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La WAB

France · Bergerac · Local · See the France profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 97% 32/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

The WAB is a digital cooperative who put the expertise of web professionals at the service of everyone to train, advise and support users in all their digital initiatives. There are 4 main pillars of activity at WAB: • A free web school located in a priority district, including 3

14 places/year
Digital Sesame course places (annual)
15 places/year
Web Designer course places (annual)
20 places/year
Entrepreneur•e course places (annual)
La WAB

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
La WAB — website
Type
Service
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Unemployed and those facing social problems
Period
2016-07-31
Region (NUTS)
FRI11
Keywords
digital skills, unemployed, web design, inclusive

Context

Established in August 2016 as a Cooperative Company of Collective Interest (SCIC) in Bergerac's priority quarter, La WAB is a digital cooperative that puts the expertise of web professionals at the service of everyone, to train, advise and support users in all their digital initiatives.

Objectives

Its goals include supporting small businesses in their development thanks to digital technology and offering free, high-quality post-secondary digital education in rural and priority areas.

Activities

La WAB operates through four main pillars: a free web school in the priority district offering three long courses, a training/support centre for the digital transition of SMBs, a Digital Employers' Group (GEN24), and a coworking space (TAF Cafe). The three long courses are: Digital Sesame (14 places annually, a 7-month programme covering front-end development, web design, communication strategy and community management, targeting job seekers, unqualified youth, women and priority-neighbourhood residents with no prerequisites); Web Designer (15 places annually, training versatile web professionals in design, digital tools, webmarketing and graphic production); and the Entrepreneur•e course (20 places annually, covering creativity, financing, marketing, communication, digital skills, management and accounting).

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Funded through a mix of public bodies (Municipalite de Bergerac, Communaute d'Agglomeration de Bergerac, Conseil Departemental de la Dordogne, Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, DIRECCTE Dordogne, FEDER, FSE) and private partners (AG2R La Mondiale, Credit Agricole, CPME Dordogne, Papillons Blancs de Bergerac).
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Established August 2016; Digital Sesame runs 7 months; Web Designer and Entrepreneur•e courses recur annually with 15 and 20 places respectively.

Conditions for success

  • No prerequisites for the Digital Sesame course, enabling access for job seekers, unqualified youth, women and priority-neighbourhood residents
  • Structured around four complementary pillars (training school, SMB digital-transition support, employer network GEN24, and coworking space)

Commonly funded by

ERDF — European Regional Development Fund ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus

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