CORE

CORE

Circular Economy for Young Entrepreneurs

A 28-month European project supporting young entrepreneurs to launch circular and green businesses in the fashion and agri-food sectors

Programme: Erasmus+ KA220-VET – Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training
Duration: 28 months (November 2025 – March 2028)
Lead Partner: Centoform Srl – Italy
Partners: Moebeus SB S.R.L. (IT), Institut Régional de Formation à l’Environnement et au Développement Durable (FR), Institute for Technology Transfer and Innovations (BG), Know-House s.r.o. (CZ)
Reference sectors: Fashion, agri-food, green and circular entrepreneurship

Project Overview

CORE (Circular ecOnomy foR young Entrepreneurs) sostiene la transizione green e circolare dei giovani aspiranti imprenditori e delle micro e piccole imprese già attive in due dei settori più inquinanti e in maggiore difficoltà in Europa: la moda e l’agroalimentare.

The project brings together a VET centre, an Italian sustainable fashion company, a French environmental training institute, a Bulgarian innovation centre and a Czech research-oriented enterprise, in a partnership spanning Italy, France, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Together they design tools, advisory services and training resources that turn circular economy principles into concrete business opportunities for the next generation of European entrepreneurs.

Objectives

  • Support the green and circular transition of young aspiring entrepreneurs and operators already active in the fashion and agri-food sectors
  • Develop a European open-source platform featuring the CORE Decision Support System (DSS), integrated with a generative AI tool, providing personalised advice for starting or converting a business along green and circular lines
  • Build a multilingual upskilling catalogue to develop and strengthen the skills required by green entrepreneurshipBuild a multilingual upskilling catalogue to develop and strengthen the skills required by green entrepreneurship
  • Foster a “green entrepreneurship spirit” across the EU, raising awareness and engaging lasting stakeholder communities

Implementation
The five partners work collaboratively across five work packages over 28 months. WP1 ensures project management and quality assurance; WP2 designs and develops the CORE DSS methodology integrated with a generative AI advisor; WP3 produces the multilingual training catalogue, gathering at least 50 “green” learning opportunities; WP4 tests, reviews and validates the full toolkit with at least 200 beneficiaries across the four partner countries; WP5 handles communication, dissemination and the creation of a LinkedIn Community of Practice. Centoform leads the partnership as the VET partner, ensuring that outputs are directly applicable in vocational training, IFTS/ITS pathways and existing micro and small enterprises.

Expected Results

  • A multilingual, freely accessible Decision Support System (DSS) for green and circular entrepreneurship, integrated with a generative AI advisor
  • An upskilling catalogue featuring at least 50 “green” training opportunities for the fashion and agri-food sectors
  • At least 200 beneficiaries (new and existing green entrepreneurs) directly involved in piloting the CORE tools across the four partner countries
  • A European Community of Practice on LinkedIn with at least 300 members and 600 followers across social channels
  • A series of multiplier events – local in-person events, an online international event on innovative business models in agri-food, and a final international hybrid event in Bulgaria on innovative business models in fashion

CORE enables young Europeans to start and grow circular and sustainable businesses, accelerating the green transition in two of Europe’s most impactful sectors.

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Promptme4Better Erasmus+

Promptme4Better Erasmus+
Prompt Literacy for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Promptme4Better — an Erasmus+ project on AI Prompt Literacy in Higher Education

Duration: 24 months
Period of Realization: October 2025 – September 2027
Format: Online learning and international pilot activities
No. of Participants (pilot phase): 60 students and educators
Methodology: Digital learning environment, online modules and practical exercises
Programme: Erasmus+ KA220-HED – Cooperation Partnership

Project Overview

Promptme4Better is an Erasmus+ KA220-HED Cooperation Partnership designed to strengthen AI prompt literacy and support the academic community in navigating the rapid digital transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence. The project develops a structured framework that helps students, educators and professionals understand how to formulate effective prompts, critically assess AI-generated outputs and apply responsible AI practices in educational contexts.

Objectives

  • Build a comprehensive online teaching programme on prompt literacy for Higher Education
  • Develop an interactive digital learning environment with practical exercises
  • Implement pilot training sessions across partner countries
  • Create recommendations for integrating AI teaching practices within HEIs
  • Establish a certification framework ensuring transparent recognition of acquired skills

Implementation

The project combines research on AI literacy needs, design of online learning resources, practical case-based exercises and a set of international pilot sessions that will test and validate the methodology with students and educators. Each partner contributes specialised expertise to ensure a robust, scalable and pedagogically sound training offer.

