The Icelandic Centre for Research
The EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) announces a new call on workforce skills in a rapidly changing environment
1st December 2025
The title of the call is “Piloting a Skills Guarantee for Workers in Transition.” Only networks/partnerships are eligible to apply for funding under this call.
Project management can take three forms:
Projects led by labour market partners (social-partner-led or private-sector-led mechanisms).
Projects led by Public Employment Services or other public authorities (public-employment-service-led or other public-authority-led mechanisms).
Public–private partnership projects.
Icelandic entities cannot lead such projects but may participate as partners within a project network.
A total of €14.5 million is available. Each project network is expected to receive between €2.5–3 million.
The application deadline is 29 January 2026 at 17:00 CET (16:00 GMT).
Further information about the call
Information session:
An open information session on the call will be held on 16 December 2025.
Inquiries should be sent to: SKILLS-GUARANTEE@socialinnovationpl