Upskilling domestic care workers to ensure resilient employment pathways

Changes in care practices within families, such as changing attitudes favoring home-based care over institutional care, and demographic shifts, including the increase in the elderly population in ...

The project aimed to a) equip domestic care workers (employed or seeking employment) with a mix of social care, transversal, and attitudinal skills to ensure resilient employment pathways, and b) contribute towards advancing the regulatory environment and working conditions pertaining to domestic care (at the institutional level). More specifically, the project’s specific objectives were to: OBJ1: Developed an evidence-based course curriculum on critical skills and practices required for up-to-date care provision. OBJ2: Developed flexible training delivery methods (e-book, MOOC) and innovative open-access resources (training game) to support individuals in acquiring, evaluating, and testing new skills and competences in formal, non-formal, and informal contexts. OBJ3: Compiled best practices and developed recommendations to address policy gaps and structural vulnerabilities concerning the training and professional development of domestic care workers.