SINTESI DEL PROGETTO
IN THE PROGRAMME AREA, BLUE ECONOMY VALUE CHAIN (NAUTICAL, SHIPBUILDING, AND MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES) REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSETS AND SHOWS EVIDENT POTENTIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, ITS POTENTIAL IS CURRENTLY HAMPERED BY BARRIERS RELATED TO THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF COMPETENCES, DIPLOMAS AND PROFESSIONAL PATHS, AND LACK OF BOTH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND INNOVATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, BLUE KEP AIMS AT ENHANCING THE FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS FOR INNOVATION IN NAUTICAL AND MARITIME SECTORS WITHIN THE COOPERATION AREA, BY STRENGTHENING INTEGRATION OF EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE CROSS-BORDER AREA THROUGH THE HARMONIZATION OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH STANDARDIZATION OF SCHOOL CURRICULA AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT AND RECOGNITION OF EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF AN INTEGRATED EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FRAMEWORK IN THE PARTNERSHIP AREA, LE