📢 Open Call for Online Training: Learn Everything About the ESOP Model!

Employee Ownership Plan – The ESOP model offers a unique opportunity for companies to involve their employees in the ownership structure, leading to greater motivation, productivity, and stability. As part of the SWAYED project, we are organizing free online training sessions to help you learn everything you need to know about this model and its application in Macedonia.

During the training, you will learn:

• How the ESOP model functions in successful companies worldwide
• Practical steps for implementing the model in your company
• Benefits for employees and employers
• Examples from Slovenia and their path toward economic democracy

Why should you apply?

👉 Gain practical knowledge and tools for applicable solutions
👉 Get access to a network of professionals and experts
👉 Become part of a community advocating for a fairer economy

🗓️ When? From March 13 to April 10, 2025

*Schedule:
📅 14 March 2025, 13.00-16.00 – Social Entrepreneurship for Youth and Governance Models (Lecturers: Irina Janevska, Marjan Icoski and Stefan Ivanovski, PhD Student, Cornell University, USA)

📅 20 Мarch 2025, 17.00-20.00 – Introduction to Economic Democracy and Employee Ownership Models – Historical Overview, Main Features, Supporting Values (dr. Tej Gonza and dr. David Ellerman)

📅 27 March 2025, 17.00-20.00 – Employee Ownership as a Sustainable Solution to the Pressing Socio-Economic Challenges of the 21st century (Kosta Marco Juri and Sebastjan Pikl)

📅03 April 2025, 17.00-20.00 – Practical Implementation of ESOP model – Ownership Rights and Responsibilities, Decision-Making Systems with Practical Example of Company Transition to ESOP (INEA) (Tilen Božič and Saša Muhič Pureber)

📅 10 April, 17.00-20.00 – Ownership Culture and Open-book Management: Learning about Ownership – Thinking, Understanding and Acting as an Owner through Financial Transparency (Sara Lucu and dr. Mina Ličen)

Working language: English

*Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Registered participants will be promptly informed of any updates.

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/VZ768eoTSEZypshv6
📅 Application deadline: March 5, 2025

Let’s walk together toward economic democracy and the workplaces of the future!

The project “Shaping the Future of Work: Youth Democratic Workplaces for Social Change” is implemented by the Institute for Economic Democracy – Slovenia (coordinator) and the Association for Social Innovations “ARNO” – North Macedonia. The project is funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union. Through this project, various activities and resources are being developed to promote employee ownership models, democratic governance, and social innovations, enabling young people to actively participate in shaping the future.