"The main strategic references of the EU suggest and address the structuring of initiatives to foster entrepreneurial mindsets through education, learning and the development of synergies between education, vocational training and the labour market. In some contexts, such as that of the upper secondary education, we are witnessing a formal take-over of these guidelines. In fact, the curriculum of the second cycle indicates as essential and transversal to all students, regardless of the type of school attended, the skills to promote and support creativity, innovation, risk-taking and, in general, the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, and in line with these indications, the curriculum of the second cycle is committed to the implementation of actions of consequent connection with the business and labour market.The communication of the European Commission COM (2006) 33 final explicit and clear up that ""Entrepreneurship refers to a person's ability to translate ideas into action, this will include creativity, innovation and risk-taking as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives. It is a useful skill for everyone in everyday life, in the domestic sphere and in society, workers (and students) to be aware of the context in which they operate"" and in order to develop those personal qualities that support guidance in a complex system and that allow to take on the various roles of employee, of self-employed and/or of entrepreneur.Nevertheless as defined in many EC documents, the uptake and the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education in European vocational schools are still far from being satisfactory:- Entrepreneurship is not included in all parts of the VET system; - student participation is limited;- teaching methods are ineffective; - the practical element of entrepreneurship is missing and teachers are not fully competent.Under the priority selected, the project proposal is conceived in order to:- Exchange best practices at European level, in the field of entrepreneurship training, by means of business simulation and business gaming- Promote the geographical transfer of the Simulated Practice Enterprise model, as a training methodology useful for the development of entrepreneurship competencies in VET institutions and VET students;- Promote the development, transfer and implementation of business games to be linked to the ICT tools and Simulators available in the different partners Countries for the application of Simulated Practice Enterprises. Specifically, to develop business games linked to the market and competitors analysis, business planning and start-up.- Promote the acquisition of competences which will enable VET professionals to improve their teaching in an important key competence, such as the one related to Entrepreneurship, set out in the 2006 Recommendation on key competences for Lifelong learning.The objectives of the project are:- build a strategic partnership for the exchange of good practices in the field of education for entrepreneurial skills in secondary schools, with a specific focus on the experiences of simulation, businesses simulated training, practice firms, etc ...;- combine the methodology of the business game with the ICT tools available for the development of Simulated Training Enterprises (IFSCONFAO simulator), and developing a business game specifically for the start-up phase, which can significantly enhances the usability of the training pathway related to the simulated training enterprise approach, both for students and for teachers;- encourage a greater involvement of the business and labour market, involving institutions, associations, etc ... in the development of guidelines for enterprise/companies able to attract, motivate and facilitate the involvement of companies in the simulation process, clarifying and specifying the crucial role of tutoring/mentoring in the business-training of IFSCONFAO;- transfer, adapt and implement templates, tools, technologies and methods of simulation and business game for the development of entrepreneurial skills in the upper secondary education, in the partners countries;- promote the aspects of the internationalization of business and enterprises, promoting the development of transactions in the virtual market between the companies created in the context of the transnational partnershipThe project partnership is composed of qualified networks representative of the national VET systems in Italy represented by CONFAO (applicant), in Spain by IFI in Portugal by CECOA; by major development agencies and local entrepreneurship support and connection with the production systems and business activities (SFCOnfindustria in Italy, Germany and Kompass CPU Slovenia) and by advanced ICT Companies (The Business game and Isform)"

