TESS

TESS project is a European initiative focused on creating a European VET data space to improve the collection, sharing and use of vocational education and training (VET) data across Europe.

Bringing together partners from Spain, France, Greece, Turkey, Estonia and Finland, the project addresses the current fragmentation of educational data and promote secure, interoperable and data-driven collaboration among VET stakeholders.

Results

A validated European VET data space for secure and interoperable data sharing.
Common governance, legal and technical frameworks for vocational education data exchange.
Pilot actions demonstrating the effectiveness and scalability of the VET data space across Europe.
Training programmes and capacity-building activities to strengthen digital skills in data spaces within the VET ecosystem.

The role of the SQS

SQS plays a key role in the development of the European VET Data Space, contributing its expertise in secure, interoperable, and trustworthy data-sharing solutions. The organisation also supports capacity-building, dissemination, and sustainability activities to foster the adoption and long-term impact of the project.

The project

Trusted European Scholar Data Space

Start/End: 03/2026 – 02/2029

Funding

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 Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Consortium

Asociación de Empresas Tecnológicas Innovalia
Software Quality Systems SA (SQS)
Kepez District Directorate of National Education
Atatürk Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School
KAINOTOMIA & SIA EE
Regional Directorate of Education of Central Greece
Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications D’Excellence Industrie du future Occitanie
Tartu City Government

Tartu Vocational College (VOCO)
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK)
SKILLS FINLAND RY
Cauvaldor Expansion
Consejería de Educación, Formación Profesional, Actividad Física y Deportes del Gobierno de Canarias
CIFP César Manrique
CIFP Felo Monzón Grau-Bassas

Certificaciones

UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025

ISO 9001

ISO 20000