Platform Vocational Excellence Water Scale Up
Water is life. It is a precondition for human, animal, and plant life as well as an indispensable resource for the economy and fundamental in climate regulation. The proposed project PoVE Water Scale-up is a joint initiative of 8 VET schools, 7 Water industry professionals, 4 academic partners and 3 support partners in Europe (NL, DE, MT, CZ, LV, EE, BE) and beyond (SA) to educate our VET students to become agile, digitally skilled and sustainable oriented water sector professionals that our future desperately needs.
The aim of the project is to integrate Vocational Excellence in the Water sector, thus ensuring high quality skills and competences that lead to quality jobs and careers, meeting the needs of an innovative, inclusive and sustainable economy.
Objectives and activities are:
- Expand the holistic approach to Vocational Excellence in the EU Water sector by securing a central role of VET in the regional Innovation Ecosystems and further developing strong and enduring relationships between VET, research & the water industry.
- To expand PoVE Water geographically in a sustainable way (environmentally and economically) in line with the EU Green deal by setting up and interlinking CoVE Water networks that operate on Regional level.
- Drive innovation in water related VET on a regional and EU level by developing contemporary (Digital, VR) learning materials.
- Ensure that current and future water sector professionals have the key skills & competences demanded by developing blended training programmes.
- Increasing student’s, teacher’s and professional’s competence for international mobilities by organising international mobilities as common practise in Water related VET.
- Building EU and global recognition for PoVE Water as a worldwide point of reference for VET in the water sector.
- Future proof the workforce for the Water sector and avoid a brain- & skills drain by securing current and increasing future students in water related studies.
Types of services provided
The consortium is to set up complement partners in each other in experience, expertise and position in society. This to make sure there is an appropriate mix of competences available to be able to deliver quality results and to realise maximum impact. This project in general builds on the following knowledge pillars:
- Building on Triple Helix constructs and Knowledge Triangle cooperation.
- Improve Research and technological skills in the water sector.
- Conducting Labour market needs with industry representatives.
- Building on Digital Education with short online professional courses.
- Building on practical Virtual Reality learning.
- Dissemination of local experts/ EU and worldwide networks.
The project is Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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