Cameroon Renew-ed The consortium of 3 EU organizations (Noorderpoort- NL; APRO- IT, MasterPeace- NL) and 3 in Cameroon (Hope4Better Future, FAP and Sopisdew) support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development using innovative renewable expertise on solar, wind and hydro; The new gold for Cameroon! Our main objective is to improve and increase the capacity of VET teachers and trainers; to boost the exposure of staff, teachers and learners using 21st century and innovative renewable energy blended VET materials. We bridge the gaps in profiles between education, the labour market and governance policies. The consortium is part of African and global networks to share the lessons learned and scaling competences. Our primary target groups: 1.0) VET organizations and teachers (to increase the capacity and support their exposure); 2.1) Youngsters in the age group of 16-30 years, 60% female/40% male 2.2) Employees of business partners. Our secondary target groups: 3.1) private sector to boost their business and close the gap between VET and labour; 3.2) local decision makers and our global partners to build an ecosystem that drives the transformation; 3.3) society to inspire them with positive stories and best practice examples. Our main outcomes: ·Score of 10 on evaluation by VET organizations and participants ·Gap between VET and Labor smaller ·Profiles formally recognized ·Expertise on renewable energy is a fundament for prosperity to society Our main outputs: ·9 trainers trained; 200 students trained and create personal business plans hosted by 25 businesTrain-the-trainer project with schools, business and local government and network, and partners in Netherlands and Italy, to strengthen the capacity of the Cameroon partners. Focus on renewable energy and sustainability. Mobilities and exchange of staff and students

We are in the middle of an energy transition when it comes to reaching Europe’s Green Deal challenges by 2050, providing a great opportunity for renewable energy to strive for more established, more innovative and more embedded initiatives such as the Centres of Vocational Excellence. In the European Green Deal it is stated that: “Renewable energy sources will have an essential role. Increasing offshore wind production will be essential, building on regional cooperation between Member States.The EU goal of climate neutrality by 2050 requires 25 times increase in offshore wind installed capacity. Already in the next 10 years the volume of offshore wind in Europe needs to rise from 25 GW to over 110 GW. This given fact will have huge on the requirements for skilled personnel, needs for harmonization and need for international cooperation. For the planning & installation phase of an offshore wind farm EnBW estimates 25 Full Time Employees (FTE) per MW installed. If Europe have 110 GW installed by 2030, this means 85.000 MW new installed capacity the next 9 years, which means more than 2 million new FTE in the planning & installation phase. For Operation & Maintenance EnBW estimates 1.2 FTE/MW, giving 102 000 new employees working the whole period of operation (25 – 30 years). As we know there will be a considerable shift in the work force due to mobility, the number of trained and reskilled personnel will be even higher. What are the difficulties and possible solutions to this issue:1.While wind power is essential to the climate fight, wind alone will not suffice to meet the United Nations Paris Agreement’s goal of avoiding a 2-degree Celsius rise in global temperature. Decarbonizing all sectors of the economy, including heavy industry and transportation, requires passion, it requires sector coupling of industry, thus cooperation between industry leaders and above all new green skills. 2.Skills obtained at a young age no longer suffice to last an entire career,

"“Technology is not to be feared. It is only to be understood."" Much is possible in our century. ICT is bound to revolutionize the healthcare landscape for the better. A digital & technological revolution takes place and the medical world can profit. The EU has a growing shortage of Care workers due to an ageing population. The challenge is to find, educate and train those in and outside vocational education, who do not have sufficient skills for these challenging developments yet. What is and can be developed in IT to (en)lighten the healthcare worker? The gap between health industry (demand) and education (availability) and IT (solutions) is large.What does the care sector need? How can digital systems reduce the workload? How can we train more people in a continious cycle? This application looks at the opportunities and challenges in VET education within the care and IT domain in our regions. Changing and adapting existing systems takes time, effort and trust. By joining our forces, combining our knowledge and experiences, we ensure initial and continuous education in the care sector is future proof. Through (re)educating and applying new IT possibilities together in healthcare, the pressure on healthcare decreases, studying and working in health care will become more attractive and clients will be happier.This CoVE combines regional excellence with international cooperation and industry, IT innovation with sharing knowledge in VET. We exchange students, staff and experts. We build innovative educational programmes, valorised through microcredentials and we share knowledge through an European platform of Vocational Excellence in HealthTech. Through work-based learning, online lessons, working with industry and policymakers, we ensure the education we deliver together is up-to-date, and accessible for all. So, a new generation of European health care students/ workers will be trained and educated to face this challenge."