Skills strategy workshop for the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors
The workshop will be of interest to those working in the shipbuilding or offshore renewable energy sectors or in the fields of industry, education or public administration. Attendance is free and registration details are available at https://www.projectmates.eu/mates-strategy-validation-workshop-may-2019/(opens in new window) or by contacting mates@cetmar.org The results that will be presented at the workshop is the culmination of engagement with 176 experts within these sectors. Focus areas include: Shipbuilding, Offshore Renewable Energy, Digital Technologies, Green Technologies, Innovation Management, Gender Balance, Ocean Literacy, and Vocational Education Training Standards and Governance. The lines of action validated during this workshop will be rolled out through case studies across Europe, known as Pilot Experiences, with the aim of improving the quality and relevance of existing training and developing new ways of acquiring skills. This ensures that both sectors are adaptable in the face of technological progress. Insights and best practices gained through these experiences will be used to fine-tune the strategy, which will then be transferred to a wider community. Attendance to the workshop is therefore an opportunity to contribute to the longer-term skills strategy for both sectors. MATES will be represented at the European Maritime Day on 16-17 May 2019 at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal, by Forum Oceano. Visit their booth for further information on MATES or visit the website at www.projectmates.eu Notes for Editors The MATES Project is co-funded under the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. It runs for seven years, from 2014 to 2020. Erasmus+ aims to modernise education, training and youth work across Europe. It is open to education, training, youth and sport organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning, including school education, further and higher education, adult education and the youth sector. The MATES blueprint project will run from 2018-2021 with an overall budget of €4.9 million. “MATES - Maritime Alliance for fostering the European Blue economy through a Marine Technology Skilling Strategy”. MATES is coordinated by the Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR. The main objective of Fundación CETMAR is to promote cooperation among institutions, research centres and the marine economy sectors, and to encourage the involvement of such sectors in collaborative research and development, for a more sustainable use of the marine environment and its resources. More information is available at www.cetmar.org The Project Coordinator is Lucia Fraga Lago (mates@cetmar.org). For press queries, please contact Olivia Daly, AquaTT (olivia@aquatt.ie)