The project partners
Meet the dedicated partners driving the EU-ALMPO project forward. Our partnership is composed of a mix of Public and Private organizations and stakeholders combining researchers, practitioners and partners with the capacity to reach policy makers. Apart of the project partners we have 4 associated partners and an Advisory Board that consists of experts advisory group members. Together we are committed to improve Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) across Europe.
The University of Peloponnese (UoP), established in 2000, serves approximately 25,000 students across nine Schools in Tripolis, Corinthos, Nafplion, Sparti, Kalamata, and Patras. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), part of the School of Engineering and based in Patras, offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs specializing in Energy and Electrical Systems, Signal Processing, Communications, Networks, Electronics, Computers, Automatic Systems, and Informatics.
ECE boasts modern research facilities and advanced labouratories that support both academic excellence and technological innovation. Research is conducted within seven specialized laboratories, advancing fields such as (a) Energy Systems, (b) Signals, Telecommunications, and Networks, (c) Electronics, Computers, and Systems, (d) Informatics, and (e) Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
UoP’s Data and Media Lab (DM Lab) plays a central role in the EU-ALMPO project, funded under Horizon Europe (HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01). As a leader in AI-driven analytics, big data processing, and digital ecosystems, DM Lab develops intelligent data-driven frameworks for the EU Active Labour Market Policies Observatory. Leveraging advanced data processing, semantic technologies, policy modeling, and Large Language Models (LLMs), DM Lab enhances labour market strategies, fosters evidence-based policymaking, and promotes inclusive employment interventions at the European level.
ECE actively participates in European and international research initiatives under Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, and national programs, driving scientific progress and real-world impact. Through interdisciplinary collaborations and innovation-driven projects, faculty, researchers, and students contribute to leading research consortia, gaining exposure to emerging technologies and methodologies that prepare them for the evolving global engineering landscape.
The Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS) is a private and independent research institute established in 1973. It provides services to both public and private clients. Since its inception, IRS has engaged in extensive research activities and has emerged as a leading research institute at both the Italian and European levels. It places particular emphasis on various policy issues, including labour policies, skills matching, and lifelong learning strategies. IRS adopts an interdisciplinary approach to research, leveraging the integrated expertise of its qualified research teams. Its research activities employ both quantitative and qualitative methods to deliver comprehensive analyses of the pertinent issues. Additionally, IRS offers evaluation and monitoring services, training programs, and a range of technical support to public administrations, as well as private and public institutions throughout Italy and Europe. The institute collaborates with other leading European research centres, prestigious universities and qualified experts to enhance its impact.
Gdańsk University of Technology is among 11 Polish universities classified in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking. Each year, ARWU ranks over 2,000 universities and publishes a list of over 1,000 of the best among them. In 2022, Gdańsk University of Technology was classified in the 801-900 range.
Gdańsk University of Technology is recognized as an institution that creates one of the best working and development conditions for researchers in Europe.
In 2022, Gdańsk University of Technology joined the ENHANCE consortium of European technical universities, which brings together Europe's leading technical universities.
Gdańsk University of Technology is the second-best research university in Poland in the ‘Initiative of Excellence - Research University’ competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
There is 8 Faculties at Gdańsk Tech. One of hem is Faculty of Management and Economics.
At the Faculty of Management and Economics, we educate engineers, economists, managers and business leaders in fields sought by employers. We provide a chance for professional success in industries such as management, finance and the rapidly growing IT industry.
Our Faculty has international accreditations, including: AMBA, CEEMAN, PKA, EMOS and IPMA-Student.
DomSpain is a VET and adult education centre active on a national and international level.
In the VET sector, the centre provides certified courses and professional certified programmes in the tourism and administation sectors, There are also specialisation courses in the same fields of studies to broaden occupation-specific skills and acquire digital skills.
DomSpain also implements dual VET (apprenticeships contracts) scheme, with around 33% of the education assigned to the work-based learning. In the adult sector, the centre implements upskilling and reskilling training focusing adults from vunerable groups: long-term unemployed, women, those living in rural areas.
The organisation is accredited by the Employability Service of Catalonia as a consultancy, recruitment and training centres to coordinate local, national and international mobilities and internships of VET students. It is a member of EfVET, European Forum of the VET providers.
