an ageing population
People live longer : according to INSEE, by 2060, people aged over 75 will represent 17.2% of the French population, compared with 9.3% in 2020.
Social emergency: recruitment needs in the healthcare professions
Recruiting and training 350,000 people by 2025 for the personal services and medical support professions is a major challenge. The divide between young and old complicates this task, as young people show little interest in these professions and know little about them.
Our initial research was to determine when and how young people choose their career path.
9th grade 1-week internship
Reflect on interests and skills
Search for information on professions
Participation in career fairs
Parental influence
What we learned?
During schooling from 9th grade to career choice:
· No time for immersion in a job
· Difficulty forming a concrete image of the profession
· Little representation of professions related to old age
· Non-continuous support
Based on the context and issues of the request, we formulated the following problematic:
How can we overcome the lack of knowledge about the professions of the elderly by enabling learners to discover them in an active and committed way?
La Boussole is an innovative serious game specially designed to help young people in their career orientation process, including careers in old age. With this captivating game, users will have the opportunity to discover a variety of interesting professions while having fun and acquiring valuable knowledge.
