The Activities of DIAMOND Partners
DIAMOND brings together a multidisciplinary European consortium combining research, technology, policy, communication, vocational education, and grassroots expertise. Each partner contributes to building personalized, inclusive, and evidence-based pathways that help vulnerable individuals strengthen their capabilities and move closer to employment.
Consortium Members Activities
Aarhus Universitet (1/AU) - Danemark : https://mgmt.au.dk/ Aarhus BSS
Project Coordination, Scientific Leadership and EGROW Development
Aarhus University coordinates DIAMOND and provides scientific and strategic leadership across the project. As coordinator, AU ensures that the project’s research, technological development, stakeholder engagement, ethics, cybersecurity, data management, and impact activities remain coherent and aligned with DIAMOND’s overall mission.
AU leads key work on the development of the EIndice GROW, including insights into transformative capabilities, digital and green skills, employability growth, and capability-based pathways. The university also supports economic analysis, benchmarking, AI model development for the DÉPLACERE platform, and interdisciplinary research integration.
Key activities:
- Overall project coordination and management
- Scientific leadership and research integration
- Development of the EIndice GROW
- Contribution to digital, green, and transformative capability frameworks
- Support for economic analysis, benchmarking, cybersecurity, ethics, and AI model development
Impact contribution:
AU ensures that DIAMOND remains scientifically robust, strategically coordinated, and capable of producing credible results for European labour market policy and practice.
Freie Universität Berlin (2/FUB) - Allemagne https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/
Labour Market Research, Econometric Analysis and Policy Evidence
Freie Universität Berlin contributes to DIAMOND through research expertise in employment pathways, labour market analysis, and policy evaluation. Its role is particularly important in connecting the project’s capability-based approach with evidence on labour market participation, social disadvantage, and employment transitions.
FUB contributes to the EGROW Index, the mapping of drivers and inhibitors of transformative capabilities, the project’s economic analysis, and scientific publications. It is also responsible for policy implications, helping translate DIAMOND’s findings into policy-relevant recommendations.
Key activities:
- Contribution to EGROW Index development
- Mapping of drivers and inhibitors of transformative capabilities
- Labour market and employability research
- Contribution to economic analysis
- Development of policy implications and scientific publications
Impact contribution:
FUB strengthens DIAMOND’s ability to show how personalized capability development can improve labour market outcomes for socially disadvantaged groups.
Universidad de Burgos (3/UBU) - Espagne : https://www.ubu.es/
Grassroots Living Labs, Social Innovation and Qualitative Research
The University of Burgos leads DIAMOND’s Grassroot Living Lab and Social Innovation Experiments, ensuring that the project is grounded in real communities, real barriers, and real user experiences.
UBU contributes to the EGROW Index, empowerment and transformative capability research, micro-credential development, and scientific publications. Its role is central to connecting formal research with practical experimentation and stakeholder participation.
Key activities:
- Leadership of the Grassroot Living Lab
- Design and implementation of social innovation experiments
- Contribution to the EIndice GROW
- Research on empowerment and transformative capabilities
- Contribution to micro-credential development and journal publications
Impact contribution:
UBU ensures that DIAMOND’s tools are not only technically valid but also socially relevant, inclusive, and tested in real-life settings.
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (4/RWTH AACHEN) - Allemagne : https://www.rwth-aachen.de/
Economic Analysis, Modelling and Policy Redesign
RWTH Aachen leads DIAMOND’s work on Economic Analyses and Models. Its contribution focuses on assessing the impact of the EGROW et de MOVEE platform and generating evidence to support more effective Active Labour Market Policies.
RWTH contributes to the EGROW Index, the analysis of drivers and inhibitors of transformative capabilities, and the development of recommendations for policy redesign in reskilling and upskilling.
Key activities:
- Leadership of economic analysis
- Impact assessment of EGROW and MOVEE
- Contribution to capability mapping
- Development of analytical and modelling approaches
- Support for policy redesign in reskilling and upskilling
Impact contribution:
RWTH helps DIAMOND demonstrate what works, why it works, and how evidence can inform more effective labour market interventions.
Universität Wien (5/UNIVIE) - Autriche : https://soko-psy.univie.ac.at/
Empowerment Capabilities, Behavioural Insight and EGROW Guidelines
The University of Vienna leads work on capacités d'autonomisation, supporting DIAMOND’s ambition to understand employability beyond narrow labour market indicators. Its contribution helps identify the psychological, behavioural, and social factors that shape learning, motivation, career development, and participation.
UNIVIE contributes to the EGROW Index and is responsible for the EGROW Guidelines. Its work helps DIAMOND translate research on empowerment and transformative capabilities into practical guidance for personalized learning and employability pathways.
