Fotolia_53554630_M.jpg VASCO DA GAMA 24 September 2014 Umea Overall presentation of the project & Perspectives for the Baltic Sea Commission
WHERE DOES THIS PROJECT COME FROM? Aberdeen, 1 October 2010, CPMR General Assembly: vote on a Resolution In favour of an interregional mobility pilot action for young people in the maritime sector, to be supported by the European Union the Vasco da Gama Programme Ambitious political goal: developing the education pillar of Integrated Maritime Policy Why the Regions? Due to the fact that European Regions usually have significant powers in the fields of education and training Why youth mobility? Need of facing the lack of attractiveness of maritime careers
MAIN OBJECTIVES Promote quality of education and training in the maritime transport sector to address three challenges: maritime safety, reducing environmental impact and increasing competitiveness of the sector; Launche the bases for European mobility for students, trainees, instructors/trainers/teachers, involving educational and training institutions, in line with the Maritime Erasmus concept; Increase cooperation between industry and European educational and training actors to improve seafarers competences and adapt to the requirements of the shipping industry;
A BALANCED NETWORK COVERING EU COASTS AND SEAS : THE «VDG FIRST CIRCLE»
OBJECTIVES REACHED VIA 4 OPERATIONAL WORK PACKAGES WP 1: Training for maritime safety; WP 2: Training and maritime simulators; WP 3: Greening maritime transport; WP 4: Maritime Erasmus ; Run with the support of dedicated experts (subcontractors) Each WP supported by a Core Group of practitioners
PROJECT LEADER : CPMR Advisory Board - ETF - ECSA - European Network of Maritime Clusters - Antwerp Maritime Academy, BE - Varna Naval Academy, BG - Regions (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (DE), Bretagne (FR), Veneto (IT) Work Package 1 Training for Maritime Safety Work Package 2 Training - Maritime Simulators Work Package 3 Greening Maritime transport Work Package 4 Maritime ERASMUS Work Package 5 Dissemination Work Package 6 Management Core Group WP 1 Linnaeus University - Kalmar Maritime Academy University Applied Sciences, Hoschule Bremen, Lithuanian Maritime ETF Academy, Klaipeda, LT Oceano XXI Università Luav di Venezia Clean Shipping Index Core Group WP 2 ENSM Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime Maritime University of Gdynia Varna naval Academy Maritime Simulation Centre, Warnemunde Aboa Mare, Turku Antwerp Maritime Academy Core Group WP 3 Clean Shipping Index Prosea Foundation Merchant Navy Academy, Ionia Nisia ECSA IVL, Swedish Environmental Research Institute Core Group WP 4 CPMR Mecklenburg Vorpommern Catalunya ENSM Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime Linnaeus University - Kalmar Maritime Academy
WP 1: A master programme in Sustainable Shipping (1 st January 2015) WP 2: Guidelines for Ship Resource Management Training in congested waters WP 3: A pilot module/syllabus on Greening Maritime Transport; WP4: MAIN OUTPUTS TO BE DELIVERED Joint diagnosis on the strengths and weaknesses of maritime education in Europe : we need you to reply our questionnaire! Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding by the first and second VDG circles : Regions will be invited to join! Implementation of a pilot mobility action in summer 2015 : The Vasco da Gama Summer school
VASCO DA GAMA QUOTED BY CONCLUSIONS OF THE COUNCIL! 24/06/2014
LATEST EVENT WP2 First experimental pilot session: Bridge & Engine Rooms Simulation (18 and 19 June 2014, Le Havre - France)
NEXT STEPS All WPs: Vasco Da Gama technical workshops in Brussels 2 nd 3 rd of October 2014 WP1: Kick-off of the Master Programme (KalmarJanuary 2015) WP2 : experimental action (combined scenarios) KalmarFebruary 2015
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