Transcript V.I.D.E.O. Video-cv to Increase and Develop Employment

V.I.D.E.O.
Video-cv to Increase and Develop Employment
Opportunities
THE V.I.D.E.O. PROJECT: STATE OF THE ART
AND OUTCOMES OF THE
EXPERIMENATTIONA CTIVITY IN ITALY
Irene Salerno
Dissemination Seminar
Thessaloniki, December 11th 2009
THE PROJECT: STATE OF THE ART
The V.I.D.E.O. Project started on October 2008.
Actually, the project, which work-plan foresees 8 operational working
phases, is in its 14th month of activity; the phase 4 has been completed.
The activities carried out within phases 1 to 4 (October 2008 – November
2009) are:
Pointing out a starting Model for the Video-CVs to be
realised;
Sharing and evaluating practices, tools and methods tested
by the partnership to create and apply the Video-CV tool;
Identifying other practices concerning the creation and use
of Video – CV tool and method within counselling and
employment services and private match making agencies;
Verifying the feasibility and transferability of the Model
worked out;
Creating 8 Video-Cv samples.
THE PROJECT: STATE OF THE ART
The products realised within phases 1 to 4 (October 2008 – November
2009) are:
Preliminary analysis questionnaire format and national reports about
preceding experiences of the Partners in creating Video-Cv tools;
Synthesis Report describing the preliminary analysis outcomes;
 Documentary research describing state of the art of the Video Cv tool
use worldwide, in Europe as well as in the countries involved in the
Project;
 National reports describing the outcomes of interviews to managers,
operators of Centres for Vocational Guidance, Centres for the
Employment and similar structures (detailing: conditions of use related
to the video-curriculum tool; technological and organisational aspects
implied by the transfer action - National/international legal norms;
counsellor and experts profile and competences needed; basic
technological equipment required, logistic and organisational asset
implied);
THE PROJECT: STATE OF THE ART
A protocol of use implying information as: targets, methodology tools,
equipment/technical requirements and procedure implied in the use of
VC tool;
Description of the professional profiles requested (standard
competences of operators, counsellors, tutors and technical experts);
Comparative report describing the transferability of the Model worked
out;
Kit of training-guidance material (in English and Italian) aimed
at supporting the realisation of Video Curricula;
8 Video-CV as “pilot samples” in Germany, Greece, Italy,
United Kingdom;
Video-curricula Database on project website
(www.videocurriculumproject.net)
ACTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE
NEXT 9 MONTHS
Phases 5-8 of the Project will see the realisation of the following activities:
 ModelFinal Tuning according to the results of the experimenattion and
dissemination activities of phase 4;
 Transferring the Video-CV tool in Greece and Italy;
 Final evaluation of the Video-CV tool realised within the V.I.D.E.O. project.
PRODUCTS TO BE REALISED IN THE NEXT
9 MONTHS
 Curriculum and training for counselors and operators (in Italian, English and
Greek)
 Guidelines addressed to operators, technicals and beneficiary of the VideoCV tool, including: final script format; protocols of use; methodology;
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46 Video-CV for each country (23 in Greece and 23 in Italy)
Comparative Evaluation report
National Reports on Follow Up
Handbook on “guidelines to the use and creation of the Video Curriculum
tool” addressed to all project target groups
EXPERMENTATION ACTIVITY
PREMISE
The core of the V.I.D.E.O. Project are the Video-Cv tools.
Before realising the final Video-CV expected in the frame of the project,
according to the Project work-plan, during phase 3, two Video-CV samples
have been realised in Italy, as well as in Germany, Greece and United
Kingdom.
THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ON
THE EXPERIENCES REALISED
The steps of the experimentation activity in Italy have been:
 Organising 2- days informative sessions
 Coaching for creating 2 Video-Cv samples
 Focus group in order to discuss about the Video-CV
pilot products with respect to:
 efficacy of the Model pointed out;
 suitability of the structure pointed out;
 evaluation of the methodology;
 analysys of difficulties encountered;
 perspectives to improve the pilot model.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED
OUT
In Italy, the experimentation phase that started on September 8-10th
2009 with two-days informative sessions devoted to show and illustrate
the Video-CV Prototypical Model, took place in Rome, at the seat of the
Centre for Vocational Guidance (COL) “Simonetta Tosi”.
Participated into the Informative Sessions the managers and the
operators from the following COLs of Rome:
“COL Carceri”
“COL Cenci”
“COL Mozart”
“COL Pasolini”
“COL Simonetta Tosi”.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED
OUT
The mentioned COLs use to deal with a target of users being very mixed,
ranging from long-term unemployed people, to young people having
lost their work due to the disruptive effect of the global economic crysis.
Two COLs, the COL Carceri and the COL Mozart, deal, in particular, with
particular targets made of detained people (COL Carceri) and immigrants
(COL Mozart).
METHODOLOGY
Before recording the 2 Video-C samples in Italy, 2 informative meetings
with the counselors of the COLs of Rome have been organised.
