Renewable Energy Sources Compass

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Renewable Energy Sources Compass

• Acronym RES Compass
• Agreement No IEE/07/574/SI2.499064
• Duration 1/10/2008 till 31/12/2010 (27 months)

Sofia Spiliotopoulou, IDEC S.A., info_at_idec.gr
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Background

• The renewable energy sector develops fast and
  there is a shortage of skilled workers
• The renewable energy labour market is mostly
  international.
• School children lack information about career
  requirements and opportunities in this sector,
  and teachers do not know how to provide them with
  pertinent information

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Background

• RES COMPASS helps
• establish favourable conditions for energy
  education
• improve job orientation in relation to renewable
  energy in Europe
• enhance career information
• boost employment
• contribute to the development of the renewable
  energy sector

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Expected Results

• A training assessment report on practices,
  shortcomings and opportunities for improving
  renewable energy education in the entire EU
• A thoroughly tested online tool for vocational
  orientation and better awareness on renewable
  energy jobs
• Dissemination of the projects results to a target
  audience of at least 3000

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Elaborating the idea

• The idea has come through discussing in a
  transnational occurrence the great problem which
  the renewable energy industry faces in finding
  adequately skilled personnel
• Previous work done in the EARTHCARE and PREDAC
  projects, which could be a good base for RES
  COMPASS

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Finding partners

• Partners were mainly selected based on the
  following criteria
• Multidisciplinary representation (national
  renewable energy association, research centres,
  renewable energy training centres, industrial
  companies, educational offices etc)
• Good geographical coverage
• If possible, good experience of cooperation

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Preparing the project

• The project was first submitted under the 2006
  call and was rejected
• Based on the evaluation we reformed the
  partnership and the target group and we submitted
  it again under the 2007 call
• The process used was the following
• Research on current state of the art
• Input by partners
• Elaboration of budget based on project and
  partners requirements
• Discussion of the co-financing subject
• Establishment of associated partners network

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Negotiation period

• The negotiation process lasted 3 months
• It involved exchange of emails and telephone
  conversations
• It was a very productive period
• Better definition of results
• Improvement of success indicators
• More thorough distribution of tasks
• All partners participated
• Main advantages
• An objective input to the work program
• Partners and project officer establishing common
  understanding of the project from a very early
  point

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Please remember

• Have an innovative idea in a subject that you are
  competent in
• Read well the call for proposals in order to be
  sure your idea fits in it
• Elaborate thoroughly the proposal it will be
  important both during the project evaluation and
  the negotiation process
• Pay attention to the partners selection you
  will be working with them for at least 2 years!!!
• Involve partners from the beginning

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Partners contact

• Coordinator
• IDEC S.A.
• Mrs. Sofia Spiliotopoulou (contact person)
• info_at_idec.gr, 302104286227
• Partners
• 1st Office of Secondary Education of the 3rd
  Region of Athens, Greece
• Phoenix Solar Ltd, Greece
• Foundation for training on Renewable Energies,
  Spain
• Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty
  of Economics and Management, Department of
  Operational and Systems Analysis, Czech Republic
• Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
• Liaison Committee for Renewable Energies, France
• BDSP Partnership Ltd, England

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Good success!