Development of a V.E.T. Training Program to upgrade the Skills on Health and Safety Risks for Offshore Construction Workers Erasmus Project

Project Title

Development of a V.E.T. Training Program to upgrade the Skills on Health and Safety Risks for Offshore Construction Workers

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Open and distance learning; Recognition, transparency, certification

Project Summary

Increasing accidents on the Offshore Construction sector was the incentive for the development of the SHIEDL project. This trend has been partly due to the increasing number of Offshore platforms in Europe and in particular in the Mediterranean sea. Equally important, an important aspect to be taken into consideration is that Offshore regulation is different and in some countries specific pieces of legislation – with regards to Health & Safety – are not obligatory.

The aim of the SHIELD partnership is to improve the Health, Safety, Security & Environmental standards (HSSE) of the Offshore Construction workers in Europe, by providing expert knowledge on Offshore Health & Safety (H&S). This is the main aim of SHIELD project.

To achieve its overall aim the project will have these objectives:

• To develop a European qualification of the European Expert in H&S Offshore Construction (SHIELD) with certification at ECVET
level
• To establish and pilot a Strategic Partnership comprising training institutions, industry and consultancies in the Offshore Industry
• To determine common professional skills of the H&S sector at EU level for the Offshore Construction industry
• To develop a common training program based on industry requirements
• To test and validate the training

The 5 partners of SHIELD project, namely, SHIPCON, IBOXC, PREVIFORM, PRIME and ACTA have organised six (6) multiplier events in which more than 190 participants have attended and became familiar with the aims/objectives and outcomes of the SHIELD project. Among the participants there have been Health & Safety experts, environmental experts as well as members of the public with genuine interest in the risks & opportunities presented by the Offshore Industry in the Mediterranean region. Equally important there have been 11 experts in the area of Offshore Health & Safety, who were trained based on the training course developed within the project.

SHIELD has produced a comprehensive e-learning course devoted to H&S Offshore, which comprises of a set of stand alone modules, all related to Health & Safety aspects in the Oil & Gas industry. In fact, this e-learning course is the most comprehensive course ever developed for the Offshore industry and it is expected that the impact attained will continue to increase after the official end of the project. This is due to the fact that the on line course will be used by SHIELD partners as well as external partners, in an effort to enhance the knowledge & expertise of all those involved in the Offshore Industry in the area of HSSE.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 129860,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

SHIPCON LIMASSOL LIMITED & Country: CY

Project Partners

• Previform – Laboratório, Formação, Higiene e Segurança no Trabalho, Lda
• Asociatia Centrul European pentru Integrare Socioprofesionala ACTA
• Stichting Project Realisatie van Initiatieven door Modulatie van Entrepreneurschap
• I BOX CREATE, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA