The Erasmus+ project ELEVATE – Levering potentials against shortage of skilled workforce of SMEs in Europe pursues the development of innovative approaches and tools for SMEs to identify their individual potentials and to tackle the dramatic problem of shortage of skilled workforce.
The ELEVATE project addresses company owners and department heads of SMEs in Europe, managers of smaller organisations/NGOs, HR professionals, labour market experts, VET experts, business consultants, policy makers in VET and business, and social partner representatives
During its implementation the project will develop an innovative online potential scanner for SMEs and small organisations to identify their individual potentials and gaps on the 4 distinct action levels which show companies their individual fields of action.
On this basis the project will be offering a comprehensive and tailored strategy building workshop for SMEs and small organisations which allows them.
With the outputs and materials offered by the project, companies will for the first time be able to strategically analyse their individual potential on the 4 dedicated acting levels and deduct individual strategies and actions to develop solutions and support for their own organisation instead of being forced to wait for slow political decisions and actions on regional, national and European level. to develop concrete action strategies on the basis of the potential scanner results.
Investigative factor and potential researchInvestigative factor and potential research
Development and testing of an online potential scanner
Development and testing of strategy workshop concept
The ELEVATE project has been developed to provide companies and organisations with an innovative tool to assess and identify their individual potentials, deduct innovative solutions for VET provision, work organisation, diversity and inclusion of crucial target groups to develop their personal and company based solution / approach to tackle their shortage of skilled workforce, this also includes a special investigation and development focus on the potentials and solutions through information technology and digitalisation.
With this main focus and selection of priorities the ELEVATE project will allow companies and organisations to thoroughly analyse their individual situation and potentials concerning tackling the problem of shortage of skilled workforce and to develop their tailored solution for it instead of sit and wait for political decisions and measures which will probably come more later than sooner.
ELEVATE
Levering potentials against shortage of skilled workforce for SMEs in Europe
ERASMUS+ KA220-VET
12/2023 - 07/2026
2023-1-AT01-KA220-VET-000152934
