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Bespoke career up-skilling: the case of Mellon Skills Accelerator

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  • Konstantin Tsimas

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In the absence of a sufficient number of state-run institutional interventions, any action stemming from autonomous, voluntary private sector initiatives providing counseling and up-skilling to unemployed women is de facto important, especially when referring to confirmed successful and recurring efforts. This contribution provides a detailed discussion and analysis of the methodological approach and extraordinary results of the “Mellon Skills Accelerator” initiative, designed and delivered by knowl Social Enterprise to increase employability. It provides a preliminary evaluation of the initiative’s impact and suitability to be adopted as a standard course of action, across the Greek nation and possibly across Europe and beyond. The author has had first-hand experience of Mellon Skills Accelerator working as a volunteer counsel and coach with the organization.

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  • Konstantin Tsimas, 2020. "Bespoke career up-skilling: the case of Mellon Skills Accelerator," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:joiaen:v:9:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1186_s13731-020-0113-z
    DOI: 10.1186/s13731-020-0113-z
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