getbusy in 5 operative months achieved outstanding metrics and won the European CSR Award

[


12000 7523

45000

17119

1188

Quiz Completions # Youth trained # Youth Benefited Facebook fans Twitter followers

The getbusy metrics

t 7 Y Ý

3796 daily

impressions

v

Presenter

Presentation Notes

In four months of operation getbusy achieved outstanding results.


EUropean CSR AWARDs 2013 distinction for getbusy.gr

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Getbusy won a distinction at the European CSR Awards


EUropean commission grand coalition for digital jobs

Getbusy presented as best practice

The Greek local coalition getbusy.gr, was presented as a best practice at Workshop 5 of the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs conference (March 4-5 2013).

Addressing e-skills shortages the official launch of the Grand Coalition included commitment of actions, pledges from stakeholders, shared roadmap and implementation plan.

Presenter

Presentation Notes

And we also presented the initiative during the Grand Coalition conference.


Training & matching

Currently we are in discussions with two international HR agencies that will help us develop the 2nd round of getbusy focusing on offering actual jobs to Greek youth.

Awareness raising

Getbusy offered greater visibility to ICT education, training, jobs and careers. We presented Greek university students the span of ICT jobs (290 job descriptions, 86 different skills)*.

certification

To improve professionalism as well as the recognition of qualifications earned via getbusy we offered 200 free ECDL Core+ certifications to the top-200 scorers.

learning & teaching

Getbusy is a web-based learning platform that turns education into fun. The quiz was built around the innovative study basket which assisted candidates in both efficient and effective studying.

Grand coalition alignment how getbusy.gr addresses GC Policy Themes

* Skills framework for the information age

Presenter

Presentation Notes

As far as the Grand Coalition is concerned: Getbusy contributed into raising the awareness regarding ICT skills and professions. We have also engaged into University career days promoting getbusy and the ICT profession by presenting to students the diversity of the profession. Getbusy also contributed in certification by giving 200 ECDL Core + certifications for free. Finally, Getbusy is a web-based learning platform that turns education into fun. For example, the innovative study basket assisted candidates studying efficiently and effectively. Furthermore, we are currently in discussions with two international work and employment companies that will assist us in moving getbusy one step forward aligning the program with the training and matching policy theme. More on this in a few seconds. Regarding mobility which is a GC policy theme, as Greece has a surplus of ICT skilled workforce we propose to initiate a cross-border coalition web-based platform matching candidates from our country to jobs in countries with a deficit of ICT skilled workforce.

getbusy future

The plans to retain and expand getbusy

[


getbusy the next day

Retain and expand

two Offer additional HR benefits from prestigious agencies (career advice, coaching..)

THree Retain last year’s prizes; initiate cooperation with Greek companies and offer actual jobs to Greek youth.

one Add advanced ICT topics to the educational material (IT security,development,cloud)

four

Further develop the local coalition in the context of EC’s Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs

five

Secure more sponsors and donations, hence achieving additional benefits to as many youth as possible

six

Rollout Getbusy to other countries (know-how and quiz engine are transfer-able assets)

Ü

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Our plan for the future is two-fold: on one hand our objective is to retain the program and on the other hand expand in anyway possible. 1. Add advanced ICT topics to the educational material (such as IT security, development, cloud computing). 2. Offer additional HR benefits from prestigious agencies (career advice, coaching, feedback, etc)�3. Retain last year’s scholarships and if possible obtain more. Currently we are in discussions with two international HR agencies that want to assist us in moving getbusy one step forward. Given the percentage of youth unemployment in Greece, the idea around the second round of getbusy is to enable a larger part of Greek industry, educational, HR and training institutions and use getbusy for training as well as job matching. The plan is to offer shortlists for (as many as possible) 6-month internship jobs (this scheme might vary according to final arrangements). Candidates that will not be offered a job, will be liable for a full feedback analysis regarding their resume and interview standing.�4. Further develop the local Greek coalition around getbusy in the context of European Commission’s Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs and continue raising awareness regarding the diversity of the ICT Profession.�5. Secure more sponsors and donations which will help retain the program and in addition achieve additional benefits and gifts to as many Greek youth as possible.�6. The success of getbusy and the distinction of best practice and of course the CSR Award, show that rolling out Getbusy to other countries would also be successful. As long as we have material in the local language and the local coalition can support it, the know-how and quiz engine are transferable assets that can be rolled-out with ease and minimal cost.


Connecting ict professionals

HePIS is a non-profit, non-goverment organization aiming to connect all ICT Professionals in Greece and meet the expectations of both professionals and scientists in the field of ICT.

HePIS is the only member of CEPIS and IFIP in Greece.

Call

t (+30) 210 3729161 f (+30) 210 3729164

Email

[email protected]

visit

3 Korai str, 10564 Athens, Greece

contact us we’re based in Athens, Greece

É

t

v

join facebook.com/HepisGR

follow twitter.com/hepisgr

connect linkedin.com/hepis

YOU THANK FOR your attention

Technology

Getbusy presentation