The main objective of the H2CoVE project is to provide the European workforce with the right and necessary high-quality professional skills for the industries that are part of the new value chains for the hydrogen economy.
The project will be implemented in 5 regions of Europe:
– Vestland in Norway,
– Northern Netherlands,
– Tyrol in Austria,
– Estonia,
– Prykarpattia in Ukraine
27 organizations will pool their knowledge and expertise to create local ecosystems for skills development. The need for investment in infrastructure for the production, storage and end use of hydrogen is huge, and a skilled workforce is a prerequisite. The partner regions have complementary assets and specializations across the hydrogen value chain and through cooperation will help build capacity across Europe. Governments must create an enabling environment and incentives for businesses to make investments to accelerate the development of the hydrogen economy. H2CoVE would contribute to this pathway
To bring together and engage citizens, educational and research institutions and businesses for continuous knowledge exchange and innovation in hydrogen skills at the European level through a purpose-built platform.
Improving the necessary knowledge and skills among students, employees and the potential workforce in basic and advanced applications for the hydrogen economy.
– Development, updating and testing of courses, modules, educational programs that meet the needs of the industry in partner regions at various levels of VET in an inclusive manner.
– Ensuring the sustainability of project results by implementing and transferring best practices between regions and ecosystems across Europe.
The project aims to involve 150 teachers of various educational levels in the “Train the Trainer” courses and involve about 800 stakeholders from the business sector. 1,000 employees will participate in upskilling and reskilling activities, and 140 students will participate in a specially designed project competition for challenge-based learning. At least 12 project/bachelor/master theses will be written, dedicated to real challenges in the sector.
Partners:
1. VESTLAND FYLKESKOMMUNE (Norway);
2. HOGSKULEN PA VESTLANDET (Norway);
3. Fagskulen Vestland (Norway);
4. STICHTING NEW ENERGY COALITION (Netherlands);
5. FEN RESEARCH GMBH (Austria);
6. King Danylo University (Ukraine);
7. TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL (Estonia);
8. SKYCORP OU (Estonia);
9. Stichting Hanzehogeschool Groningen (Netherlands);
10. FHS KUFSTEIN TIROL BILDUNGS GMBH (Austria);
11. “KLASSE!FORSCHUNG”-BILDUNG TRIFFT FORSCHUNG & INNOVATION(Austria);
12. HTL Kramsach, Glas und Chemie (Austria);
13. FEN SUSTAIN SYSTEMS GMBH (Austria);
14. Precarpathian eco-energy cluster NGO (Ukraine)
15. STICHTING NOORDERPOORT (Netherlands);
16. HARIDUS-JA TEADUS MINISTEERIUM (Estonia);
17. TARTU LINN (Estonia);
18. Vocational college of King Danylo University (Ukraine);
19. Drenthe College (Netherlands);
20. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AS (Norway);
21. SAGA FJORDBASE AS (Norway);
22. Energy Association “UKRAINIAN HYDROGEN COUNCIL (Ukraine);
23. WIVA P&G-WASSERSTOFFINITIATIVE VORZEIGEREGION (Austria);
24. Norwegian Hydrogen Forum (Norway);
25. NEDERLANDSE WATERST EN BRANDSTOFCELLEN ASSOCIA (Netherlands);
26. HYDROGEN EUROPE (Belgium);
27. ESTONIAN HYDROGEN ENERGY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AN (Estonia).
Total budget of the project is 4 mln euros.