Forging new pathways of research and innovation in open and distance learning

eLene4work
Learning to learn for new digital soft skills for employability
Website: http://www.eLene4work.eu
Runtime: 12.2014 - 10.2017
Supported / co-funded by: Erasmus+ Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices,
Strategic Partnerships addressing more than one field
Partners: eLene4Work Coordinator: Fondazione Politecnico Di Milano, IT; see more at:
http://elene4work.eu/project-description-2/list-of-partners/
Project representative to be contacted for further info: Project coordinator: Matteo Uggeri (infoeL4w@eden-online.org)
The aim of the eLene4work project is to help students and new entrepreneurs develop soft skills (often also
referred to as 21st century skill, such as problem solving in a creative way, learning to learn, cooperation,
effective and clear communication, adapting to different cultural contexts, managing conflicts, showing
endurance in complicated or stressful situations, etc.) skills required by companies of all sizes nowadays.
The eLene4work outputs and services, therefore, are also aimed to help companies exploit the digital
talents of young employees. The project proposes a strategic partnership whose goal is to test and monitor
the possibility offered by various means of open and distance learning opportunities such as MOOCs and
OER to address the demand for digital soft skills (like e-collaboration, digital communication, social
network participation, social media management and web 2.0 activities in general) formally not taught at
universities but desirable by most employers on the labour market.
The aim of the eLene4work project is to allow students to:
• autonomously identify their own:
a) gaps in soft skills and competences, in order to develop or improve them;
b) potential in digital soft skills, to increase their professional attractiveness on the labour market;
• autonomously learn how to:
a) fill their skill gap using MOOCs (and other OERs)
b) include in their CV their soft skills and digital soft skills in order to enhance the opportunity to enter
the labour market.
Students will learn to learn how to use and exploit their own digital competences and soft skills on the
labour market.
Main target groups of the project: The various project outputs are being developed to bridge a clearly
identifiable gap between what employers seek and job seekers can offer in terms of today’s essential
digital skills. From the educational point of view both VET institutions and universities (deans, presidents,
rectors, teachers as well as students) can benefit from the eLene4work services, while on the other hand
managers, HRs, entrepreneurs, chambers of commerce and company associations are also primary target
stakeholders. The project’s secondary target audiences include instructional designers, e-learning experts,
researchers and policy makers.
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