The goal of the ”Re:act – Professional Networks for Youth” project is to promote employment, employability and learning of under-30s in the creative industries. The objective is that young people participating in the project find employment in the open labour market during and after their participation.
It is harder for those graduating from universities of applied sciences or finishing secondary vocational education and training with creative degrees to find employment compared to the situation in general – this was true even before the crisis. It is also harder for men to find employment compared to women.
At the same time, for example, the audiovisual and event sectors lack a competent labour force. The employees and employers have not found each other or the skills of the employee haven't been up to par with the demands of working life.
The project’s target group are under 30-year-old recent graduates and unemployed in the Capital Region in the fields of media, event management, photography, and graphic design whose employment has been set back by the situation with COVID-19. The target group also includes actors at Suvilahti, The Cable Factory and Nilsiänkatu 10 or elsewhere in the Capital Region.
These are actors in the creative industries as well as other industries in need of competent and skilled workforce, new skills and support in the post-COVID-19 situation that have the possibility to offer employment in its different forms for the youths.
More information
See Re:act webpages (in Finnish only)
Project Manager
Antti-Veikko Salo
antti-veikko.salo [at] metropolia.fi (antti-veikko[dot]salo[at]metropolia[dot]fi)