Pilot projects selected for funding ERASMUS+
Support for Policy Reform 2020 Call
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:
- Developing and securing the long-term continuation of 8 green economy centres in 7 countries with smart promotion of regional development and cooperation with companies and regional stakeholders as well as cooperation between the 8 centres and internationally with 70 associated partners from 13 countries
- Sustainably upgrade skills, secure the need for young professionals/managers and entrepreneurs, and strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs in the green economy
- Development, testing and implementation of over 50 initial vocational training, continuing education and dual higher education programs (EQF levels 3 to 6) as well as innovation funding through the eight centres of vocational excellence and promotion of long-term international cooperation
- Realise energy savings, use renewable energies and environmental and climate protection through qualified and innovative SMEs
Main deliverables:
- Concepts, models, tools and results of the development of 8 centres as well as regional and international cooperation
- Implementation of dual vocational training in initial, further 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
- Effectively promoting innovation in the green economy in SMEs and increasing productivity
- Development and realisation of measures for emphatic energy saving and use of alternative energies as well as climate and environmental protection
The project in a nutshell:
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
22 VET Providers
36 Companies, Industry or Sector Representatives
6 Public Authorities
18 Higher Education Institutions
6 Research Centres
6 Non-Governmental Organisations/Associations