May 2024

II TRANSNATIONAL MEETING – GREECE May 23-24, 2024 as part of the ERASMUS+ project. TREE – Training and Resources to Enable a Green Era. On May 23-24, 2024, the second transnational meeting of the TREE project took place in Palaio Faliro, Greece, where the partners reviewed the actions taken so far and planned the next steps. The meeting addressed the progress of the “Best Practices Manual,” which is currently being developed through in-depth research and needs analysis conducted by the partners on best practices for green skills development and innovative educational approaches. The national workshops held in March 2024 engaged experts, businesses, and professionals to explore environmental sustainability practices and the current state of green skills among workers. The results of these workshops were discussed during the meeting, and the decision was made to conduct additional interviews to further clarify best practices and pressing needs in green skills. The team reached a preliminary agreement on key aspects such as the target audience for the training course, topics for situational scenarios, and training materials and resources. Additionally, it was agreed that by November 2024, each partner would organize a multiplier event to disseminate the results of the project’s first phase and test some of the training course content. On May 23 and 24, 2024, the second transnational meeting was held in Palaio Faliro (Greece). The Partners summarized the actions carried out so far and planned the next activities. It is recalled that the “Manual of Good Practices” is being developed as a result of extensive research and needs analysis done by all partners regarding best practices in green skills development and innovative educational approaches already in use. The last action put in place as part of the project was the national workshop that each partner held in their country in March 2024 on environmental sustainability and green skills enhancement practices, which involved experts, companies or professionals to learn about the best practices already implemented in reducing environmental impact and to learn about the current state of workers’ green skills. The team, during the II transnational meeting, discussed the results of the national workshops by scheduling a series of ad hoc interviews of some of the participants in order to bring out as clearly as possible the best practices implemented and, at the same time, the most pregnant needs for green skills. The outcome of the interviews, combined with the results of the research carried out by each partner in their respective countries, will determine more precisely the key elements for defining the program related to the TREE training course and situational scenarios. Preliminary agreement in principle was reached, however, on some very important points for achieving the project’s objectives, including: the target audience for the training course, topics for developing situational scenarios, and training materials and resources. In addition, it was agreed that by next November a multiplier event in presence will be held by each partner to disseminate the results of the first part of the project (good practice manual) and test some contents of the training course.