SeaAhead

Objectives of the Project

The Specific Objectives of the SeaAhead Project are:

SO1 Refine maritime curricula to include emerging trends and market needs

SO2 Increase skills anticipation in the maritime sector and bridge the gaps, through upskilling and reskilling of maritime professionals.

SO3 Strengthen the sector’s resilience against geopolitical, environmental, and market fluctuations

SO4 Adopt and mainstream advanced AR/VR technologies in maritime training 

SO5 Foster an innovation-driven culture within the maritime sector by establishing incubators and partnerships that facilitate technological advancements and new business solutions

SO6 Develop and implement comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategies that specifically target the recruitment and retention of women and migrant workers in the maritime sector

SO7 Strengthen the digital infrastructures and cybersecurity protocols of maritime operations 

SO8 Promote international partnerships that facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices

SO9 Establish a supportive ecosystem that nurtures maritime entrepreneurship

SO10 Foster collaborative skills partnerships and improve stakeholder engagement in the maritime sector to achieve long-term and systemic impact.

Expected Main Results

SeaAhead project will result in:

• Role Model for Excellence (CoVE) in Maritime, disseminated across all maritime providers and stakeholders within the countries of Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Greece.
• Large-scale Skills Partnership in Pact for Skills in shipbuilding and maritime technology. Within thecontext of the flagship initiative of the European Skills Agenda “Pact for Skills”, the project intends tosupport this innovative initiative cooperation in the field of skills throughout Europe in the field of
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hubs, serving as dedicated spaces or platforms aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the maritime sector.
• Applicability of Centers of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) by third parties. This entails developing strategies and frameworks that enable entities beyond the primary stakeholders to leverage and benefit from the CoVEs.
• Educational materials for the vocational advancement of maritime professionals.

Project Activities

SeaAhead is accompanied by a well-structured Work-Plan, that consists by 5 Working Packages and 29 Tasks, leading to a total of 13 deliverables. While WP1, incorporates Project management and quality assurance to ensure a smooth and high-quality project implementation process, WP2 includes the capacity building activities of MET-NET and the establishment of Regional Maritime Skills. The CoVE Design Phase is included in WP3, where the function of a Maritime CoVE is being described, including financial modelling, the Trainings and Labs are being set-up, and the Innovation Hub and Internationalization practices are developed. The pilot testing phase is being implemented with WP4, where the partnering educational providers begin their CoVE transformation process and the outputs of WP3 are being tested and validated, leading to a transferable holistic approach with tools and processes that will allow more providers to increase their efficiency and become new CoVEs. Finally, Project capitalization, dissemination and exploitation activities are part of WP5, where we envisage to make the project known and create a high value sustainable impact.