The general objective of METVET is to tackle the existing skills gap in training for Aluminium & Metal Constructions technicians, by creating a demand driven training in order to meet the growing demand for new skills of Aluminium & Metal Constructions technicians in the current construction industry. This is being realized through the development of a detailed professional (qualification) profile, the designing of a core curriculum targeted for level 5 (EQF) and the corresponding VET program, including innovative teaching methods. Briefly, the following results have been achieved so far. WP1: Project Management. Necessary actions to enable the smooth operation of METVET have been undertaken. WP2: Definition of joint skills demands-Need analysis. The list of existing skills has been released. A questionnaire regarding the green skill needs has been prepared and mutually agreed by all partners to proceed to the survey. The adequate number of questionnaires has been collected from Greece, Germany and Italy. Results have been presented during the first thematic workshop in Germany. WP3: Creation Profile. This cornerstone Deliverable is still in progress. After gathering the methodologies followed in Greece Germany and Italy, in order to develop a new Professional Profile, a joint methodology was discussed and decided. WP4: Creation of Curriculum and Syllabus, Qualification standard, evaluation and certification. The curriculum for Aluminium & Metal constructions technicians is currently in progress, based on the results provided from WP2 and WP3. WP5: Dissemination and awareness raising. A dissemination strategy has been designed and currently followed. A dissemination report covering all pertaining actions has been issued. A stakeholder’s data base has been created. WP6: The Memorandum of Understanding and the Learning Agreements are now being prepared. WP7: External Evaluation; Quality Management and Sustainability. The external evaluation plan is currently operational and the corresponding report has been delivered.

The construction sector, a major employer in Europe, has significant environmental, societal and economic impact and is identified as a priority for the twin transition and achievement of resource-efficient and competitive economy. The sector faces major challenges in attracting young and skilled workers as well as in re-skilling and upskilling of the active workforce. Knowledge gaps and evolving market needs towards transitional skills and competences emerge all over Europe while the VET systems in the different MSs are slow in the introduction of these skills into their offerings. Additionally, the competence recognition frameworks remain segmented in the MSs with no mutual standard for certification of transitional skills. The Academy for transitional skills in the built environment (BuildSkills Academy) will respond to these needs and will support the skills ecosystems to drive the twin transition by developing a transnational cooperation platform of CoVEs, aiming to foster VET excellence for the construction sector. By uniting 17 educational, industrial and exploitation partners from 7 EU countries (BG, CY, GR, IT, LT, DE, FR), 2 associated countries (Serbia and Norway) and 1 country not associated to the programme (Bosnia and Herzegovina) the BuildSkills Academy will design and roll-out: •BuildEnrichedSkills methodology and a procedure for adaptation of learning provision which will serve for VET centers in Europe to adapt their offerings more quickly and to prepare workers for the digital and green transition in occupations of high demand. •Certification framework for recognition of these skills and competences – a world-class reference for improvement and certification of VET provisionThese outcomes will be transferred to 6 pilots covering 300 trainees and exploited to reach out to 100 VET providers, 1000 companies and 20 high-level organizations in the construction skills ecosystem realizing 100 VET-industry cooperations for vocational excellence.

The aim of the project is to enable the realization of the aims of the Blueprint, namely the delivery of human capital solutions to supply chain SMEs through the establishment of an Automotive Sector Skills Alliance covering all levels of the value chain (vehicle production, automotive suppliers and automotive sales and aftermarket services). The deliverables produced unitl now are here: https://www.project-drives.eu/en/results. A SSA will be established to build upon the GEAR 2030 work, whilst proposing concrete and practical initiatives to address skills challenges, in particular through facilitating mobility of workers within automotive. Through this approach, a sustainable cooperation on skills development across the value chain and through concrete initiatives will be realized through a project with three distinct aims:1. Harness existing and proven Skills Frameworks in European countries (UK, GE), modernize them to cope with future automotive trends (using expert analysis companies), and look at the deployment into new countries (like e.g. PT, SK, RO, SP, CZ etc.).2. Enable mutual recognition of awards between formal and informal automotive education, VET and universities, and across Europe in order to enhance the use and success of government funded mobility programmes such as Erasmus+ KA1.3. Implementation of common European automotive skills umbrella and integration of existing skills frameworks (Sector skills council, ECQA, AQUA, SkillMan, Skills Passport, etc.) including pilot trainings.4. Project aims to build on the successful deployment of the Apprenticeship Marketplace by enhancing its effectiveness for automotive job seekers. An IT infrastructure will be implemented to detail common job requirements, which will be available for job seeking, training providers namely universities, VET providers and more, as well as forming a market place job offers on local, nation and European levels.Through the realization of the four aims, GEAR 2030’s strategy pilot implementation can be delivered and built upon through the Blueprint SSA.