The project moved beyond fragmented and generic skills towards an integrated, evidence-based model that links skills intelligence, competence frameworks, training design, piloting, certification pathways, and impact assessment within the context of the social economy. The SETS project showed how skills needs analysis could be distilled into modular up-skilling and re-skilling programmes and then tested and applied to organisations, linked to recognised credentialing and impact evaluation frameworks. This joined-up methodology will provide greater scientific insight into the twin transition and also support practical skills-building for the twin transition. The results have high impact potential through reuse and scaling into future initiatives, though further uptake will be driven by continued applied research to track medium-term effects, further demonstration through extended training or longitudinal deployments, and enabling conditions for integration into mainstream funding instruments and policy frameworks. The project can only be made meaningful if interoperability with European competence frameworks, access to sustainable funding mechanisms, and alignment with existing regulatory and standardisation environments are achieved. Ultimately, the action provides a cohesive portfolio of validated analytical tools, a verified set of training programmes, and methodological references that serve as significant advancements towards the design and implementation of skills development solutions for the social economy.