Expected Results

  • A complete online learning programme on AI prompt literacy
  • A digital learning environment accessible across Europe
  • A validated pilot training pathway for HEIs
  • A certification system ensuring recognition of acquired skills
  • Strategic guidelines to support responsible AI integration in Higher Education

Promptme4Better makes AI education accessible, practical and meaningful for all, opening new paths for innovation in Higher Education.

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CraftAdapt: New Crafts Emerging

CraftAdapt
New Crafts Emerging

Secondary Waste Processing as a New Entrepreneurial Opportunity for Artisans from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

Programme: Erasmus+
Focus: Circular economy integration in VET for the crafting sector
Pilot Target: Over 100 artisans and VET stakeholders
Key Materials: 10 e-learning units, 5 entrepreneurial manuals, 25 best practice examples

Overview del progetto
CraftAdapt aims to contribute to vocational education in the crafting sector by integrating circular economy principles. The project addresses modern environmental and market demands through the innovative use of waste materials — plastics, debris and scraps — transforming them into new entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly for artisans from disadvantaged backgrounds. Responding to both EU green transition strategies and the evolving needs of craft markets, CraftAdapt equips artisans with updated skills to thrive in an economy increasingly shaped by sustainability requirements, the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and the Plastics Strategy.

Objectives

  • Bridge traditional and modern craft skills, focusing on secondary waste processing, upcycling and repurposing techniques
  • Promote upcycling as a craft practice, contributing to the circular economy and aligning with EU environmental strategies
  • Update educational materials with new guidelines and learning resources tailored to the changing needs of craft markets
  • Foster digital literacy, introducing digital tools to support upskilling and knowledge exchange among artisans
  • Pilot test new VET programme through international tests with over 100 artisans and stakeholders

Implementazione
CraftAdapt develops a digital educational toolkit featuring 10 e-learning units for VET schools, 5 entrepreneurial manuals on upcycling and repurposing, and 25 best practice examples highlighting innovative and sustainable crafting solutions. These resources are tested through a training programme targeting apprentices and VET students, ensuring practical application and real-world feedback. International pilot sessions validate the methodology across partner countries.

Expected Results

  • Enhanced skills in waste utilisation and circular crafting practices among VET students and artisans
  • Improved resilience and competitiveness of artisans from disadvantaged backgrounds
  • Integration of sustainable crafting practices into standard vocational education curricula
  • Emergence of new craft professions addressing the demands of a green economy

CraftAdapt transforms waste into opportunity, empowering a new generation of artisans to lead the green transition from their workbenches.

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Skills4AI

Skills4AI
Developing Artificial Intelligence Skills in VET

An Erasmus+ project empowering VET educators and learners to navigate the evolving landscape of AI

Programma: Erasmus+
Focus: Artificial Intelligence in Vocational Education and Training
Pilot Participants: Over 60 teachers and trainers
Format: Research, open learning path, pilot training, awareness videos

Project Overview

Skills4AI is an Erasmus+ project dedicated to fostering awareness and skills in Artificial Intelligence among VET educators and learners. As AI rapidly transforms industries and daily life, it has become essential for educators to grasp its significance, potential applications across sectors, and its impact on personal and civic life.
The project aims to empower teachers, trainers and learners with the knowledge and critical thinking necessary to navigate the evolving landscape of AI. Skills4AI bridges the gap between fast-moving technological development and the capacity of VET institutions to respond effectively.

Objectives

  • Help educators understand why AI is becoming integral across sectors including services, industry, communication and leisure
  • Enable educators to identify the diverse purposes AI serves in different professional contextsConsentire agli educatori di identificare i diversi ambiti di utilizzo dell’IA nei contesti professionali
  • Develop critical thinking skills to assess how AI influences personal and civic life
  • Empower VET professionals to promote responsible AI adoption and usage

Implementation

Skills4AI implements several activities: conducting research and presenting reproducible AI use cases tailored for VET educators; offering an open modular learning path validated by open badges; running a pilot training programme with over 60 teachers and trainers gaining hands-on experience; and producing 15 short awareness-raising videos created in collaboration with learners, covering AI’s impact across professional, personal and civic spheres.