DomSpain coordinate internships, apprenticeships and mobilities of both VET staff and students in the fields of tourism, restoration, biology, audiovisuals, mechanics, accessibility, marketing, administration and finances, non-formal and informal education, among others. It also provides preparatory training, consultancy and advisory services to VET learners, VET sending centres and hosting enterprises.
Tavistock Institut gGmbH (TIG) is a not-for-profit organisation, founded and owned by the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR), UK, which was set up in 1947.
Based in Berlin, Germany, TIG serves as the TIHR’s European base. Our aim is to continue the Institute’s extensive European work smoothly, reliably and effectively.
Our multi-disciplinary services include research, evaluation, organisational consultancy and professional development, all in service of sustainable change and ongoing learning.
TIG and its parent company, TIHR, have extensive knowledge of and expertise in comparative research and evaluation across the EU. We specialise in the design and implementation of employment and skills policies addressing the functioning of labour markets, education and training systems, apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL), lifelong learning, human resource management and employee well-being.
Both TIG and TIHR have also extensive EU-related expertise in youth unemployment and the social and labour market integration of NEETs as well as in social and digital inclusion.
Capitalising on the seminal socio-technical systems theory that was first developed at the TIHR in the 1950s, they have conducted extensive research into the interaction of people and technology at the workplace as well as into the use of such technology for learning purposes at work, leisure and beyond.
TIG has also recently been conducting research and evaluation into the employment implications of the digital transformation of economy and society in the UK, the rest of the EU and internationally.
Founded in 2004, the HAEA is a scientific non-profit network of 2.000 associated members – adult education organisations, adult educators, trainers and researchers. Over the years, HAEA has become a recognised and very active community of practice in Adult Education and research within the Greek and International framework. Our vision is to enhance social, organisational and human potential through Adult Education. The specific aims of the Association are: a) to promote ideas and the principles of Adult Education, b) to develop a general awareness, and practice in Greece and abroad regarding Adult Education and transformative learning issues, c) to enhance cooperation with relevant international associations, scientific societies, institutes, research centres, universities, enterprises, private and public entities, d) to support initiatives for the application of innovative plans for adult education and training.
Our programmes act as a bridge between the theoretical approaches conceived and developed within HAEA and the practical outcomes from the numerous learning programmes it performs in various organisational settings. HAEA achieves its goals by organizing ToT programmes, seminars, conferences, e-learning programmes, consulting, and research, as well as the development of printed and digital teaching material. It is also a prolific publisher, releasing a series of adult education articles and books, as well as the international, open-access scientific journal ADULT EDUCATION Critical Issues.
The President of the HAEA, Alexis Kokkos, is also President of the International Transformative Learning Association (ITLA).
p-consulting.gr is an IT Consulting company focused on Training, established in 2012, and located in Patras (Greece). Main objectives of the company is the provision of:
- quality IT and consulting services in business terms to companies and enterprises in all sectors of economy,
- training services which address the needs of various target groups,
- IT services, focusing on web development and creation of online educational platforms,
- managing and developing of project services, mostly oriented to improve people’s quality of life, especially of those who belong to socially vulnerable groups.
In addition, the company has a well-established network as it has implemented up to now over 40 European Projects, with the collaboration of over 180 partners, among 24 EU countries. It has also implemented hundreds of National Projects and has more than 250 clients in the field of IT and business support. It is also remarkable that p-consulting.gr has numerous collaborations in projects even beyond Europe. Additionally, it is an active member of EfVET since 2012.
p-consulting.gr is combining training and IT services, by focusing to digital interactive training, through developing and creating online training courses, educational games, gamification tools, web and mobile applications using new and innovative technologies totally respecting WCAG2.0 (accessibility protocols).
The company holds four European awards of best practices, three awards in Greece and one in Lithuania. Its main aim is the digital transformation of businesses and organisations through the innovative exploitation of existing tools guaranteeing a swift, sustainable, and effective process.
ACRONYM Ltd. – Acronym (GR), is a research consultancy company, founded in 1991 as a private limited liability company, by economic and legal advisors with considerable experience in the planning, management, evaluation and monitoring funded EU programs and projects by International Donors, as well as in the development and implementation of economic and technical studies. The company is offering its services, to public agents, such as the European Commission, Ministries, Municipalities, and other public law entities, as well as to private agents, such as companies and enterprises in Greece and abroad. Main areas of expertise: Technical assistance – Project management, Studies concerning regional development and other structural policies, Business Planning, and Evaluation Studies.
