1. SOCIAL KEYS FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2. CONTEXT Social Economy is an important economic sector in Europe, with a significant occupational relevance. Based on available evidence, it is estimated that the social economy in Europe engages over 14.5 million paid employees, equivalent to about 6.5% of the working population of the EU-27. The significant contribution of the social economy to economic development and wellbeing has been confirmed by the recent economic crisis that has highlighted social economy and entrepreneurship generating new employment and help preserving existing jobs. Key challenge for social economy organisations: Lack of specialized training and education in the sector Activities and professional figures related to social economy often are not clearly defined in terms of learning outcomes; They are often regulated in a way that is limiting the mobility; Workers in the sector are finding obstacles to pursue further training due to lack of recognised qualifications in this field

3. CONTEXT Several VET providers and social economy organisations sustain together this Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership aiming to: develop and test in different European countries COHERENT COMMON CURRICULA AND COURSES, focused on work based learning, virtual mobility, open educational resources and virtual laboratories/workplaces adapted to labour market needs, for the qualifications in the social economy sector.

4. INNOVATIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT To create a VET professional qualification; This qualification will be recognised beyond the borders of the country specific VET systems and territorial qualification frameworks; It will be acquired by means of an innovative learning process; This qualification framework is based on competences really needed by the sectorial labour markets The qualification framework, defined in terms of curricula and VET courses, will set the basis for the creation of a common European training standard.

5. PARTNERS PROJECT LEADER: Hellenic Management Association (HMA) is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to contribute to the promotion, dissemination and promulgation of modern management principles, methods and practices. - Greece PARTNERS: Scuola Nazionale Servizi Foundation was set up in 2012 to aggregate 40 entities for the purpose of promotion and diffusion of applied research and innovation mainly in the Facility Management sector. - Italy DIESIS COOP is a non-profit European Research and Development Service for the Social Economy, Cooperatives, and participative Enterprises. Its mission is to support the development of the social economy and, in particular, of cooperatives and social enterprises in Europe via the implementation of knowledge-based activities. – EU Caritas Archidiecezji Gdanskiej is a charity organization of the catholic church of Gdansk Diocese, working since 1990 in the area of social help. - Poland Regione Umbria - Direzione Programmazione - Servizio Istruzione is the regional department in charge of planning in the sector of education and training. - Italy

6. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT To Contribute to a reduction in the number of low-skilled adults (by re-skilling and up-skilling adults) To Promote the gain of practical entrepreneurial experiences in education, training and youth work

7. ACTIVITIES The activities that the project will implement are summarised as follows: To develop and test at transnational level, innovative European qualifications and learning pathways, in the field of social entrepreneurship activities, targeted on professionals and people on the labour market in each involved European country; To ensure and apply the European principles and tools for transparency of learning outcomes and qualifications (EQF, ECVET and Europass); To recognise and certificate acquired skills and competencies across participating European countries.

8. MAINS ACTIONS OF THE PROJECT: Preparatory research to analyse the concerned professional field in each participating country and experiences and good practices already implemented Definition of the design of the common competence standards (professional standards) for the new European VET qualifications in social entrepreneurship sector Definition and signature of the MoU ECVET for the new European common VET qualifications in social entrepreneurship sector by relevant stakeholders Design of the common European VET curricula (training standards) corresponding to the common competence standards established by MoU ECVET Development and organisation of the VET courses Definition of common models for Learning Agreements ECVET, and for ECVET Credits Awarding with Europass Certificate Supplement, to be applied within the VET courses Endorsement of the new European common professional and training standards

9. TARGET GROUPS Professionals in social entrepreunership Workers in the sector VET providers

10. OUTPUTS REPORT on preparatory research about professional field concerned by social entrepreneurship Memorandum of Understanding on ECVET for the new European common professional qualifications in social entrepreneurship sector European common VET curricula for the new European common qualifications in social entrepreneurship sector established by the MoU ECVET European Common Professional Qualifications in Social Entrepreneurship sector ACTION PLAN for the ECVET process to be activated in the professional field concerned by social entrepreneurship

11. OUTPUTS VET courses for the new European common qualifications in social entrepreneurship sector established by the MoU ECVET Report on the activities for the endorsement and testing within National and Regional Qualification Frameworks of common professional and training standards for the new European qualifications in social entrepreneurship established by the MoU ECVET Common European Model for ECVET Credits Awarding for the new European common qualifications in social entrepreneruship sector established by the MoU ECVET Common European Model for the Learning Agreements ECVET for the new European common qualifications in social entrepreneurship sector established by the MoU ECVET

12. OUTPUTS Modular Information Package, in English, Greek, Italian, and Polish, focusing on the intellectual outputs and on related activities, to be diffused to all the key actors involved in the project activities at national, regional and local level Project quality plan and progressive report on quality management, including activities for assessment of results also by means of achievement indicators, contingency, risk management and follow-up measures Policy Recommendations

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