Continuous learning through proactive competence foresight
Project information
| Project | Continuous learning through proactive competence foresight |
| Duration | 1.9.2026-28.2.2029 |
| Partners | University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Raisio Region Education Consortium Raseko, Länsirannikon Koulutus Oy WinNova and Häme University of Applied Sciences |
| Funders | European Social Fund Plus (ESF+);Economic Development Centre of Central Finland serves as the national funding authority |
| Budget | 733 805 € (total budget) 172 148 € (HAMK) |
We help education providers, employment services, businesses, and other regional development actors better identify future skills needs by leveraging AI-based methods and tools.
HHäme University of Applied Sciences is responsible for the development and coordination of two work packages.
In Work Package 1, we are developing a modular, AI-based training concept for foresight skills that utilizes artificial intelligence and meets the needs of the target groups. In this training concept, AI is utilized as part of the foresight process and foresight methods, taking responsibility considerations into account.
In Work Package 2, we will develop AI-powered tools and foresight operating models:
1. for future-oriented work and the forecasting of competency needs,
2. for utilizing foresight information in analyzing the operating environment, scenario planning, producing competency profiles, and assessing competency needs; and
3. for planning training and other competency development activities, as well as to support research and development activities.
Target group
The target groups include, in particular:
- Educational planners, teachers, R&D&I professionals, experts involved in industry-academia collaboration, and those in supervisory or management roles at educational institutions and universities in Southwest Finland and Satakunta.
- Representatives of companies and other workplaces (e.g., management, HR, planning staff); staff of employment services in employment regions (clerks, planners, other experts, and management).
- Regional councils, regional development centers, staff of regional development agencies, and other public administration and third-sector actors involved in foresight (and skills development) and who utilize foresight information.
Indirect Target Groups
- Users of continuing education and employment services, such as the unemployed, people changing careers, and those seeking further education, as well as students at educational institutions.
- Career guidance centers, organizations, and associations.
- Experts involved in career planning and skills development.
- Entities corresponding to the target group outside the regions of Southwest Finland and Satakunta (dissemination of project results and outputs), actors in parallel projects, and actors in the MAKEATA network.*
Operating area
Satakunta, Southwest Finland
What do we do?
- Through training, we strengthen expertise in AI-based forecasting,
- We develop easy-to-implement AI-based forecasting tools
- we are piloting new AI-based operational models for identifying skill needs and planning training and R&D activities
- We are building cross-regional collaboration models for AI-based foresight in partnership with the Regional Council of Southwest Finland and the Regional Council of Satakunta.
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