Training is a key element to ensure the sustainable growth and competitiveness. Public bodies and authorities have spent resources on the promotion of work-linked training programmes. Evaluation was an inherent nature of training process. It is mandatory to know the quality of the training process as well as the results of the intervention. It’s necessary to provide a flexible, customizable and friendly methodology that help work-linked training providers to assess training activities considering the results, the impact of the training in the persons and the impact in the organization itself and in its environment. Companies’ needs a supporting tool that help them evaluate their training needs, labour market trends and the impact in the economies of the resources spent on these. This new approach should cover four main criteria to evaluate:Quality: evaluate and assess the quality of training, that is, witch characteristics of the training satisfy the needs of trainees (regarding contents, duration, trainers and facilities).Efficacy/Performance: Identify the results obtained during the training sessions and how these results fit to the needs of the labour market and companies. Efficiency: Assess the results focusing on the economic and other resources engaged in the process. Impact: Assess the impact/effects of the training on both the employability of the trainees and the competitiveness of the companies. ATWORK project aims to develop/build/create a methodology to evaluate the social impact of the work-linked training programmes on persons, on companies and on socio-economic environment. ATWORK Specific objectivesImprove the environment of training evaluation through a new assessment toolPromote a suitable framework to promote work-linked training in EuropeProvide with innovative method to manage work-linked training and assess its impacts on organization and on societyImprove the environment of companies through impact evaluationContribute to develop the social dimension of training, adapting it to new requirements of sustainability. ATWORK TargetsProviders of work-linked training, to assess training developed and its impact in the socio-economic environment; Trainees/Apprentices, to assess and evaluate their competences acquired regarding to the needs of companies and labour market and improve their employability; Companies involved in these process, to match better the training needs of the company with the training offer and how they affect their competitiveness and growth. To achieve this objective, five tasks have been carried out.1.Comparative study of the existing evaluation models: in-depth interviews and an exhaustive analysis of the evaluation models existing in the countries of the partnership have been conducted.2.Development of the Theoretical framework with evaluation Indicators: a battery of indicators has been proposed, to serve as a basis for knowing the impact of the training actions on citizens.3.Development of the technological platform: a technological tool with high usability has been proposed, based on the indicators proposed in the theoretical framework.4. Handbook, a user manual to accompany the tool. 5. Testing and Validation of the Platform: numerous activities were carried out in all countries, such as the selection of training courses, students and tutors, to use the platform and offer conclusions and assessment about its usability and usefulness regarding the objectives persecutedThe technological development phase suffered a delay. It has influenced in the development of the Manual and the Validation phase, finally executed throughout the summer months and until the end of the project, far from expected. This delay has also influenced the delivery of other transversal activities of dissemination of the project.Finally, the results obtained are:- A Comparative Study of Existing Evaluation Models.- A Theoretical Framework with evaluation indicators.- A technological platform, as a tool for evaluating training actions, with its user manual.The Impact of the results used by the organizations targeted in the countries consortium opens up a wide range of possibilities. Some examples are:- Increased knowledge regarding training evaluation,- Development of transversal competences in teaching staff- Increased motivation to participate in training actions.- Implement work and collaboration networks around the exploitation of the ATWORK platform.- Increase the quality of training offered by organizations.ATWORK partnership is formed by 6 organizations from 5 countries: Spain, Austria, Poland, Romania and UK. All represents different scope of the project main objective and has been establishing from a geographical balance approach. The project has been executed from January 18 to September 19. It started three months later than scheduled (Oct 17), after the NA communication in December 17.