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CoP on Employment, Education, and Skills

The ESF+ Community of Practice (CoP) on Employment, Education and Skills aims to support its members by organizing mutual learning events, preparing reports, and other documents on topics related to education, employment, and skills. The main focus is on the following topics: modernization of employment services to improve the management of labour market transitions; ESF/ESF+ support for vulnerable youth; improving the resilience of education and training systems.

Through its activities, the community brings together representatives of ESF+ Managing Authorities, Implementing Organisations, Intermediate Bodies, and other stakeholders to exchange knowledge, experience, and inspiring practices in social innovation and investment.

Work programme 2025

How to become a member of the CoP

Contact

Rasa Micevičienė

Coordinator of CoPs on Employment, Education,and Skills, and Migrant Integration

Events

The 12th ALMA Network Meeting

Advancing and Promoting the Implementation of the European Child Guarantee Through ESF+ Funding Instruments

Study Visit: ‘The Role of NGOs in Upskilling Vulnerable People’

Social Innovation Forum 2025

Study visit ‘Labour market paths: synergic use of ESF+ and AMIF for tackling labour exploitation and vulnerable migrants’ integration’

First Mutual Learning Event for Beneficiaries: Driving Innovation to Address the Societal Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine in EU Countries

Supporting Social Innovation: A Journey Through Two ESF Programming Periods, The Experience of The Czech Republic

Exploring Diverse Delivery Methods: Distribution of Food and/or Material Assistance, and Voucher Systems

The CoP on Material Support Steering Group Onsite Meeting in Vilnius

The 6th ALMA Beneficiaries’ Meeting

CoP on Social Inclusion: Key Documents and Their Use in the ESF+ Ecosystem

The 11th Plenary Session of the ALMA Network

The 1st SKILLS Call Beneficiaries’ Mutual Learning Event

The First Joint Online Event of the Three Communities of Practice

National Competence Centres’ Mutual Learning Event’

Co-Developing the CoP Migrant Integration Journey: Past to Future

EU Strategies for Reducing Poverty and Promoting Social Inclusion, Leveraging Synergies within the ESF+

Bridging Gaps in Vocational Training: The Role of NGOs and the Impact of ESF Support in Europe

The 10th Plenary Session of the ALMA Network

Integrated Approach and Multi-Fund Approach for Social Innovation

Advisory Board Online Meeting

Online end-of-year meeting

Living Independently in the Community: What Support Can Be Provided by ESF+?

Living Independently in the Community: What Support Can Be Provided by ESF+?

The 9th ALMA Network Meeting

Social Innovations for the Upskilling of Vulnerable Youth, Especially Young People not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEETs) Kick-off meeting for beneficiaries

Meeting varying needs: how material support can be tailored to meet the diverse needs of different target groups

Study visit ‘Partnerships’ Ecosystem developed by Actiris’

‘ESF+ SI ecosystem, collaboration model between key stakeholders – analysis of a local urban social innovation ecosystem’

Mutual Learning Workshop for the National Competence Centres

EURoma Network Meeting

5th ALMA Beneficiaries mutual learning event

Social Innovation Forum 2024

The 8th Plenary Session of the ALMA network

6th Migrant Integration CoP event: Responses to people fleeing Ukraine: What can we learn

On-line workshop: ‘Assessing and measuring social innovation results and impact’

Follow-up Meeting with the NCCs subgroups assigned during the NCC beneficiaries Kick-off organised by National Competence Centres Working Group (NCC WG)

Follow-up Meeting with the NCCs subgroups assigned during the NCC beneficiaries Kick-off organised by National Competence Centres Working Group (NCC WG)

Second Info Session of the Call ‘Innovative Approaches Tackling Long-Term Unemployment’

Follow-up Meeting with the NCCs subgroups assigned during the NCC beneficiaries Kick-off organised by National Competence Centres Working Group (NCC WG)

Strengthening accompanying measures and their impact on families and children

Exploring Inclusive Solutions: Study Visit on Homelessness, Child Poverty, and Community Living

The Online Matchmaking Platform for Applicants Under the Call “Innovative Approaches Tackling Long-Term Unemployment”

7th ALMA network Meeting

Study visit “Nobody is unemployable: the French Approach to Zero Long-Term Unemployment“

National Competence Centres for Social Innovation (Beneficiaries of the 2023 Call) Kick-off meeting in Brussels, Belgium

Matchmaking (partner search) sessions for Applicants under The Call “Innovative Approaches Tackling Long-Term Unemployment”

Study visit “Scaling-up and Transfer: analysing the French Model”

Info session of the Call ‘Innovative Approaches Tackling Long-Term Unemployment’

Unlocking Opportunities: Leveraging Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1676

Mutual Learning Workshop: Social Innovation calls, from preparation to project selection, implementation and monitoring

