Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SETS (Social Economy Transition Skills)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2024-01-01 al 2024-12-31
The SETS Project aims to develop, test, and disseminate suitable skills development programmes and training modules to foster the green and digital transition of social economy organisations (SEOs). SETS will also support the skills development of companies providing digital solutions and innovative technologies and VET providers for SEOs. The project will follow a work plan based on seven interconnected work packages:
WP1- Management and coordination,
WP2 - Skill gap analysis,
WP3 - Development of trainings,
WP4 - Piloting and testing,
WP5 - Certification and recognition,
WP6 - Assessment, promotion and scale-up of the project impact, and
WP7 - Dissemination and communication.
The rationale for formulating the SETS consortium is based on the creation of a value chain at two levels: national and European. The partnership covers four countries (BE, IT, FR, SI). Still, the skill gap analysis will be run at pan-European level as 2 of the beneficiaries are EU-level umbrella organisations or support structures. In contrast, the testing and implementing of skills development programmes and training will be carried out in France and Slovenia.
SETS objectives:
● Identifying specific green and digital skills to underpin the twin transition for the Social Economy. Building upon the outputs of the Erasmus+ Blueprint Alliances for sectoral cooperation on skills in the Social Economy ecosystem, the project will run a skill gap analysis through desk research and focus group to detect the skills needed to deal with the changes enacted by the twin transition (WP2).
● Skills outlining. Definition of the sets of competencies, knowledge and attitude, based on the skill gap analysis and upgrading of the professional profiles with the new sets of competencies (WP2).
● Designing, testing and implementing scalable skills development programmes, training tools and methodologies (up-skilling and re-skilling). Testing the training and the skills development programmes through 6 pilot courses (3 in France and 3 in Slovenia) of which 1 re-skilling and 2 up-skilling, involving at least 40 Social economy managers and employees (WP3 and WP4).
● Supporting the certification and the recognition of the identified green and digital skills and competencies according to the Council Recommendation of 26 November 2018 (WP5).
● Promoting the scalability and replicability of the project outcomes (WP6 and WP7).
The consortium combines:
• DIESIS Network
• ALL DIGITAL
• TIRESIA Politecnico di Milano
• OPEN IMPACT
• SOGA
• PRIZMA
WP1- Management and coordination,
WP2 - Skill gap analysis,
WP3 - Development of trainings,
WP4 - Piloting and testing,
WP5 - Certification and recognition,
WP6 - Assessment, promotion and scale-up of the project impact, and
WP7 - Dissemination and communication.
The rationale for formulating the SETS consortium is based on the creation of a value chain at two levels: national and European. The partnership covers four countries (BE, IT, FR, SI). Still, the skill gap analysis will be run at pan-European level as 2 of the beneficiaries are EU-level umbrella organisations or support structures. In contrast, the testing and implementing of skills development programmes and training will be carried out in France and Slovenia.
SETS objectives:
● Identifying specific green and digital skills to underpin the twin transition for the Social Economy. Building upon the outputs of the Erasmus+ Blueprint Alliances for sectoral cooperation on skills in the Social Economy ecosystem, the project will run a skill gap analysis through desk research and focus group to detect the skills needed to deal with the changes enacted by the twin transition (WP2).
● Skills outlining. Definition of the sets of competencies, knowledge and attitude, based on the skill gap analysis and upgrading of the professional profiles with the new sets of competencies (WP2).
● Designing, testing and implementing scalable skills development programmes, training tools and methodologies (up-skilling and re-skilling). Testing the training and the skills development programmes through 6 pilot courses (3 in France and 3 in Slovenia) of which 1 re-skilling and 2 up-skilling, involving at least 40 Social economy managers and employees (WP3 and WP4).
● Supporting the certification and the recognition of the identified green and digital skills and competencies according to the Council Recommendation of 26 November 2018 (WP5).
● Promoting the scalability and replicability of the project outcomes (WP6 and WP7).
The consortium combines:
• DIESIS Network
• ALL DIGITAL
• TIRESIA Politecnico di Milano
• OPEN IMPACT
• SOGA
• PRIZMA
In 2014, the SETS Consortium has been working towards identifying skills and competencies, developing, testing and disseminating suitable skills development programmes and training modules to foster the Green and Digital transition of Social Economy Organisations (SEOs).
The consortium conducted a Skills Gap Analysis report, focused on a) reviewing the academic literature and identification of the main skills dimensions for upskilling and reskilling, and b) validation of the identified skills. The analysis included desk research, particularly academic literature, European project reports, and other strategic documents related to the twin transition and digital and green skills, as well as field research, encompassing focus groups that included various European stakeholders.
The implementation of WP3 started in July 2024. We created a list of training programmes (TP) needed based on the research conducted in WP2 and, together with the partners, explored various modalities for the creation of the TP. The Consortium concluded the list of training programs in August 2024.
The WP4 is underway. Piloting and testing of the training programs are foreseen in March 2025. The consortium published an announcement, "SAVE THE DATE", about piloting the training programs in early December 2024.
Within WP6, Open Impact completed creating the Impact framework and the Interactive real-time dashboard.
