Kick off NESSIE project
Installers, maintenance engineers, electricians and other technicians play an important role in the success of the energy transition. However, there is a shortage of well-trained staff in these fields. The European Interreg project NESSIE is working to rapidly build capacity and skills with immediate action in the North Sea region. Ameland is one of the partners in the project, which was launched in Leeuwarden (NL) on 16 and 17 January.
Kick off
The two-day meeting was about getting to know each other, the ins and outs of the project, making working arrangements and learning from real-life examples. Among other things, the group visited the “Elfstedenhal” - an ice rink in Leeuwarden. Here they were given a presentation and a guided tour. They also visited Vocational School Firda. Firda is a project partner and trains both young people and adults to become installers, among other things.
Role Ameland
Municipality of Ameland plays a connecting link between local installers and Vocational School Firda in this project.
The aim is:
- to provide both students and local installers with knowledge and experience of installing home batteries on Ameland;
- to develop closer cooperation between installers and Firda.
- to support the development of an E-campus making knowledge on the installation of home batteries (among others) accessible outside the region.
About NESSIE
NESSIE aims to proactively increase workforce capacity and accelerate vocational education and training for installers in the energy transition. This includes recruiting newly trained technicians and implementing short advanced courses, internships and E-campuses based on best practices at local, regional and international levels.
Working together across borders
The consortium consists of the following parties: New Energy Coalition, Province of Friesland, Firda, Learning Hub Friesland, Municipality of Ameland, Berufsbildende Schulen Borkum, Orthandwerkerschaft, Nordseeheilbad Borkum GmbH, Aalborg Universitet, Samsø Energiakademi, IUT de Lorient - Pontivy, Morbihan Énergies, Flux50
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