JIBE | Joint Qualification for Innovative Building Efficiency

JIBE

Joint Qualification for Innovative Building Efficiency

A three-year international project for a joint
EQF Level 5 qualification in building intelligence

Programme: Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Projects – VET
Duration: 3 years (April 2026 – March 2029)
Lead Partner: Obrtničko učilište (OU) – Croatia
Partners: 10 beneficiaries from Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Serbia, Austria and Slovakia
Focus Sectors: VET, smart buildings, energy efficiency, building automation, AI and IoT

Project Overview

JIBE is a 3-year Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Project that addresses the shortage of advanced professional skills needed for energy-efficient and smart buildings. The construction sector plays a key role in Europe’s green transition, while AI, IoT and building automation are rapidly changing the skills required by employers.

The project brings together vocational training providers, research and development institutions, qualification authorities and employers from six countries. It will develop and test a joint EQF Level 5 qualification for Building Intelligence Experts, combining technical skills, work-based learning, digital learning and cross-border mobility.

Objectives

  • Map employers’ and learners’ needs and define the professional profile of the Building Intelligence Expert.
  • Develop a joint curriculum with aligned microcredentials that respond to the real needs of the labour market.
  • Create learning materials, collaborative projects with companies, equipment-sharing protocols and a Digital Twin of a smart home.
  • Establish automatic mutual recognition, career guidance and Europass digital credentials.
  • Test the qualification, microcredentials and mobility activities with VET students and teachers.
  • Support formal validation, dissemination and long-term sustainability across the partner countries.

Implementation

JIBE is organised into seven Work Packages (the individual work areas into which a project is divided based on different activities and objectives), covering project management, qualification and curriculum design, skills recognition, piloting, quality assurance, dissemination and sustainability.

WP2 focuses on skills mapping and qualification design through research activities and focus groups with companies and sector stakeholders, in order to identify the skills required by the labour market and define the profile of the Building Intelligence Specialist (EQF Level 5).

The project also includes a joint curriculum with microcredentials, the testing of a Smart Twin and mobility programmes. The pilot phase will involve at least 60 VET students and 12 teachers/trainers, as well as a Summer School.

Expected Results

  • Joint qualification for a Specialist Technician (EQF Level 5), with specific competences in Building Intelligence.
  • Microcredential-based training curriculum, designed to support the recognition and certification of acquired skills.
  • Testing of the Smart Twin model, including the development of a digital twin of a smart home, six collaborative projects and a shared map of available equipment.
  • Testing of mobility programmes within the consortium, supported by a guide for the automatic mutual recognition of skills and a career guidance model to facilitate mobility
  • Strengthening of the international network and cooperation, through high-quality pilot partnerships, an implementation roadmap and agreements aimed at ensuring long-term cooperation.

JIBE supports the development of high-quality, internationalised specialist Higher VET pathways (EQF Level 5), aimed at promoting innovation.

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AEROTWIN | AEROspace skills for the TWIN transition

AEROTWIN

AEROspace skills for the TWIN transition

A 30-month European project for sustainable and digital
transformation in the aerospace workforce

Programme: Erasmus+ KA220-VET Cooperation Partnerships
Duration: 30 months (September 2026 – February 2029)
Lead Partner: CASTRA – Cluster for Aerospace Technologies, Research and Applications (Bulgaria)
Partners: 7 beneficiaries from Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Belgium and Czechia
Focus Sectors: Aerospace, higher VET, decarbonisation, cybersecurity, AI and sustainability

Project Overview

AEROTWIN supports the aerospace sector in responding to the twin transition: decarbonisation and digitalisation. It addresses emerging skills needs created by sustainability requirements, AI, cybersecurity and the transformation of industrial processes.

The project brings together clusters, VET providers, universities, innovation organisations and aerospace SMEs from six European countries. It will develop and test responsive higher VET curricula and modular upskilling opportunities for current and future aerospace professionals.

Objectives

  • Map emerging skills, competence gaps and professional profiles for the twin transition in aerospace.
  • Co-design and test at least two Higher VET curricula at EQF Levels 5 to 7, such as Decarbonisation Expert and Cybersecurity Specialist.
  • Develop a flexible catalogue of at least 40 upskilling opportunities for workers, professionals and entrepreneurs.
  • Pilot curricula and modular training in every partner country, integrating physical and virtual mobility.
  • Assess learning outcomes and issue at least 150 microcredentials for upskilling opportunities.
  • Engage aerospace stakeholders through communication campaigns, local events and a final international conference.

