Training for upskill key innovation related competences in VET for the micro and small businesses of the food sector
Field: Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training
Project number: 2022-1-PL01-KA220-VET-000085003
Project Duration: 01.12.2022 – 30.11.2024
UPINFOOD is a project aimed at accompanying the necessary transformation of the Food supply chain toward more
innovative and sustainable models thanks to quality VET education.
Topics addressed by UPINFOOD:
We are 7 Partners from 5 EU countries!
IDFS Sp. z o.o. (IDentification and Food Safety) was established in December 2012. Our mission is to change the imbalance and support partnerships in food production chains, and ultimately the cooperation of entire chains in order to promote Polish food on global markets. We implement this mission through activity in the following areas: building the integration of Polish agriculture, implementing innovation in agriculture, building “traceability” and “sustainability”, identifying high-quality food, limiting the negative impact of agricultural production on the environment, reducing the scale of food waste and building balance and partnership in food production chains. It is a response to the growing requirements and awareness of consumers, but also importers and distributors of food.
We work with individual farms as well as groups and producer organizations. We integrate agriculture horizontally (producer groups and organizations) and vertically – cooperation in the food production chain (purchasing, slaughterhouses, processing plants). We also support optimalisation of food production chains (including shortening and optimization).
We are committed to creating reasonable solutions in the field of regulations regarding the integration of agriculture, funds, including EU funds and other financial instruments supporting agriculture.
We implement solutions in the field of production safety monitoring and quality “certification” using the newest technologies: IoT, blockchain, cloud. We operate in both animal and plant production. We have created the AGREGO IT system. It is a tool supporting integration, scale building, communication and value creation (confirmation of quality and safety) in the agricultural sector, in food production chains. We have solutions for individual farmers, producer groups and wider industry organizations, agricultural advisors, but also for other entities in the food production chain. At AGREGO, information on agricultural production is collected from the farm level, and then transferred along the production chain – to the group, industry organization, and the processor. Diversified access levels and a flexible authorization system allow AGREGO users to cooperate within one system, not only within a group of producers, but also with advisers, agronomists, zootechnicians and veterinarians who additionally verify and authorize data on agricultural production from farms. At the same time, AGREGO is open to integration with other systems and suppliers of IT solutions for agriculture (among others, it allows you to import data on agricultural production directly from the ARMA systems).
Website: https://agrego.pl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/systemAGREGO/
Born in 2017, MEUS is a private organization based in Valencia, Spain, whose objective is to improve the capacities of people in their environment, both professional and private, as well as at all stages of their lives, from one school to another adult education.
In line with the European educational strategy, MEUS works on the development of new training materials and methodologies adapted to the different objectives and needs of the economic market, in order to improve integration in the workplace.
MEUS encourages business creation and consolidation, offering advice and training to entrepreneurs, creative innovation, social innovation, technological innovation, the birth of new business projects, the creation of sustainable companies and the development of territories.
MEUS strongly supports the new and growing sectors of the economy and is attentive to social changes, so it deals particularly with issues such as the sustainable economy (and green skills), the orange economy (culture), ICT, the aging adaptation of the population and the new demographic characteristics that generate a greater demand for personal services, etc.
In order to support the personal development of people, MEUS is also dedicated to the development of initiatives in the field of active participation in society, well-being, equality and solidarity, integration and non-discrimination.
Each and every one of the projects developed in MEUS are carried out under the premise of innovation, understood beyond a technological innovation, based on the development of new innovative methodologies for learning, management, personal development or local development.
Website: www.meuskills.eu
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=markeut%20skills%20sl
Verslo ir svetingumo profesinės karjeros centras VESK (Business and Hospitality Training Centre) offers high-quality education for young people, adults and people in employment. It is a public provider of initial and continuous vocational training programmes based in Vilnius, with its branch departments located in the northern, north-eastern and southern parts of Lithuania. The number of students enrolled in initial VET programmes is over 1,000, while adult education and re-training courses are provided to approx. 3,000 people yearly.
The Centre offers a diverse range of courses and excellent facilities in the following areas and trades:
The training is performed in the workshops and laboratories equipped with up-to-date machinery and tools. Two sectoral practical training centres – Hotel & Restaurant and Trade & Business have been established at the school to offer modern practical training environment to VET students, unemployed people, higher education students (who can use the practical training centres for internships and practical training sessions) and employees of enterprises.
