This report documents and assesses the dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities implemented under the SETS (Social Economy Transition Skills) project during 2024 and 2025. These activities constitute a core component of the project’s implementation strategy and are designed to support the visibility, validation, uptake, and future exploitation of SETS results in line with the Grant Agreement. The report covers both events organised directly by consortium partners and strategic external events where SETS was actively presented, discussed, or positioned within relevant European, national, and international forums.
Dissemination activities were implemented through a diversified portfolio of event formats, including European and international conferences, policy roundtables, thematic workshops, community-of-practice meetings, training and capacity-building events, and targeted national and local outreach activities. The Grant Agreement identified several target groups and this portfolio was put together to ensure that all of them were covered in a fair manner. Such groups could be EU thematic networks, national social economy intermediary organisations, social economy organisation (SEO) managers and employees, service providers, policymakers, researchers, and other ecosystem stakeholders. But we focused on the relevance of the events, who would be attending and how it could help us reach the goals of our project other than just getting more people to see them.
The report illustrates how dissemination was integrated into the project’s delivery logic, rather than considering it a separate task. Events linked to WP2 were used to validate research assumptions and contextual findings; WP3-related events tested the relevance and design of training programmes; WP4-related activities supported recruitment and readiness for pilot implementation; and WP7-focused events ensured visibility, policy alignment, and ecosystem anchoring. Feedback gathered through these events informed the refinement of training content, confirmed skills priorities, and supported mobilisation of learners and service providers.
Progress toward dissemination KPIs is assessed cumulatively across all reported events, in accordance with the Grant Agreement. Quantitative targets related to engagement with EU thematic networks, national intermediary organisations, SEO managers, service providers, and stakeholders are supported by documented participation, attendance records, and qualitative evidence. Qualitative objectives, such as policy engagement and research validation, are evidenced through event formats, stakeholder roles, and the positioning of SETS within relevant agendas rather than through headcounts alone.
The report provides a complete, proportionate, and auditable evidence base demonstrating that dissemination and engagement activities under SETS have been implemented in a targeted, strategic, and implementation-oriented manner. The breadth of event types, balanced partner involvement, and explicit linkage to project work packages confirm compliance with dissemination requirements and support conditions for the sustainability and exploitation of project results beyond the project lifecycle.
