Eldicare 2.0, supported by the European Union Erasmus and Alliance for Innovation programmes, aims to strengthen the cooperation among organisations from different sectors working on care for older people and health and social care.
The project aims to support professionals providing care for older people, through the development of a sectoral skills long-term strategy that will tackle skills gaps on the labour market, as well as anticipating future skills.
ESN is leading the creation of the Skills Anticipation Mechanism (Observatory) to predict future skills needs in the elderly care sector. Our main responsibilities include:
- Collecting and translating data on demographics, employment, education, and skills.
- Regularly reviewing publications to stay updated on sector trends.
- Conducting an annual survey.
- Developing a common framework for occupational profiles and training materials.
- Monitoring data and publishing annual factsheets for stakeholders.
In addition, ESN is responsible for organising Validation Workshops to validate the findings of the Blueprint report on future upskilling and reskilling strategies, as well as occupational profiles in elderly care. We also advise on training curricula and provide expert feedback during the pilot training phase.
In January 2024 ESN started leading activities to develop Anticipation Mechanism for the monitoring of future skills needs in elderly care sector.
In March 2024, ESN, together with EUROCARERS and EAN, organised a consultation workshop with key sector players on the post-COVID impact assessment of the elderly care sector's skills needs. In May, ESN joined the second project meeting with partners in Prage, Czech Republic.
Eldicare is halfway through the project. ESN is leading the activities of the Skills Anticipation Mechanism. As part of this, an annual survey will be launched to collect insights from the skills needs, and situations of formal and informal carers across Europe. Also, partners are currently working on the training curricula.
In June 2025, ESN will join the third partner meeting in Vienna.
AKMI (Coordinator)
Austrian Young Workers Movement (OJAB)
DAYANA
European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB)
European Vocational Training Association (EVTA)
Asociace poskytovatelů sociálních služeb České republiky
Fédération Nationale Avenir et Qualité de vie des Personnes Âgées (FNAQPA)
European Social Network
EEO Group