Bulgarian company is looking for foreign partners to submit a project under Erasmus+, KA220-VET - Cooperation partnerships in VET

Short summary A Bulgarian company providing consultancy and business support services to companies intends to submit a project proposal under Erasmus+ call KA220-VET - Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training and is looking for project partners. The project aims at easing the decision-making in small and medium-sized enterprises for their transition to green energy and easier green transformation.

Full description The Bulgarian company is experienced in dealing with projects for funding and consultancy support for start-up businesses, as well as VET for young people and is now willing to submit a project proposal under Erasmus+ call KA220-VET - Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training in the field of environment and combating climate change. In the context of achieving the priorities of the Green Deal and the geopolitical events of recent months, it is clear that the only move for businesses seeking sustainable development is to switch to alternative energy sources and achieve the highest possible degree of energy independence. According to data from local associations in Bulgaria, energy transformation is easier in large companies and more difficult in small and medium-sized enterprises. Switching from traditional energy sources to alternative energy sources is often capital-intensive, which prevents companies with limited budgets, especially in the current inflationary environment, from taking decisive action in this direction. The project proposal of the Bulgarian company aims to ease to some extent the decision-making in SMEs for their transition to green energy and easier green transformation. The main goal of the project is to improve the training of decision-making managers in enterprises. With the help of project results, they will be able to more easily make an informed decision about their company's green transformation and alternative energy options. Expected outputs: 1. Test to assess the current state of the enterprise and its level of green transformation and energy efficiency. 2. A handbook that will contain a list of alternative energy sources, which will be systematized by price category and degree of satisfaction of the enterprise's energy needs. 3. Guidance on local funding opportunities in project partner countries and funding opportunities through EU programs 4. A collection of good practices of successfully implemented green transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises. 5. One live presentation at local level to local companies of the project results in each of the project partners countries. 6. One international webinar that will be held online and will include representatives from all project partners countries 7. Online self-training course on improvement of green transformation. The Bulgarian company is looking for project partners to submit the proposal.

Advantages and innovations The project is aimed at increasing the professional capacity of technological decision-makers in small and medium enterprises. In connection with the implementation of the priorities laid down in the Green Deal, Europe has set itself the goal of complete decarbonization by 2050. This process is forced by the ecological and geopolitical situation. SMEs are faced with an extremely large challenge, which requires significant amounts of financing for the transition of production to green energy and in-depth knowledge in the field. Often, decision-makers, managers and technical people in enterprises are not aware of what options they have for this transformation and how they can finance it. There is a need to increase the professional qualification of these persons in the field of green transition and alternative energy sources. The dynamics in the market and, as a result, the labor market, again suggest shortages in personnel qualifications. This is also the situation in the field of green transition. The SMEs staff and managers are not prepared for this energy crisis, which implies an even more dynamic development of energy transformation. The project proposal aims to begin to fill this gap in by developing several project outputs that will help upskill the workforce in this domain, preparing them for the increasing dynamics.

Technical Specification or Expertise Sought The company is looking for the following types of partners: - A consultancy company for introduction of innovative energy solutions - A producer of innovative energy saving green technology/ solutions - VET Centre with experience in organization of trainings in the field of green energy transformation and transition of enterprises
Contact / source: NEXT EEN Widgets (europa.eu)