Key activities:
- Leadership of empowerment capability research
- Responsibility for EGROW Guidelines
- Contribution to the EIndice GROW
- Mapping of drivers and inhibitors of transformative capabilities
- Development of evidence-based recommendations
Impact contribution:
UNIVIE strengthens the human-centred foundation of DIAMOND by ensuring that employability support reflects motivation, behaviour, confidence, and individual agency.
Centre d'Excellence en Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (6/CETIC) - Belgique : https://www.cetic.be/
Digital Infrastructure, AI Models and MOVEE Platform Development
CETIC leads the development, validation, and facilitation of the DÉPLACERE cloud-native platform. Its role is central to transforming DIAMOND’s research and methodology into a functional digital ecosystem.
CETIC contributes technological expertise in platform development, AI models, system integration, and digital infrastructure. It supports the development of MOVEE components and contributes to the EGROW Index from a technical implementation perspective.
Key activities:
- Leadership of MOVEE platform development
- Development and validation of cloud-native platform versions
- Contribution to AI models and digital components
- Technical integration of EGROW and MOVEE elements
- Support for platform usability and scalability
Impact contribution:
CETIC enables DIAMOND to move from research design to operational digital tools that can support personalized learning and employment pathways.
Immersion (7/IMM) - France : https://www.immersion.fr/
Immersive Learning, AR/VR Innovation and MOVEE Components
Immersion contributes expertise in immersive technologies, collaborative digital environments, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed-reality learning formats. Its role strengthens DIAMOND’s capacity to create engaging and future-oriented learning experiences.
Immersion contributes to the EGROW Index prototype, the analysis of links between transformative capabilities and employment performance, and the validation of MOVEE components.
Key activities:
- Contribution to MOVEE components
- Support for immersive and collaborative learning formats
- Contribution to EGROW prototype development
- Validation of platform components
- Exploration of advanced learning experiences for employability growth
Impact contribution:
Immersion helps DIAMOND make learning more interactive, practical, and aligned with future workplace environments.
Centre européen pour l'analyse et les affaires économiques et politiques (8/ECEPAA) - Belgique : https://www.ecepaa.eu/
Policy Analysis, Policy Briefs and Stakeholder Dialogue
ECEPAA contributes to DIAMOND through policy analysis, evaluation, and stakeholder-facing outputs. Its work helps translate DIAMOND’s findings into policy messages that can inform Active Labour Market Policies, reskilling, and upskilling strategies.
ECEPAA is responsible for policy briefs and contributes to policy roundtables, the final setup of the EGROW Index, and recommendations for policy redesign.
Key activities:
- Development of policy briefs
- Contribution to policy roundtables
- Support for policy redesign recommendations
- Contribution to the final setup of the EIndice GROW
- Engagement with policymakers, educators, and employment stakeholders
Impact contribution:
ECEPAA helps ensure that DIAMOND’s evidence can reach policy audiences and influence future approaches to employability and reskilling.
Evolutionary Archetypes Consulting SL (9/EA) - Espagne : https://ea.consulting/
Dissemination, Exploitation, Communication and Innovation Uptake
EA Consulting leads DIAMOND’s Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication activities and contributes to ethics, cybersecurity, data management, project meetings, stakeholder identification, and the setup of the Stakeholder Advisory Board.
EA’s role is to make DIAMOND visible, understandable, and usable for different audiences — from researchers and policymakers to practitioners, grassroots organisations, and the wider public. EA also contributes to the EGROW Index, policy redesign, and MOVEE platform communication and uptake.
Key activities:
- Leadership of dissemination, exploitation, and communication
- Development of communication strategy and public-facing narratives
- Stakeholder identification and advisory board setup
- Support for policy redesign and exploitation pathways
- Contribution to ethics, cybersecurity, data management, and project coordination activities
Impact contribution:
EA helps DIAMOND move beyond internal research outputs by building visibility, stakeholder engagement, and uptake across Europe.
Proportional Message Associacao (10/PM) - Portugal : https://proportionalmessage.eu/en/
Social Education, Non-Formal Learning and Grassroots Engagement
Proportional Message contributes to DIAMOND through non-formal education, social inclusion, personal development, and grassroots engagement with target groups. Its role is essential for ensuring that DIAMOND’s solutions reflect the lived realities of young people, women, migrants, people with disabilities, unemployed people, and community organisations.
PM contributes to empowerment capability research, transformative capability development, MOVEE validation, and Living Lab activities.
