Introduction to the DELSA Project - 24 Sept
The DELSA Project is a two-year EASMUS+ project, Irish Rural Link is the lead partner with five country representatives and one pan-European partner working collectively to develop free open source digital skill training materials for upskilling adults with minimal digital capability.
The rational of the project is that better digital skills help improve productivity, increase the opportunities of finding a job and help balance personal and professional lives. However, citizens without digital awareness or digital skills cannot access digital government services and employment opportunities that almost universally require digital skills. Further there is a correlation between lack of digital capability human capital and willingness to become digitally connected which will limit the goal of a digitally connected inclusive Europe. The new EU skills agenda for Europe recognises the need to support cooperation among education, employment and industry stakeholders to improve the digital skills of the wider population.
Introduction to the Delsa Project – Seamus Boland, CEO Irish Rural Link
Overview of the Delsa Platform - Roberta Albertazzi, Internet Web Solutions
Overview of the IOS - Tara Farrell, Deputy CEO of Longford Women’s Link
My Digital Self: How identity and desire influence learning for digital skills - Leo Casey, Director of Learning & Teaching & Education Programmes at the National College of Ireland