Start_Hire – Innovative Strategies and Tools for Recruiting New Digital Skills

How to enhance the competitiveness of your business in recruitment or retraining of human resources in the digital era?

SPICI, in collaboration with Adecco and Mylia and with the contribution of IPE Business School for the provision of specific training content, launches Start_Hire, an intensive programme designed to support businesses in recruiting professionals with advanced digital skills.

What is Start_Hire

Start_Hire is a structured and customised pathway designed to facilitate the meeting of labour demand and supply in the field of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Digital Storytelling, Gaming, X-Reality, Blockchain and Digital Twin.

Programme Structure

WORKSHOP 1 - (4 hours) – In-depth sessions and case studies on the impact of digital technology in human resource management and business growth: selection, training, upskilling/reskilling, and employee retention.

WORKSHOP 2 - (8 hours) – In-depth sessions and case studies on the following topics:

• The new digital skills and the new professional profiles present today in the labour market and their impact on business competitiveness.

• Recruitment strategies and innovative tools for the selection and evaluation of human resources.

• Analysis of business needs, deepening of knowledge related to the definition, content, and purpose of drafting a job description, providing guidance on which elements to construct it and methodology to create it independently.

MATCHMAKING - Matching activities between businesses and young talents through participation in job fairs, academic channels, and professional communities, with the aim of facilitating the meeting of demand and supply.

Additional Benefits:

• Access to favourable agreements with recruitment agencies for the identification and selection of new digital skills.

• Access to the EDIH-Heritage Smart Lab Community for the dissemination of job offers and privileged access to networking and digital acceleration activities.

Who it's for

Applications are open to businesses of all sizes – startups, SMEs, and large enterprises – interested in recruiting new resources for digital transition.

When and How to Participate

• Applications are open until 4 June 2025.

• The START_HIRE programme will take place in June 2025, on the 11th and 16th for in-person meetings. The dates will be confirmed when the participation communication is sent.

• To apply, you must fill out the online application form available at the following link: https://forms.gle/o87AfovhJ5zxEor58

For further information, contact us at: hsl_edih@spici.eu