OUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

From Skills Needs to Sustainable Impact

CoVE SShaRP follows a clear and integrated pathway that connects skills analysis, modern vocational education, innovative learning technologies, practical training, certification, applied research and long-term European cooperation. Through seven interconnected objectives, the project transforms the changing needs of the port sector into practical, inclusive and sustainable learning opportunities.

01 — Mapping Skills Needs

The project will identify and map current and future skills requirements in the areas of port safety, security, resilience and digitalisation. Through research, stakeholder consultation, workshops and data collection, CoVE SShaRP will also identify gaps in existing vocational education and training programmes across the participating countries.

02 — Modern Curricula and Occupational Profiles

Based on the identified needs of the labour market, the project will design and modernise modular and inclusive vocational education and training curricula. It will also develop European occupational profiles for emerging port-sector roles, integrating green skills, digital competences, accessibility principles and modern pedagogical approaches.

03 — Digital Learning Resources and Innovative Experiences

CoVE SShaRP will create accessible digital learning resources and innovative training experiences that make learning more interactive, practical and closely connected to real port operations. These resources will use technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, digital twins and simulations, while also supporting open and flexible access to knowledge.

04 — Work-Based Learning and Train-the-Trainer

The project will strengthen the connection between education and real port environments through pilot work-based learning activities. Learners will gain practical experience in real or simulated workplaces, while trainers, educators, staff members and industry mentors will improve their ability to use modern training methods, technologies and learning tools.

05 — Skills Certification and Recognition

CoVE SShaRP will develop an operational framework for assessing, documenting and recognising the skills acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning. This approach will support transparency, professional mobility and the transferability of competences across organisations, sectors and European countries.

06 — National Innovation Hubs

National Innovation Hubs will be established as bridges between vocational education, research, port operations, technology, entrepreneurship and regional development. The hubs will support applied research, cooperation with businesses and SMEs, the testing of innovative solutions and the exchange of knowledge across national port ecosystems.

07 — Skills Council and Sustainability Blueprint

A Transnational VET–Industry Port Skills Council will promote continuous dialogue between vocational education providers and the port sector. In parallel, the CoVE Sustainability Blueprint will define the governance model, exploitation strategy and future development pathway required to ensure that the project’s network, resources and partnerships continue beyond the funding period.

Together, these objectives create a complete pathway from identifying emerging skills needs to developing modern training, practical learning opportunities, recognised qualifications, innovation structures and a sustainable European ecosystem of vocational excellence for safe, secure and resilient ports.