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Growth Engine for Europe

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 33% 76/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Growth Engine for Europe is a digital skills training program that is delivered through both online and offline training in all EU Member States. Digital Workshop, an online learning platform, provides each visitor with a plan that is specifically tailored to the gaps in their kn

3,000,000+
People who acquired new digital skills (2015-2017)
32
Digital Workshop programmes
27
Languages covered
428,000+
People reporting new job/hire (2015-2017)
247,000+
People reporting career growth (2015-2017)
790,000+
Businesses reporting revenue/customer growth (2015-2017)
Growth Engine for Europe

Details

Promoter
Google — website
Type
System
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Unemployed and those facing social problems
People reached
1000000
People targeted
1000000
Period
2013-12-31
Region (NUTS)
IE06
Keywords
employment, digital, skills, training

Context

Growth Engine for Europe is Google's EU-wide digital-skills programme, combining the Digital Workshop online learning platform -- tailored lessons taught by digital-marketing practitioners -- with offline training delivered through partnerships with universities, local governments and chambers of commerce, targeting young job-seekers and small businesses across EU Member States.

Results

Google's own impact reporting states that between 2015-2017, over 3 million people acquired new digital skills through 32 Digital Workshop programmes in 27 languages, with 428,000+ people reporting they found a job or were hired, 247,000+ reporting career growth, and 790,000+ businesses reporting growth in revenue or customers; these are self-reported figures from the funder's own impact brochure.

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