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ASAP - Anticipatory Skills for Adapting the Publishing Sector
Italy · Città di Castello · Transnational · See the Italy profile
Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 98% 32/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice
The purpose of the ASAP project is to respond to these evolving needs of the publishing industry by a) identifying the current and future skill requirements in the participating countries (UK, Greece, Italy and Spain – but also in two other representative countries through the in
1,082 people
People reached (2016–2019)
Details
- Maturity
- Discontinued
- Promoter
- Fondazione Hallgarten-Franchetti Centro Studi Villa Montesca — website
- Type
- Service
- Status
- Ended
- Target groups
- Unemployed and those facing social problems, People with disabilities
- People reached
- 1082
- Period
- 2016-10-31 – 2019-10-30
- Region (NUTS)
ITI2- Keywords
- publishing, digital skills, competitiveness, transmedia
Context
The publishing sector in the UK, Greece, Italy and Spain was being reshaped by 'transmedia' digital distribution (ebooks, audiobooks, social and web-based channels), putting SME-dominated supply chains (production, design, distribution/sales, editorial, marketing) under pressure to update their skills.
Objectives
Identify current and future skill requirements across the publishing supply chain and develop a joint EQF/ECVET-aligned training programme covering five occupational profiles, prioritising unemployed, self-employed, low-skilled and disadvantaged applicants.
Activities
A 12-partner consortium across Italy, the UK, Greece, Spain and Belgium built and delivered training through a MOOC platform, a dedicated Web TV channel and a social network, with modules on operating systems, digital printing and packaging, social media marketing, ebooks/audiobooks and data protection.
Results
The programme reached 1,082 people by its 2019 close; a Programme Delivery Report documents implementation, but no quantified skills-gain or employment outcomes are described in the available sources.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Medium (€50k–€500k)
- Time to results
- Medium (1–3 years)
- Staffing & skills
- 12-partner transnational consortium spanning industry associations (e.g. Associazione Italiana Editori, The Publishers Association), training providers (EUROTRAINING, GIUNTI), a certification body (EOPPEP) and an SME confederation (CEPYME)
Conditions for success
- Cross-sector consortium bringing together publishers' associations, training providers and certification bodies
- Alignment with EQF/ECVET frameworks for qualification portability across the four target countries
- Selection procedures favouring applicants at risk of social exclusion
Commonly funded by
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Replication kit
Reusable artefacts from this practice — as published by their sources.
- ASAP Programme Delivery Report evaluation
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- MEDICI / Digital Inclusion Atlas — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
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