NEW SKILLS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES: WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA
NOVA is a European project funded by the Erasmus+ programme that promotes the employability and empowerment of women in Colombia and Ecuador through vocational training, digital skills and educational innovation.
The project was designed to support women who face greater difficulties in accessing employment and training opportunities, helping them acquire the skills most in demand in today’s labour market and promoting
Through vocational training, support for personal and professional development, mentoring, and collaboration with local companies and organisations, NOVA aims to strengthen the link between education and the labour market, creating concrete opportunities for inclusion and professional growth.
The project will contribute to building a more inclusive and sustainable ecosystem in which digital skills, innovation, and equal opportunities become practical tools for change for the benefit of women and local communities.
Acquiring new skills opens up new opportunities.
For this reason, NOVA will develop innovative vocational training programmes designed to help women strengthen their digital, transversal, and entrepreneurial skills, enabling them to enter the labour market with greater confidence and autonomy.
The training will be practical, accessible, and adapted to the real needs of businesses, helping participants feel better prepared, maximise their potential, and create new professional opportunities.
To create real opportunities, the first step is to listen to and understand the actual needs of the local community and the labour market.
Through research, interviews, questionnaires, and discussions with companies, experts, and training centres, NOVA will analyse the skills currently most in demand in Colombia and Ecuador, with particular attention to digital, transversal, and entrepreneurial skills.
This activity will make it possible to identify the gap between labour market requirements and the skills that many women have fewer opportunities to develop, laying the foundations for more useful, inclusive, and future-oriented training programmes.
Acquiring new skills opens up new opportunities.
For this reason, NOVA will develop innovative vocational training programmes designed to help women strengthen their digital, transversal, and entrepreneurial skills, enabling them to enter the labour market with greater confidence and autonomy.
The training will be practical, accessible, and adapted to the real needs of businesses, helping participants feel better prepared, maximise their potential, and create new professional opportunities.
Finding a job is not only about having skills, but also about knowing how to use them effectively.
Through mentoring, career guidance, and practical tools for labour market integration, NOVA will support participants in building their professional pathways, helping them develop confidence, knowledge, and practical tools to enter the labour market.
The project will also create links between women, businesses, and local communities, promoting more inclusive and sustainable professional opportunities.
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