Ongoing projects

Title: Centres of Vocational Excellence for Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Housing
Acronym: EXCEL4HOUSING4.0
Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-COVE (Project code: 101194014)
Duration: Start: 01/02/2025 – End: 31/01/2029
Total project budget: €3,997,881.00
Consortium: 24 organisations from 11 European countries (Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Croatia, Finland, Spain, and Ukraine)

Project description

EXCEL4HOUSING4.0 is an Erasmus+ Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) partnership aimed at creating a transnational network of Vocational Education and Training (VET) centres focused on energy efficiency and sustainable housing. The project brings together education and training providers, research institutions, industry representatives, and public authorities to anticipate future employment needs in sustainable and efficient construction, driving the transformation of the sector toward greener, digital, and circular models.

The project will develop transnational educational programmes, hands-on learning experiences, teacher training sessions, summer schools, e-learning tools, and micro-credentials, promoting key skills in green construction, circular economy, energy efficiency, and ESG.

EXCEL4HOUSING4.0 will also foster long-term partnerships between education and business, establish training centres for energy efficiency financing, and set up governance mechanisms to ensure the long-term sustainability of the vocational education ecosystem. The project prioritises international cooperation, mobility of students and professionals, and synergies with other European initiatives.

The Extremadura Energy Agency (AGENEX) plays an active role in most of the project’s activities. It leads, among others, the implementation of a transnational awareness campaign targeting the public sector on renewable energy and energy savings in the residential sector, and coordinates financing workshops aimed at strengthening the capacity to access regional, national, and EU funding opportunities.