Expected Results

  • A set of reproducible AI use cases for VET educators
  • An open modular learning path on AI in education, validated by open badges
  • Over 60 trained VET teachers and trainers with competences in AI-integrated pedagogy
  • 15 awareness-raising videos on AI’s role in professional, personal and civic life

Skills4AI equips the VET community with the awareness and tools needed to teach and guide in an AI-driven world.

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PAIC – Promoting Artificial Intelligence Competences in VET

PAIC
Promoting Artificial Intelligence Competences in VET

Integrating AI into Vocational Education and Training — building the skills for an intelligent future

Programme: Erasmus+
Focus: Artificial Intelligence integration in VET curriculum
Format: Online, blended and distance learning
Key Output: AI VET curriculum + Interactive Online Platform

Project Overview

Artificial Intelligence is one expression of an ongoing broader transformation driven by digitalization, global networking and automation. The scale and speed of the shift towards a knowledge economy — amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic — creates a pressing need for VET curriculum frameworks to become more flexible, adaptable, and capable of fostering personal learning, self-learning and lifelong learning. PAIC responds to this need by developing an open AI curriculum for VET, setting up an interactive online platform and training VET educators to effectively teach AI topics. The project unites policymakers, teacher training organisations, vocational schools and occupational sector organisations around a shared vision of AI as a key technology for transforming VET.

Objectives

  • Facilitate the creation and adaptation of open AI curriculum models integrating AI into VET
  • Immerse VET students in real-life working situations involving machine learning algorithms
  • Empower users to associate real business problems with machine learning methodologies
  • Expand knowledge to incorporate and promote innovative AI strategies within the VET system

Implementation

PAIC develops an AI VET curriculum grounded in machine learning theory and real business applications, alongside an Interactive Online Platform equipped with AI learning tools, codes and exercises. The project delivers targeted training for VET educators to teach AI topics effectively in online, blended and distance formats. Implementation involves a wide international cooperation of organisations with high expertise in digital education and AI.

Expected Results

  • An AI VET curriculum with theoretical background and real-world machine learning applications
  • An Interactive Online Platform with AI learning tools, codes and exercises
  • Large-scale impact on VET students’ Artificial Intelligence competences
  • Enhanced competences of VET educators for digital and online teaching of AI topics
  • A new innovative VET curriculum model promoting AI literacy across European VET systems

PAIC places Artificial Intelligence at the centre of VET, ensuring that tomorrow’s workforce is equipped with the skills to thrive in an AI-driven economy.

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SEE-VET

SEE-VET
Social and Emotional Education in VET

Improving VET educators’ and learners’ social and emotional literacy through the five SEE lenses
Programme: Erasmus+
Duration: 24 months
Focus: Social and Emotional Education (SEE) in Vocational Education and Training
Target: VET teachers, trainers, mentors and students
Project Overview
SEE-VET is a 24-month Erasmus+ project designed to improve VET teachers’ and students’ emotional and social literacy, as well as their self-awareness, empathy, resilience and assertiveness. Under five SEE lenses — social and emotional competences — SEE-VET positively influences VET teachers’ professional growth and helps them develop their own skill sets. At the same time, the project supports students’ social and emotional wellbeing and fosters a proactive attitude toward the VET system. By making Social and Emotional Education a natural part of VET provision, SEE-VET creates more inclusive, engaging and effective learning environments.
Objectives
  • Help VET professionals understand and implement the Social and Emotional Education (SEE) framework in their daily practice
  • Create a repository enabling VET professionals to experience a SEE environment first-hand and continue generating a culture of SEE in their institutions
  • Provide VET teachers with innovative knowledge and competences to increase students’ motivation to learn, practise and work
  • Contribute to increasing achievement levels among VET students through SEE-informed pedagogy

Implementation

SEE-VET develops training resources, a digital repository of SEE tools and methodologies, and practical learning experiences that allow VET educators to apply Social and Emotional Education approaches in their classrooms. The project builds capacity at institutional level, creating a culture of SEE that goes beyond individual professional development and becomes embedded in VET providers’ everyday practice.

