Mapping and Needs Analysis
Specific objectives of WP2 consists in the formal consolidation at project level of a thorough, concise and comprehensive analysis of dynamics of innovative business practices for MSMEs in post-pandemic, most challenging features of implementation for those new business model and practices, most up-to-date, innovative and reliable innovative business practices, knowledge, skills and overall competences that are triggers of new innovative business practices, and instrumental to business’ long-term sustainable competitiveness.
The knowledge consolidated by partners in WP2 will contribute to the following:
- Education, training systems better aligned to the needs of labor market, and closer links to business and the community
- Adapting vocational education and training to labor market needs
- Increasing the flexibility of opportunities in vocational education and training
- Contributing to innovation in vocational education and training

Thanks to evidence emerging from WP2 analysis, partners will consolidate the ground of reference for:
- The pedagogical framework of WP3 and concrete learning outcomes that should be addressed by the training material
- Operational guidelines, lesson learnt to maximise the impact and benefits from the validation of training opportunities addressed by the project
- Good practices targeted at entrepreneurial VET professionals & MSMEs for replicability of reliable training delivery approaches as informed by literature
- Recommendations to sustain from a policy perspective microenterprises competitiveness and staff well being