SACCORD - Skills ACCORD
SACCORD is a 2-year Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Project (2024–2025) designed to strengthen Europe’s capacity to reskill and upskill the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI). Acting as an operational backbone for the Creative Pact for Skills, SACCORD connects European policy ambitions with local and regional implementation, focusing on governance, collaboration models, micro-credentials, and ecosystem-based skills development.
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SACCORD brings together a complementary consortium of European networks, universities, and regional innovation actors representing education, culture, design, creative business, and policy expertise. Read more.
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Shared skills priorities and vocabularies;
Alignment with EU initiatives such as the European Skills Agenda and ongoing EU digital/green priorities;
Concrete tools, guidelines, and pilots validated through LEPs and Creative Skills Week.
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SACCORD evidence shows that the Creative Pact for Skills can grow further, but quality and impact require investment in operational capacity. Read more about what is needed for the next phase, free downloadable guide book, policy recommendations, our flagship events, and more under Resources
Creative Skills Week (CSW)
Creative Skills Week (CSW) is a flagship European platform for skills learning and exchange, bringing together educators, policymakers, sector leaders, artists, students, and creative professionals. CSW connects European initiatives with local practice through hybrid formats that combine training, policy dialogue, and ecosystem exchange.
Highlights from CSW2025
Take a look at the highlights from Creative Skills Week 2025, held in Prague and online. Explore a gallery of moments from the event here.
See what took place from 22 - 26 September in Prague, Czechia, through the CSW2025 Aftermovie, which brought together educators, policymakers, sector leaders, artists, students, and learners of all kinds to collaborate.
Meet SACCORD Partners
BEDA - THE BUREAU OF EUROPEAN DESIGN ASSOCIATIONS
CREATIVE FED
CREATIVE PRAGUE (KREP)
CREATIVE REGION LINZ & UPPER AUSTRIA GMBH (CREARE)
ELIA (EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF INSTITUTES OF THE ARTS)
FEDERATIE CREATIEVE INDUSTRIE
HKU - STICHTING HOGESCHOOL VOOR DE KUNSTEN UTRECHT
MATERAHUB - CONSORZIO MATERAHUB INDUSTRIE CULTURALI E CREATIVE
Show your dedication to CCSI skills advancement
Sign the Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto
Envision a more inclusive, sustainable future where creativity flourishes, gender balance is a given, and every individual in the Creative and Cultural Sector Industries (CCSI) ecosystem has the opportunity to thrive.
Endorse the Creative Pact for Skills Manifesto now.