ESF+ for Integrated Pathways: Fostering Social Cohesion: Exploring the mutual benefits of building a two-way inclusive society from the Care and Service viewpoint

Peer review on managing and financing cooperation between Public employment Services (PES) and NGOs

The 4th ALMA Beneficiaries meeting for mutual learning

The 6th ALMA network Meeting and a Joint Activity with the Beneficiaries of Alma Central Call

2nd virtual matchmaking for the Call ‘Innovative Approaches to Mitigate the Societal Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine within EU Countries’

Q&A session of the Call ‘Innovative Approaches to Mitigate the Societal Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine within EU Countries‘

Involving the target group: from decision-making to the provision of support

The interactive online session: Member Sharing of Practices Networking Session

Towards zero long-term unemployment in the EU: Job guarantees and other innovative approaches

Workshop for the National Competence Centers to provide the necessary support for the development of NCCs

Online matchmaking for the Call ‘Innovative Approaches to Mitigate the Societal Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine within EU Countries’

Digital solutions for efficient delivery of material support

Info Session of the Call ‘Innovative Approaches to Mitigate the Societal Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine within EU Countries’

Additional matchmaking (partner search) sessions for applicants under the Call “Social Innovations for Upskilling of Vulnerable Youth, Especially Young People not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEETs)”

Q&A Info session of the Call “Social Innovations for the Upskilling of Vulnerable Youth, Especially Young People not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEETs)”

Workshop for ESF+ Bodies on “How to manage and adapt ESF+ financial support to social innovation projects”

The 3rd ALMA Beneficiaries meeting

The 5th Plenary Session of the ALMA network

Matchmaking (Partner search) sessions for Applicants under the Call “Social Innovations for Upskilling of Vulnerable Youth, especially Young People not in Employment, Education, or Training (Neets)”

Migrant Integration CoP event: Advisory Group with Managing Authorities and Desk Officers

Info session of the Call “Social Innovations for the Upskilling of Vulnerable Youth, Especially Young People not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEETs)”

Online Webinar: Connect Social Needs in ESF+ Programmes to the Offer from the Social Innovation Match

Reviewing the Work Programme 2023-2024: Progress Update and Future Plans

A Future Built on Game-Changing Interventions

ALMA Beneficiaries Kick-off Event

The 4th ALMA network meeting

Study visit: how to target vulnerable youths

Bridging Communities in Times of Crisis: Providing Material Support for Vulnerable Groups

The 1st ALMA Beneficiaries meeting

The 3rd Plenary session of the ALMA network

Social Innovation Forum 2023

Competence Centres for Social Innovation Working Group Meeting

Innovative Approaches Promoting Social Inclusion: What Do They Look Like?

1st Plenary session of the Community of Practice on Migrant Integration

Info session of the call „National Competence Centers for Social Innovation: Building-up and Consolidating the Capacity“

Voucher System Implementation

Online webinar: Overcoming obstacles to young adults in work-based learning and internships abroad: Promising practices from ALMA and Erasmus+

Round of consultations with the Managing Authorities

FEAD becoming a part of ESF+: new developments, opportunities and challenges

Competence Centres for Social Innovation working group – kick-off meeting

The 2nd ALMA Network Meeting

Meeting with Managing Authorities on Implementing Material Support Programmes

Peer Review on Outreach to Adults in Need of Basic Skills

EURoma Network meeting

Mutual Learning Lab session on ESF+ Social innovation calls

Peer Review on Target Indicators in the ESF+ Projects

Joint Consortia Event among European and National Competence Centers

Plenary session of the Community of Practice on Material Support

Peer Review on Outreach to (Vulnerable) Young Persons

Social Innovation Match (SIM) induction workshop

Mapping and Exploration Event on the subtheme of Community Living and Empowering Social Services

Online event “Mapping and Exploration Event on the subtheme of Homelessness”

Online event “Mapping and Exploration on the Subtheme of Child Poverty”

Interactive online workshop “ESF+ programmes: Social Innovation in practice”

Online Information session for applicants regarding the ESF Social Innovation+ Call for Proposals in support of the ALMA (Aim-Learn-Master-Achieve) initiative

Relevant documents

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Work Programme 2023 – CoP on Employment, Education, and Skills

STUDY on Job Guarantees Initiatives in Europe (2024)

Work Programme 2024 – CoP on Employment, Education, and Skills

Webinar “Towards zero long-term unemployment in the EU: Job guarantees and other innovative approaches”

Work Programme 2025 – CoP on Employment, Education, and Skills

STUDY “The Role of NGOs in Up- and Reskilling: Exploring ESF+ Supported Initiatives in Austria, Italy, Slovenia, and Spain”

Policy Brief: NGOs’ Edge in Serving Vulnerable Groups

Summary report: Webinar 11 February 2025 – Bridging Gaps in Vocational Training

Summary Report: The First Joint Online Event of the Three Communities of Practice