CEM4SMES
7 partners
6 countries
2 years (2023-2025)
€ 250.000 funding
ERASMUS+
Ongoing project
CEMforSME’s is a two-year project funded by the Erasmus+ programme that aims to support the professional development of SMEs managers, contributing to the development of circular economy skills, through the design of an innovative gamified curriculum and a training course. It also aims to develop the job profile of the Circular Economy Manager (CEM), through the integration of the course in the Vocational, Educational and Training (VET) curricula and the establishment of the CEM’s certification process.
The main goals are to:
-Support the professional development of SMEs managers to help their companies with the transition from a linear to a circular economy
-Contribute to skills development of VET learners and to the integration of circular economy needed skills
-Develop the job profile of the circular economy manager (CEM) and set its role, aiming to increase the quality of circular economy job opportunities
-Develop an innovative curriculum, employing gamification for competence development
-Establish the certification process of the Circular Economy Manager
Our role
LOBA is the coordinator of the project and is also implementing the CEMforSMEs in national level in a joint effort with the other Portuguese partner. LOBA will support all t he activities of the project, from conceptualization, to piloting and at the same time be the bridge between the National Agency of Erasmus+ and the partnership.
