EU Food Security Hub promotes cooperation, knowledge exchange and replication of good practices among European organisations active in the creation of green jobs in agriculture and food security. The project aims to adapt vocational education and training to the requirements of the labour market, based on the urgent need for a transition to a more inclusive and sustainable socio-economic system, and the growing demand for green jobs and environmental skills in all sectors.
Project
EU Food Security Hub
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Topics
Date of implementation
Till 27 December 2022
Funding Institution
Webpage
https://eufoodsecurityhub.org/
Info & Contact
giovanni.barbieri@impresasocialeland.org
Beneficiaries
- VET professionals working in the field of food security, social agriculture and socio labour inclusion of vulnerable groups
- Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s), Academia and VET institutions, Social Enterprises and Public Administrations, already working or interested in operating in the field of food security and/or social agriculture from a social inclusion approach.
- Groups with few skills in this area and vulnerable groups at risk of social exclusion.
Objectives
- Support the creation of future-oriented green jobs in the sustainable food security ecosystem while increasing the labour inclusion opportunities
- Promote the design and testing of an innovative common research and VET training programme aimed at initiatives working with people at risk of social exclusion in the sustainable food security and agriculture sector
- Boost professional development of VET professionals and organizations while promoting the access of low-skilled participants to high-quality VET in key and sustainable competences within an intercultural, nondiscrimination and inclusive framework
- Share good practices and project results, especially the EU guidelines
Actions
- European participatory Survey of selected best practices to define specific future-oriented green jobs professional itineraries
- European Knowledge and Experience Sharing Meeting in Milan
- Design and test of cross-sector training materials: Food Security VET Training Program, MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) and Toolkit.
- 5 European Exchange and Peer-Learning Workshops at El Prat de Llobregat, Palermo, Aubagne, Piacenza and Athens
- EU Guidelines aimed to help local governments to adopt a new approach against food insecurity
- Dissemination activities to raise awareness and disseminate the project results
- International meeting with 100 attendees in El Prat de Llobregat
Impact
- European knowledge and experience sharing meeting in Milan reaching 24 key practitioners
- 5 European Exchange and Peer-Learning Workshops in which 85 VET professionals from other organizations and countries are trained
- National Advocacy Meetings reaching and engaging 30 stakeholders
- Awareness Raising Campaign reaching out to 6.000 EU citizens
- European Conference and Networking event in Spain hosting 100 international guests
Results
- Project flyer
- Competence Framework and VET professional itineraries
- Report for generating green jobs in the food security ecosystems (available in 2024)
- Cross-Sector Training Materials: VET Training Program, MOOC and Toolkit (available in 2024)
- EU Guidelines for helping local governments to navigate the process of establishing or supporting a new approach against food insecurity (available in 2025)
Partners
- ABD Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo (coordinator, Spain)
- ACRA (Italy)
- IASIS (Greece)
- LAND Impresa Sociale (Italy)
- URGENCI (France)
- EQU (Spain)
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