ESKILARA MEMBER OF THE NEW WORK LIFE FLOW – WLF - ERASMUS PLUS PROJECT
ESKILARA’s team will be working in a new European Project called WLF (Excellence based profiling to identify and apply tools and trainings for a better and sustainable Work-Life-Flow). WLF is a Strategic Partnership Project (Project Number: 2020-1-ES01-KA203-083282) funded by the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union.
The project aims at fostering a positive Work-Life-Flow (WLF) in and post-pandemic times of remote working and social distancing. WLF refers to the dynamic equilibrium between an individual’s professional and social roles. Because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, work and life is changing and becoming focused on remote work. This will change practices and boundaries of work and life.
Mastering a healthy WLF is a challenging key competence to maintain an effective work performance while increasing social, physical and mental health, including working parents and informal carers. A needs analysis of reports (Joint Research Council of EC) and trends in European policy on key competences and work-life balance discovered a skills gap.
Such non-cognitive skills are underdeveloped across the EU’s education systems but expected to grow in importance. Therefore, the projects’ competency-based approach to WLF, is key to foster individual well-being within current and future workforce. The WLF envisioned competences represent one of the eight key competences of life-long learning (“Personal, social and learning to learn”) identified by the Council of the European Union.
WLF is coordinated by the University of Barcelona and the consortium is made up of 7 entities from Spain, Germany, Portugal, Kosovo and Ireland. ESKILARA will perform the first research profile the ideal digital worker and employer, the ideal digital-friendly company and the resulting skill-set for the target groups. We will also work as final users implementing the user centric approach of Living Labs.
ESKILARA will be involved in the development of the three main outcomes/products apart of new knowledge on WLF: to develop and test an
- 1.innovative concept- and web-based self-assessment toolWLF linked to EFQM model
- 2.innovative blended, virtual/distance training materials
- 3.integrated solution (assessment tool and training) to tackle the skills gapWLF-related competences of future and current professionals for a positive WLF to reduce negative health- and performance-related outcomes.
Work-Life-Flow figures
Duration: 36 months
Number of partners: 7 entities
Countries: Spain, Germany, Portugal, Kosovo and Ireland
Finance by: Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union
