WP1 — Project Management and Quality Assurance

WP1 provides the organisational foundation of CoVE SShaRP. It supports effective coordination, financial and administrative management, quality assurance, risk monitoring and collaboration among the project partners. Its role is to ensure that all activities are implemented consistently, transparently and in line with the project objectives.

WP2 — Skills Needs Analysis and Occupational Profiles

WP2 identifies current and emerging skills needs across the European port sector. Through research, stakeholder consultation, labour market analysis and cooperation with port organisations, it maps existing gaps in vocational education and training and defines occupational profiles for future port-sector roles.

WP3 — Curricula and Training Programme Development

WP3 translates the findings of the skills needs analysis into modular, inclusive and industry-aligned curricula. The training programmes integrate safety, security, resilience, digitalisation and green skills while responding to the practical requirements of learners, professionals and employers.

WP4 — Digital Learning Resources and Innovative Technologies

WP4 develops accessible digital and open educational resources together with innovative learning experiences. These may include simulations, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, digital twins and other interactive technologies that connect vocational learning with real port operations.

WP5 — Work-Based Learning, Mobility and Train-the-Trainer

WP5 places practical experience at the centre of the learning process. It supports pilot work-based learning activities, mobility opportunities, professional development and Train-the-Trainer programmes for educators, staff members and industry mentors working within the port skills ecosystem.

WP6 — Certification, Recognition and Applied Innovation

WP6 develops mechanisms for assessing, validating and recognising the skills acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning. It also supports the transfer of project knowledge into practical and innovative solutions that can be tested and applied within port environments.

WP7 — Sustainability, Governance and Network Development

WP7 establishes the structures required for the long-term continuation of the CoVE SShaRP ecosystem. It supports governance, National Innovation Hubs, cooperation with industry, the Transnational Skills Council and the development of a Sustainability Blueprint that will guide the network beyond the project lifetime.

WP8 — Communication, Dissemination and Impact

WP8 ensures that the project activities, results and learning resources reach the appropriate audiences at national, regional and European levels. Through communication, events, stakeholder engagement, publications and dissemination activities, it strengthens awareness, participation and the wider impact of CoVE SShaRP.

The eight Work Packages do not operate independently. They form one connected implementation pathway in which management enables effective delivery, skills analysis informs educational design, curricula guide the development of digital resources, practical activities test the learning solutions, certification supports recognition, innovation encourages wider application, and sustainability and dissemination secure the project’s long-term value.