The comprehensive provision of green skills is a key priority of 3LoE. Addressing the challenges of energy, climate and environmental protection, 3LoE establishes Centres of Vocational Excellence on green economy and implements a wide range of vocational education, training and higher education measures concerning green economy, digitalization and entrepreneurship.

Main objectives:

  • Sustainably upgrade skills, secure the need for young professionals/managers and entrepreneurs, and strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs in the green economy
  • Realise energy savings, use renewable energies and environmental and climate protection through qualified and innovative SMEs

Main deliverables:

  • Implementation of dual vocational training in education, training and higher education, with an intensive partnership between the places of learning (companies – centres)
  • Development of sustainable partnerships between centres of excellence and SMEs, organised and secured on a permanent basis by chambers.
  • Improvement of the skills of SME professionals and managers in green economy activities:
  • Promotion of entrepreneurship in the green economy and securing of business transfers and startups by increasing the number and quality of young entrepreneurs’ activities

Lead organisation

Blankeneser Landstrasse 7
22587 Hamburg, Germany

Countries

Germany, Austria, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Spain

Associated partners

70 from 13 countries

Type of partners

19 VET Providers
34 Companies, Industry or Sector Representatives
Public Authorities
14 Higher Education Institutions
Research Centres
3 Non-Governmental Organisations/Associations

CoVE Austria

CoVE Germany

CoVE Italy

CoVE Latvia

CoVE Lithuania

CoVE Poland

CoVE Spain