The COMPLEMENTS project aims to address several critical challenges within European Security and Defence (S&D). There is an urgent need for cross-sectoral skills development to respond effectively to increasing geopolitical instability. This is closely linked to the growing demand for a highly skilled workforce capable of supporting Europe’s strategic industries, particularly within the Aerospace,Automotive, and Digital ecosystems. Although sectoral partnerships have been established to foster skills development in these areas, many of these initiatives remain siloed, limiting knowledge transfer and reducing their overall impact.
Aligned with the Pact for Skills, the COMPLEMENTS project aims to deliver tools that can be applied to empower the workforce of Europe’s Security and Defence (S&D) sector addressing skills gaps in the aerospace, automotive, and digital industries. By developing a strategic skills plan that enables the transfer of skills intelligence and technological knowledge, the project will create a pioneering approach to cross-ecosystem collaboration among Pact for Skills members.
1. Support Inclusive Governance and Partnership Structures within the Pact For Skills.
2. Establish outreach and engagement between large and SMEs.
3. Harmonise Forward-Looking Skills Intelligence.
4. Map technologies with applicability in all sectors and uses for security and defence.
5. Enhance Career Mobility and Access to Training.
6. Develop training pathways that are fully customisable and fully flexible across sectors.
7. Serve as anpilot example of the cross-system collaboration among the Pact for Skills.
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Total Investment
IPN Investment
Total Eligible
IPN Eligible
EC Funding – Total
EC Funding – IPN
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End Date
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Consortium
GISIG – Geographical Information Systems International Group
QUASAR – Human Capital, Lda
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)
Fondazione E. Amaldi
QB Lda
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
European Digital SME Alliance
Bavairia EV
Keywords
Aerospace&Defence,
Digital,
Transport-Mobility-Automotive,
Cross-sectoral,
shared skills intelligence,
LSPs/RSP common methodologies,
Up/reskilling,
PfS support,
Community engagement,
Security&Defence