Project summary

ACE-EX project aims to create a multidisciplinary profession: the “EXpert at applying Circular Economy processes in Agriculture”. It will support the agriculture sector (focusing on wine, oil and cereals) in the transition to the circular economy; upskill professionals working in the sector in the reuse of agricultural waste and surplus; and support workers in developing professional skills that enhance individuals employability and are highly beneficial for agricultural firms, and a lot more.

ACE-EX involves 19 consortium members from 9 EU countries, representing more than 200.000 agriculture firms Europe Wide.

General objectives:

  • to support the agriculture sector in the transition to a Circular Economy (following “CE”);
  • to develop an entrepreneurial mind set for the new opportunities coming for the CE applications;
  • to facilitate the transition to a “green” chemistry using the waste/ surplus coming for agriculture;
  • to contribute to sectoral compliance with the EU Green Deal standards.

Specific objectives:

  1. To upskill professionals working in the agriculture and industrial sector, specifically production of oil, wine and corn, in the reuse of agricultural production waste/surplus for the production of new business products and/or innovation of business processes by developing an innovative and multidisciplinary curriculum, also through V/R modules.
  2. To provide Open Access and flexible training for a certification EQF 4 and 5, accessible virtually from professionals located in at least 9 EU and Extra Eu countries, guaranteeing sustainability of contents, constant update and scalability to an EQF 6 Master. Developing horizontal digital and green skills applicable to other professional sectors.
  3. To guarantee procedures for the RPL of professionals and link these arrangements with national accreditation authorities.
  4. To certify experts at applying CE in agriculture by developing professional skills that, on one side, enhance individuals’ employability and, on the other, are highly beneficial for agricultural firms, particularly wine, oil and cereals, since they provide them with the concrete opportunity of applying and benefit from CE practices. ACE-EX involves 20 consortium members from 9 EU and extra Eu countries, representing more than 200.000 agriculture firms Europe Wide, which will be approached during the project

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Project partners:

  • ISTITUTO TECNICO SUPERIORE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE DELLA VITA 
  • UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY
  • OPENCOM I.S.S.C.
  • CAMARA OFICIAL DE COMERCIO INDUSTRIA, SERVICIOS Y NAVEGACION DE VALENCIA
  • AINIA
  • EUROMASC AS
  • NTI-MMM AS
  • BEAUTY & BUSINESS S.P.A.
  • WIENER INSTITUT FUR ARBEITSMARKT- UND BILDUNGSFORSCHUNG
  • EUROPEAN CHEMICAL REGIONS NETWORK
  • SOFTCARE STUDIOS SRLS
  • STREDNI PRUMYSLOVA SKOLA CHEMICKA BRNO VRANOVSKA PRISPEVKOVA ORGANIZACE
  • FUNDACION PATRIMONIO NATURAL DE CASTILLA Y LEON
  • INNLANDET FYLKESKOMMUNE
  • CENTRUM KOOPERACJI RECYKLINGU
  • CONSEJERIA DE EDUCACION – JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA
  • NATIONAL QUALIFICATION AGENCY
  • SIMON KUZNETS KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, S. Kuznets KhNUE
  • EPIMELITIRIO FTHIOTIDAS
  • CONFEDERAZIONE GENERALE DELL AGRICOLTURA ITALIANA

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.