The book “Skills in the Social Economy – Learner’s Handbook” is one of five books developed for education and training in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). The books were collectively prepared by ten authors who are members of the People’s University of Social and Solidarity Economy, “UnivSSE Coop”, within the framework of the European project “YOUTHShare: A Place for Youth in Mediterranean EEA: Resilient and Sharing Economies for NEETs”, funded by the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment.
The books were designed as the main educational material for participants in a 40-hour seminar on skills in the Social and Solidarity Economy. They comprise one English-language handbook for trainers and four learner’s handbooks in English, Greek, Spanish and Italian.
The Learner’s Handbook is available here:
Skills in the Social Economy – Learner’s Handbook
The remaining books are also freely available online at:
http://www.youthshare-project.org/training-manuals-and-handbooks/
They are complemented by an e-learning platform, available at:
https://elearning.youthshare-project.org
The books are organised into ten lessons, divided into three modules:
MODULE 1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY (SSE)
Lesson 1. Introduction to the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)
(Karolos-Iosif Kavoulakos and Kostas Nikolaou)
Lesson 2. Working with Cooperative Principles
(Aspa Papafilippou and Kostas Nikolaou)
Lesson 3. SSE Legislation and Regulations
(Ifigeneia Douvitsa)
MODULE 2. ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING AN SSE ENTITY
Lesson 4. Choosing the Legal and Economic Field of Activity
(Vasilis Bellis and Ifigeneia Douvitsa)
Lesson 5. Establishment Procedures and Strategic Planning
(Lazaros Angelou)
Lesson 6. The Founding Team
(Andreas Oikonomou)
Lesson 7. SSE Management and Governance
(Kostas Nikolaou)
MODULE 3. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS
Lesson 8. Financing the Social and Solidarity Economy
(Giorgos Alexopoulos)
Lesson 9. Social Business Planning and Social Impact
(Athanasios K. Devetzidis)
Lesson 10. Social Franchising
(Venetia Barmpopoulou)