Project description DEENESFRITPL Time for innovative training for IT developers The digital sector represents a substantial opportunity for professional training entities due to the lack of IT developers worldwide. The first fully immersive, instructor-led, distance learning web development school, O’clock, offers revolutionary and innovative training for IT developers. The teaching method, designed in-house specifically for people with no prior computer programming knowledge, targets adults seeking to embark rapidly on a new career. The programme allows free-of-charge registration and payment of tuition once the students find a job. The EU-funded VILT-DEV project will perform a four phase feasibility study to determine the best and most appropriate countries for international expansion and assess the technological and pedagogical adaptations required to ensure successful commercialisation. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective With at least one million unfilled IT developer jobs worldwide, the digital sector represents a substantial opportunity for professional training entities to positively impact socio-economic, technological and pedagogical challenges.O’clock offers a revolutionary and innovative way to respond to this worldwide lack of skilled digital professionals: Virtual Instructor-Led Training for IT developers. O’clock’s program allows anyone to attend a full-time professional training program from home while benefiting from regular contact with experienced instructors.Using O’clock’s custom-designed, innovative pedagogical tools, instructors and students interact live in a virtual classroom just as easily as they do in a traditional, physical classroom. The teaching method, designed in-house specifically for people with no prior computer programming knowledge, enables students to apply for and obtain entry-level IT developer positions in a professional business context in just 5 months.O’clock’s innovative training program principally targets adults seeking a rapid career change. The program features an additional innovative aspect which guarantees its efficiency: students can enroll in the program free of charge and pay their tuition once they have successfully landed a job.Following the successful launch of its program in France, in January 2017, O’clock would like to evaluate opportunities for a wider international deployment. The goal is to create 280 jobs, train 5,000 people annually worldwide and generate a turnover of 30 million euros by 2020.In order to best prepare a worldwide rollout of its innovation project, O’clock intends to conduct a 4-phase feasibility study to determine the best and most appropriate countries to target for expansion and evaluate the technological and pedagogical adaptations required to ensure the successful commercialization of its concept. Fields of science social scienceseducational sciencesdidacticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternet Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.6. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative And Reflective Societies Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-12-2016-2017 - New business models for inclusive, innovative and reflective societies Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator O'CLOCK Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address 10 rue penthievre 75008 Paris France See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 21 429,00
