The ENSURE project aims to enhance the skills and resilience of emergency responders, such as firefighters and search and rescue teams, in facing increasingly frequent challenges related to climate change, including wildfires, floods, and extreme weather events. ENSURE focuses on training and upskilling through an innovative approach based on the Quadruple Helix Innovation Model, integrating technology, cooperation, human resilience, and community engagement.
Project
ENSURE
Emergency Responders Upskilling System for Enhanced Resilience and Innovation
Date of implementation
Till 1 November 2024
Funding Institution
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Info & Contact
Aurelia Schera
Beneficiaries
- Firefighters
- Search and rescue teams
- Emergency support personnel
- Local communities involved in civil protection operations
Objectives
- Improve the professional skills of emergency responders by integrating new technologies and collaborative practices.
- Develop new professional profiles within the emergency sector, including:
- Disaster Response Technologist (DRT)
- International Disaster Response Coordinator (IDRC)
- Community Resilience and Engagement Officer (CREO)
- Mental Health and Resilience Trainer for Emergency Services (MHRTES)
- Create an innovative training system based on online courses, virtual mentoring, and workshops.
- Utilize an educational game (“ENSURE Game”) to support experiential learning and continuous skills developmentObjectives
Actions
- Open and self-paced training courses to improve technical and digital skills.
- Virtual mentoring with industry experts.
- Mobility and Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops to ensure widespread dissemination of skills.
- Use of the ENSURE Game to integrate experiential learning with practical training.
Impact
- Strengthened emergency response capacity through better-trained and upskilled personnel.
- Greater integration of new technologies in emergency operations.
- Creation of a continuous learning and practice community among emergency responders.
- Promotion of community resilience through active engagement of citizens and local institutions.
Results
- Implementation of four new professional profiles within the emergency sector.
- Training of a significant number of emergency responders across multiple European countries.
- Development and dissemination of innovative and accessible educational materials.
- Adoption of the ENSURE Game as a standard tool for training emergency responders.
Partners
- University of Patras, Greece, Coordinator
- International Hellenic University, Greece, Partner
- Association of Officers and Sub-Officers with University Degrees of Hellenic Fire Corps (EPAYPS), Greece, Partner
- Edelweiss – Protezione Civile, Italy, Partner
- Romanian Cluster PROECO-CBRNE, Romania, Partner
- Pompiers de l’Urgence Internationale, France, Partner
- Johanniter Österreich Ausbildung und Forschung, Austria, Partner
- Escuela Española de Salvamento y Detección con Perros, Spain, Partner
- Association Volunteer Fire Department Sveti Nikole, North Macedonia, Partner
- Directorate for Protection and Rescue Skopje, North Macedonia, Partner
- Institut Inpro AS, Czechia, Partner
- Olympic Training & Consulting LTD, Greece, Partner
- Promimpresa Società Benefit SRL, Italy, Partner
- LAND Impresa Sociale SRL, Italy, Partner
- BEST Institut für berufsbezogene Weiterbildung und Personaltraining GmbH, Austria, Partner
- Centro Superior de Formación Europa-Sur SA (CESUR), Spain, Partner
- Centrul pentru Promovarea Învățării Permanente Timisoara (CPIP), Romania, Partner
- Association of Citizens of a International Institute of Development, Education and Scientific Research STABILITAS Skopje, North Macedonia, Partner
- Research Innovation and Development Lab (ReadLab P.C.) , Greece, Partner
- Candide International BV, Belgium, Partner
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