Partnership
The partnership of SME Green Skills HUB is composed by a multi-stakeholder network of expert entities including sectorial clusters, research and development centres, provincial governments, high education institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises, business schools and vocational education and training providers from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Ireland.
INFODEF, Institute for the Promotion of Development and Training
INFODEF, Institute for the Promotion of Development and Training, is a private and independent centre for Research, Development and Innovation whose mission is to design and carry out projects that contribute to achieve a sustainable and inclusive development through education, culture and innovation. INFODEF has been accredited as “Innovative SME” by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The centre designs and develops innovative tools, methodologies, products, and services that respond to current social and economic challenges and enable to anticipate and drive the changes needed to achieve future goals and objectives in society.
INFODEF supports the modernization of educational systems and the pedagogical innovativeness of public and private educational institutions at national and European levels. Has large expertise developing innovative teaching and learning methodologies, tools and resources and has extensibility work on the definition of (EQF and ECVET based) Training Curriculums and Learning Outcomes, the design of new tools for the identification, assessment and validation of (basic, key, transversal and professional) competencies, the development of innovative ICT-based tools, the design of methodologies to support Work-Based-Learning programmes and practices, new instruments for the recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning, innovative teaching methods, entrepreneurship education, especial education and the evaluation and quality assessment of educational programmes.
AEICE, Innovative Business Cluster for Efficient Construction
AEICE Cluster de Hábitat Eficiente is a private association over 110 partners from construction and habitat industry working together to confront challenges in a collaborative way. Our strategic actions position us as a changing agent.
Our mission is to promote the competitiveness of our partners from the innovation, cooperation, skill training, internationalization, and communication as tools to enhance the economic development of our partners and our territory.
We are the first Spanish cluster joined to SDG, Sustainable Development Goals. We trust in innovation and cooperation. We work always with enthusiasm and passion for our partners.
Mindshift Talent Advisory
Mindshift is a start-up HR Consultancy established in 2017 in Lisbon, with a strong focus on digital-based solutions. Mindshift operates both, at national and international markets, in the following core areas of business: upskilling paths; coaching, training and mentoring tailored programmes; competences assessment centres; career management and personal development; attraction, selection and onboarding of young talent; trainees programmes; preparation of workforce for digital transformation; social media campaigns.
Mindshift is strongly committed with principles of Social Responsibility and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, bringing together a team of staff with various backgrounds and professional experience.
Foundation for Research and Innovation
Foundation for Research and Innovation is promoted by the University of Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence and Foundation CR Firenze. FRI promotes and manages R&D and knowledge-technological transfer projects, involving University of Florence, public institutions and research bodies and/or firms, facilitating the exchange of best practices on technology transfer and job placement with industries, SMEs and public administrations, as well as national and international organizations. Higher education and innovation processes are main pillars of FRI daily activities, with a specific focus on social innovation and Smart City and Communities needs.
Governorship of Istanbul
The Governorship of Istanbul oversees regulating and supervising the general administration and progress of Istanbul. It implements the instructions and orders from the ministries by ensuring the announcement and implementation of laws, statutes, regulations, and government decisions. It is the representative of the central administration in the province and is the highest administrative institution within the provincial borders. It provides services in various fields with its approximately 300 employees.
Istanbul Governorship European Union and Foreign Relations Office carries out national and international projects on behalf of the Governorship. Priority is given to supporting disadvantaged groups such as individuals with disabilities, immigrants, NEETs, unemployed adults and women. In this context, it works with many public institutions, universities, youth and adult education centers, vocational training centers and non-governmental organizations. Moreover, the office governs The Board of European Union Compliance, Counselling and Guidance
- To ensure an active participation of the governorships to EU accession process.
- To follow fully implementations of administrative and legal reforms carried out within this framework.
- To enable a better understanding of the EU accession process among public.
- To activate governorships with an effective leadership in the provinces concerning the use of EU financial resources efficiently.
Innoquality Systems
Innoquality Systems provides program and policy services designed to enable positive and progressive student and teacher outcomes in early childhood, primary, postsecondary, VET and community education. Supporting learning across a lifetime from early care for infants and toddlers through college and workforce training, our innovative approaches and methodologies address critical questions and improve the quality of educational programs. Our wealth of professional expertise and experience has generated a portfolio of evidence-based solutions and methodologies that can be applied to new challenges as the education landscape continues to evolve. We intrinsically understand the educational priorities of local, national and European stakeholders, philanthropic organisations, and non-profits.
Our highly nuanced and specialised support is strengthened by close working relationships we possess with key people in the field. Designed to improve quality, drive outcomes, and increase accountability in a collaborative educational contexts, InnoQuality Systems’s education services make real improvements and quantifiable results. Our resumé of successful projects spans from community-based organisations to national initiatives to European projects. InnoQuality Systems’s program evaluations provide real-time input on implementation and key insights regarding outcomes.
From our deep understanding of the education challenges faced globally at national levels we provide our collaborators and clients with state-of-the-art methodologies enabling them to turn research into practice, driving improved efficacy and sustainability of educational programs nationwide. InnoQuality Systems Software also provides web based educational solutions that ensure Educational Institutions can better manage the development, editing, approval, capture, publication and delivery of all aspects of module and programme development. InnoQuality Systems also provide considerable expertise in the field of language acquisition, literacy and educational technologies.
