The project aims to:
Create Centres of Vocational Excellence: Establish Centres of Vocational Excellence in Košice (Slovakia), Attica (Greece), Sofia (Bulgaria), Nicosia (Cyprus), and Klaipeda (Lithuania).
Develop a Sustainable Platform for International Collaboration: Create a transnational platform to foster cooperation and exchange of good practices among the Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) and relevant stakeholders.
Promote Innovation in VET: Facilitate collaboration between education, labour market, and other stakeholders. Incorporate innovative technologies and practices in vocational education and training.
Support Green Transition and Social Inclusion: Develop skills that contribute to the green transition. Promote social inclusion through vocational training.
Enhance Skills Development: Offer targeted training programmes and online courses for VET students and professionals. Provide opportunities for upskilling and reskilling across different EQF levels (4-7).
Implement the Quintuple Innovation Helix Framework: Promote partnerships among academia, industry, public sector, civil society, and natural environment. Align CoVEs with regional smart specialisation strategies focused on sustainable development and innovation.
Increase Capacity for International Collaboration: Develop tools and activities to build partners' capacity for international work. Create synergies with other EU networks and established CoVEs.
Address Various EQF Levels: EQF Level 4: Enhance employability with targeted training programmes. EQF Level 5: Specialisation opportunities in advanced technologies through microcredentials and hackathons. EQF Level 6: Upskilling and reskilling opportunities, intensive training programmes, and collaboration initiatives. EQF Level 7: Innovation pitching events and advanced innovation skills development.