Primary beneficiaries
- Girls & young women (15–29) in VET/HE/secondary schools
Motivation, exposure and hands-on SEB skills via role-models, mentoring, lab visits, micro-credentials, internships. - Women career-switchers (25–45)
Fast-track upskilling/reskilling (short modules, recognition of prior learning) plus mentoring and paid placements. - Women already in SEB entry roles (0–3 yrs experience)
Targeted progression support: advanced micro-modules, soft-skills for site work, peer circles, supervisor engagement.
System actors (co-producers)
- VET providers & universities – co-design curricula, host labs, teacher upskilling, credit micro-credentials.
- Employers in Smart Electricity for Buildings (installers, ESCOs, OEMs, facility/facility-tech integrators) – co-teach, provide equipment, internships and first jobs; help define task-based competencies.
- Public Employment Services (PES) & municipalities – outreach to jobseekers, vacancy matching, local policy uptake.
- Chambers, sector associations & women-in-STEM NGOs – mentoring networks, role-model pool, events and community reach.
- Teachers, guidance counsellors & school leaders – career guidance, transition support, anti-bias classroom practices.
Secondary/indirect beneficiaries
- Families and caretakers (confidence and career clarity for daughters/relatives).
- Policy makers & regulators (evidence for micro-credential adoption, inclusive VET pathways).
- Innovation hubs/accelerators (deal flow of trained female talent for net-zero ventures).
Project impact
ELeVATE measures impact where it matters: in skills, opportunities, and systems change. At the individual level, girls and women gain confidence, micro-credentials, and hands-on experience in Net-Zero/Smart Electricity for Buildings (SEB). At the institutional level, VET providers and companies co-design micro-modules, mentorship, and internships that translate learning into jobs. At the ecosystem/policy level, Local Partnership Forums, MoUs, and concise policy briefs turn pilots into durable practice.
