*5.2. Geographical Scale*

This dimension refers to the capacity of social innovation to spread geographically, in other words, scalability. Some interventions can be only arranged at the micro level, and others at the macro level. Scalability means expanding social innovation to other geographic regions and countries [26]. The cases identified in this study are generally organised at the national level, and there are a few of them based on transnational cooperation. According to our analyses, 41 out of 51 projects are conducted at the national level using national organisations. We discovered seven projects that have regional focuses, three of them are from Belgium and two are from Spain. The "Traineeship First", "MolenGeek", and "Trecone" projects in Belgium are conducted in Brussels. Spain's "Youth Guarantee Communication Plan through promoters" is a project conducting information activities in Catalonia, and "Technical round-tables for coordination of the Youth Guarantee at Municipal level in the Region of Murcia" is located in Murcia. Slovenia's "First Challenge" project focuses on eastern Slovenia and Germany's "Education & Business Cooperation" project is in Baden-Württemberg. It is evident that almost all regional-focused projects are located in countries in which the regional governments are compelling, or a federalist system exists. Only two international–transnational projects exist in the database. "Baltic Alliance for Apprenticeships" is a project targeting "raising the status and enhancing the attractiveness of VET in the Baltic states by involving national social partners and VET provider organisations in the development of effective approaches." It has been organised by the cooperation of the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian ministries of education. The project has been successful in creating a dialogue between Baltic institutions. The second transnational project is "Apprenticeship Toolbox", a project which aims "to create an online database—a 'one-stop-shop'—housing reports and information on the different approaches to dual apprenticeships in the five participating countries," namely in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. The project also aims to scale up the successful practices in these countries across Europe. These figures show that the scalability of projects is relatively weak, and many projects are conducted within the national boundaries.
