The primary purpose of this report is to explore and establish the various pathways through which digital and entrepreneurial skills can be effectively certified and recognised across Europe. With a focus on the Social Economy (SE), this report seeks to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the different mechanisms available for certifying competencies, ranging from formal qualifications to digital credentials (key definitions of strategic terms are available in Annex 8.1). The objective is also to provide practical guidance on how these certification processes can be integrated with European models and standards. This will ensure that the skills acquired in the context of the SE are recognised and valued across Member States.
A core aspect of this report is to present the state of the art and the overview of progress in harmonising European vocational training systems for adults, which is currently being structured and digitised at an accelerated pace since the Covid pandemic. We will show how we have integrated these parameters into the SETS project.
