Climate-smart technology supports food security and a sustainable environment. It is an answer to the effects of climate change which make agricultural development in Africa more challenging than ever before. Climate-smart production depends on technology transformation and a modern skilled workforce. The proposed CoVE SA project is implemented in South Africa (SA). It is a joint initiative of 2 SA TVET schools, 2 EU and 1 SA academic partners, and 1 SA private partner. It gets full support from key public and private stakeholders. The project will educate TVET students to become the responsive, digitally skilled, and sustainable-oriented sector professionals that South Africa’s future greatly needs. The aim of the project is to integrate Vocational Excellence in the climate-smart horti/agriculture sector, thereby ensuring high quality skills and competences that lead to quality jobs and careers, meeting the needs of an innovative, inclusive, and sustainable rural economy. Objectives and activities are: 1. Expand the holistic approach of the EU-CoVE model to Vocational Excellence in SA’s horti/agriculture sector, by securing a central role of TVET in regional innovation ecosystems (CoVE hubs), and further developing strong and lasting relationships between TVET, research, and industry. 2. To expand the EU CoVE concept geographically in a sustainable way (environmentally and economically) in line with the EU Green Deal context, by setting up and interlinking CoVE networks in SA and the region (Zambia and/or Ghana). 3. Drive innovation in horti/agriculture related TVETs in SA and the regional, by developing modern, digital, learning materials. 4. Ensure that current and future sector professionals have the required key skills & competences, by developing innovative and blended learning programs. 5. Increasing student’s, teacher’s, and professional’s competence to become active outside their regions by organising blended and face-to-face internation
Climate-smart technology supports food security and a sustainable environment. It is an answer to the effects of climate change which make agricultural development in Africa more challenging than ever before. Climate-smart production depends on technology transformation and a modern skilled workforce. The proposed CoVE SA project is implemented in South Africa (SA). It is a joint initiative of 2 SA TVET schools, 2 EU and 1 SA academic partners, and 1 SA private partner. It gets full support from key public and private stakeholders. The project will educate TVET students to become the responsive, digitally skilled, and sustainable-oriented sector professionals that South Africa’s future greatly needs. The aim of the project is to integrate Vocational Excellence in the climate-smart horti/agriculture sector, thereby ensuring high quality skills and competences that lead to quality jobs and careers, meeting the needs of an innovative, inclusive, and sustainable rural economy. Objectives and activities are: 1. Expand the holistic approach of the EU-CoVE model to Vocational Excellence in SA’s horti/agriculture sector, by securing a central role of TVET in regional innovation ecosystems (CoVE hubs), and further developing strong and lasting relationships between TVET, research, and industry. 2. To expand the EU CoVE concept geographically in a sustainable way (environmentally and economically) in line with the EU Green Deal context, by setting up and interlinking CoVE networks in SA and the region (Zambia and/or Ghana). 3. Drive innovation in horti/agriculture related TVETs in SA and the regional, by developing modern, digital, learning materials. 4. Ensure that current and future sector professionals have the required key skills & competences, by developing innovative and blended learning programs. 5. Increasing student’s, teacher’s, and professional’s competence to become active outside their regions by organising blended and face-to-face internation