6.
Short-term, project-based funding
Temporary, time-limited financing tied to individual projects rather than continuous system support prevents stability, long-term planning, and sustainable impact of reskilling systems.
STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION
Is reskilling funded through stable, multi-annual mechanisms?
Is funding stable, predictable, and secured over multiple years providing continuous, reliable support beyond short-term projects and enabling effective long-term planning and implementation.
RECOMMENDATION
Scale successful models
Funding is stable, secured over multiple years, based on clearly defined and reliable funding sources allowing successful reskilling programmes and system solutions to be scaled and sustained over time.
RECOMMENDATION
Transition Labs to structural funding instruments
Transition from short-term projects to structural funding by embedding Reskilling Labs as permanent components of the system.
Key National Policy Actions
Embed Labs in medium-term budget frameworks
Embed Reskilling Labs into multi-annual national budgets and ESF+ programmes to ensure predictable funding, long-term planning, and stable partnerships within existing institutional and funding frameworks.
Key National Policy Tools
Multi-annual budgets; ESF+ programming
Embed Reskilling Labs into multi-annual national budgets and ESF+ programmes and link funding to performance and sustainability criteria to ensure predictable funding, long-term planning, and stable partnerships.
EXAMPLE TYPE
Structural funding model.
Structural funding model that enables sustainable system development, strengthens partnerships, and ensures long-term impact beyond pilot projects.
Successful Reskilling Labs are financed through multi-annual national and ESF+ budgets rather than short-term pilot calls.