Energy training for builders

From strategy to action: Based on agreed national roadmaps the BUILD UP Skills Initiative will support the introduction or upgrade of concrete qualification schemes on regional, national and multi-national level.

Contribute to national priority setting: a key achievement of BUILD UP Skills will be endorsed national roadmaps pinpointing to the most important changes and concrete measures needed in the continuous education system of the building sector.

Initiative to improve the qualification and skills of Europe's building workers

Share and win: New skills and qualifications for the building sector are a common challenge across Europe. 30 European countries have joined forces and work together, to share their ideas and findings and to learn from each other.

Get engaged! BUILD UP Skills brings together all relevant stakeholders in national platforms to exchange on training and qualification of the building workforce on energy-efficiency and renewable energy. Professional chambers, trade unions, industries, experts on training, energy in buildings,...

BUILD UP Skills is an EU Initiative to improve the qualification and skills of Europe's building workers which are essential to build, equip and renovate buildings of high energy performance. The Initiative focuses on continuing education of craftsmen and other on-site building workers. It...

Barriers to the training of building workers from various crafts will be identified. The need for improved skills to ensure significant energy savings in buildings will be quantified and priority measures for the up-skill of on-site construction workers will be established.

Initiative to improve the qualification and skills of Europe's building workers

Latest BUILD UP Skills activities

19-06-2013 |  BUILD UP Skills - Ireland National Roadmap for Energy Training in Construction |  Ireland
The published version of the BUILD UP Skills - Ireland National Roadmap for Energy...
06-06-2012 |  Spain |  Spain
To cover the training needs derived from the launch of the different strategies for the...
11-09-2012 |  France |  France
France has already carried out consistent work to determine training needs of building...
11-06-2013 |  Round Table - Beyond the Romanian BUILD UP Skills Roadmap: Opportunities and Perspective |  Romania
Using the context of EU Energy Sustainable Week, the event is proposing to gather the key...
01-02-2012 |  Austria |  Austria
The Austrian BUILD UP Skills Initiative is a main step to increase the qualification...

Latest EU News

27-05-2013 |
Material of the BUILD UP...

Material of the BUILD UP Skills 4th EU Exchange meeting now available

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06-12-2012 |
Material of the BUILD UP...

Material of the BUILD UP Skills 3rd EU Exchange meeting now available

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National Country Pages

National teams have been already formed in 30 European countries. In each country, key public and private players work together to improve the qualification and skills of building workers, which are essential to deliver high energy performance buildings. Click here to have information on the activities carried out in each of these countries.

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