Developing a model for the education and employment assistance for high school and college students through participation in a program inspired by the FIRST Robotics Competition
"Developing a model for the education and employment assistance for high school and college students through participation in a program inspired by the FIRST Robotics Competition"
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Who is behind it?
Innovator type
Podmiot prawny
Name and surname or name of the innovator(s)
Marcin Giza, Fundacja Wschodni Klaster Innowacji
City where the innovator(s) reside or have their registered office
Kraśnik
An institution supporting the development of innovation
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Mikro innowacje - makro korzyści [2016-2019]
Contact for innovation
Marcin Giza:
Telefon: 500 074 110;
E-mail: m.giza@wki.org.pl;
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcin-giza-000579148?originalSubdomain=pl;
Wschodni Klaster Innowacji:
E-mail: kontakt@wki.org.pl;
Strona: https://wki.org.pl/;
Adres korespondencyjny: ul. Dobrzańskiego 3.
About innovation
The nature of innovation
Usługa
The problem that innovation answers
Employers pay more attention to candidates' soft skills (e.g. communication skills, creativity, etc.) than to their hard skills (e.g. language skills, driving licence, etc.). Young people entering the labor market often lack the ability to innovate and creativity and have no direct contact with employers.
How does innovation work?
In the project, small groups of young people solve complex problems sent in by cooperating institutions. The participants are supported by coaches. Teams also take part in workshops covering two thematic areas: creativity/innovation and communication/teamwork. At the end of the project, the teams present their solutions to the cooperating institutions.
The project was inspired by its creator's involvement in the creation of the first Polish team in FIRST Robotics Competition called "Spice Gears" and his experience organizing robotics tournaments for primary school students.
Who is the innovation for?
High school and college students preparing to enter the labor market
Who can implement the innovation?
Universities and higher education institutions
High schools
Non-governmental organizations
Public organizations
Institutions providing career guidance
Products resulting from testing
Homepage www.innlab.pl (inactive)
Documents regarding coaching and specific support
Plans for workshops on creativity/innovativeness and teamwork/communication
Document with recommendations for institutions involved in the project
Results achieved as a result of testing
By working together to solve a problem, the participants gained specific knowledge about the task they were given. They also improved skills such as creativity, ability to innovate, communication skills, teamwork and problem solving.
Assessment of innovation effectiveness
Zdecydowanie pozytywna
Has the innovation been selected for dissemination?
Tak
How to implement an innovation?
Who is necessary to implement innovations?
Workshop facilitators
Representatives of cooperating institutions involved in the project
Coaches and/or industry experts who will substantially support the project participants
What is necessary to implement innovations?
Space for conducting workshops and team meetings
Workshop plans