About the project
GreenChem addresses European challenges and priorities by aligning chemistry education with the green and digital transitions, developing training materials that focus on the most urgent and relevant topics in sustainable chemistry and the necessary skills for a resilient industry. The project will foster regional and national specific strategies and priorities in VET while also fosteringtransnational knowledge exchange and upward convergence. As well as contributing to modernization and adaptability of chemistry VET education, it will have an impact on the industry by providing outputs from applied research and a more skilled workforce, and a system-level influence by means of transferable curricula and policy frameworks and the promotion of policy dialogue and networking among all relevant stakeholders in the field.
Project goal
The goal of GreenChem is to establish a Platform of Centres of Vocational Excellence in Sustainable Chemistry that will support the existing regional skills ecosystems through a focus on curriculum reform, open and flexible training, and applied research, as well as bridging gaps between the chemical industry and VET education. This project brings together industry representatives, VET providers and higher education and research institutions, along withpolicymaking agents from 10 different countries. Its first goal is to update job profiles and reform VET chemistry curricula to adapt to the green and digital transitions, fostering competences in green chemistry while leveraging digital technologies. Another goal is to
impulse flexible and market-adapted VET and upskilling by developing open educational materials. The project also aims to strengthen the knowledge triangle by developing applied research modules that will bring industrial and academic research in sustainable chemistry to VET training, as well as fostering green entrepreneurship in the chemical sector by including start-up incubation and coaching.
Tom Lillhonga
Senior Lecturer