FUSE

FUSE targets regions with strong traditions in shared kitchen incubation and significant labour shortages in the food sector. Our social innovation goal is to create a transformative framework that integrates the Shared Kitchen Incubator model with proven elements of subsidised jobs programs, promoting innovative pathways to stable employment in the food sector in Roscommon and Leitrim (Ireland), Lombardy (Italy), Nitra and national (Slovakia) and Gipuzkoa province (Spain). By offering practical training and creating job opportunities through an innovative subsidised job program, FUSE aims to address long-term unemployment in areas where demand for skilled workers is high. FUSE aims to generate lasting impact in the following areas:
– Employment and Skill Development: FUSE will equip participants with practical culinary and food industry skills, giving them the confidence and abilities needed to secure stable employment in a sector where skilled labour is in demand.
– Capacity Building for Local Entities: Local employment agencies, businesses and community organisations will strengthen their ability to address workforce gaps. By aligning training with the specific needs of the food industry, FUSE will improve job placements and enhance collaboration among local stakeholders, creating a supportive ecosystem.
– Economic and Social Impact: FUSE will reduce unemployment by filling labour shortages in the food sector via 120 subsidised work placements and 600 receiving upskilling in in-demand areas.