Tailwind³ for diversity, change and sustainability in the social economy

The Tailwind³ ("rückenwind³") programme aims to secure skilled workers in social professional fields, with a special focus on the challenges of demographic and digital change. The programme’s approach is to adapt structures and cultures at organisations and enterprises in the non-profit social economy, in combination with establishing flexible and target group-specific programmes for employees to adapt their skills.

Project executing organisations are required to address one of the following five fields of action:

• A. Development and testing of modern work models and organisation in the context of a changing world of work in social occupations and areas of work
• B. Improving equal opportunities through analogue and digital skills development and creating an inclusive work environment
• C. Measures to support employees and enterprises in dealing with new workplace technologies
• D. Applying analogue and digital strategies to recruit and retain staff, including through online-based offers and digital communication formats.
• E. Supporting and developing the skills of employees and evolving the management and enterprise culture

The Tailwind³ programme was developed jointly by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Federal Association of Non-statutory Welfare (BAGFW). It is being implemented and monitored in close partnership between the two programme partners. An external co-ordinating office at BAGFW coordinates programme implementation.

Tailwind³ is the successor programme to the ESF programme Tailwind+ ("rückenwind+") from the ESF funding period 2014-2020.