Construye2020+

SEETheSkills empowered construction professionals to effectively tackle the energy renovation of the existing building stock by elevating the visibility and value of specialized energy skills. Through a targeted approach, the initiative actively promoted tailored upskilling and reskilling opportunities while demonstrating the tangible benefits of a trained workforce to the broader industry. As a result, the project successfully validated and integrated these new competencies into the labor market, ensuring that skilled experts are recognized and matched with the growing demand for sustainable construction.

New Skills for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

NS4NZEB focuses on boosting the number of qualified building professionals capable of delivering nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEB) through specialized training methods. The project is developing and piloting new tailored courses, bridging the gap between theoretical NZEB concepts and practical on-site application. The initiative offers open-access training materials and methodological guidelines specifically designed for integrating NZEB standards into everyday construction practices.

Stimulate demand for sustainable energy skills with circularity as a driver and multifunctional green use of roofs, façades and interior elements as focus

BUS-GoCircular aimed to overcome the challenges of implementing circular economy practices in the construction sector by developing a comprehensive, cross-craft qualification framework focused entirely on circular skills. The project successfully equipped hundreds of professionals and SMEs with essential green competencies through targeted mentoring and practical, hands-on training programs. The project offers open-access "Train-the-Trainer" materials, practical toolkits, and modular training units specifically designed to help workers integrate circularity into everyday building and renovation projects.

ESTABLISHING FUTURE-ORIENTED TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FOSTERING A BROAD UPTAKE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SKILLS IN THE EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

TRAIN4SUSTAIN focused on harmonizing sustainable energy skills across the European construction sector by developing a unified, standardized system to evaluate and compare professionals' qualifications. The initiative successfully established the Competence Quality Standard (CQS) - which was officially validated as a European pre-standard (CEN Workshop Agreement) - providing a clear framework to score the green skills of both blue- and white-collar workers. As a powerful tool for professionals seeking to upskill, the project launched the European Skills Registry and a digital Skills Passport, which function as active matchmaking platforms to help trained experts prove their competencies and connect with new sustainable building projects.