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Simplon.co

France · Paris · National · See the France profile

Simplon.co offers free of charge training programmes in the digital sector. It empowers and trains underprivileged and unemployed people to tech jobs (web development, mastery in digital technologies, etc.).The Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of digital learning initiati

4000
People reached
Simplon.co

Details

Promoter
Simplon Foundation — website
Type
Service
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Marginalised young people and children, Migrants, People with disabilities, Unemployed and those facing social problems
People reached
4000
Period
2013-01-07
Region (NUTS)
FR10
Keywords
unemployed, disadvantaged, digital, training, skills

Context

Simplon.co is a French social and solidarity-based foundation, based in Paris, offering free digital-sector training programmes (e.g. Web developer, Web integrator, Java developer) to underprivileged and unemployed people, in operation since January 2013.

Objectives

To use digital technology as a lever for inclusion, integration and employment, fighting the 'digital fracture' and supporting inclusion of specific groups (people with disabilities, refugees, women, young people without qualifications, newcomers), while promoting gender, age, social and geographical diversity.

Activities

Training built on learning-by-doing, learning-by-teaching, reverse mentoring and peer education, developing both coding/programming skills and soft skills (curiosity, creativity, self-learning, leadership, self-esteem); supported by stakeholders including France Active, Caisse des Dépôts/Banque des Territoires, Phitrust Europe, Amundi, Mirova, INCO, Aviva Impact and Crédit Coopératif.

Conclusions

The organisation's own 'key learning points' claim proven positive impact and readiness for repeatability and adaptation to new contexts, but no independent evaluation source is cited.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Commonly funded by

ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus Philanthropic / foundation funding

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