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BUILD UP Skills – Upskilling and reskilling interventions enabling a decarbonised building stock and energy system integration

This call aims to increase the number of skilled building professionals at all levels of the building design, operation and maintenance value chain.

Details

Status
Closed
Publication date
2 June 2023
Opening date
Deadline model
Single-stage
Deadline date
11 November 2023, 17:00 (CET)
Funding programme
Level of funding
  • EU level

Description

Overview

Objectives

This call aims to increase the number of skilled building professionals at all levels of the building design, operation and maintenance value chain.

Activities/actions supported

The proposed actions should address one of the following thematic areas:

  • Skills development and deployment supporting the implementation of core provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD);
  • Skills development and deployment supporting the decarbonisation of the building stock;
  • Skills development for small-scale renewable energy deployment and energy system integration;
  • Development and delivery of innovative on-site training methods as part of renovation projects, in cooperation with product manufacturers. Actions should focus on the skills needed to carry out deep renovation;
  • Skills development and deployment for the implementation and effective operation of integrated home renovation services (or one-stop-shops), providing coordinated and coherent responses to the needs of building owners at each step of their renovation journey.

Anticipated outcomes

The proposed actions should address one of the following thematic areas:

  • Skills development and deployment supporting the implementation of core provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD);
  • Skills development and deployment supporting the decarbonisation of the building stock;
  • Skills development for small-scale renewable energy deployment and energy system integration;
  • Development and delivery of innovative on-site training methods as part of renovation projects, in cooperation with product manufacturers. Actions should focus on the skills needed to carry out deep renovation;
  • Skills development and deployment for the implementation and effective operation of integrated home renovation services (or one-stop-shops), providing coordinated and coherent responses to the needs of building owners at each step of their renovation journey.

Institution providing the funding

European Commission

Size of funding

EUR 1.500.000

 

Conditions

Overview of eligibility criteria

To be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in one of the eligible countries (i.e. EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs); listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature). Furthermore the coordinator must be established in an eligible country.

Overview of award criteria

The award criteria include the following:

  • Relevance (20 points)
  • Impact (20 points)
  • Quality (20 points)
  • Resources (20 points)

Maximum points: 90 points. Overall threshold: 55 points.

 

Procedures

Application procedures

All proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funders & Tenders Portal electronic submission system. The application form will have four parts:

  • Part A includes administrative information about the applicant organisations (future coordinator, beneficiaries, affiliated entities and associated partners) and the summarised budget for the proposal. Fill it in directly online.
  • Part B (description of the action) covers the technical content of the proposal. Download the mandatory word template from the Submission System, fill it in and upload it as a PDF file.
  • Part C containing additional project data. To be filled in directly online.
  • Annexes

More information is available in the text of the call (see link below).

Application support available

Useful information can be found at the following links:

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Useful links

Link to funding opportunity

Link to the programme for more info