Expected Results

  • A practical SEE framework adapted for the VET context
  • A digital repository of tools and methodologies for Social and Emotional Education in VET
  • VET educators equipped with innovative competences to foster student motivation and achievement
  • An enhanced culture of social and emotional wellbeing across VET institutions

SEE-VET brings the human dimension to VET, building educators and learners who are not only technically skilled but emotionally intelligent and socially aware.

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Erasmus+: Share your skills

Erasmus+ – Share your skills
Skills for Repair, Recovery and Recycling in the Context of Ecological Transition

Valorizing informal repair skills to support lifelong learning, ecological transition and inclusive societies

Programme: Erasmus+ – Adult Education
Project code: 2021-1-FR01-KA220-ADU-000026628
Duration: 2 years (from 2021)
Lead partner: France
Focus: Skills in the repair sector, ecological and digital transition, lifelong learning

Project Overview

Share Your Skills is an Erasmus+ project for adult education, funded by the European Commission for a duration of two years. The project focuses on the repair sector as a testing ground for developing and strengthening technical and transversal skills—both formal and informal—for adults. Drawing inspiration from successful experiences across Europe—such as the “Repair Cafés” widely established in France and Germany and growing in Italy as well—the project explores how repair skills can be integrated into lifelong learning pathways. The objective is to support ecological and digital transition while fostering more inclusive and participatory societies.

Objectives

  • Raise awareness among communities about the importance of sustainable behaviors and the challenges of ecological and digital transition in the repair sector
  • Identify, develop and valorize repair, recovery and recycling skills in formal and informal learning contexts
  • Develop and promote skills within a lifelong learning framework, making informal repair skills visible and transferable
  • Identify and characterize beneficiaries in the repair sector and understand their diverse needs

Implementation

The project uses innovative experiences such as Repair Cafés as learning environments, analyzing the skills practiced informally in these community spaces. It develops a skills passport to make transparent and portable the competencies acquired by adults through informal repair activities. A training toolkit on recovery, repair and recycling themes is also created and tested in partner countries.

Expected Results

  • Greater awareness among target groups and partners of the challenges of ecological and digital transition in the repair sector
  • A skills passport for transparency and recognition of repair, recovery and recycling competencies acquired informally
  • A training toolkit for adult education on recovery, repair and recycling
  • A stronger link between informal learning in the repair sector and formal lifelong learning pathways

Share Your Skills places repair at the heart of lifelong learning, transforming everyday sustainability practices into recognized pathways for adult education and social inclusion.

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TICHE Project
Training & Innovation in Circular Economy per l’Alta Formazione Professionale

Establishing a European VET Academy on Circular Economy through transnational ecosystem cooperation

Programma: Erasmus+
Focus: Competenze verdi, economia circolare, capacity building VET
Partnership:Research centres, VET centres, universities, SMEs, clusters, umbrella organisations, public administrations
Vision: A European Training Area for Circular Economy

Project Overview

Climate change and the imperative shift away from the linear economy paradigm demand a fundamental rethinking of skills in the workforce. The TICHE Project responds to this need by establishing a European VET Academy on Circular Economy, driven by a highly experienced and complementary transnational partnership. The project is grounded in the recognition that “green jobs” — expected to represent more than 80% of jobs by 2030 — require not just compositional skill changes but a substantial shift in skills domains. TICHE addresses both the growing demand for green-skilled workers and the need for entrepreneurs with a “green mindset”, aligning with Smart Specialization Strategies across all partner countries.

Objectives

  • Establish a European VET Academy on Circular Economy as a lasting transnational structure for green skills development
  • Develop a comprehensive green skills framework tailored to the circular economy needs of each partner territory
  • Build the capacity and responsiveness of VET systems to address the demands of a low-carbon economy
  • Support the transition to bio-based, low-impact and sustainable production across different sectors

Implementation

TICHE operates as an ecosystem bringing together research centres, VET centres, universities, SMEs, clusters, umbrella organisations, international networks and public administrations. This diverse consortium works collaboratively to build capacity and produce transferable resources that strengthen the responsiveness of VET systems across Europe, in line with the concept of a European Training Area. Partner engagement covers the entire circular economy innovation chain, from research and curriculum design to piloting and dissemination.

Expected Results

  • A European VET Academy on Circular Economy operational across partner countries
  • A green skills curriculum framework adaptable to different sectors and territorial contexts
  • Strengthened VET system capacity to respond to green transition demands
  • Policy recommendations aligned with Smart Specialization Strategies in partner countries
  • A transnational ecosystem connecting research, education, business and public administration

TICHE builds the foundations of a European green skills ecosystem, enabling VET systems to become the driving force of the circular economy transition.

