B-WISE

🤗 Last week, B-WISE was there at the baSE policy lab on skills in the proximity and social economy ecosystem, organised by Social Economy Europe and Diesis Network. Alongside Marta Bruschi from the #GRAINS Project and Mickaël Bianchin from CECOP, we explored ways to enhance upskilling and reskilling opportunities while ensuring alignment with the ecosystem's principles and values. 💡 A key takeaway was the role of SocioComp, developed through the baSE project, as a crucial tool for harmonising skills and competences within the ecosystem, including those of #WISEs. This initiative will help structure and streamline skills development across various actors in the sector. ⚙️ ENSIE NETWORK’s Project Coordinator, Martina Paterniti, representing B-WISE, highlighted the evolving skills needs of WISE staff — enablers, supporters, and workers with support needs. She emphasised how these needs shift throughout a WISE’s lifecycle: in start-up phases, managers focus on team-building skills, while in consolidated WISEs, the priority shifts to organisational development and decision-making strategies. 👀 Looking ahead, we are eager to learn more about and contribute to the Union of Skills, which will be soon launched by the European Commission. 🔗 More insights and data on these trends are available in the Report on trends and challenges for WISEs in Europe, developed by B-WISE, at the link here: https://bit.ly/42Z4IVM

👋 B-WISE was there at the seminar "Education in the Social Economy sector: learning from experiences", organised by REVES - EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CITIES AND REGIONS FOR THE SOCIAL ECONOMY within the framework of the SWEET project. 💡 The seminar explored key aspects of competence development in the social economy, including identifying specific profiles and training needs, defining unique competence areas, adapting pedagogical approaches, and evaluating training impact. 🤝 Keep following B-WISE and stay connected about our interventions, initiatives and synergies!

🤩 Hey B-WISE followers! There's a new project in town. 💡 Following the path and drawing from the achievements attained by B-WISE, DIGIT-ABLE enhances the digital capacities of Social Enterprises, especially WISEs and those providing services to people with disabilities, by identifying digital needs and developing tailored training programs. 💻 DIGIT-ABLE promotes digital transition through capacity-building activities and the Digital Innovation Hubs, fostering collaboration between Social Enterprises and tech companies. ⏩ Want to stay in touch with this? Follow DIGIT-ABLE

😊 B-WISE was there at the Congress of La fédération des entreprises dinsertion, that took place in Lille last week! 💡 The event worked as the national promotional event for France, and saw the participation of around 400 participants. During the event, the European cooperation established by B-WISE for the skills mobility across Europe was presented, along with the Sectoral Skill Strategy developed at European level for the next years. The discussion also featured a focus on two countries for their own system of WISES in Italy and in Catalonia. 📢 The event helped to communicate the results of the B-WISE project to key stakeholders and WISEs in France, and to discover contents of the French MOOC, developed by La Fédé and AFPA through artificial intelligence, adapted from B-WISE curricula, by stressing the great added value of micro-credentials, thanks to Open Badges.

🤗 The B-WISE Consortium thanks warmly everyone who contributed and participated to our Final Conference! 🤝 But it's not over yet! B-WISE is launching a European Alliance to secure long-term impact for WISEs, bringing together WISEs, VET providers, and industry stakeholders. This Alliance, based on sustained partnerships, will continue B-WISE’s work, implementing a Sectoral Skills Strategy at both national and European levels to strengthen the WISE sector. 💡 Alliance members gain access to resources, networking, and collaborative learning opportunities focused on digital upskilling and innovative work integration. By joining, members can actively shape and support the future of the WISE sector, contributing to a powerful network dedicated to sustainable and inclusive employment. If you’re committed to advancing social enterprise and skill-building, the B-WISE Alliance welcomes your insights and collaboration. Want to join us? 📽 Watch the video: https://bit.ly/4eqg9rD 🔗 Visit the webpage: bwiseproject.eu/alliance

⏩ The afternoon session of the B-WISE Final Conference started with three workshop, focusing on different topics: 💻 During the workshop on how to boost digitalisation in WISEs, partners delved into different methodologies on how to provide digital upskilling to WISEs and analysed synergies with the DigitalBoost and the DIGIT-ABLE project, who carry on their activities pursuing this objective. 📚 Another workshop featured an insightful discussion on how the results of the research carried on by B-WISE can be exploited for advocacy purposes. 🤝 A third workshop focused on the synergies developed among Blueprint project such as B-WISE within the framework of the Large Scale Partnership on Proximity and Social Economy. 💡 Every workshop featured insightful discussions and reflections on the future of the project, leading to the final panels of the Conference, focusing on the next steps of the B-WISE project. 🔴 You're still on time to follow, join us online: https://bit.ly/4flycjF

