Belgian Welding Institute
Joining your future.

 

AILEEN: Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Aerospace & Defence for Advanced Manufacturing

Last modified: 
10-10-2023

The Centres of Vocational Excellence in Aerospace & Defence for Advanced Manufacturing (= welding - brazing – additive manufacturing – inspection) project addresses the shortage of skilled personnel in manufacturing for the Aerospace and Defence industries. The project will set up a transnational cooperation ecosystem of Centres of Vocational Excellence for advanced manufacturing in the Aerospace sector, for the development of innovative methodologies and tools to guarantee specialized sectoral training and the transfer of excellence knowledge and activities in the field of Vocational Education and Training (VET).

The project will target both current and future professionals in Advanced Manufacturing, with a focus on EQF levels 4-7. To boost the outcomes of the project, the results will be disseminated throughout Europe, while the platform is also open for non-partner VET-providers.

Project goals

Main objectives
  • To address skills shortage and mismatch in Advanced Manufacturing for the Aerospace and Defence Sectors, contributing to competitiveness of SMEs and the industry.
  • To develop and disseminate innovative methodologies and tools for training in the sector (EQF 4-7).
  • To disseminate best practices in Vocational Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing for the Aerospace and Defence sectors with a Europe-wide network.
Main deliverables
  • Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace Defence CoVEs.
  • Identification of existing CoVE best practices.
  • Development of methodologies to nominate & award of CoVEs.
  • Perform Advanced Manufacturing CoVEs’ Nomination.
  • Creation of mechanisms to transfer best practices among VET & HE institutions.
  • Perform a capacity building workshop for consortium VET partners.
  • Pilot several approaches for training delivery: Apprenticeships,
  • Applied Research and Competence Units.
  • Mobility of staff program among partners.

Project description