Deal4Good - Enhancing VET for social impact: putting social public procurement into practice

Deal4Good supports the EC's work on achieving an integrated approach to opening the market to social enterprises. This will be done by bridging the gap between VET and the social economy and prepa...

Deal4Good supports the EC's work on achieving an integrated approach to opening the market to social enterprises. This will be done by bridging the gap between VET and the social economy and preparing professionals with socio-economic backgrounds to effectively support social economy organisations in effectively participating in social public procurement (SPP).

Deal4Good designs, pilots and delivers the Social Procurement Expert (SPE) curriculum. The SPE will be able to unlock social businesses' potential and increase their capacity to deliver social impact. The consortium will implement a comprehensive set of activities including developing training resources and digital tools, organizing workshops and webinars, and disseminating project results through targeted channels.

Thanks to the curriculum and related MOOC, graduates in socio-economic disciplines will obtain new professional skills in the social procurement field. Additionally, the project delivers: a Handbook for VET providers, to foster employment in the field; an innovative Digital Tool for the SPE to evaluate the social enterprises’ readiness for SPP; innovative policy recommendations for PAs to better address public procurement strategies through the adoption of social considerations