TRANSFORM aims to improve the skills of workers, employees and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in the key sectors for the green and digital transition: energy, agri-food and tourism. It also aims to strengthen collaboration and promote the co-creation process between the public and private sectors, through a Living Lab approach to align training with the labour market.
Project
TRANSFORM
Twin Transition Support Framework for Reskilling and Upskilling in MSMEs based on the Living Lab approach
Date of implementation
Till 1 March 2025
Funding Institution
ERASMUS-EDU-2024-POL-EXP (European policy experimentation)
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Info & Contact
Alejandra Infante Velado
Beneficiaries
- Adult workers/learners
- Employers, Career counsellors and employment agencies
- Micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises
- Public authorities
Objectives
- To support the upskilling and reskilling of workers from declining industries, as well as unemployed or inactive individuals, by guiding them into high-demand roles within the green and digital economy, through innovative public-private collaboration models.
- To enhance career guidance services provided by MSME employers, career advisors, and employment agencies, by increasing their awareness of job opportunities emerging from the green and digital transitions.
- To strengthen workforce planning, talent development, and skills-building strategies within MSMEs.
- To collaborate with local, regional, and national authorities in developing policy recommendations that strategically address current and future reskilling and upskilling needs.
Actions
- TRANSFORM will deliver modular online training to 210 workers and a Career Guidance program for 70 MSMEs’ employers/professionals.
- Validated outcomes will be made freely available on the Smart Skills Intelligence Portal, supporting skills gap assessments.
- Policy recommendations will be developed through stakeholder engagement and policy analysis to influence 7 regional strategies.
Impact
- 210 participants completing at least one of the modular courses of the TRANFORM training program.
- 70 participants completing the Career Guidance Excellence program;
- 100 f MSMEs using the skills mapping tool on the Smart Skills Intelligence Portal.
- 7 public authorities involved in the discussion on how to integrate TRANSFORM policy recommendations in their action plans on adult education.
- 7 national conferences in each partner country (at least 30 participants each) with invited speakers from both the public and private sectors.
Results
- TRANSFORM online modular training courses and Career Guidance Excellence program.
- Smart Skills Intelligence Portal, an online space featuring different sections comprising the training programs, guidance and inspirational materials and digital tools, and a dynamic archive of relevant education opportunities.
Partners
- Land Impresa Sociale (Coordinator, Italy)
- AIAS – Associazione Italiana Agrivoltaico Sostenibile (Italy)
- UCLL – University College Leuven (Belgium)
- BLUE ROOM INNOVATION (Spain)
- GRANTXPERT (Cyprus)
- BUPNET (Germany)
- IED – Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (Greece)
- Athens Lifelong Learning Institute (Greece)
- Development Agency – BACKA (Serbia)
Nº project
101195915
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