Promotion of Teleworking and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Training for Increased Cluster Competitiveness and Employment
The project promotes the adoption of innovative business-to-freelancer models facilitated by teleworking platforms and a skills building framework that uses the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platforms, that will enhance the competitiveness of SMEs and the employment of professionals.

The lead beneficiary is the Hellenic Open University, in cooperation with the Chamber of Achaia, the Ionian University, the Istituto Formazione Operatori Aziendali Bari (I.F.O.A.) and the National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises – Provincial Association of Brindisi. Associated partner the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs.

Thanks to this project, 90 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and 180 freelancers will be identified who can participate in dedicated training seminars and benefit from a series of pilot applications that will cover different areas of intervention (accounting & finance / consulting / ITC / social entrepreneurship) . Finally, the project provides for the establishment of Multipurpose Centers in each region involved in the project: Puglia Region (IT), Corfu (GR) and Patras (GR).