Forestry Operators – Reflecting on Equalising Skills and Training Erasmus Project

Project Title

Forestry Operators – Reflecting on Equalising Skills and Training

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries; Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal); Recognition, transparency, certification

Project Summary

Forestry sector in Europe hasn’t identified yet a common educational path to get the qualification of “Forestry Operator”, neither a system of mutual recognition of competences. Like is also outlined in the EC communication “A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector”, 2013, “A strategy for forests and the forest sector is necessary since there is no common EU forest policy or guiding framework for forest-related issues. “project aims to promote the exchange of good practices and techniques with other European countries in order to improve the level of professionalism and competitiveness of forest workers (at cross-border level), raising knowledge and safety standards of workers as well as the quality of their interventions. The objective is to discuss the possibility to create a standard level of competences and skills of forestry workers, valid across national borders and to work together on joint projects aiming at promoting innovation and professionalism. Debates will be channeled into three levels: technical, legislative and in the field of innovation and sustainability. Technical changes concern the contents of training programmes and skills required to forestry operators. Legislative adaptations are needed to harmonize authorizations to emit diploma and certificate.
Though 6 transnational meetings partners will be able to define a common strategy to harmonize training systems and recognition of competences, aiming, on the ther side, to foster innovation and the introduction of sustainable tools.
The transnationality of the project will lead to exchange practices and experiences related to sustainable and innovative tools and techniques being attended in each country partner, resulting in an enhancement of their capacities. Furthermore, due to the increased mobility of forestry workers, the internationality of partners is very appreciated, on one side for linking VET schools from different countries and potentially increase students’ mobility, on the other side to compare and align competences on crucial topics.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 75350 Eur

Project Coordinator

AGENZIA VENETA PER L’INNOVAZIONE NEL SETTORE PRIMARIO & Country: IT

Project Partners

• LANDESKAMMER FUER LAND UND FORTWIRTSCHAFT IN STEIERMARK
• Hrvatski drvni klaster
• Grm Novo mesto – center biotehnike in turizma
• Asociatia Nationala a Femeilor din Mediul Rural
• ASSOCIATION DES AGENCES DE LA DEMOCRATIE LOCALE