The BUILD UP Skills initiative, launched by the European Commission in 2011,
aims to up-skill construction professionals to deliver more high energy efficiency
building renovations and investments across Europe.
The initiative will improve the skills of blue-
and white-collar workers in Hungary,
thus improving the quality of the Hungarian building stock.
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Within the framework of the Build Up Skills initiative, five projects in Hungary have contributed to achieving the energy targets set by the European Union.
The Build Up Skills Hungary (Pillar 1) BUSH project established a national platform of Hungarian construction and education professionals. With their support, the initiative assessed the domestic construction industry and construction education situation and developed a set of strategic proposals. The Pillar 2 TRAINBUD project aimed to train building services technicians in energy-efficient solutions. Under Build Up Skills, the TRAIN4SUSTAIN, BIMzeED, and BUS-GoCircular initiatives were implemented in Hungary to develop state-of-the-art training systems for construction workers.
The ConstructSkills4LIFE project aims to assess the changes
in the construction industry over the last ten years and to formulate
new needs (Status Quo Analysis). Based on these analyses,
the project will reinterpret the challenges in vocational training,
adult education and university education in the construction industry.
The Status Quo Analysis is available to download here.
The project aims at updating the previous National Roadmap,
which aims at formulating actions and policy recommendations up to 2030,
with the involvement of the most relevant stakeholders in the sector.
The Roadmap is available to download here.
Geonardo currently is in the BUILD UP Skills United (BUSUnited) project that is a collaborative initiative running from 2025 to 2028, under the LIFE Clean Energy Transition (CET) sub-programme, aimed at fostering a thriving EU-wide community of practitioners to promote and develop sustainable energy skills among construction professionals.
BUSUnited seeks to address the pressing need for upskilling and reskilling within the design and building sector to meet the EU's climate and energy targets, including the European Green Deal and the 2050 carbon neutrality objective. Building on the BUILD UP Skills initiative, which has funded over 90 projects in 32 countries since 2011, BUSUnited aims to strengthen the capacities of national and EU-level stakeholders through knowledge sharing, cross-sector collaboration, and targeted capacity-building activities.
The project will establish seven Communities of Practice (CoPs) covering critical areas such as sectoral skills needs, demand-side mechanisms, innovative training methods, skills recognition, national skills roll-out, funding sources, and European synergies. These CoPs will provide structured collaboration for stakeholders, promoting the development of practical solutions and the sharing of expertise across the design and construction sector.
BUSUnited aims to engage a broad range of stakeholders, including over 400 participants from public authorities, training providers, industry representatives, and NGOs. The project will produce multiple outputs, including guidelines, training tools, policy briefs, funding recommendations, and digital platforms to disseminate best practices. These outputs are designed to support the large-scale adoption of sustainable energy skills across Europe.
Stakeholders and experts are invited to join one of the Communities of Practice and contribute to shaping the future of sustainable energy skills in the design and construction sector.
Applications can be submitted via this form
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Media ContactsPepa Esparza (IVE) – Communication Manager for BUSUnited - ✉️pesparza@five.es
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