We have started the Erasmus+ KA220 Build your VETer Future project, with the first meeting of the parties involved last Tuesday, November 25th at Fundació BCN Formació Professional. An initiative aimed at boosting innovation in Vocational Education and Training and connecting emerging talent with real challenges in the timber construction industry. The meeting brought together all participating European partners, marking the official start of a project that will run until 2027 Kick off Meeting presentation.
A European project to transform VET and the wood sector

Build your VETer Future aims to develop innovative competitive learning methodologies among VET students, foster 21st-century skills, and raise awareness about the value of Vocational Education and Training as a generator of real solutions for the sustainable construction sector.

The expected results include:

  • Increasing interest in studies related to wood and construction.
  • Reducing school dropout rates.
  • Developing innovative training content connected with companies.
  • Promoting Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) methodologies.
  • Enhancing sustainability and the circular economy.
  • Improving students’ transversal competencies (teamwork, creativity, time management…).
Involved partners

The project involves the participation of:

Coordinating institution
  • Xarxa de Formació Professional de Barcelona — Leadership in coordination, quality, dissemination, digital platform, and organisation.
Participating Vocational Education and Training centres

Each centre selects 5 students and 1 tutor to take part in the European work:

  • Institut Provençana (Barcelona) — Host of the A2 Exploration phase in 2026.
  • de Wijnpers (Leuven) — Responsible for the A3 Creativity Phase.
  • Redu (Rovaniemi) — Leader of the A4 Prototyping Phase.
  • Lepido Rocco (Treviso) — Host of the M2 follow-up meeting.
  • Mercantec (Viborg/Aarhus) — Lead of the A5 Business & Acceleration phase and venue of the M3 meeting.
Strategic industrial partner
  • EGOIN, a company in the wood sector — Definition of the challenge, co-organisation of phases, and member of the international jury.
A shared challenge: building sustainability

The challenge proposed for the development of the project focuses on designing a modular educational space, energy-efficient and built mainly with wood, transportable and adaptable, with low environmental impact and universal accessibility.

With this meeting in Barcelona, Build your VETer Future officially begins its European journey, creating a unique opportunity to position Vocational Education and Training as a driver of innovation, creativity, and sustainable transition in the construction sector.

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