The general objectives of S4BC are: • Developing the ‘Operation Specialist for Benefit Corporations’ Curriculum and training course • Within the context of the EQF and related processes for ECVET, transferring knowledge, skills and abilities • Enable learners to work within a Benefit Corporation or a Benefit Company with operational tasks. The Course has been addressed to VET learners and job seekers with EQF 4/5 qualification levels. Specific objectives are: • Outlining the characteristic of a BC Model at EU level • Defining the gaps of skills needed by the BC • Sharing a methodology for building a vocational training path and related curriculum for Operational Specialist for BC • Developing tools and teaching materials for the training course • Developing an 'Exploitation Strategy' to spread the Curriculum in Operational Specialist for BC and related training path in an EU dimension All these objectives responded to the key need outlined by the S4BC Consortium: to foster the cultural transformation of European business models through vocational training and skills upgrading actions.
The EU Commission adopted the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) that is one of the main building blocks of the EU Green Deal, the new agenda for sustainable growth. The EU transition to a circular economy (CE), part of the EU industrial strategy, aims to create sustainable growth and jobs. It’s also a prerequisite to achieve the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality target. The transition to a more CE is an essential contribution to the EU’s effort to develop a sustainable and resource-efficient economy. In the light of these considerations, S4BC project is linked to the need to support this transformation through the elaboration of the Benefit Corporation business model which combines the goal of profit with the creation of positive impacts on society and environment. Social/environmental changes are becoming increasingly important drivers of labor demand and skills supply across business sectors. In this framework the heart of the project was to define skills that could allow the sustainable evolution of companies. Therefore, S4BC developed a Curriculum and a training Course for ‘Operation Specialist for Benefit Corporation’, a professional profile who directs the company's actions towards sustainability.