Moving to a greener economy creates the need for new skills and competencies profiles, requiring the development of strong alliances for the adjustment of current training and qualification frameworks. On the basis of a Quadruple Helix approach, this project aims to define and develop a training and accreditation scheme on green skills. This scheme will address, in an articulated way, professional, market and customer barriers that stand in the way for the consolidation of Energy Efficiency (EE), Renewable Energy Systems (RES) and nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB). It will be based on on-site and on-line training, transversally incorporating BIM and LEAN methodology. Specifically, the project will: *Improve skills of workers from the construction industry on EE, RES and nZEB, taking into account the entire value chain of the building. *Promote cooperation and understanding between the different trades and professional groups by incorporating to the training the quality paradigm known as LEAN Construction as well as BIM methodology. *Develop a new standard of sectoral competencies on EE, RES and nZEB following the methodology EQF (learning outcome approach) as well as ECVET and quality criteria EQUAVET. *Develop a new "Energy Audit" qualification. *Foster the specialization of SMEs in sustainable construction and its leadership in the market, allowing knowledge to be translated into innovative services to gain market share. *Certify skills by creating the accreditation "Green tag" to promote interaction and collaboration between stakeholders throughout mutual recognition. *Encourage innovation and improvement of work processes in regard to customer relations, workers and SMEs (guidance, needs detection and decision making on health, comfort and EE).

The ContinueUP project addresses the question how more, and more effective teacher education and training can be offered to teachers across the continuum of initial and continuous teacher education and training. It achieves this by piloting processes and outputs at initial teacher education (ITE) and continuous professional development (CPD) level which on the one hand develop teachers’ capacity to benefit from online training opportunities, and on the other hand reduce barriers to take-up such opportunities. The project establishes a network of ITE and CPD providers that will co-construct and deliver an education and training programme across the continuum of ITE and CPD. The programme consists of an ITE module and a CPD MOOC which are both addressing teachers’ use of digital tools for professional engagement. The delivery of the module will be implemented jointly, allowing student teachers from different countries to study together. Student teachers are then encouraged to continue their learning by following the MOOC. By participating in the ITE module, student teachers will be better prepared to participate in and continue their learning through online and blended learning formats once they enter the profession. In-service teachers will benefit by developing their capacity to engage in more advanced online mobility activities and CPD opportunities. The co-construction process used for the development and delivery of the education and training programme also introduces mobility experiences to teacher educators and trainers, for them to be able to better promote such experiences amongst teachers. The co-construction process also aims to increase the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of developing new teacher education and training programmes. Furthermore, the project will pilot processes that can lead to the formal recognition of teacher CPD MOOCs, gaining valuable insights how to address barriers for the take-up of non-formal online learning formats by teachers.