Knowledge alliances

Knowledge Alliances implement a coherent and comprehensive set of interconnected activities which are flexible and adaptable to different current and future contexts and developments across Europe. The following list provides examples of group of activities:

• Boosting innovation in higher education, business and in the broader socio-economic environment;
• Developing entrepreneurship mind-set and skills
• Stimulating the flow and exchange of knowledge between higher education and enterprises.

Knowledge Alliances may organise mobility activities of students, researchers and staff in so far as they support/complement the other activities of the Alliance and bring added value in the realisation of the project’s objectives.

Sector skills alliances

Sector Skills Alliances are transnational projects which should work to achieve the following objectives:

• Identification of existing and emerging skills needs for professions in specific sectors,
• strengthening the exchange of knowledge and practice between education and training institutions and the labour market;
• modernising VET by adapting provision to skills needs,
• integrating work based learning in VET provision, and exploiting its potential to drive economic development and innovation, increasing the competitiveness of the sectors concerned;
• building mutual trust, facilitating cross-border certification and therefore easing professional mobility in a sector, and increasing recognition of qualifications at European level within a sector.

Sector Skills Alliances aim at tackling skills gaps, enhancing the responsiveness of initial and continuing VET systems to sector-specific labour market needs and demand for new skills with regard to one or more occupational profiles.

Projects should also address the needs for digital skills and ”green skills” where appropriate.

As read on the European Commission website.