SOCCES - SOCial Competences, Entrepreneurship and Sense of Iniziative - development and Assessment framework

Scientific coordinator: Prof. Elena Luppi 

Project Team: Daniela Bolzani 

Applicant: Coventry University (UK) 

Partners: St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo (BG), Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (IT), Stichting Nhtv Internationale Hogeschool Breda (NL), Universite Montpellier I (FR), Laurea-Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy (FI), Savares B.V. (NL). 

N.r Partners: 7 

Partners’ Countries: UK, IT, BG, FR, NL  

UNIBO’s role: Partner 

Project Duration (in months): 24 

Start Date: 01/02/2015  

End Date: 31/01/2017 

Status: closed 

Total Budget: 298.973 euro 

Budget EDU: 38. 628 euro 

Project’s Topics: Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development) - New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses 

Description: The critical importance of transversal competences in future employment is widely recognised. However, in most countries the educational practices are still under development and transversal competences are taught using different methods. The aim of SOCCES is to develop and pilot a framework and a methodology for assessment of two competences that are very important for working life - namely the Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship, and Social competences.  

The developed framework will be translated to a concrete assessment module that can be used by the participating organisations in different educational environments, making use of an incorporated virtually enabled platform. Based on the experiences in the pilots, internet based training for teachers will be developed to assist the wider distribution and use of the method.