The innovative objective of CRAFT project was to leverage on a number of real and perceived advantages, which may attract people to live in/stay in EU rural areas. The project aimed at promoting employment and entrepreneurship in EU rural areas by empowering young people with the fundamentals to create collaborative working environments, while exploiting the knowledge gathered around future trends within 3 major areas:
a) Personal care and health-related jobs and services;
b) Green economy
c) STEAM
These are strategic sectors for European smart, sustainable and inclusive development, in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy.
OBJECTIVES
a) to promote employment and entrepreneurship in EU rural areas by increasing young people capabilities to reconvert empty spaces so to host collaborative working environments.
b) exploiting the substantial potential offered by trends outlined in the jobs and skills future market.
c) to promote youth skills and competencies for the development of co-working spaces focused on the abovementioned 3 specific areas.
d) to foster youth ability and autonomy to operate at transnational level for developing joint concrete projects, in line with the Erasmus+ Programme main features.
e) to strengthen a digital mindset among youngsters to effectively tackle the European Skills Deal post-2020 (CEDEFOP, WEF, OECD).
f) to empower youth through the setup of win-win networks involving relevant socio-economic actors as policy change-makers.
g) to improve career guidance services through specific recommendations.