Driving Competitiveness and Sustainability: The AIRinVET Project
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- Jul 8, 2024
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by EURASHE
Shortly after celebrating International MSMEs (Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) Day, it is fitting to highlight a pivotal initiative propelling European economic growth and sustainability: the AIRinVET (Applied Innovation and Research in Vocational Education and Training) project. Funded through Erasmus+, this dynamic project aims to foster applied innovation and research (AIR) within vocational education and training (VET) to bolster small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the wider industry.
The goal of AIRinVET is to transform how vocational education and training can meet the evolving demands of the European market. With a strong emphasis on applied research and the green and digital transition, the project seeks to equip SMEs with cutting-edge knowledge and innovative practices that drive competitiveness. VET centres foster innovation through applied research, embedding results directly into the education and trainings they offer in their initial and lifelong training programmes. This in turn helps SMEs to gain access to state-of-the-art knowledge, while receiving training for their new and current employees.
Inspiring results have already been achieved in several countries where the project consortium is active, such as the Basque Country (Spain). Here, project coordinator TKNIKA led an intervention aimed at promoting applied research practices of the Basque VET system to international audiences. Other European countries where the consortium is active include Belgium, Germany, and The Netherlands.
International SMEs Day celebrates the crucial role of SMEs in global economies. AIRinVET complements this celebration by demonstrating a concrete commitment to empowering these enterprises through education, applied research, and innovation. By fostering an environment where these three can come together through training, AIRinVET ensures that European SMEs can actively participate in the global and European markets of the future.
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