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EDURES PROJECT

EDURES
Technology Education in the Digital Age Supported by the Meaningful Use of Research Results

A three-year international project to integrate research findings into tertiary technical education

Program: Erasmus+ KA2
Duration: 3 years (September 2020 – September 2023)
Lead partner: Rzeszow University of Technology – Poland
Partners: National Technical University of Athens (GR), Furtwangen University (DE), Centoform Srl (IT)
Reference fields: Mechanical engineering, civil/construction engineering

Project Overview

EDURES addresses a concrete need in tertiary education: research findings are being used insufficiently and inappropriately in teaching at university and higher technical education levels. The project brings together three universities and a VET center from Poland, Greece, Germany, and Italy in an international, interdisciplinary collaboration to design methodologies, digital tools, and teaching resources that integrate research findings into engineering education.

Objectives

  • Developing a teaching guide for teachers and trainers on the use of research findings in tertiary and higher technical education
  • Designing methodologies for a digital platform to support the constructive use of research findings
  • Create pilot lessons using the methodologies developed in the EDURES project
  • Create and populate a digital platform with the educational content developed in the project
  • Produce a final report on continuous improvement tools, procedures and techniques

Implementation

The four partner organizations work collaboratively to produce five intellectual outputs over three years. Centoform participates as a VET partner, ensuring that the outputs are applicable not only at university level but also in higher vocational training (IFTS/ITS). The project adopts interdisciplinary approaches in mechanical and civil/building engineering, linking academic research with practical teaching needs.

Expected Results

  • A teaching guide for integrating research findings into tertiary and technical education
  • Methodologies and specifications for a dedicated digital platform
  • A set of pilot lessons validated at partner institutions
  • A functional digital platform with research-based educational content
  • A final report on tools, procedures, and continuous improvement for integrated research education

EDURES bridges the gap between research and teaching, ensuring that the most up-to-date engineering knowledge reaches students at universities and technical institutes across Europe.

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DIG-MAN Erasmus+ Project

DIG-MAN
Digital Tools Integration in Product Development and Manufacturing Education

An Erasmus+ KA2 project creating innovative e-learning tools for the manufacturing sector

Programme: Erasmus+ KA2 – Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices
Lead Partner: Estonian University of Life Sciences
Partners: University of Stavanger (NO), Rzeszow University of Technology (PL), Kaunas University of Technology (LT), Centoform Srl (IT)
Countries: Estonia, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, Italy

Project Overview

DIG-MAN is an Erasmus+ KA2 project for cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. Through international partnership, the project provides a new innovative tool for e-learning in the manufacturing sector. The main goal is to enhance knowledge concerning the utilisation of digital manufacturing tools at the higher education level, creating learning materials that are universally adaptable across IFTS, ITS, universities and VET institutions. DIG-MAN addresses local and European challenges such as youth unemployment, low-skills training gaps and the evolving demands of digital manufacturing technology. Using an open-source philosophy, the project complements existing training tools and positions universities, VET agencies and companies as active actors in EU socio-economic development.

Objectives

  • Enhance knowledge and skills in digital manufacturing tools at higher education and VET level
  • Create universally adaptable e-learning materials for students and practitioners across multiple disciplines
  • Address youth unemployment and skills gaps through innovative digital training solutions
  • Promote an open-source philosophy to complement existing institutional training tools

Implementation

DIG-MAN develops three complementary intellectual outputs: a Didactic ProDeM Guide for educators, an Integrated Digital Workbook for students, and interactive e-learning materials for 12 selected product development courses. The tools are effective, internationally validated, portable and flexible for different beneficiaries. Dissemination takes place through the project website, stakeholder involvement from the outset, and participation in conferences and summer schools across Europe.

Expected Results

  • Output 1: Didactic ProDeM Guide – a reference manual for educators on digital manufacturing pedagogy
  • Output 2: Integrated Digital Workbook – a practical tool for students
  • Output 3: Interactive e-learning modules for 12 selected product development courses
  • Validated materials adaptable to IFTS, ITS, university and VET contexts across Europe

DIG-MAN delivers open, adaptable digital tools that bring manufacturing education into the 21st century across five European countries.

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