The current COVID-19 crisis has heavily accelerated the need for a digital transformation in the educative and training systems across Europe, but there are still many limitations in terms of e-teaching and more training in this field is needed. As a result, the project IKSE aims at supporting the process of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrate responsiveness, adaptability, and flexibility, contributing to building digital education readiness and to mitigating the impact of the crisis on education.Consequently, IKSE will focus on building capacity to implement online, blended, and distance teaching and learning; to develop digital pedagogical competences of VET Actors, Professionals and End Users enabling them to deliver high quality inclusive digital education. Moreover, it will support them in using high-quality digital content such as innovative online resources and tools in the field of Social Entrepreneurship.Thus, the partnership will promote networking of institutions across the EU, sharing of resources, expertise, and collaboration with digital technology providers and experts in educational technologies and relevant pedagogical practice. It will help to develop tailor made solutions adapted to local challenges and realities. Consequently, IKSE focuses on the follow objectives: In first place, to deploy innovative digital tools and methods to deliver quality and inclusive education through online/virtual means, including blended teaching, training and learning. In second place, to support learners, teachers and trainers in adapting to online/ distance learning. In third place, to promote safer and more responsible use of digital technology. And fourthly, to define how to best incorporate digital online technology into subject-specific teaching, training and learning, including work-based learning. For that, the project will count with the following participants•InnoGrowth - European Association for Innovation and Growth- NGO (Bulgaria)•Aris - professional training and research center (Italy)•Universitat Jaume I de Castellón – public body (Spain)•Ankara Directorate of National Education - public body (Turkey)•National Agency for Microcredit - public body (Italy)•Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Centre – public body (Bulgaria)Associated partner: Ministry of labor and social policy (Republic of Bulgaria)Thought an innovative methodology, IKSE will support the taking up of digital technologies and of innovative and open pedagogies in education, focusing on Innovative Keys for Social Entrepreneurship for already and newcomers youth and adult social entrepreneurs. It will also promote gender equality and address differences in relation to the access and use by underrepresented groups, such as, but not only, people with disabilities.IKSE’s methodology will also use the European frameworks on digital competences of educators, citizens, and organizations, including the development and use of open educational resources, open textbooks, and free and open-source educational software. Additionally, it will especially promote the design and use of innovative methods and tools for teaching, training, learning, and assessment as drivers of improvements in lifelong learning in the field of social entrepreneurship. IKSE project has 2 main target groups: e-learning Designers and VET Key Actors; and social entrepreneurs and Managers. The project is aimed at producing several outcomes: in first place, a toolbox regarding e-learning international best practices for digital learning design and social entrepreneurship. Then, an E-learning training course for E-learning designers and VET Key Actors which focus on digital learning main competences - within the EQF, ECVET, and EQARF. In third place, it will deliver the design of 4 Drivers for Social Entrepreneurship Key Competencies to manage e-learning efficiently. Those drivers will be managing, social impact, digital innovation and circular economy. Moreover, IKSE will develop a e-learning platform and several learning materials for IO 2 and 3 that will include how to create innovative design for platforms and training courses, innovative tools and methodologies for e-learning and standards of establishment for e-learning and material production. Finally, the project will develop a roadmap of e-learning implementation and a set of policy recommendations. It will be complemented for several online events for courses delivery for staff and VET actors training. Though these outcomes, IKSE bets for a to making a more digital, fair and inclusive Europe.Additionally, to disseminate effectively IKSE outcomes, the partnership will use the main EU platform such as eTwinning, the School Education Gateway and EPALE Platforms to work together before, during and after the project activities. Partnership will also organise transnational learning, teaching and training activities of individuals, including blended mobility.