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SPIRE-SAIS

EU Programme: Erasmus+

Coordination: Technische Universität Dortmund (Germany)

Participants: Rina Consulting - Centro Sviluppo Materiali Spa (Italy)|Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency (Belgium)|Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di perfezionamento SA (Italy)|European Aluminium Association AISBL (Belgium)|Industrial Minerals Association Europe (Belgium)|ISQ (Portugal)|The European Steel Technology Platform (Belgium)|Asociacion de Investigacion de Lasindustrias Ceramicas aice (Spain)|Fundacion Circe Centro de Investigacion de Recursos y Consumos (Spain)|Ferriere Nord Spa (Italy)|Sidenor Aceros Especiales SL (Spain)|International Synergies LTD (United Kingdom)|European Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform (Belgium)|Instytut Metali Niezelaznych (Poland)|Covestro Deutschland AG (Germany)|Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Pentru Metale NEFE (Romania)|Suez Groupe (France)|Visionary Analytics UAB (Lithuania)|H20-People B.V. (Netherlands)|Societa Consortile per Azioni (Italy)|MITILINEOS (Greece)|European Chemical Employers Group (Belgium)

Starting Year:  2020 

Duration: 2020-2023

website: http://www.spire2030.eu/sais

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Areas: Education, Industry, Innovation, R&D and Innovation, Social, Training

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Acronym: SPIRE-SAIS

Project Title: Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis: A Cross-Sectoral Blueprint for a Sustainable Process Industry

Project Code: 612429-EPP-1-2019-1-DE-EPPKA2-SSA-B

Total Cost: 3.954.198,00 €

Funding: 3.954.198,00 €

 

GOALS

European (and global) industry has many economic, technological and digital challenges. Couple these with increasing energy efficiency and environmental demands and the need to continuously update the qualification, knowledge and skills profile of the workforce becomes apparent.

An EU level intervention to address skill shortages in Industrial Symbiosis and energy efficiency is paramount for energy intensive sectors while also empowering EU citizens with the necessary set of tools for future job profiles. There is thus a need for updated qualifications, knowledge and skills supporting cross-sectoral collaboration and Industrial Symbiosis activities.

The project’s mission is to promote a proactive, industry-driven adjustment to meet future skills demand across the SPIRE sectors, developing new skills to unfold the potential of digital transformation within SPIRE companies and beyond.

The project objectives are:

  • To develop an industry driven and pro-active skills strategy focusing on industrial – urban symbiosis and energy efficiency across the eight sectors of SPIRE (chemicals, steel, engineering, non-ferrous metals, minerals, water, cement, ceramics).
  • Anticipate new skills demands and to allow pro-active practical activities meeting the future requirements of Energy Intensive Industries.

This will be achieved by the:

  • Development of modules and tools for awareness of industrial-urban symbiosis
  • Development of new skills for the practical implementation of industrial-urban symbiosis

 

EXPECTED RESULTS

  • A blueprint for an industry-driven, long-term strategy focused on industrial-urban symbiosis and digital skills
  • Proactive adjustments to the workforce to enable deployment and implementation of new technologies to optimise processes
  • Monitoring and shortening the implementation of industry relevant qualifications in national Vocational Education & Training (VET) systems
  • Developing and exchanging modules, tools and experiences in implementing the new skills agenda and strategy
  • Disseminating the SPIRE-SAIS blueprint and discussing and comparing solutions with those from other sectors
  • Effective roll-out of skills activities at regional, national and European level

 

 

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

 

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