Implementation

The work is organised in five work packages: project management; research and dynamic skills mapping; design of Higher VET curricula and the upskilling catalogue; piloting and refinement of the training framework; and communication and stakeholder engagement. At least 100 people will participate in pilot actions, supported by challenge-based and blended learning approaches.

Expected Results

  • A dynamic transitional skills map for sustainable aerospace.
  • A comparative report on skills needs and gaps across partner countries.
  • At least two jointly developed and tested Higher VET curricula at EQF Levels 5 to 7.
  • A modular upskilling catalogue with at least 40 training opportunities.
  • A piloting report, open educational resources and a strengthened European aerospace skills network.

AEROTWIN equips Europe’s aerospace workforce with the skills needed to drive a sustainable, secure and competitive future.

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CORE | Circular Economy for Young Entrepreneurs

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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GREEN LABS

GREEN LABS
International living lab network for the co-creation and development of green ecosystems

A 30-month international project to build a European network of living labs and a new VET curriculum to drive the green transition from local ecosystems

Programme: Erasmus+ KA220-VET – Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training
Duration: 30 months (November 2024 – May 2027)
Lead Partner: Institut Régional de Formation à l’Environnement et au Développement Durable (IRFEDD) – France
Reference sectors: Green transition, living labs, VET innovation, multi-stakeholder co-creation

Project Overview

GREEN LABS (International Living Labs Network for Co-creation and Development of Green Ecosystems) builds a European network of living labs designed as collaborative spaces where citizens, businesses, public bodies, training organisations and research actors co-design innovative solutions for the green transition.

The project brings together seven partners from France, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Portugal and Germany — combining VET expertise, environmental training, entrepreneurship, public administration, collective intelligence methodologies and consulting — to ensure that the labs generate a concrete and replicable impact at local community level and train a new professional figure capable of facilitating the green transition: the Green Innovation Manager.

Objectives

  • Create an international network of living labs as collaborative spaces for multi-stakeholder participatory innovation in support of the green transition at local ecosystem level
  • Design, develop and pilot a new VET curriculum for the Green Innovation Manager (GIM), a professional figure capable of facilitating and coordinating co-design processes for green initiatives
  • Generate positive community-level impacts towards more sustainable modes of production and living, through knowledge sharing and the co-creation of new initiatives
  • Promote a widespread green social mindset across Europe through multichannel awareness campaigns and broad multi-stakeholder engagement.

Implementation

The seven partners work collaboratively across four work packages over 30 months. WP1 ensures management, coordination and quality assurance under the leadership of IRFEDD. WP2 builds and pilots the international living lab network for green ecosystems, applying a participatory approach based on the quintuple helix. WP3 designs, develops and tests the new VET curriculum for the Green Innovation Manager, validated through pilot training in the partner countries. WP4 handles communication, engagement and dissemination, with multichannel campaigns targeting citizens, stakeholders and policymakers during and beyond the project’s lifetime. Centoform participates as the Italian VET partner, ensuring that outputs are directly applicable in vocational training pathways (IFTS/ITS) and in cooperation with local socioeconomic actors.

Expected Results

  • A European network of local living labs aimed at promoting the green transition and the development of a widespread green social mindset
  • A new VET curriculum for the Green Innovation Manager — a facilitator figure capable of coordinating community-level green transition initiatives
  • Pilot training delivered in the partner countries to validate the curriculum with the first cohorts of Green Innovation Managers
  • Targeted multichannel awareness campaigns and extensive multi-stakeholder engagement activities
  • A sustainability model for the post-project life of the labs and for their replicability in other European regions

GREEN LABS creates a living European network in which citizens, businesses and institutions co-design the green transition from the ground up, training the new facilitators Europe needs to make it happen.

