European Raw Materials Academy launched
Over 100,000 learners to be upskilled through vocational and professional education.
The curriculum spans the full raw materials value chain, including mining, recycling, advanced materials and the circular economy, through a portfolio of certified, multilingual, and modular courses.
EIT RawMaterials, co-funded by the EU, will lead the new European Raw Materials Academy (ERMAcademy).
This initiative seeks to accelerate the development of a skilled workforce across the raw materials sector, reinforcing the EU’s industrial competitiveness, resilience, and its green and digital transitions.
'Our sovereignty depends on the raw materials that we can extract, process, and recycle ourselves, but it also depends on our own expertise and excellence in that field,' says Stéphane Séjourné of the European Commission.
'In March, Europe acted to secure and diversify access to critical raw materials. The Commission approved 47 projects, located across 13 countries - to boost domestic capacities in the EU of materials such as lithium, cobalt and graphite. However, to realise this – we need people and workers with the right skills.'
The ERMAcademy will establish a pan-European learning ecosystem to upskill and reskill over 100,000 professionals within three years.
It will deliver analytics on available and forecasted skills, practical learning content and talent matchmaking to support real-time industry needs.
Key features include a labour-market-oriented skills intelligence platform, diverse learning content including VET, Train-the-Trainer programmes certifying instructors EU-wide, and micro-credentials based on globally recognised industrial accreditation standards.
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