On 30 November 2021, the Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) organised the 13th edition of the BUILD UP Skills European exchange meeting.

Since 2011, the BUILD UP Skills initiative supports the upskilling of building professionals across Europe, with a view to deliver building renovations offering high-energy performance as well as new nearly zero-energy buildings. European exchange meetings aim to create a forum between relevant projects for exchange on common challenges and good practices in an effort to advance the skills agenda in the field of energy-efficient and sustainable buildings.

The event provided an opportunity for over 100 representatives from across 20 EU-funded projects to learn from each other and discuss common challenges and good practices. Representatives from DG Energy, DG Employment, DG Environment and DG Internal Market and were present to update participants on the latest policy developments. 

Breakout sessions allowed a deeper dive into specific issues e.g. innovation in the training delivery, digital skills, skills validation mechanisms, awareness raising campaigns towards homeowners as well as inclusion of skills requirements in procurement processes.

Full proceedings document can be found here.

All presentations from the 13th BUILD UP Skills European exchange meeting are available on the BUILD UP Skills website.