About Us

What is the Future Skills Factory®?

FSF® is a skills laboratory and observatory for a digital and sustainable future, aiming to support public policies, the educational and qualification system in identifying and developing skills and competencies that meet the needs of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable economy.

Courses

Circular Economy

Circular Design and Eco-Design Basic Concepts

Centimfe

Digital Transformation and Sustainability Course

Business Transformation

Digital Transformation and Sustainability

Carolina Marques and Florinda Matos

Transformation Readiness on Personal Level

Happiness at Work

Florinda Matos and Cláudia Vajão

Intellectual Capital Management

How to Audit and Measure Intellectual Capital

Florinda Matos and Nuno Matos

Business Transformation

Integrating Sustainability into the Strategy and Business Model

Ana Simaens

Business Transformation

Intellectual Capital and Change Management for Digital Transformation and Sustainability

Florinda Matos and Carolina Marques

Cover of Introduction to Learning Organizations Course

Intellectual Capital Management

Introduction to Learning Organisations

Rhonda Bowen, Isabel Flores, Florinda Matos and Ana Tomik

Resilient Transition

Introduction to Social Economy

Pedro Oliveira and Nuno Matos

Intellectual Capital Management

Knowledge Management and Organisational Innovation

Florinda Matos and Carolina Marques

Intellectual Capital Management

Organisational Capital

Nuno Matos and Carolina Marques

Sustainable Business Management

Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS

Cláudia Vajão

Intellectual Capital Management

Relational Capital

Florinda Matos and Nuno Matos

Circular Economy

Sustainable Materials Management – Recycling, Downcycling and Upcycling

Centimfe

Latest Resources

Access the latest reports and studies for expert insights and recommendations

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Report

Unlocking High-Quality Teaching

OECD AI Policy Observatory

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Paper

Making Digital Regulation Work: The crucial role technical standards play in implementing the EU AI Act

Robert Kilian, Linda Jack, Dominik Ebel

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Report

Meeting Skill Needs for the Green Transition: Skills Anticipation and VET for a Greener Future

CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

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Cover page of the book "Intellectual Capital in a Global Business Landscape"

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Media

Intellectual Capital in a Global Business Landscape

Florinda Matos, Carmine Basile, Ludo Pyis, Leif Edvinsson, Göran Roos

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Resources

Vocational Excellence e-Library

ETF - European Training Foundation

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Resources

Centres of Vocational Excellence

European Comission - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

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Media

Identifying Key Skills for the Future of Work and the Assessments to Build Them

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education

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Report

Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

Mauro Cazzaniga, Florence Jaumotte, Longji Li, Giovanni Melina, Augustus J Panton, Carlo Pizzinelli, Emma J Rockall, Marina Mendes Tavares

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Report

Future of Jobs Report 2025

World Economic Forum

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Report

Council conclusions on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training

European Union

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News and Events

Read our Articles
Workshop/4 February 2025/

Transformation for Sustainability: Anticipating the Skills of the Future

Fotografia que mostra a investigadora Florinda Matos à entrada do edifício do Iscte
Sustainable Business Management/27 January 2025/

Training in Epicentre of Sustainable Companies

Intellectual Capital Management/30 June 2024/

Presenting ICScoring

Future Skills Factory/20 January 2024/

Cove: Future Skills Factory

Upcoming Events

Stay informed and engaged with our exciting line-up of events

Shaping the Future of Data, Knowledge and Innovation with AI for Global Sustainable Change
  • November 27, 2025 2:00 pm

Shaping the Future of Data, Knowledge and Innovation with AI for Global Sustainable Change

  • Iscte, Lisbon
Intellectual Capital Management: Measuring and Corporate Reporting
  • June 26, 2025 2:00 pm

Intellectual Capital Management: Measuring and Corporate Reporting

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Green Jobs and Emergent Talents
  • May 21, 2025 2:00 pm

Green Jobs and Emergent Talents

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