Drone pilots as an answer to green youth employability

<< Background >>One of the main needs we have identified when planning and designing the project is the lack of training and information for young people when it comes to green jobs in high growth sectors. Working in sectors where there is already strong demand and using that demand to make jobs greener and more receptive to young workers is key.Effective and innovative approaches to creating and improving youth employment in the green economy need to be developed. Broader and more comprehensive efforts are therefore needed to address the youth employment problem and to do so in ways that help mitigate the even more daunting challenges created by climate change.Leverage social media tools to increase outreach to young people around the world and stimulate new youth networks for green jobs, such as drones in the environmental sector (renewable energy, agriculture, reforestation, forest monitoring, etc.). In-depth analysis is important to understand and close the skills gaps between young people and employers in green sectors and to assess the entrepreneurial skills demanded in the market.Drone applications have varied and their use has diversified for multiple purposes. The commercial drone industry is experiencing strong growth, and new jobs.<< Objectives >>The challenge now is to use all technologies to make infrastructures and means of production operationally, environmentally, and energetically efficient in order to make them sustainable, and we now have a great opportunity in this respect through drone technology and its environmental application.Drones are already starting to be used in most sectors for different purposes, and people are still unaware of this. It is a market that is constantly evolving, but some of the many job opportunities that this profession offers today are environmental jobs. And that's why with this project we wanted to promote the digitalization of the environmental sector through the use of drones, and as a professional opportunity for young people.Other specific objectives:- To promote an understanding about the relation between digitalization and environmental challenges. - To raise young people's awareness of the importance of environmental protection.- To provide young people with the necessary skills and methodologies to combat environmental challenges. - To improve the drone skills of young people so that they can become involved in the digitization of the environmental sector- To provide young people with updated skills to green employment<< Implementation >>- The first meeting in Estonia. Discussion of general questions concerning this project. Schedule of activities. Setting contacts and communications. - Introduction to environmental drone piloting. A training course for young people who are interested in becoming dronepilots with environmental applications. This theoretical study course was conducted in Tallinn, Estonia. For better understanding of drone construction and technology every project participants had its own drone. This course helped to receive theoretical knowledge about drones as well as green economy and possibilities for green employment.- Discovering piloting. The proper workshop in which young people were be able to see how professionals fly drones in anenvironmental space. This practical study course was conducted in Huelva, Spain. The project participants had possibilities to practice their theoretical knowledge and receive a practical skills how to use and manage the drone.- Bringing green jobs. Seminars where young people were exposed to the importance of green jobs to achieve a sustainableeconomy, the environmental drone pilot was experienced by them (Estonia and Spain).- Final meeting in Huelva, Spain. The project analysis, conclusions and results.<< Results >>During this project it is prepared the theoretical and practical courses about drone technology and usage.The theoretical and practical courses are conducted for young participants according to the project purposes. Every participant prepared and submitted their self-reflections about these courses. All participants evaluated these courses as very interesting and needed for their future. As result they received new technology knowledge about drones and practical skills. All participant have received their youthpasses83 young persons participated in 4 contact seminars in Estonia. The videos in Estonian, English and Russian are distributed to Estonian vocational center, schools.Attendance in Spain: 25 contact participants, 25 online participants in real time, achieved a total of 173 views of the video on social networks.In general the results:- Youth understand environmental issues and the effect of human action on nature.- Youth can see a number of opportunities of employment in the growing sector of green, sustainable and digitized jobs.- Youth have developed their green skills through participation in the theoretical study and practical workshops.- Youth understand, how drones can be a relevant element for labour market