Information and training sessions for young people on topics such as ‘If not an employee, then what?’, and ‘Ever thought about working for an SME?’ were organised at job fairs across the EU. These interactive workshops encouraged young people who were looking for work, to consider the 23 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating…
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Developing a business plan and training map-ABEMDA Training Centre
The State Agency for Alternative and Renewable Energy (ABEMDA) has developed a training centre for specialized on-the-job training of RES technologies. The objectives of the project were to support ABEMDA in: a) Strengthening their understanding of a training centre, its management and activities; b) Developing a 5-year Business Plan; c) Developing a 5-year Training Map;…
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Study on the Energy Sector in Iraq
Iraq's national energy infrastructure has suffered due to the past decades of political turmoil. The first steps to mobilise the private sector were made. In the subsector of electricity the Iraqi government adopted last year an Electricity Master Plan for Iraq 2010-2030. However, the needs in the energy sector are still far from being covered.…
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PERSEUS – Policy-oriented marine & environmental research for the Southern European Seas
PERSEUS stands for Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas. PERSEUS is a research project funded by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Research Programme (FP7) under the theme OCEAN 2011-2013 and involves 54 partners from 22 countries. The PERSEUS Project is a truly unique research project in that it is for the first…
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