VESK has established close networking links with employers and the local industry, which ensures that the courses prepare students for the careers they intend to pursue. It is a member of AEHT – Association of European Hotel and Tourism Schools, Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts, other sector-related associations and organizations.
Website: https://www.vesk.lt/in-english/
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/vesk.lt
Centre For Education And Entrepreneurship Support (CWEP) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2004 by a group of entrepreneurs, teachers and social activists from Rzeszow, Poland. CWEP cooperates with businesses and educational institutions. The mission of CWEP is to increase the quality of education training at all levels and in all its forms, as well as to promote entrepreneurship in order to foster integration of any social group, regardless of their gender, age or ethnic origin. Particularly, the aims are to improve accessibility, quality and efficiency of education of all people, to promote and contribute to adult education, life-long learning, e-learning and the usage of new technologies in education and entrepreneurship. The Association works with many partners from Europe in order to strengthen the economic position of enterprises and provides on-line platforms for companies.
Website: https://cwep.eu/
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Liofyllo is a Social Cooperative Enterprise founded in 2018, in Patras. Liofyllo, in harmony with the principles of circular economy, creates a novel eco-friendly material (patented process) from the untapped olive leaves and bio-based and biodegradable adhesives. Liofyllo’s main pillars are green, social and female entrepreneurship. Through its actions, Liofyllo wants to strengthen these areas of entrepreneurship, to inspire more people to engage in these areas and to have as much social and environmental impact as possible, thus helping the local society and economy, by training executives and founders on the principles of the circular economy. Finally, Liofyllo, is a newcomer in EU projects, with the potential to train youths and adults (mainly women) in green and social skills, including technical and vocational skills, for social and environmental sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
Website: https://liofyllo.com
Social Media:
https://m.facebook.com/liofyllo https://www.linkedin.com/company/liofyllo
https://twitter.com/liofyllo https://www.instagram.com/liofyllo/
Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is an award-winning Greek non-profit organisation committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancement of the entrepreneurial spirit. Established in 2005, in Larissa, Greece, iED is a certified leading Center of Excellence in European entrepreneurship and a fast-growing Digital Innovation Hub, registered as a member of the European Commission’s catalog of DIHs.
iED recognizes entrepreneurship as a crucial factor for the future of sustainable development and cohesion of societies. It conducts research and provides innovative solutions that facilitate the growth of entrepreneurship and promote employment across Europe. Our main aim is to produce and transfer know-how, boost cognitive processes and enhance the effectiveness and viability of all types of enterprises.
Over the 17 years of our activity, we have implemented more than 200 National and European projects under numerous Financial Frameworks (Horizon, Erasmus+, AMIF, REC, COSME, INTERREG, ENI CBC MED, Life etc.). Our experience gave us a unique insight into the practical aspects of the implementation of large-scale co-funding projects, making us a strong and reliable European project partner and leader. It has also provided us with an extremely wide network of more than 4.200 partners and collaborating organizations from the EU and beyond.
Website: www.ied.eu
The mission of FEDERALIMENTARE SERVIZI srl (FEDSERV) is to protects and promotes the Italian Food and Beverages Industry – the second highest-ranking Italian manufacturing sector. It represents almost every sector of the food & beverage industry, through its 13 trade Associations. FEDSERV, together with Fiere di Parma, manages the main Italian food & beverage fair, which is CIBUS – held in Parma: this is a major platform for Made in Italy products, which can get in contact with many international food operators and buyers. FEDSERV is member of Confindustria (Italian Confederation of Industries) and FoodDrinkEurope; it also has the Presidency of the Italian national cluster agrifood “CLAN”, the body officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, Research and University to work for drawing roadmaps and carrying out research to boost innovation in the sector.
FEDSERV is committed to innovation and competitiveness of agrifood companies, in particular SMEs, to create new business opportunities and competencies when it comes to circular economy, eco-innovation, R&D, and export. It enhances transnational exchanges of policies and new joint collaborations for R&D projects both at national and EU level. The Federation also provides advice to the relevant Ministries (such as, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, Health, etc.) to better define objectives and tools to increase competitiveness of food & beverage industry. It also participates in the animation of EU food platforms, and it contributes to relevant debate within Italian and EU institutions.
Website: www.federalimentare.it
Facebook: https://it-it.facebook.com/Federalimentare/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedAlimentare
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/federalimentare
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChdPq6Y5-8lfTy2Vjc2cp0w
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