Funding Programme

LIFE is the EU’s funding programme dedicated to the environment and climate action.

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Call overview

The BUILD UP Skills initiative aims to increase the number of skilled professionals(blue- and white-collars) along the construction and renovation value chains and engage public authorities, building owners and tenants, to create awareness about the importance of a skilled workforce.

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Objectives

With the accelerated pace of the clean energy transition, the lack of professionals with the relevant skillset is becoming a real bottleneck for both the energy transition and for the European economic growth potential. Launched in 2011,  BUILD UP Skills initiative aims to increase the number of skilled professionals (blue- and white-collars) along the construction and renovation value chains. BUILDUP Skills has also engaged public authorities, building owners and tenants, to create awareness about the importance of a skilled workforce. BUILD UP Skills supports the objectives of the EU Pact for Skills, and especially the Large-Scale Partnership for the Construction Ecosystem, which aims to have 30% workers participating in upskilling or reskilling actions annually by 2030, as well as the Renewable Energy skills Large-Scale partnership.

In the light of this policy framework, the topic aims to build on the national platforms to increase the number of skilled professionals in Europe by improving awareness and cooperation between key public and private stakeholders, rolling out the needed upskilling and reskilling actions, as well as promoting and attracting more people to energy efficiency professions at national level.

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See more details in the call document

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Activities that can be funded

• Supporting operations of existing national skills platforms

• (Re)establishing national skills platforms

• Large-scale national communication and awareness raising campaigns

• Skills intelligence activities

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See more details in the call document.

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Eligibility

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

+ be legal entities (public or private bodies)

+ be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:

• EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))

• non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme (list of participating countries)

+ the coordinator must be established in an eligible country

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Consortium composition

Proposals must be submitted by at least one applicant from an eligible country. For all topics, the coordinator must be established in an eligible country.

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Duration

The project starting date and duration will be fixed in the Grant Agreement.

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Budget

The estimated available call budget is EUR 6 000 000.

Maximum 95% funding rate.

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