Smart Specialisation Skills Ecosystems for the Twin Transition - SKYLA
The EU is committed to promoting the twin green and digital transition to make its economy more equitable, resilient and sustainable. Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a key tool in this direction. However, VET systems need to be adapted and modernised. Adaptation should be in line with the Regional Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) and aim at an enhanced role for VET in the development and governance of the Smart Specialisation Strategies.
Focus & objectives
The project: "SKYLA - Smart Specialization Skills Ecosystems for the Twin Transition", co-funded by the European Interreg Europe Programme, has the overall objective to support public authorities to put future skills at the heart of the twin transition, for smarter and more resilient growth, by strengthening and adapting the role of the VET in Regional Innovation Ecosystems and Smart Specialization Strategies.
SKYLA project partners focus on the challenges for (future) employment in the complex or non-existent links between SMEs and VET providers and on strengthening the capacities of regional ecosystems to anticipate skills requirements for the evolving twin transition.
To achieve this, SKYLA partners are working together at inter-regional level, with the mobilisation and involvement of stakeholders, to achieve the following specific objectives:
- encouraging inter-regional learning on the policy modernisation needed to adapt VET systems and infrastructures and integrate them into S3/S4 processes and innovation ecosystems.
- understanding how public policies can address these needs and challenges.
- design and start implementing practices to improve policies to integrate skills in the twin transitions, by describing a new role for VET systems and ensuring better capacity among public authorities to implement relevant approaches.
- implementing, expanding and monitoring policy improvements, using regional resources.
Cooperation
8 European Regions and a total of 10 partners from them, supported by a group of experts in the field of lifelong learning (Advisory Partner), are working together in the SKYLA project to address the limitations of the role of VET in innovation ecosystems. The project partners are:
- Regional Development Fund of Attica
- Περιφέρεια Podlaskie Voivodship, Πολωνίας
- Regional Council of Skåne, Sweeden, Department for Regional Development
- Industrial Development Centre South, Skåne, Sweeden
- Sofia Municipality, Bulgaria
- Cluster of Mechatronics and Automation, Bulgaria.
- Fingal County Council, Ireland
- European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning, Belgoium
- European Social Fund Agency, Lithuania
- Pôle emploi Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The project’s methodology is based on the exploitation and exchange of good practices of the partners which can be implemented or form the basis for improving policies in the field.
For more information you can visit project’s website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/skyla