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Support study for a pilot project for the development of digital skills through internships
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This study analyses the supply of traineeships in digital in the EU and the potential role of the Digital Opportunity initiative (DOT) in fostering such traineeships. The study is based on the analysis of semi-structured and in-depth responses from 304 interviewees in 15 EU countries and additional desk-research. In total 291 companies of various sizes and from different sectors of the economy were interviewed. The study confirms a high demand for digital skills among European companies and indicates that traineeships are one of the key tools that companies use to address such demand. A large majority of companies interviewed expressed an interest in the DOT, citing a number of reasons, including access to talent and opportunities for partnerships with universities, as well as new expertise that could be gained through hosting trainees with unusual skills profiles. The study also reveals barriers to traineeships in general and DOTs in particular, including administrative burden; lack of clarity (e.g. the place occupied by the traineeship programme in the university curricula of the trainees); lack of knowledge about the local context on the part of trainees coming from abroad; the lack of motivation of some trainees; and the preference of some trainees for shorter traineeships.
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- Corporate author(s): CARSA , Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (European Commission) , PPMI
- Themes: Vocational training , Information technology and telecommunications
- Subject: administrative formalities , digital literacy , digital technology , information technology , information technology profession , professional experience , recruitment , school-working life relations , traineeship
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-91253-5 | DOI 10.2759/7851 | Catalogue number KK-03-18-125-EN-N |
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