The Consortium presented SETS at four EU events (Digital Diesis Day, All Digital Summit, All Digital Week, and Transnational Capacity Building DIGISET), and seven national and local events (DIGITS Final Conference, Impact House Open Door Days, SPOT #1 and #2, Danube 4SSE Ecosystem, CareerFair, NEC ESS 2024 (Numérique en Commun[s] – Économie Sociale et Solidaire)).
More information can be found on the SETS project website: https://sets-project.eu/(si apre in una nuova finestra).
The consortium conducted a Skills Gap Analysis report, focused on a) reviewing the academic literature and identification of the main skills dimensions for upskilling and reskilling, and b) validation of the identified skills. The analysis included desk research, particularly academic literature, European project reports, and other strategic documents related to the twin transition and digital and green skills, as well as field research, encompassing focus groups that included various European stakeholders.
The implementation of WP3 started in July 2024. We created a list of training programmes (TP) needed based on the research conducted in WP2 and, together with the partners, explored various modalities for the creation of the TP. The Consortium concluded the list of training programs in August 2024.
The WP4 is underway. Piloting and testing of the training programs are foreseen in March 2025. The consortium published an announcement, "SAVE THE DATE", about piloting the training programs in early December 2024.
Within WP6, Open Impact completed creating the Impact framework and the Interactive real-time dashboard.
The Consortium presented SETS at four EU events (Digital Diesis Day, All Digital Summit, All Digital Week, and Transnational Capacity Building DIGISET), and seven national and local events (DIGITS Final Conference, Impact House Open Door Days, SPOT #1 and #2, Danube 4SSE Ecosystem, CareerFair, NEC ESS 2024 (Numérique en Commun[s] – Économie Sociale et Solidaire)).
More information can be found on the SETS project website: https://sets-project.eu/(si apre in una nuova finestra).
With the finalisation of WP3 and the development of suitable skills development programmes based on the research conducted in WP2, the project is on the way to reduce skills gaps that hold back the green and digital transitions by developing and disseminating suitable skills development programmes and training modules, including to prepare for future scale-up.
With the achievement of WP3 and WP4, the project will contribute to the European Year of Skills 2023, by upskilling and reskilling SEOs service providers, managers, employees and job seekers with theory and practical tools that will boost the skills of adults and the workforce in their regions and countries. WP3 and WP4 also contribute to the Commission’s European Innovation Agenda, particularly to three flagships: a) Flagship 3: Accelerating and strengthening innovation in European Innovation Ecosystems across the EU and addressing the innovation divide by contributing to the digital transformation and mitigating the digital divide; b) Flagship 4: Fostering, attracting and retaining deep tech talent by nurturing talented individuals and ensuring a flow of highly skilled and talented individuals that can contribute to achieving wider policy priorities including the twin transition, specifically with the project’s training programmes on Communication and Collaboration in Digital Environments and Artificial Intelligence; and c) Flagship 5: Improving policy-making tools through WP6 and the final policy recommendations (D6.3).
Key needs to ensure further uptake and success are:
1. The Access to Markets and Finance will allow the SETS project to scale and access markets on a national and pan-European level, offering new modules, upgrades, and updates, and to reach wider audiences. We could create a portfolio of training programmes for various competencies and profiles within the social economy sector. We can also help establish sustainable business models for the project, such as fee-based training for enterprises or partnerships with other sectors' stakeholders.
2. Commercialisation will help us reach wider audiences and develop revenue streams and partnerships to continue to grow.
3. The Supportive Regulatory and Standardisation Framework will help with the recognition of skills across borders, particularly on a European level, making them more valuable to learners and employers. With standardisation, we can integrate project outputs into national and EU policies, such as the European Year of Skills 2023.
With the achievement of WP3 and WP4, the project will contribute to the European Year of Skills 2023, by upskilling and reskilling SEOs service providers, managers, employees and job seekers with theory and practical tools that will boost the skills of adults and the workforce in their regions and countries. WP3 and WP4 also contribute to the Commission’s European Innovation Agenda, particularly to three flagships: a) Flagship 3: Accelerating and strengthening innovation in European Innovation Ecosystems across the EU and addressing the innovation divide by contributing to the digital transformation and mitigating the digital divide; b) Flagship 4: Fostering, attracting and retaining deep tech talent by nurturing talented individuals and ensuring a flow of highly skilled and talented individuals that can contribute to achieving wider policy priorities including the twin transition, specifically with the project’s training programmes on Communication and Collaboration in Digital Environments and Artificial Intelligence; and c) Flagship 5: Improving policy-making tools through WP6 and the final policy recommendations (D6.3).
Key needs to ensure further uptake and success are:
1. The Access to Markets and Finance will allow the SETS project to scale and access markets on a national and pan-European level, offering new modules, upgrades, and updates, and to reach wider audiences. We could create a portfolio of training programmes for various competencies and profiles within the social economy sector. We can also help establish sustainable business models for the project, such as fee-based training for enterprises or partnerships with other sectors' stakeholders.
2. Commercialisation will help us reach wider audiences and develop revenue streams and partnerships to continue to grow.
3. The Supportive Regulatory and Standardisation Framework will help with the recognition of skills across borders, particularly on a European level, making them more valuable to learners and employers. With standardisation, we can integrate project outputs into national and EU policies, such as the European Year of Skills 2023.