Blue careers for a sustainable blue economy (EMFAF-2023-BlueCareers)

The overall aim of this Call is to contribute to developing the next generation of blue skills and to provide opportunities for attractive, sustainable maritime careers. The objective is to develop the necessary skill sets to support the European Green Deal initiatives promoting a sustainable blue economy, e.g. the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy, the EU Offshore Renewable Energy strategy, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP).
More specifically, this Call aims to support innovative cooperation projects, bringing together the blue economy industry and relevant marine and maritime educational/academic institutions and/or vocational training providers at all levels (local, regional, national, transnational) and other stakeholders to promote:

• Green and digital blue skills, professions and careers, as well as the acquisition of transversal and inter/multidisciplinary skills and competencies to further boost the digitalisation and greening of jobs, also by promoting the use of competencies frameworks, such as GreenComp and DigComp.
• Reskilling and upskilling schemes and cooperation between education and industry to support the active labour force to acquire the necessary environmental and sustainability skills and become acquainted with modern standards, principles and practices.
• "Blue careers" awareness and attractiveness among students and young professionals in an attempt to attract and retain new talent and counter human capital depletion because of an ageing labour force