The MATES hybrid final conference on 29 March 2022 presented the project's impact, sustainability and long-term action plan to 111 attendees from 17 countries. These achievements have been captured in a conference report and an executive summary report, available here!
Read more...Today the European Commission has officially launched the new version of the European classification of Skills, Competences, Occupations and Qualifications (ESCO). MATES has been an active contributor to this process, reviewing 100 occupational profiles in the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy value chain with the purpose of identifying changes due to emerging trends in the maritime technologies sector.
Read more...The MATES consortium has just released promotional videos for each of the 11 MATES Pilot Experiences. These are training initiatives focused on the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors, which have been running since 2020 across several European countries.
Read more...Today MATES is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the European Commission’s Pact for Skills. The Pact for Skills is a shared engagement model for skills development in Europe.
Read more...The MATES partnership invites you to attend a workshop “Professional Skills and Training for Future Jobs in the Marine Economy” on 17 November at the upcoming Business2Sea event.
Read more...MATES coordinator, Lucía Fraga of CETMAR, has accepted an Atlantic Project Award on behalf of the Erasmus+ partnership at the 8th Atlantic Stakeholders Platform Conference on 21 October 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.
Read more...MATES partner Lucía Santiago Caamaño (University of A Coruña, Spain) will present MATES at the upcoming Innovating Higher Education (I·HE) 2021 Conference.
Read more...The MATES Maritime Technologies Skills Strategy for the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors was unveiled at a participatory workshop on 29 September 2021.
Read more...MATES coordinator, Lucia Fraga (CETMAR) presented the achievements of MATES at the SAMS project workshop "Across the AM industry: The required skill-sets by the different sectors" on 22 October 2021.
Read more...If you work in the shipbuilding or offshore renewable energy sector and are an interested party in the fields of industry, education or public administration, you are invited to join us in the MATES workshop on 29th September 2021 from 10.00-16.30 CEST.
Read more...The EU Blue Economy Report, developed by the European Commission, has become an important reference to understanding past developments, trends and future opportunities in the Blue Economy.
Read more...MATES coordinator CETMAR and partner CERTH-HIT will be presenting at the upcoming online workshop “EUSAIR investments in blue skills and education” on 9 July.
Read more...MATES is carrying out five regional workshops online as part of its ongoing engagement with stakeholders. During the workshops, invited experts will be given the opportunity to provide feedback on the MATES Pilot Experiences.
Read more...The MATES report "Baseline Strategy: identifying priorities, action lines and how MATES Pilot Experiences will contribute to the strategy" is now available.
Read more...The MATES online training seminar “Additive Manufacturing and Risk Management in the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Sectors” is open for registration. It will take place on 10th and 11th June and aims to support the sectors’ workforce through upskilling and reskilling in green technologies.
Read more...The online free course “Integrated Logistics Support and Industry 4.0” is now available to access on-demand.
Read more...MATES will be represented at the national workshop of Pillar 3 'Fostering Blue Digitalization for Marine Renewables in the Atlantic Area' by project coordinator Lucia Fraga (CETMAR).
Read more...The MATES Steering Board meeting took place from 14-16 April 2020. The meeting kicked off with a welcome introduction by project coordinator, Lucía Fraga (CETMAR).
Read more...MATES Wind Energy course was successfully ran from 19th to 23rd April in the IES Universidade Laboral de Culleredo, A Coruña, Spain. The course was aimed at VET trainers and provided by Xunta de Galicia - The Regional Ministry of Culture, Education and University Organisation.
Read more...MATES has launched a video promoting career opportunities in the maritime sector, particularly in the offshore renewable energy and shipbuilding industries.
Read more...A new MATES course "Shipbuilding and Industry 4.0", provided in Spanish, has been launched as part of the MOOC Pilot Experience. It will be delivered in Spanish by Universidade da Coruña - CT Ingenieros.
Read more...MATES is hosting a webinar "Maritime on the Loop of Ocean Literacy - Pilot Training Initiatives Key Takeaways" on the 26th of March 2021 at 10:30-11:30 CET.
Read more...Lucía Fraga (CETMAR, Spain) will present MATES at the Atlantic Cities 1st Group meeting on "Maritime Skills and Jobs" on 9 March 2021.
Read more...The fourth webinar in the Selkie Project series, taking place on 23rd February, will focus on Skills for the Marine Energy sector. MATES partner, Jennifer Fox (Aquatera, UK) will present the MATES project.
