In Greece, Social Impact Manager (SIM) training programme participants completed five online-based modules led by the University of the Peloponnese, SBE – the main independent trade union representing regional industry and manufacturing in Greece and KMOP, a non-profit organisation that works on education, research, policy and social action. The blend of synchronous teaching (delivered by Dr Antonis Klapsis with guest inputs from companies) and self-paced PDFs, slides, and recordings kept access flexible and consistent with SIM’s project outputs. From an open call of 33 applicants, 23 participants were selected, representing students, young professionals, and practitioners across universities, NGOs, and businesses.
The training built practical skills across Corporate Governance & Strategy, Territorial Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management, and Impact Assessment & Reporting, each rooted in SIM’s content and designed to help participants plan, deliver, and measure social impact.
Learning then moved into the field through small-group study visits to companies. Teams opened up their day-to-day operations, showing how SDG priorities are integrated into daily activities and answering detailed questions on governance choices, stakeholder dialogue, and impact evidence. The visits helped participants translate classroom tools into realistic next steps for their own initiatives.
Feedback from this round was strongly positive, with participants highlighting the relevance of the content (average 4.7/5) and reporting more confidence, new contacts, and clearer project ideas. Each participant is now shaping an individual project proposal informed by the modules and the study visits, with targeted mentoring carried through the programme’s hackathon-style workshop.