During the meetings, the managers and the operators of the COLs have
been introduced to:
 The prototype of Video-CV created in the frame of the Project (a Model
based on 3 sections: Who I am; What I can Do; Me in the Future) ;
 The methodology proposed for its creation.
METHODOLOGY
During the first informative session (day 1), participants have been
introduced to:
 The Prototypical Model for the Video-CV pointed out in the frame of the
V.I.D.E.O. Project;
 The methodology to create the Video-CV samples, based on the results
of the research activity carried out within WP 1 of the V.I.D.E.O. Project;
 The suitability of both methodology, Model and tools pointed out and
about the feasibility of the pilot product.
METHODOLOGY
During the second day (day 2), the counselors of the COLs presented the
case some people selected for the pilot samples shootings, choosing the
two people to be involved in the shootings of the 2 Video-CV samples in
Italy:
 Domenico Reda, a 37 years old man;
 Fiore Ranauro, a 40 years old man.
At the end of the shootings, counselors have met again to view the pilot
samples of the V.I.D.E.O. Partnership (Video-Cvs recorded by CJD Eutin,
IEKEP, Oake Europe and Polydynamo). Also the two Italian pilot samples
have been viewed and analysed.
In the frame of a focus group, counselors answered to the questions of
an evaluation grid, specifically pointed out.
OUTCOMES OF THE INTERVIEWES
Evaluation of the Model
 With respect of the evaluation of the Plot Model pointed out,
participants gave a very positive evaluation to the Video-Cv Model
proposed and of its structure divided into three sections (Who I am;
What I can Do; Me in the Future).
 Counselors interviewed evaluated positively the idea of having such a
structure. In particular, they found that the Video-Cv samples- also with
reference to the Greek and British samples – succeeded in exalting
applicants’ authenticity.
OUTCOMES OF THE INTERVIEWES
Evaluation of the Model
The German pilot samples have been evaluated very positively, both
from the technical point of view (very defined and high resolution
images, professional shootings) and for the efficacy of the applicants’
presentation.
But they found that in these cases, the candidates’ authenticity is less
perceivable.
OUTCOMES OF THE INTERVIEWES
Evaluation of the Model
About the Greek samples, participants expressed their perplexities about
the way of dressing of both the Greek applicants and did not appreciate
the background used, in particular the one proposed by Polydynamo,
nevertheless they appreciated the authenticity of the two candidates.
For what concerns the Italian experience, the interviewed Conselors
expressed also their interest for the Video-CV as guidance tool, and not
only as an aid aimed at helping people to find a job. Thinking in
particular to the case of the first Italian Pilot sample and its protagonist,
Domenico Reda, the Video-Cv had a specific value in helping the
applicant to the self-empowerment.
OUTCOMES OF THE INTERVIEWES
Evaluation of the Model
The Italian managers and operators interviewed expressed
their interest for a Video-Cv built with a mix of “in studio”
and external shooting (“in situation” shootings, showing
applicants on their potential workplace as in the German
Video-CV samples).
METHODOLOGY
Effectiveness of the Model proposed
Interviewed experts evaluated positively the possibilities
provided by the Video-CV to contribute to the matching
between job demand and supply.
They believe that the Video-CV tool should not be tailored
only for a 45 years old target, but for all those people who
face particular difficulties in finding a job and that can take
advantage from this tool.
METHODOLOGY
Effectiveness of the Model proposed
About the script and the structure of the Video-CV, counselors
did not appreciate the interview style of the Video-CV pilot
sample n. 1 proposed by the British colleagues of the Oake
Europe.
They expressed a very positive evaluation of the second British
pilot samples, with particular regard to the target proposed: a
young immigrant who can be a very adequate subject for this
kind of tool, taking advantage from a medium that can make
visible the linguistic abilities of the applicants.
METHODOLOGY
Possible problems of the Video-CV process
The limits and problems pointed out during the
experimentation phase were mostly related to the
shootings: counsellors expressed their preference for a
seated or three-quarter position instead of a standing one;
The need to have a better back-ground, possibly coloured or
with posters, etc.
METHODOLOGY
Suggestions for improving the Model proposed
At the end of the informative sessions, participants
expressed a general positive evaluation of the experience
done in creating the first Video-Cv samples.
Furthermore, they expressed the need to better tailor the
Video-CV tool for the applicants’ personality, trying to do
more efforts in order to better exalt and valorise the
authenticity but also the points of strengths of candidates’
personality.
.…TO SUMMARISE THE
EXPERIMENTATION OUTCOMES
STRENGHTS
• According to the experiences done,
the Video-Cv can be regarded as
guidance tools for the users;
• The Video-Cvs realised in Italy can
be regarded as self-empowering
tools and supporting users’
personal and vocational
development through the
exploration of their interests, skills
and personal characteristics
WEAKNESSES
• The Video-CV tool can highlight
lacks in communicating;
.…TO SUMMARISE THE
EXPERIMENTATION OUTCOMES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
• Professional level Video-CV can be
• The outcomes of the
effective in favouring the matching
experimentation warn us to focus
of the job demand-supply with links
the Video-CV on 1 aspect of the
to other professional, educational
applicant’s personality, on its main
and social websites.
point of strength;