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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 hands-on exercises
Lead Partner: Universidade da Beira Interior (PT)
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: Integrating the circular economy into VET for the craft sector
Pilot target: Over 100 craftspeople and VET stakeholders
Lead Partner: RegioVision GmbH Schwerin (Germany)
Key materials: 10 e-learning units, 5 entrepreneurial handbooks, 25 good 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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Carbon Farming Awareness Hub (CarboFarmHub)

CarboFarmHub
Carbon Farming Awareness Hub

Building a European network of awareness hubs to foster green transition and carbon farming in the primary sector

Programme: Erasmus+ / EU-funded
Countries: Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal
Target: young people, stakeholders, farmers
Format: On-site and online awareness initiatives, policy brief, Carbon Farming Hub network

Project Overview

Climate change poses irrecoverable risks for the environment and human life, requiring flagship initiatives and a common intervention framework. In this context, Carbon Farming Awareness Hub (CarboFarmHub) responds to the joint challenge of increasing awareness and skills among young citizens and farmers, preparing them to face the emerging demands of sustainable food systems and to fight food insecurity. CarboFarmHub creates a network of awareness hubs in four partner countries — Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal — all leaders in organic agricultural areas in Europe. The project aligns with EU strategies including the Green Deal, the Farm2Fork strategy, and the Carbon Farming Initiative launched in December 2021.

Objectives

  • Increase awareness of youth and relevant stakeholders on European green transition strategies and climate action
  • Valorise the role of the primary sector — specifically farming — in reducing environmental and social impacts
  • Create a network of CarboFarmHubs acting as points of reference and accelerators for sustainable production in four countries
  • Produce a policy brief collecting evidence and feedback to support policymakers in designing carbon farming policies

Implementation

CarboFarmHub implements a wide set of outreach initiatives both on-site and online across all four partner countries. The Hub operates as a point of reference and an accelerator promoting sustainable ways of producing and new sustainable business models. At least 600 young people and 350 stakeholders — including public administrators, policymakers, farmers, BSOs, youth associations, VET providers and universities — are engaged in the Global Framework of initiatives, along with at least 100 farmers interested in conversion and the emerging European carbon market.

Expected Results

  • Operational CarboFarmHub network in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal
  • Over 600 young people engaged through awareness-raising initiatives
  • Over 350 stakeholders involved in the Global Framework of initiatives
  • At least 100 farmers engaged in conversion and carbon market exploration
  • A policy brief on carbon farming strategies, barriers and payment systems to inform EU policymakers

CarboFarmHub puts the primary sector at the heart of Europe’s green transition, empowering young people and farmers to become active agents of sustainable change.

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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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EXCEED – Excellence in green and digital manufacturing

EXCEED
Excellence in Green and Digital Manufacturing

Preparing the Advanced Manufacturing sector for the twin green and digital transitions

Programme: Erasmus+ – European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Project ID: 101103982 | CUP E31B23000120004
EU Grant: € 2,582,433
Duration: 4 years
Countries: Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Greece, Finland
Lead Organisation: Centoform SRL – Via Nino Bixio 11, 44042 Cento (FE), Italy
Website: www.exceed-cove.eu

Project Overview

EXCEED — Excellence in Green and Digital Manufacturing — prepares the Advanced Manufacturing sector for the disruptive changes driven by the simultaneous green and digital transitions. The project assumes these two forces are synergistic and mutually reinforcing, representing powerful levers to accelerate innovation in Advanced Manufacturing. Through a large international consortium of universities, VET institutions, industry clusters and companies across five European countries, EXCEED develops joint, individualised lifelong learning programmes and updates curricula for Higher VET (EQF 4–5). A particular focus is placed on low-skilled adults at risk of marginalisation, in line with the “leave no one behind” principle of the European Green Deal.

Objectives

  • Equip current and future workers with the competences needed to master the twin green and digital transitions in Advanced Manufacturing
  • Provide lifelong learning pathways enabling workers to remain employable and keep pace with rapidly evolving skill demands
  • Ensure no one is left behind, with a focus on upskilling and reskilling low-skilled adults
  • Establish an International Talent Factory to attract, develop and retain talent in Advanced Manufacturing

Implementation

EXCEED operates through four interconnected work streams: a joint international lifelong learning offer (flexible and individualised), new and updated Higher VET curricula (EQF 4–5), an International Talent Factory connecting education and industry, and capacity building for VET professionals. Over four years, partners will involve at least 600 learners directly and reach over 26,000 beneficiaries through a multichannel communication strategy.

Expected Results

  • A joint, international and individualised Lifelong Learning offer for Advanced Manufacturing
  • New and updated Higher VET curricula at EQF 4 and 5
  • An International Talent Factory supporting skilled workforce development across Europe
  • Upskilled VET professionals translating green and digital innovation into education
  • At least 600 learners directly involved; over 26,000 beneficiaries reached

EXCEED drives the twin transition in Advanced Manufacturing, building a skilled European workforce ready to lead the green and digital economy.

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