FORTE Project aims to gather evidence and highlight the needs of the social services sector in the field of skills and training, linked to evolving needs of service users and new models of care.

The project will also address the need to ensure safe and healthy working conditions in the sector, to be able to attract and retain the workforce needed to respond to the growing care and support needs of changing societies.

Special attention will be paid to the role of social partners and collective bargaining in managing changing job profiles, skills, and training needs, and ensuring better working conditions.

Duration: August 2022 – July 2024

Funding: European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion, Support for social dialogue 

Consortium

Social Employers – Coordinator

EPSU

NEXEM (affiliate partner)

Deliverables

  • One study on the evolution of jobs, skills and training needs in social services, with a focus on the role of social partners in managing such changes. Report available here.

Summary report EN

Summary report FR

Summary report DE

Summary report ES

  • Thematic seminar with social partners to discuss the main findings of the study on the evolution of jobs, skills and training. Presentations available here.
  • A report on improving working conditions in social services, with a collection of good practices from social dialogue/collective bargaining. Report available here.

Summary report EN

Summary report FR

Summary report DE

Summary report ES

  For more information, please contact:

  Alina Pavicevac
  Project & Policy Officer
  Alina.pavicevac(at)socialemployers.e