Project: Belonging to the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, call 2021, of the Key Action 2 of the Cooperation partnerships in Vocational Education and Training.
Identification of the project: 2021-KA220-VET-7D7D053A.
Duration: 30 months, since January 2022 until June 2024.
Budget: 328.900,00 €.
Coordinator of the project: Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (Spain).
Partners: Pedmede Somateio (Greece), Scuola Edile Piacenza (Italy), Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia (Portugal) and Universitat de Valencia (Spain).
Website: www.naturbuild.eu
According to UN, the world’s cities occupy only 3 % of the earth’s land surface, but are responsible for 60-80 % of energy consumption and 75 % of carbon emissions. Moreover, the Renovation Wave for Europe aims to at least double renovation rates in the next 10 years and ensure that renovations lead to greater energy and resource efficiency. By 2030, 35 million buildings could be renovated and 160,000 additional ‘green’ jobs could be created in the construction sector.
In view of the skills and competences deficit in Nature Based Solutions (NBS), more specifically in green roofs, the NaturBuild project aims to offer training to provide workers with the skills to meet market trends and European targets for green building and sustainability.
The main target audience of this initiative is made up of teachers and training managers, researchers, technicians and building professionals from Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal, as well as training centres and companies in the construction sector.
Objectives and results:
The objectives foreseen in this initiative are:
- Global awareness module: training to establish a common basis for all professions involved in the NBS building process, providing an overview of the state of the art. At the same time, it will help to raise awareness of NBS and the benefits it brings to building performance, urban climate and biodiversity.
- Installation module: specialised training according to the professional profiles involved in the installation of green roofs, to provide clear instructions on the steps to follow at each stage of the installation process, divided by occupations.
- Maintenance module: training to provide instructions on the steps to follow in the different maintenance tasks. This module will potentially also cover the most appropriate vegetation to be used within the Mediterranean climate for each of the green roof types.
- Deconstruction module, with two main objectives:
- How to deconstruct a green roof in order to install a new one. This can occur for cases where the green roof was not installed correctly or for those green roofs that are not sustainable (e.g. due to the type of vegetation used or inadequate installation) and therefore a more suitable one should be installed.
- How to deconstruct a (normal) roof. For those cases where the green roof is to be installed on a building where a regular roof is installed.
- Online training platform: this tool will be created to improve not only the digitalisation of training in the construction sector, but also the competences of its workers. The developed modules will be digitised to be included as part of the training offer of the vocational training centres that are part of the consortium.
Other actions:
In addition, a number of other actions are planned within the project.
-Research and analysis of the skills demand of green roofs (labour market and EU policies) and related skills gaps (professional profiles involved), as well as the definition of the skills perimeter.
-Strong training structure and learning outcomes through the contribution and support of key experts in education, construction labour market, innovation and sustainability.
-Design and development of a modular training course following the EQF methodology – oriented to learning outcomes – and supported by the EQAVET principles.
-Analysis of the adaptation of the training course to the identified priorities, through an online pilot test and its validation.
-Enhancing innovation in Vocational Education and Training (VET) by providing up-to-date green training for workers through e-learning and Open Educational Resources (OER) in English, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
-Better respond to common challenges, such as energy efficiency and climate change, through common approaches and harmonisation between countries.
-Paving the way for the acceptance of training and its recognition.
-Better respond to common challenges, such as energy efficiency and climate change, through common approaches and harmonisation between countries.
-Improving the activity of VET providers and trainers in the construction sector to include an attractive training offer for current and potential workers in the construction sector.
-Building mutual trust, and facilitating cross-border recognition with the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainability of the course and its endorsement.
-Dissemination of key project information at regional, national and European level, paving the way for the uptake of project results, generating interest, raising awareness and attracting the attention of key stakeholders, target groups and the industry at large.
-Contribute to urban and building sustainability by providing construction workers with the necessary training for the installation, maintenance and deconstruction of green roofs.
-To disseminate, share solutions and know-how, enabling a wider community to benefit from EU funding.
The Nature Based Solutions (NaturBuild) project is co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Fundación Laboral de la Construcción and neither the European Commission nor the Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education (Sepie) are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.