The Cooperative had identified the following objectives: Ob1. Internationalize the profile of social and healthcare workers through WBL paths in Europe and by investing in linguistic skills to facilitate worker mobility. Ob2. Equip current and future social professionals with innovative methods and tools (for example, digital and psychomotor) to respond to the continuous evolution of the demand for personal services. These objectives were outlined by the following needs: 1. The fragmentation of paths and qualifications, which did not guarantee employability despite widespread growth in demand. 2. The mobility of health and social workers was still marginal in the EU, due to the very low investment of training institutions in linguistic and cultural preparation. 3. The demand for continuous updating of operator training with cutting-edge tools, techniques and methods, to be learned from European companies with consolidated know-how, was evident.
The role of socio-health and social professions has evolved rapidly also following the pandemic, which required an immediate update of the skills of operators, in particular with regards to linguistic, digital and psychomotor skills. According to a study by the European Council, the socio-educational sector has recorded the greatest increase in employment, a trend also confirmed by the Ministry of Labour. The impact of the pandemic on sector analyzes is still being defined, but it is clear that the social and healthcare professions will have a crucial role in the post-Covid era. In the context of these changes, the Cooperative felt the need to compare itself with other European realities to understand the evolutions of the social sector and, consequently, adapt the training offer, both initial and continuous