The Annual ECVET Forum, held on 20-21 June 2019, involved about 150 policy makers and practitioners with experience in using ECVET in inspiring activities and dynamic exchange of ideas. Skillman was presented as one of the three keynote speeches that opened the event as an example of how industrial and manufacturing sectors are preparing for […]
The research team of CSCS supports the realization of a thesis on the social integration of Immigrant Background Students
The Master’s thesis of Francesco P. Cardiello ‘Understanding and Improving the Social Integration of Immigrant Background Students in Oslo and Florence’ will be defended soon at the University of Oslo. Dr Tiziana Chiappelli at the University of Florence and Dr Giovanni Crisonà at Gruppo CSCS in Pistoia supported its elaboration by connecting Cardiello with the academic and […]
Iniciatives against Stereotypes
CSCS as a skills innovation hub is currently engaged in two new initiatives addressed to the fight against stereotypes: ‘Together Against Stereotypes’ and ‘Training without stereotypes’. The first initiative, ‘Together Against Stereotypes’ involves 9 organisations: CSCS – Centro Studi Cultura Sviluppo (Italy), ASTERI (Greece), CGFS (Italy), Xeracion (Spain), VCS (North Macedonia), ASDA (Finland), LIDOSK (Turkey), […]
Grand Launch of the “Smart’Orto Sociale”
The project “Smart’Orto Sociale”, an initiative affiliated to the Skillman.eu network, was launched the past 29th of April 2019 in Florence, Italy by the Skillman Councelor Massimiliano Leoncini The project implements an aeroponic vegetable garden (Sustainable Soilless Urban Agriculture) dedicated to horticultural crops to facilitate the integration of person and groups with disadvantages. “Smart’Orto Sociale” is a working prototype, […]
SWoSt – Sport Without Stereotypes
A new initiative aimed at encouraging social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport was designed by the Skillman.eu members SWoSt aims at strengthening the cooperation between 10 institutions active in the field of sport and to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport. The initiative was designed by a group of organizations led by […]
First meeting between the Skillman board and the ECVET Secretariat
The first online operational meeting to improve the implementation of the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) within the Skillman.eu network was held on the past 2nd of April by the Skillman board. The ECVET Secretariat participated in the online meeting represented by the experts Karin Luomi-Messerer and Monika Auzinger. The two ECVET experts, […]
CSCS awarded at the EYE Entrepreneur of the Decade Awards
A great and deserved recognition for the constant and sustained efforts of the organization In the event held for the EYE 10th anniversary, CSCS has been pointed out as the most active among over 500 organizations located in Europe. The recognition was due to strong engagement in the Erasmus for young entrepreneurs programme and the […]
Skillnet
A new project for the creation of a Sector Skills Network in Advanced Manufacturing was designed by the Skillman.eu members Skillman.eu together with the global association Cumulus, the European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning EARLALL, the International Vocational Education and Training Association IVETA, and the association for the promotion of practice-based […]
Robot cluster in Slovenia
Skillman members work together to establishing a robot cluster in rural Slovenia A group of Skillman network’s members composed of Ubiquity Robotics (US), accent (AT), IRIS Research Institute (IT) and CSCS (IT) together with a team of experienced entrepreneurs and technologists elaborates a concept note on the creation of a robot cluster in rural Slovenia. […]
PLATIN: the new initiative supported by the Skillman.eu
PLAyful Transformations towards INnovative company cultures With the support of the Skillman Network, the D2i – Design to innovate, drives a group of Universities, enterprises, research centres, business representative and NGO from Denmark, France, Spain, Lithuania and Italy to address two contemporary challenges: • the need for enterprises to encourages creativity and innovation, • the […]