<< Background >>As part of the EU’s Green Deal, hydrogen is foreseen to play a big role in the decarbonisation goals prescribed. Current research suggests that the ongoing decrease of cost for producing “green” hydrogen (i.e. renewable hydrogen from electrolysis) will make hydrogen a significant contributor to the fight against climate change, and especially for the mobility sector (e.g. heavy-duty transport, taxi fleets, local city buses). The EC has put forth its hydrogen strategy, according to which it plans to produce up to 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen and invest heavily in the hydrogen mobility sector. In fact, the trade body Hydrogen Europe expects 10,000 hydrogen trucks on Europe’s roads by 2025 and 100,000 by 2030 [1]Spain, France and Germany have pledged to heavily invest in H2 mobility technologies, with the last two countries having already pledged a 16 billion € investment by 2030. The “Hydrogen Roadmap: a commitment to renewable hydrogen” approved by the Spanish government proposes a fleet of 150 buses and 5.000 light and heavy-duty vehicles to be on the road by 2030, and projecting to build 38 Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) by 2025. The French H2 strategy plans 20,000-50,000 light-duty vehicles, 800-2,000 heavy-duty vehicles and between 400-1,000 Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) by 2028 [3], while the trade body Hydrogen Europe expects 10,000 H2 trucks on Europe’s roads by 2025 and 100,000 by 2030. While hydrogen use is spread in the EU, more than 1 million jobs are expected to be created (https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/eu-wants-become-market-leader-hydrogen-technologiescreate-1-million-jobs), a substantial amount of which will be unavoidably offered in the H2 mobility sector.In order to support the move towards a hydrogen-based transport sector, there is a pressing need for a workforce (namely technicians to be employed in the sector) with a specific set of skills (e.g. vehicle parts ordering and inventory management, vehicle instrumentation, diagnosis and repair of H2 power-trains, installation and maintenance of Hydrogen Refuelling Stations, following protocol for refuelling H2 vehicles). Furthermore, changes in technology often imply loss of blue-collar jobs in any sector; therefore, upskilling of the workforce is of vital importance and the only way to avoid unemployment by the imminent shift to a green mobility sector. A workforce comprised by technicians who will be able to maintain H2 power-trains but also install and maintain Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS), thus combining the two worlds of power-train maintenance and refuelling, will play a key role in the EU’s Hydrogen Strategy. Still, and despite this spike in investment and interest in a hydrogen-fuelled fleet, there is a shortage in I-VET and upskilling courses. Some European projects have developed relevant courses, though the need for an H2 mobility specific course, designed to be used both for initial and continuous training, remains unanswered. A training programme tailored to cover the needs of the emerging H2 mobility sector is currently lacking.<< Objectives >>1.Define EU-wide occupational requirements for H2 mobility technicians that reflect the needs in the H2 mobility sector2.Design and deliver a joint curriculum & educational resources on H2 mobility technicians’ skills, to be embedded into formal & non-formal training provision.3.Introduce and pilot test contemporary, flexible training delivery methods and open-access pedagogical resources, to support self-paced H2 mobility skills acquisition.4.Pave the way for the recognition, validation, integration of new skills requirements & a qualification for H2 mobility technicians into relevant schemes.<< Implementation >>1.Mapping of the technical skills needed for hydrogen mobility technicians.2.Development of a course curriculum on H2 mobility skills and creation of corresponding training and assessment materials to be offered as Open Educational Resources.3.Development of a Massive Open Online Course on H2 mobility sector skills, promoting the uptake of innovative and flexible learning.4.Development of a trainer’s handbook for the integration of the UpHyMob learning outcomes in H2 mobility in-house training.5.Involvement of key sectoral stakeholders for the integration of the project results in VET and in-house training offerings & workplace practices, through the development of a Statement of Support. 6.Validation of skill requirements by sectoral and industry representatives (e.g. industry endorsement).7.Dissemination of the project results through multiplier events, inviting target groups to uptake the UpHyMob results and to act as further multipliers<< Results >>1.R1: H2 mobility skills mapping and UpHyMob learning outcomes 2.R2: UpHyMob curriculum, open educational recourses and trainers handbook3.R3: UpHyMob Massive Open Online Course structure and functionalities4.R4: Framework for the recognition of the UpHyMob skills requirements into certification and standardisation schemesIn terms of outcomes, the project foresees to have the following impact: -250-300 VET providers opting to offer hydrogen mobility technicians’ courses-12,000 Individuals (technicians, students) -30-45 regulatory entities from across the EU such as National Qualifications Agencies, Standard Setting Organisations and career guidance bodies-20-30 EU and national sectoral representatives and social partners, incl. EU regulatory bodies (e.g. DG ENV), trade unions, employers’ associations, associations of Education and Training providers (e.g. EFVET)-80-120 companies currently involved or going to be involved in the hydrogen mobility sector