⏩ The morning session of the B-WISE Final Conference moved on, focusing on the results of the research carried on by B-WISE. 🔎 The research focused on the skill gaps within the WISE sector at the European level, identifying personas and occupation profiles depicting the staff working within a WISE. Then, tailored curricula were developed for each of the profiles. Read more about B-WISE and its research on our website: https://lnkd.in/eW6KnCHU ⚙ After presenting the research, the Conference featured contributions from workers from ACT Printlab, Fondazione OPIMM ONLUS, Ploes E.Psy.Me., and Restaurant Freud, some of the organisations and WISEs involved in the piloting of the project. 🔴 Keep following us! Hear about these and more achievements of B-WISE by connecting LIVE with the B-WISE Final Conference: https://bit.ly/4flycjF EASPD - European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities ENSIE NETWORK arbeit plus Lichtwerk Fundación ONCE / Inserta Cesur Национална асоциация на социално отговорните работодатели (НАСОР/NASOR) La fédération des entreprises dinsertion AFPA ADV Romania ŠENT Slovensko združenje za duševno zdravje AIAS Bologna Onlus Consorzio Nazionale Idee in Rete Social Entrepreneurship Association of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālās uzņēmējdarbības asociācija) Stichting De Omslag ROC van Amsterdam Scuola Centrale Formazione Rise România- Rețeaua Română a Întreprinderilor Sociale de Inserție Euricse Réseau d'Entreprises Sociales Cene Štupar - CILJ MARGARITA VTC

🔴 The #BWISE final conference, "Boosting employment of workers with support needs and boosting skills for work integration" kicked off this morning at the European Economic and Social Committee. Join us and discover how B-WISE has developed a cross-European approach to skill development, comprehensive of tailored training materials to enhance the work integration of workers with support needs. Works started with the opening panel, moderated by Thomas Bignal, Secretary-General of EASPD - European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities, featuring contributions from giuseppe guerini, president of Cecop-Cicopa-Europe, Confédération Européenne des Coopératives de Travail, des Coopératives Sociales et des Entreprises Sociales & Participatives and member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Manuela #Geleng, Director of Jobs & Skills, at DG EMPL at the European Commission, and Patrizia Bussi, Director of ENSIE NETWORK 🔗 Follow the conference LIVE on Zoom at this link: https://bit.ly/4flycjF EASPD - European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities ENSIE NETWORK arbeit plus Lichtwerk Fundación ONCE / Inserta Cesur Национална асоциация на социално отговорните работодатели (НАСОР/NASOR) La fédération des entreprises dinsertion AFPA ADV Romania ŠENT Slovensko združenje za duševno zdravje AIAS Bologna Onlus Consorzio Nazionale Idee in Rete Social Entrepreneurship Association of Latvia (Latvijas Sociālās uzņēmējdarbības asociācija) Stichting De Omslag ROC van Amsterdam Scuola Centrale Formazione Rise România- Rețeaua Română a Întreprinderilor Sociale de Inserție Euricse Réseau d'Entreprises sociales Cene Štupar - CILJ MARGARITA VTC

📢 The B-WISE Final Conference is coming soon! 🤝 Meet Baptiste, policy officer at ENSIE NETWORK. Passionate about social economy, EU policymaking, and in the potential of WISEs role in protecting Europe's social fabric, he is excited to be there and moderate an insightful panel on how to leverage the results of B-WISE for advocacy and policy-making. 💡 Don't miss this opportunity to discover this and more key insights on skill development and advocacy actions for WISEs! 🤗 Join us in person and online on the 13th of November! 🔗 More info and register: https://bit.ly/4dvnFkO 💻 Follow the event online: https://bit.ly/4flycjF

🎙 “The Blueprints and the Pact for Skills are here to stay,” says Felix Rohn, Policy Officer at DG EMPL, European Commission. With him as one of the speakers, at the B-WISE Final Conference we will explore how these initiatives support workers with support needs and strengthen skills for work integration in the social economy sector. ⚙ As part of B-WISE, we will conference will bring together experts, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss best practices and strategies to empower WISEs. Discover how the European WISE Skills Strategy is advancing skills development and fostering inclusive employment across Europe. 💬 Highlights include: 🔹 Insights into the B-WISE approach to skills development. 🔹 Interactive discussions on creating sustainable employment pathways. 🔹 Opportunities to network with social economy leaders and advocates. 🔗 Don’t miss the chance to contribute to this transformative dialogue. Register now: https://bit.ly/4dvnFkO