Pact4Skills

Join the Creative Pact For Skills and explore how the European culture and creative ecosystems unites training organizations and creative professionals.

Sign the Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto!

Our aim is to empower creative professionals for a sustainable and digital future and shape the future of Innovation, by fostering a transformative journey towards environmentally responsible practices and green skills.

The Creative Pact for Skills is a transformative initiative aimed at empowering Europe’s Cultural and Creative Industries by addressing urgent skills needs through

coordinated re- and upskilling efforts, fostering collaboration among industry, educational institutions, and policymakers. This partnership seeks to build a resilient, future-ready creative workforce equipped with essential digital, green, and entrepreneurial skills to drive innovation and economic growth.

Join the Pact today and sign the Creative Pact For Skills Manifesto!

European Skills Projects

Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto

You can endorse the ‘Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto’. As outlined in the closing statement of the document,

“all the organisations that support the Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto recognise the importance of thriving talents and skilled workers in the European Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem and all its sectors”

All organisations that endorse this ‘Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto’ will automatically be part of the ‘large-scale skills partnership for the Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem’ and be kept informed of the further developments.

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SACCORD

SACCORD - The Skills ACCORD is a European-funded action under the Eu Erasmus plus Forward Looking Project scheme. The aim of SACCORD is twofold: to support the Large Scale Partnership (LSP) for Creative Skills and to foster the creation of Local Ecosystem Partnerships (LEPs). These LEPs will form local partnerships to coordinate re- and upskilling initiatives at the local level, while also supporting the European Skills Agenda with its Pact for Skills. Additionally, SACCORD aims to collect skills data and investigate the implementation of micro-credentials into the CCI ecosystem. Furthermore, SACCORD will host the Creative Skills Week for 2024 and 2025.

For more Information please go to the SACCORD Project!

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Cyanotypes

CYANOTYPES brings together a wide variety of organisations, stakeholders, and European networks to address the needs and skills gaps in the Cultural & Creative Industries. Based on innovative multidisciplinary approaches, CYANOTYPES tackles the sector’s potential for innovation and competitiveness, which deals as well with challenges presented by the triple transition (social, digital and green).

Through the integration of specific and transversal skillsets, CYANOTYPES will provide context-specific points of entry and respond to disruptive elements into the sector with upskilling and reskilling processes for different stakeholder groups leading to change and innovation in CCI education and training.

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DEUS

DeuS, an Erasmus+ VET project led by Matera – Basilicata 2019 Foundation, aims to revolutionise learning across Europe through critical thinking and entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sector. It fosters participatory, innovative, and cost-effective solutions to local challenges, involving players from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, and the UK.

Central to DeuS is the Open Design School in Matera, Italy, which employs a peer-to-peer, challenge-based approach for professionals from various disciplines to collaborate, share knowledge, and develop real-world design solutions. This methodology extends beyond traditional design thinking by applying and validating solutions in real scenarios, making DeuS a dynamic "think and do tank" for professionals to enhance their skills while tackling societal and economic issues.

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Creative Skills Week

SACCORD together with CYANOTYPES are powering the Creative Skills Week 2024

Since 2023, the Creative Skills Community, in collaboration with the Creative Pact For Skills Members, meets annually during Creative Skills Week. Following a successful inaugural event in Vienna in 2023, which attracted over 300 attendees, this year's gathering is set to bring together more than 250 creative professionals, intermediaries, and CCI institutions at the

CSW24 Week in Amsterdam from September 17th to 20th.

The event will feature a vibrant agenda focused on the latest Skills Action, Policies, and Projects concerning the re- and upskilling of the European Creative workforce.

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"Shaping the Future: Objectives of the Creative Pact for Skills”

The Creative Pact for Skills aims to fundamentally enhance the skill sets within Europe's Cultural and Creative Industries by fostering an environment of continuous learning and adaptation to new challenges. The methodology behind this initiative involves building robust partnerships among industry stakeholders, educational institutions, and policymakers to facilitate the sharing of resources and best practices. By coordinating a unified approach to reskilling and upskilling, the pact ensures that training and development programs are both comprehensive and tailored to the evolving needs of the creative sectors. This strategy not only helps bridge the skills gap but also promotes a sustainable and innovative future for the creative workforce across Europe.

The objectives of the Creative Pact for Skills revolve around establishing a comprehensive, large-scale partnership aimed at reshaping skills development across Europe's Cultural and Creative Industries.

This ambitious initiative commits to fostering a culture of lifelong learning accessible to everyone, from the self-employed to employees of both SMEs and large companies, enhancing skill-building opportunities across all roles within the creative ecosystem. The pact actively combats discrimination and promotes gender equality and social mobility through diverse educational pathways such as apprenticeships and internships, and inclusive upskilling programs. It also emphasizes the sharing of innovative learning models and tools across different sectors and beyond, to foster interdisciplinary growth and collaboration. Additionally, the partnership focuses on gathering and disseminating data on skill needs and trends, to better align educational offerings with market demands. Finally, it seeks to maximize funding opportunities to support collaborative, cross-sectoral initiatives aimed at strengthening the creative workforce throughout Europe, while also enhancing the visibility and impact of these efforts.

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