COMPASS
Project
Green COMPetences for human capital, Advancement and industrial Supply ChainS
COMPASS strengthens green competences in European manufacturing supply chains through vocational education and training. It develops a shared competence framework aligned with EQF, ESCO and GreenComp, alongside modular curricula for supply chain, procurement and organisational sustainability roles. Comparative needs analysis, employer consultation and cross-country piloting inform training resources for initial and continuing VET, including learner guides, trainer manuals, manufacturing case studies and practical tools. A transnational Community of Practice connects VET providers, industry representatives and sustainability experts through peer learning and knowledge exchange. Published as multilingual open educational resources, the results support trainer capacity, SME workforce upskilling and the integration of sustainability into regular vocational training.
ACEEU's Role: Project Coordinator
ACEEU coordinates the consortium, overseeing strategic direction, administrative and financial management, partner communication, quality assurance and risk management. Drawing on its accreditation and competence-framework expertise, it supports methodological coherence and alignment of competences and learning outcomes with EQF, ESCO and GreenComp. It works with education and industry partners on framework validation, peer review and the evaluation of training effectiveness, developing assessment methods and consolidating evidence from national pilots. ACEEU also supports piloting in Germany, contributes expertise on quality and recognition to peer learning, and promotes open access and wider uptake through its institutional networks. Its contribution to exploitation includes using the competence framework in accreditation and quality assurance consultancy.
