In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • Creative Europe Participating Countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
    • non-EU countries:
      • listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)

Consortium composition Proposals must be submitted by:

• for topic DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP — Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy
  • Consortium composed of a minimum 5 entities (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from a minimum 3 different eligible countries.
• for topic DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP— Sectoral digital skills academies: Digital Skills Academy in GenAI
  • Consortium composed of a minimum 6 entities (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from a minimum 3 different eligible countries.
• for topic DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP Sectoral digital skills academies: Virtual Worlds Skills Academy
  • − Consortium composed of a minimum of 6 (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from a minimum of 4 different eligible countries.

 

Targeted stakeholders

The participating consortium members should demonstrate complementary roles in the proposal and demonstrate an outstanding track record in their respective fields. The consortium is highly recommended to include at least three degree awarding higher education institutions from three different eligible countries and two industry partners from eligible countries.

Proposals are expected to focus on the following activities as listed under the three pillars below:

• Pillar 1: Knowledge, Education, and Training
• Pillar 2: Building the Ecosystem
• Pillar 3: Measuring progresso

The Quantum Skills Academy will produce the following set of deliverables:

• Comprehensive academic curricula designed across different levels of quantum technologies education (according to the European Competence Framework for Quantum technologies) and for different target groups, implemented at European level.
• Self-standing training modules curricula designed and piloted trough relevant training courses at regional or local levels, including targeted training for SMEs and public sector. − All training materials of the academic curricula and the self-standing training modules need to be developed in English for accessibility reasons. The use of any other additional languages is welcome.
• Partnerships and collaboration frameworks established between academia, training institutions, industry (including SMEs) and research institutions to facilitate and promote the large-scale European-wide roll-out of the academic programmes and self-standing training modules. Joint (practical) educational initiatives and events with industry facilitated, such as on-the-job experiences in companies’ premises, mentorship schemes, internship programmes, summer schools, bootcamps, visits to facilities, career days.
• Support, integration, and visibility schemes implemented, with particular attention aimed at the participation of female students and female professionals in education and training activities, as well as talented young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities.
• Training initiatives addressing teaching staff, such as “Teach-the-teacher” training modules targeted at university and secondary-education teachers developed and implemented.
• Different communication and awareness-raising activities carried out, e.g. through social media, including career orientation activities or “technology deep dive sessions” targeted at secondary education students and the general public.
• A dedicated landing page integrated in the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, where all activities, events and initiatives of the academy are disseminated.
• A sustainability strategy developed and agreed by the consortium for enabling the continuity of the educational programme(s) and self-standing training module(s) after the funded project’s lifetime.
• Reports prepared on the impact of the academies’ activities, based on a KPI assessment scheme, and recommendations for policy and investments.

Organisation: Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

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