CATALYST

The European VET Excellence Centre for Leading Sustainable Systems and Business Transformation (CATALYST) project aims to strengthen the sustainable competitiveness of professionals, students, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Upskilling and re-skilling are crucial for long-term and sustainable growth, productivity, and innovation and therefore a key factor for the competitiveness of businesses of all sizes, in particular SMEs.

The goal of the project is to provide citizens participating in various VET programmes with the right skills to work more effectively and take advantage of new technologies.

The CATALYST project is developed and envisioned to:
Champion in business transformation
Accelerate high-quality VET education
Transcend challenges of SMEs and professionals
Applicable knowledge and increased employability
Lead sustainable partnerships between educational and business orgranisations
Yield high returns from investments and efforts made in education
Shape sustainable systems
Treasure competencies for a greener and circular economy

Providing mentorship and guidance for SMEs in applying new and sustainable concepts in their organisations.

70 VET courses for up-skilling professionals and students in topics related to sustainability, management, leadership, and transversal skills.

International web-based and open-access medium for sharing knowledge, providing training opportunities, and exchanging practices.

Engaging stakeholders and creating synergies, by applying the CO-IN Model and enhancing the knowledge triangle.