Title: ‘EMSA’ – Entrepreneurial Mindset and Key Skills For All
Date: 2023 to 2025
Location: Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine.
Donor: ERASMUS+
The EMSA project (Entrepreneurial Mindset and Key Skills for Third Countries) is a cross-border initiative that brings together partner organizations from Europe and the Southern Mediterranean with a shared objective: enhancing entrepreneurship education and vocational training systems through innovation, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
The project focuses on the joint development, piloting, and validation of high-quality curricula and training materials aimed at strengthening key competencies and entrepreneurial mindsets among learners. Aligned with the European Reference Framework (ERF) and the ENTRECOMP framework, EMSA supports education and training providers in delivering relevant, future-oriented learning experiences that respond effectively to labor market needs.
Through transnational meetings, collaborative work packages, and capacity-building activities, the EMSA project promotes modern, learner-centered approaches and reinforces entrepreneurship as a key competence across different learning contexts. After three years of intensive collaboration, the EMSA project has concluded successfully, having developed and piloted two complete VET programs aligned with the EntreComp and ERF frameworks.
The project’s innovative approach included the validation of non-formal learning through ISO 17024-certified assessments. To date, 53 out of 66 participants have successfully passed the EntreComp assessment, with further ERF testing scheduled. The initiative also encompassed extensive capacity-building, dissemination activities—including eight press releases and a final conference—and has equipped partner VET institutions with sustainable resources for future use.
By fostering strong cross-border partnerships, the project contributes to employability, sustainable development, and economic resilience in developing countries.
As part of the project’s communication and dissemination efforts, this final press release highlights the overall achievements and successful closure of the EMSA initiative. Readers are invited to access and read the full press release in the attached document below, where further project-related materials are also available.
The EMSA project is co-funded by the European Union, reflecting the EU’s continued commitment to supporting education, skills development, and international cooperation.
The consortium is comprised of: MMC Mediterranean Management Center – Cyprus, Dimitra – Greece, Arab Collage of Applied Science– Palestine, Have A Dream– Eygpt, Cyprus Certification Company-Cyrpus, and Jordan Youth Innovation Forum -Jordan.