Associated partners
3F, the United Federation of Danish Workers (3F, Faglist Faelles Forbund)/ the largest Danish labour union. The union was formed in 2004, from the merger of the Danish Women Workers' Union and the Danish General Workers' Union. In 2006, the Restaurant Trade Union merged in to 3F, while, at the start of 2011, it was joined by the Danish Timber Industry and Construction Workers' Union.
The 3F was an affiliate of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions, and since 2019 has been a member of its successor, the Danish Trade Union Confederation(FH). 3F is Denmark's largest and most powerful trade union and unemployment fund. 3F secures better wage and working conditions for its members. They have collective agreements at more work places than any other Danish trade union. Amongst others they run training programmes for the upskilling and reskilling of their members.
3F’s main partners are so called "sister organisations". They are sector-based trade unions or federations having members from the same sectors that 3F organises in Denmark; Industry, Construction, Agriculture, Transport and Service. The regional programmes work in partnership with and support national/local trade union organisations. Most trade union partners are present at the workplace, for instance at a factory. Others coordinate and ensure exchange of experience between national sector trade union federations at the regional level. These are the Global Union Federations’ regional networks. On top of that, 3F has an international presence. 3F International is situated at the 3F federation office in Copenhagen, Denmark from where general management, programme development, monitoring, quality control, strategizing and documentation of results take place.
The three regional programmes are managed by 3F’s regional coordinators. They are together with their teams located in: Johannesburg, South Africa/ Managua, Nicaragua/Dhaka, Bangladesh.
INAPP (National Institute for the Analysis of Public Policies) is a public research body, which operates under supervision of the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies and is in charge of the analysis, monitoring and evaluation of all public policies having an impact on the labour market. Its mission is two-fold: building public assets, such as databases accessible to all, and implementing policy-oriented research aimed at analysing policy-relevant phenomena. INAPP has more than 200 researchers and full access to the most relevant national administrative databases for statistical analysis. It is one of the most important and acknowledged policy advisors in the country. INAPP is a member of the National Statistical System and cooperates with European and international institutions. It is National Agency for Italy of the EU Programme Erasmus+ in the field of vocational education and training. It also hosts the National Coordinator for the European Agenda of Adult Learning as well as the EQAVET National Reference Point and it is a Member of ET 2020 WG for Adult Learning and partner of the Refernet network for Italy.
The Second Chance Schools (S.D.E.) are schools of General Standard Education for Adults that come under the Greek Ministry of Education and provide the opportunity for adults, aged 18 and over, who have not completed the nine-year compulsory education, to continue their studies and obtain a qualification EQUIVALENT to the High School diploma (law 4673/2020). The duration of the course is 18 months (two school years) and the teaching hours are 25 per week. Classes are held in the afternoon from Monday to Friday. Today, there are 66 SDEs and an additional 21 branches across the country, while at the same time 12 SDEs operate in reservation shops. The S.D.E of Korydallos & S.D.E of Korydallos Piraeus will take part at the Experimentation phase of the project.
The Second Chance Schools (S.D.E.) are schools of General Standard Education for Adults that come under the Greek Ministry of Education and provide the opportunity for adults, aged 18 and over, who have not completed the nine-year compulsory education, to continue their studies and obtain a qualification EQUIVALENT to the High School diploma (law 4673/2020). The duration of the course is 18 months (two school years) and the teaching hours are 25 per week. Classes are held in the afternoon from Monday to Friday. Today, there are 66 SDEs and an additional 21 branches across the country, while at the same time 12 SDEs operate in reservation shops. The S.D.E of Korydallos & S.D.E of Korydallos Piraeus will take part at the Experimentation phase of the project.
The External Expert Advisory Board (EEAB)
The External Expert Advisory Board consists of external, independent experts, carefully selected by the consortium, to closely monitor and directly provide consultation to all research and innovation activities performed by the consortium participants throughout the project’s lifecycle.
The External Advisory Board will offer high-end consultation services to the consortium to ensure that the Project’s result(s)/outcome(s) will “match” the needs of the open community.
The members of the External Advisory Board will participate in specific consortium meeting(s) upon invitation but will not have any voting rights, to advise the partners about significant issues and decisions to be made.
Maddalena Honorati
Senior Economist at the Social Protection and Labor Global Practice of the World Bank
Seamus McGuinness
Research Professor & Research Area Co-ordinator for labour market research at the Economic and Social Research Institute
