Project number: 101187688

 Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PI-ALL-INNO

Topic: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PI-ALL-INNO-EDU-ENTERP

Project name: Emergency Responders Upskilling System for Enhanced Resilience and Innovation

Climate change in Europe is increasingly marked by severe impacts, particularly in the form of extreme weather events and forest fires. In the face of natural disasters, emergency responders (firefighters, search and rescue teams, and support personnel) are pivotal. Their efficiency hinges on various factors, including preparedness, equipment, and coordination. ENSURE project specifically addresses these aspects with a focus on upskilling and enhancing the resilience and innovation capacities of such emergency responders.

The project aims to address the increasing challenges of climate change, such as forest fires, floods, and extreme weather phenomena. The overall goal is to systematically upgrade the skills set of the firefighter target group based on the ESCO 5411.1 profile, incorporating new competencies into their professional profile and proposing the addition of 4 new sub-profiles to ESCO: Disaster Response Technologist (DRT), International Disaster Response Coordinator (IDRC), Community Resilience and Engagement Officer (CREO) and Mental Health and Resilience Trainer for Emergency Services (MHRTES).

The ENSURE methodology applies a holistic Capacity Building Intervention applying a bundle of interconnected actions including self-paced open courses, virtual mentoring, mobility and ToT workshops. The ENSURE Game uses Experiential Learning Cycle combined with Game-Based Learning to ensure practical application and continuous professional development of the target group.

Project results:

• Mapping and validation of competencies
• Capacity Building intervention Design
• Development of Intervention tools & Infrastructure
• Professional Development of Emergency Responders
• Quality Assurance and Open Recognition

Project partners: 

• PANEPISTIMIO PATRON (UP), Greece – project coordinator
• DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS (DUTH), Greece
• ENOSI PTYCHIOYCHON AXIOMATIKON YPAXIOMATIKON PYROSVESTIR OY SOMATEIO (EPAYPS), Greece
•  EDELWEISS (EDELWEISS), Italy
•  POMPIERS DE L’URGENCE INTERNATIONALE (PUI FRANCE), France
•  JOHANNITER OSTERREICH AUSBILDUNG UND FORSCHUNG GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH (JOAFG), Austria
•  ESCUELA ESPANOLA DE SALVAMENTO Y DETECCION CON PERROS (ESDP), Spain
• ZDRUZENIE DOBROVOLNO PROTIVPOZARNO DRUSTVO SVETI NIKOLE (VFD), Republic of North Macedonia
• DIREKCIJA ZA ZASTITA I SPASUVANJE NA REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA (PRD), Republic of North Macedonia
• INSTITUT INPRO AS (INPRO), Czechia
• OLYMPIAKI EPAIDEFTIKI KAI SYMVOULEFTIKI EPE (OTC), Greece
• PROMIMPRESA SOCIETA’ BENEFIT SRL (Promimpresa), Italy
• LAND IMPRESA SOCIALE SRL (LAND), Italy
• BEST INSTITUT FUR BERUFSBEZOGENE WEITERBILDUNG UND PERSONALTRAINING GMBH (BEST), Austria
• CENTRO SUPERIOR DE FORMACION EUROPA-SUR SA (CESUR), Spain
• CENTRUL PENTRU PROMOVAREA INVATARII PERMANENTE TIMISOARA ASOCIATIA (CPIP), Romania
• ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS OF A INTERNATIONAL INSTITUT OF DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STABILITAS SKOPJE (STABILITAS), Republic of North Macedonia
• RESEARCH INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT LAB PRIVATE COMPANY  (ReadLab P.C.), Greece
• READLAB BRUSSELS BV (READLAB BRU), Belgium