At the beginning of this phase, the partners needed to conduct focus groups. The focus groups intended to validate the proposal of the methodology on the basis of the real training needs of the young people and provide feedback on the draft proposal for the structure that is going to be developed. Each partner organized two focus groups with 8 participants each: one with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and the second one with the participation of stakeholders from the digital media field (companies, NGOs, trainers, etc). The results of the focus groups are going to be discussed and analyzed by all of the partners and adjustments on the methodology will be made later, if needed, according to the findings.
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