Expert support to ESF Community of Practice on Employment, Education and Skills

The ESF Community of Practice on Employment, Education and Skills is a network of experts and practitioners supported by the European Commission, to promote mutual learning in planning and implementing projects funded by the European Social Fund. BI experts Márton Csillag and Ágota Scharle have contributed to the network as external experts, developing the annual work programme, preparing thematic reports and policy briefs, and organising peer reviews, webinars and study visits on topics ranging from outreach to vulnerable youth, counterfactual impact evaluation of ESF+ projects, coordination between NGOs and public agencies in delivering social and employment services and training, or innovation in adult education. Publications are available at the ESF Networks’ website.

Following a period of individual contracts, BI won an open tender launched by the European Social Fund Agency, Lithuania for a two-year contract as of July 2025.