Fostering Innovation in Vocational Education and Training in the Basque Country
On the 12th of March, Wednesday, Politeknika Txorierri hosted a working session organized together with TKNIKA which brought together 10 companies and over 60 vocational education and training (VET) centers from the Basque Country. The objective of this event was to explore the role of innovation and internationalization in shaping the future of vocational education.
During the session, participants went through the presentation of European project calls that could be used by VET center and their impact on the training offer and other aspects.
Also, the participation of leading companies such as ONDOAN, Sarenet, Nexmachina, GBM and Innovae supported the successful event as they shared real success stories of their collaborations in innovation projects with VET centers, specially the Politeknika Txorierri.
Cluster GAIA also participated in the event presenting the interaction of European projects to foster the Key Enabling Technologies which will support the approach to sustainability as SECOVE.
Additionally, other key companies such as Zeruan Dron, S2GRUPO, Camp Tecnológico, and Bilbomática actively contributed to the discussion giving their vision in the topic of innovation. Together with the directors and innovation leaders of the attending VET centers, they explored experiences, challenges and future collaboration opportunities to strengthen the quality of education and better prepare future professionals for the upcoming challenges.
A key highlight of the event was the mention of the SECOVE project, an initiative aimed at establishing a network of Centers of Vocational Excellence in the field of clean and sustainable energy. In the Basque Region, SECOVE focuses on the application of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and IoT for energy efficiency, demonstrating the crucial role that VET plays in technological innovation.
The partners from the Basque Region involved in SECOVE, Politeknika Txorierri, Cluster GAIA and ONDOAN, are actively participating to be part of this network that is shaping the future of vocational education in the sustainable energy sector.
