BUILD UP Skills national platforms

Objective

Builds on the BUILD UP Skills initiative (launched 2011) to increase the number of skilled professionals along construction and renovation value chains, in support of the Pact for Skills, the Energy Efficiency Directive (Article 28), the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Article 17(12)), the Renewable Energy Directive (Article 18) and the EU Affordable Housing Plan. Targets eligible countries that have not yet updated their national BUILD UP Skills platform and roadmap.

Areas of intervention

• (Re)establish the national skills platform and secure involvement of key stakeholders (construction sector associations, training institutions, public authorities, building professionals)
• Carry out skills-intelligence activities — evaluation of previous national roadmaps, market research, data collection, analysis of labour statistics
• Design a national roadmap to address identified gaps and barriers, including priority measures, target dates, and indicators
• Promote widely the results of the status-quo analysis and the measures in the roadmap, and make the arrangements to pave the way for roadmap implementation
• Design and conduct a large-scale national communication and awareness campaign promoting the contribution of skilled professionals to the clean energy transition

What this means for cities and regions

A national-level instrument; cities are typically partners or stakeholders rather than lead applicants. Useful for regional development agencies or city training centres positioning themselves inside the national skills platform. Single applicant allowed; topic budget €3M at 95% co-financing.