Read more...Following on from the successful MATES Big Data Course in October, three new courses have been announced for early 2021 as part of the ED2MIT Pilot Experience.
Read more...The course is delivered by Aquatera, a marine energy services company based in Orkney, Scotland, the heart of the marine energy sector of Europe.
Read more...The report from the workshop “Towards a pact for skills in the maritime technology industry” as part of Business2Sea, is now available.
Read more...On Monday 16th November 2020 (15:00 to 16:30 CET), MATES coordinator Technology Centre of the Sea – CETMAR Foundation will participate in a workshop “Towards a pact for skills in the maritime technology industry” as part of Business2Sea.
Read more...MATES is hosting a webinar for MATES experts on 10 November 2020 at 10:30-11:30 CET.
Read more...The MATES Big Data Course took place from 12-15 October 2020. The online course was delivered by MATES partner Yuri Demchenko from the University of Amsterdam
Read more...MATES partner Eleftherios Sdoukopoulos, Associate Researcher at CERTH, presented at the Sea of Experience dissemination workshop on 21 October 2020.
Read more...MATES, has released a report identifying the skills gaps in the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors.
Read more...MATES project partner, ASIME, will launch the Maritime Trends Summit on 22nd of October - an international forum to debate the present state and the future of naval, maritime and ports industries.
Read more...The MATES course 'Introduction to Big Data Practices in Data Management for the Maritime Industry' has been officially launched.
Read more...MATES partner, Margaret Eleftheriou, will be presenting the "Importance of Improving Skills and Competence" and "European Skills Agenda" on 11 September 2020.
Read more...MATES is carrying out a short survey, targeting companies involved in the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors. The aim is to collect industry insights on the current skills and competences gaps within the workforce.
Read more...The MATES report “Foresight scenarios identifying future skills needs and trends” deals with the identification and analysis of emerging trends in the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors. Several paradigm shifters were considered within this context.
Read more...The partners of the EU-funded Blueprint project MATES, met in Thessaloniki, Greece on 16 and 17 October 2019. The partners made great strides during the hands-on sessions devoted to the MATES Pilot Experiences, with the design of all 11 now well underway.
Read more...The paper was written by Rosa Fernández Otero (CETMAR), Georgia Baylliss-Brown (AquaTT) and Martha Papathanassiou (Indigo-Med) and is published in Frontiers in Marine Science.
Read more...The MATES State of the Art compilation describes the current situation and future prospects of the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors, as well as the challenges that must be addressed in the coming years.
Read more...MATES and SAM, both Erasmus+ funded EU Blueprint projects, have agreed to work in collaboration on Additive Manufacturing Technology.
Read more...The MATES Report on the Skills Strategy Workshop for the Shipbuilding and Offshore Renewable Energy Sectors is now available.
Read more...MATES held a project-milestone workshop on 28 May in Brussels, Belgium. The workshop, ‘Skills Intelligence to Boost Maritime Technologies’, provided a key opportunity for validation of the project’s results to date.
Read more...The MATES Strategy Executive Report ‘Strategy baseline to bridge the skills gap between training offers and industry demands of the Maritime Technologies value chain’ is now available.
Read more...MATES, an Erasmus+ funded European project focused on the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors, will be hosting the workshop “Strategy Validation - Skills intelligence to boost maritime technologies” on 28th May 2019 at 10.30-17.00, in Brussels, Belgium.
Read more...During the MATES Strategy Validation workshop, the presenters will provide a general overview of the shipbuilding and the off-shore renewable energy sectors. They will discuss industry skills needs and technological challenges as paradigm shifters, leading to future scenarios and action lines to overcome capacity shortages.
Read more...MATES partners have held a number of workshops over the past few months, engaging with stakeholders and experts to validate baseline reports and to decide upon the future direction of the MATES strategy.
Read more...The MATES Project is part of a European drive called the New Skills Agenda, aimed at reducing the mismatch between the skills people are taught and the skills required to meet the needs of rapidly changing labour markets.
Read more...The MATES project kicked-off its series of maritime-focused workshops in Athens.
Read more...The new European Commission (EC) Erasmus+ funded project, MATES, aims to tackle the ensuing skill shortages in the maritime sectors of offshore renewable energy and shipbuilding, and contribute to a more resilient labour market.
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