Key activities:
- Grassroots engagement with vulnerable groups
- Contribution to empowerment and transformative capability research
- Support for MOVEE validation and facilitation
- Delivery of non-formal education insights
- Engagement with municipalities, employment offices, community organisations, and local stakeholders
Impact contribution:
PM ensures that DIAMOND remains connected to real communities and that its tools are accessible, relevant, and socially grounded.
Ente Morale Giacomo Feltrinelli per l'incremento Dell'Istruzione Tecnica (11/EMiT) - Italie : https://www.emitfeltrinelli.it/ente-morale-emit-feltrinelli/
Vocational Training, Digital Skills and Learning Development
EMiT Feltrinelli contributes strong expertise in vocational education, technical training, digital skills, and employability-oriented learning. Its work supports DIAMOND’s learning design, micro-credential development, and engagement with young people, unemployed individuals, and people with a migration background.
EMiT is responsible for Learning 1.0 and contributes to MOVEE components, transformative capabilities, and the relationship between empowerment capabilities and performance in micro-credentials.
Key activities:
- Development of learning content and Learning 1.0
- Contribution to MOVEE components
- Support for micro-credential development
- Training expertise in IT, web technologies, and management
- Engagement with learners, unemployed people, youth, and local businesses
Impact contribution:
EMiT helps DIAMOND translate employability research into practical learning pathways and skills development opportunities.
Deinde Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia (12/DEI) - Pologne : https://deinde.pl/en/
Employability Support, VET and Adult Learning
Deinde contributes practical experience in vocational education, adult learning, inclusion, ecology, employment support, and Erasmus+ project implementation. Its role is focused on engaging target groups and contributing to the development and testing of learning formats, micro-credentials, and MOVEE components.
Deinde supports transformative capability research, co-development of micro-credentials, and the Engage and Employ components of MOVEE.
Key activities:
- Contribution to transformative capability research
- Co-development of micro-credentials and learning platforms
- Support for MOVEE components
- Engagement with women, migrants, people with disabilities, and unemployed people
- Dissemination through project-specific communication channels and local outreach
Impact contribution:
Deinde helps DIAMOND test and refine employability pathways with target groups who face real labour market barriers.
Fundacja Obiektywna (13/FOB) - Pologne : https://obiektywna.org/
Social Inclusion, Community Activation and MOVEE Validation
Fundacja Obiektywna contributes experience in social inclusion, community-based support, socio-professional activation, and work with vulnerable groups. Its role is important for ensuring that DIAMOND’s tools are tested with diverse users and adapted to practical community contexts.
FOB contributes to empowerment and transformative capability research, policy redesign, MOVEE development and validation, and Grassroot Living Lab activities.
Key activities:
- Engagement with vulnerable groups and local communities
- Contribution to empowerment capability research
- Contribution to transformative capability analysis
- Support for MOVEE development, validation, and facilitation
- Participation in policy redesign and Living Lab activities
Impact contribution:
FOB helps DIAMOND address the complex social realities behind employability, including migration, disability, unemployment, and social exclusion.
Youth Power Germany EV (14/YP) - Allemagne : https://yp-de.org/
Youth Empowerment, Non-Formal Education and Digital Inclusion
Youth Power Germany contributes expertise in youth empowerment, non-formal education, inclusion, digital citizenship, sustainability, and work with young people with fewer opportunities. Its role ensures that DIAMOND reflects the needs, expectations, and realities of younger target groups.
Youth Power Germany contributes to empowerment capabilities, transformative capability gaps, micro-credential development, new learning formats, and MOVEE components.
Key activities:
- Engagement with youth, youth workers, educators, and marginalized groups
- Contribution to empowerment capability research
- Support for identifying transformative capability gaps
- Co-development of micro-credentials and learning formats
- Contribution to MOVEE components and Living Lab activities
Impact contribution:
Youth Power Germany brings the voice of young people and youth workers into DIAMOND, helping make the project more inclusive, practical, and future-facing.
Fundación Miradas (15/FM) - Espagne : https://fundacionmiradas.org/
Neurodiversity, Autism Inclusion and Accessibility
Fundación Miradas contributes expertise in autism, neurodiversity, rights-based inclusion, early detection, family support, research, and quality of life. Its role is essential for ensuring that DIAMOND’s approach to employability and learning is accessible and responsive to neurodiverse users.
FM contributes to empowerment capability research, transformative capability analysis, micro-credential development, MOVEE components, and Living Lab activities.
Key activities:
- Engagement with autistic people, families, and disability stakeholders
- Contribution to empowerment capability research
- Support for inclusive micro-credential and learning format development
- Contribution to MOVEE components
- Input on accessibility, inclusion, and user-centred validation
Impact contribution:
FM helps DIAMOND ensure that personalized employability pathways are inclusive of neurodiverse individuals and sensitive to accessibility needs.
