Enhancing Advanced Digital Skills and Competences of NGO Employees and Self-employed Adults

<< Background >>We applied for this project because we have identified by analysis and partners (from LT and CZ) experience, the lack of advanced digital skills and competences in setting up a high-quality website, used for marketing and single point of information about NGO or self-employed adults activities and services and attract potential users / clients. We have addressed the need of increased demand of skills in ICT sector, which has a widening gap between supply and demand of ICT specialists in the EU that creates obstacles to economic growth. Also, we have addressed the need of advanced digital skills in setting up a high-quality website to attract potential users / clients for NGO or self-employed adults who meet such problems as:they do not have an IT specialists or persons with an advanced digital skills and competences in their staff;they do not have sufficient funds hire another company for the development of the professional website;companies that create professional websites are not interested in creating low-budget websites, which makes it difficult to find website developers;if the website was created by another person / company, the website owners faces with problems maintaining and updating their websites.<< Objectives >>Our objectives were:1. to develop a high-quality, short-term micro e-learning course tailored to target group needs;2. to increase advanced digital skills and competences of NGO employees and self-employed adults;3. to disseminate project results, informing the target groups in the project partner countries about the new opportunities created to develop their digital competencies and skills.<< Implementation >>We have implemented these activities in the project:1. Partners created micro e-learning course available in 3 languages (English, Lithuanian, Czech) as an open learning and self-training tool for the target group. Partners divided course lessons and developed course content in EN. After approval of the content and proofreading, the course content was translated to LT and CZ.It was developed an unified course design and created micro e-learning courses in EdApp learning platform. 2. Partners organized pilot testing and evaluation of micro e-learning course by the target group, where 103 participants (NGO employees and self-employed adults) enhanced advanced digital skills and competences.3. Partners created dissemination, sustainability & exploitation plan.Partners developed project website (EN, LT, CZ), used for dissemination and information about the project results, where micro e-learning course as and educational resource is freely open to access. It was prepared and disseminated 3 newsletters (EN, LT, CZ), organized 2 multiplier events and many dissemination activities.Also partners organized 2 face to face and 3 online meetings, project management and evaluation activities. << Results >>The main project results and outputs:1.Created micro e-learning course available in 3 languages (English, Lithuanian, Czech) as an open learning and self-training tool for the target group. The micro e-learning course covers the following main topics: 1. Basics of Design 2. Basics of Website Development 3. Content Management Systems 4. SEO 5. Basics of Programming (e. shop plugins) 6. Security of Web Pages / SSLLink to English course: https://www.digital-adults.info/en/elearning/ Link to Lithuanian course: https://www.digital-adults.info/lt/elearning/ Link to Czech course: https://www.digital-adults.info/cs/elearning/ 2.Pilot testing and evaluation of micro e-learning course by target group was implemented, where 103 participants (NGO employees and self-employed adults) enhanced advanced digital skills and competences.3.Developed project website (EN, LT, CZ) with an open access to educational resources (micro e-learning courses) used for dissemination and information about the project results, informing the target groups in the project partner countries about the new opportunities to develop their digital competencies and skills: https://www.digital-adults.info/.