Who can become an ESSA Associated Partner?
We want to skill, upskill, and reskill individuals into high demand software roles across Europe. Does this resonate with your organisation’s culture, goals, and activities?
ESSA welcomes any kind of organisation. Our work involves public and private organisations of all sizes, all kinds of learning providers, accreditation and certification providers, social partners, chambers of commerce, and other associations but we are happy to expand our horizons.
If you need more information, you can always contact us.
Why become an ESSA Associated Partner?
The project has several work strands in which your organisation can get involved and benefit, free of charge. You can decide to directly contribute to our activities, give some of your time and expertise to review what we deliver, or simply give us a helping hand to promote our activities. Our cooperation can take many forms but here is to give you an idea of what we offer:
- Named as Associated Partner with logo on the ESSA website
- Opportunity to help shape an ESSA event session your organisation representative will be participating in
- Exclusive opportunity to showcase your organisation’s work in an opinion piece published on the ESSA blog. Form is flexible but must be approved by ESSA
- Opportunity to access first-hand information and knowledge produced by ESSA before public release
- Access to ESSA Media Kit to promote the Alliance
- Receive regular information briefs on our project progress and take part in periodical online meetings with other associated partners
- Opportunity to take part in ongoing ESSA work strands and give your perspectives
How to become an ESSA Associated Partner?
You can become an ESSA Associated Partner by expressing your interest, on behalf
of your organisation, via our online form below and by agreeing with our
Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC).
If needed, we will get in touch with you to confirm and discuss your contribution as
an Associated Partner in more detail.
ESSA CONTRIBUTION PACKAGES
Basic package (1-20 hours a year)
- Feature the ESSA project on your organisation's website
- Follow ESSA on Social Media and share content
- Contribute to the ESSA Software Skills Community
- Join periodical ESSA meet-ups for Associated Partners
Advanced package (20-50 hours a year)
- Feature the ESSA project on your organisation's website
- Follow ESSA on Social Media and share content
- Contribute to the ESSA Software Skills Community
- Write an opinion piece for the ESSA blog
- Share ESSA milestones and outputs via your channels
- Join periodical ESSA meet-ups for Associated Partners
With involvement in one of the following work strands in the form of feedback:
- Design learning programmes for software profession skills and roles, based on ESSA curriculum description template and examples
- Pilot and test ESSA learning programmes or courses, including work-based elements when possible
- Support the definition and take part in the implementation of the EU mobility programme for software professional learning and recognition
- Participate in the ESSA national and/or EU expert group for the Software Skills Strategy’s yearly revision
- (Co-)organise an event to promote the ESSA project
Champion package (from 50 hours a year)
- Feature the ESSA project on your organisation's website
- Follow ESSA on Social Media and share content
- Contribute to the ESSA Software Skills Community
- Write an opinion piece for the ESSA blog
- Share ESSA milestones and outputs via your channels
- Join periodical ESSA meet-ups for Associated Partners
- (Co)organising an event to promote the ESSA project
With involvement in one of the following work strands in the form of direct contribution:
- Design learning programmes for software profession skills and roles, based on ESSA curriculum description template and examples
- Pilot and test ESSA learning programmes or courses, including work-based elements when possible
- Support the definition and take part in the implementation of the EU mobility programme for software professional learning and recognition
- Participate in the ESSA national and/or EU expert group for the Software Skills Strategy’s yearly revision
- Participate in the discussion about possible implementation of ESSA badges/certifications
- Collect (national) data on software skills trends and gaps following ESSA's methodology