The I-RESTART project aims at reskilling and upskilling the workforce in the agrifood and veterinary sectors, retrain the employees leaving the heavy industry to hire them in the agrifood sector, and engage some students that want to enter the agrifood labor market, to improve their digital skills and facilitate the transition to the Green Deal initiative. To reach the above-mentioned objectives, I-RESTART will facilitate the inter-sectoral and intergenerational skills transfers through the adoption of an innovative micro-credentials methodology and the work-based learning experiences that will provide inclusive, flexible and engaging work-based patterns with mentors while opening the ecosystem also to external workers.
The project, building on the FIELDS Blueprint for agriculture and forestry, aims to equip the sector for future challenges by offering 10 occupational profiles and 3,200 hours of training. Through the pilot phase, 16 trainers and 200 trainees will participate, with 40 students completing a work-based learning program that includes advanced entrepreneurial skills. The 29-partner consortium from 11 countries will identify skill needs, create detailed curricula, and design European strategies alongside 10 country-specific roadmaps. The project will align with EU quality standards (ESCO, EQAVET) and the Pact for Skills to support mobility and benefit members implementing the initiative.
See project website here https://www.erasmus-i-restart.eu/#
