Name of the Role Model

Marco Gianrossi

Age

49

City

Firenze

Company

FCN

Position

Employee

Field of Activity

Training provider

Original situation of the Role Model

With a high school diploma in surveying, Marco had worked for several years in the construction field. When the company he worked for failed, his job-related skills weren’t up to date and it was very hard for him to find a new job in the same sector.

Personal background

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Information on physical, psychological, social, economic condition

When he lost his job he had huge economical difficulties because his wife was did not work either. To face his unexpected unemployment, he had to ask for economical help from his parents.

Formal education

High school diploma

Courses and training

Several ICT trainings and a course in Web Designer and Web Development

Certificates

Certificate as Web Designer and Web Developer

Barriers to take ICT training or education

At the beginning he lacked ICT skills and motivation. This is why he had to start from really basic ICT courses.

Description of ICT related job

Position and responsibilities

ICT expert

Main activities

Development and management of company website

Development and management of e-learning platform

ICT support for the other employees

Skills needed (hard and soft skills) to perform job successfully

Proficiency in HTML, CSS and Javascript (preprocessing, version control, testing/debugging

Understanding responsive design principles and implementing them

Teamwork, time management and prioritization

Written and verbal communication skills

Willing to learn new technologies and programming.

Barriers to engage in ICT sector

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What has changed since taking ICT training?

Marco is keen on ICT and this new passion gave him motivation to learn and improve his skills in the field

What has changed since finding a job in ICT sector?

His overview of the ICT world has changed since then: now he thinks that digital skills, even the simplest ones, are crucial to find a job and to introduce people in the job market. He regrets not having started his master course before.