General Overview
of the COVE-WENDT Project
Centre of Vocational Excellence in
Welding and
Non-Destructive Testing.
Centre of Vocational Excellence in Welding and Non-Destructive Testing aims to bring together the skills of teachers and trainers from existing VET centres, research institutes and universities,
industrial companies from welding sector and other stakeholders from Quadruple Helix, to create an international network of CoVEs to support the European-wide skills ecosystems.
The COVE-WENDT project aims to develop ecosystems of competences for innovation, SMART specialisation, and regional development to support the dual transition to a green and digital economy.
The Smart Specialisation Platform (S3P) assists Member States and regions to develop, implement and review their Research and Innovation strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3).
The project is scheduled to run for 48 months, starting on the 1st of March 2024, and ending on 29th of February 2028, foreseeing the development of the following set of objectives:
Extending collaboration partnership between the actors of Quadruple Helix for enhance innovation and co-creation in welding sector and allied technologies for local innovation and regional development;
Developing of an IT platform used as an international collaborative network for CoVEs from different countries to exchange best practices and disseminate new knowledge to promote excellence in VET;
Developing of innovative educational materials and provide relevant training programs for the green and digital transitions in the welding sector;
Improve the level of key competences of the VET trainers in developing and implementing of innovative approaches to tackle societal challenges, to foster innovation in education to increase the quality and effectiveness of existing CoVEs.
The demand for digital education and the transition to green industry are increasing. Training centres need to adapt to this trend.
