Green Circle: Micro-credentials in Construction Sector

Environmental change is a key driver for labour demand and skills supply across all sectors, and the climate crisis has a particularly strong impact on the construction industry. This results in a need for new skills, competences and knowledge in the workforce to achieve a green transition in construction.

Within this context, Green Circle aims to identify, develop, test and assess the use of micro-credentials in the construction sector to achieve a green transition while demonstrating the potential for mainstreaming and transfer to other sectors. The project will develop (a) a systematic review of existing provision of short courses and micro-credentials in the construction sector; (b) a framework for the implementation of micro-credentials; (c) a catalogue of skills for the green transition in the construction sector; (d) micro-credential principles and open design methodology; (e) guidelines for new forms of assessment. These outputs are applied in the development of 8 micro-credentials for the construction sector, evaluated in pilots in Germany, Greece, Portugal and Spain.

Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), through the Research Institute for Innovation & Technology in Education (UNIR iTED) and the Higher School of Engineering and Technology (ESIT), provide their vast experience in digital tools, e-learning, and micro-credentials.

The project of 3-year duration has a budget of € 900 000 and is co-funded by the Partnerships for Innovation – Forward Looking Projects action of the European Commission.

Coordinator: Associacao Universidade Empresa para Desenvolvimento Tecminho (Portugal)

Partners: Synergasia Energon Politon (Greece), Pontydysgu S.L. (Spain), Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria da Construção Civil e Obras Públicas do Norte (Portugal), Casais – Engenharia e Construcao S.A (Portugal), Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, UNIR (Spain), Aransa Construcción y Obra Civil, S.A.U. (Spain), Verein zur Berufsforderung der Bauwirtschaft Nord E.V. (Germany), Pedmede Somateio (Greece), Bauindustrieverband Niedersachsen-Bremen E.V. (Germany), Dimokritio Panepistimio Thrakis (Greece).

Website: www.green-circle.eu

Reference: 101132905

Timespan: 2023-2026

Funding type: European public