DIAMOND: WP4 – Strengthening the Evidence for Smarter Skills Policies

EA Editor April 8, 2025 DIAMOND
DIAMOND: WP4 – Strengthening the Evidence for Smarter Skills Policies
08 Apr 2025
DIAMOND
April 8, 2025 EA Editor

WP4 of the DIAMOND Project dives deep into the economic effectiveness of re- and upskilling programs. By combining meta-analysis, modeling, and real-world impact evaluation, WP4 aims to guide better policy design and ensure labor market inclusion that truly works.

What Happens in WP4?

1. Meta-Analysis of Re/-Upskilling Programs

We’ll map existing macroeconomic research on the impact of re- and upskilling programs to build a comprehensive knowledge base.

📌Leader: Aarhus University 🇩🇰

Partners: Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪, RWTH Aachen University 🇩🇪

2. Stochastic Life-Cycle Modelling of Employment Paths

A dynamic life-cycle model will simulate how individuals experience risks (like job loss or mismatches) and how smart training solutions (like MOVEᴱ) can mitigate them.

📌Leader: RWTH Aachen University 🇩🇪

Partners: Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪

3. Economic Cost-Benefit Analyses of DIAMOND Solutions

A randomized field experiment will compare traditional training with DIAMOND’s tailored upskilling pathways (ᴱGROW & MOVEᴱ), evaluating the impact on job applications, wages, and well-being.

📌 Lead: Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪

Partners: RWTH Aachen University 🇩🇪, University of Vienna 🇦🇹

4. Policy Redesign for Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP)

We will translate economic insights into actionable policy recommendations and host a policy roundtable to rethink how Europe designs future-proof skills programs.

📌 Lead: European Centre For Economic Policy Analysis and Affairs (ECEPAA) 🇧🇪

Partners: Freie Universität Berlin 🇩🇪, RWTH Aachen University 🇩🇪, Evolutionary Archetypes Consulting SL 🇪🇸, FOB 🇵🇱, Youth Power Germany e.V.

With WP4, DIAMOND is making sure that upskilling isn’t just well-intentioned — it’s evidence-based, cost-effective, and life-changing.

Our Other Partners:

Universidad de Burgos 🇪🇸,CETIC 🇧🇪,Immersion 🇫🇷,Proportional Message 🇵🇹,EMiT Feltrinelli 🇮🇹,Deinde sp. z o. o. 🇵🇱,Fundación Miradas 🇪🇸

🔗 Learn more: https://diamond-empower.eu/about/

Project: 101178081 — DIAMOND — HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01

Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.