Port VET Hub Erasmus Project

Project Title

Port VET Hub

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: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Cooperation between educational institutions and business

Project Summary

The maritime activity in Europe, and in particular the port sector, has been changing significantly over the last ten years due to the rapid technological development and the increasing geopolitical importance of world sea trade. In the context of higher volatility and trade diversification, the increasing economic growth of the port activity has lead to further challenges, mainly for the so-called ‘Ports of 4th Generation. Today, the diversity of port activities within the sector incurs in a higher diversification of job occupations, with future trends related to the inclusion of advanced technologies, effective port management procedures and sustainable requirements. As a result, the port sector has become one of the key economic sectors of high strategic value generating new occupations and jobs.

The general objective of the Port VET Hub is therefore to build a sustainable transnational VET-port business cooperation to adapt VET specializations and skills with the port trends of tomorrow, attracting high-level talent and increase hiring future prospects across four key ports of Europe in the Atlantic (Lisbon), Mediterranean (Barcelona), Baltic (Ventspils) and Back Seas (Constanta).

The specific objectives are the following: (1) to adapt VET port studies curricula and training offer (both of technical and non-technical specializations) according to new sector trends and skills demanded by the port companies; (2) to influence port companies about the advantadges of VET education as fundamental educational path to meet their demands and get port employeers highly capable and skilled and (3), to raise awareness and attractiveness of VET port studies and professions as a career option of strategic importance among youngsters of every partner country.

Convinced by the central role of VET system in the education change processes, the innovative idea of the Port VET Hub is driven by the global attempt of gathering both social and economic groups involved in society transformation as could be port sector experts, VET staff and youngsters as a way to cooperate and exchange best practices, analyze and offer recommendations for the adaption of VET to the European port sector.

The Port VET Hub is thus expected to set the basis for a long sustainable collaboration in time, based on common strategic issues and stimulating direct exchange inter-paria among strong partners with equal needs, challenges and solutions to adapt to the future of work in front of other emerging regions.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 41184,8 Eur

Project Coordinator

XARXA FORMACIÓ PROFESSIONAL & Country: ES

Project Partners

• CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOA
• Consorci d’Educació de Barcelona
• Inspectoratul Scolar Judetean Constanta
• VENTSPILS TEHNIKUMS