Signature of 6 Memorandums of Understanding to better shape blue skills of Lebanese youth through YEP MED project
In this context, 6 Memorandums of Understanding were signed between Chamber of Beirut & Mount Lebanon and YEP MED port community to promote and facilitate the dynamism between academia and port authorities in training programs pertaining to the blue economy sector.
YEP MED is catching the momentum to help in building capacities of potential workers at Beirut Port specifically after the tragic blast. Our goal within the EU funded project YEP MED is to help shaping skillful manpower and creating further jobs for young men and women in the blue economy”
The signing ceremony brought together at the Chamber premises the key stakeholders of the project, namely: Port of Beirut, Beirut Container Terminal, Lebanese Forwarders Syndicate, International Chamber of Navigation, American University of Technology, and Technical School Day Aytam.
What we need actually is to embrace digitalisation of port operations and processes. As such, YPE MED comes to help in building the digital and technical skills of Lebanese young men and women to cope with future smart ports
The signatories’ parties agreed on keeping their meetings regular to overview and facilitate the YEP MED trainings and apprenticeship programs noting that the upcoming vocational training VT2 will take place in Beirut on 24-28 May 2021.
For more information on the Lebanese working group and the upcoming courses you can contact Hana Nehmé Haidar from the local offices at the Chamber of Commerce of Beirut and Mount Lebanon at hr@ccib.org.lb.
About YEP MED
The YEP MED project, led by the Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport, aims to develop port-logistics training and vocational (TVET) resources adapted to sector needs to strengthen youth employability; increase and upgrade local employment opportunities through the creation of real dual-learning programmes with job placements, strengthening the role of SME’s operating in the port ecosystems for future employment creation; and set up collaborative national and transnational partnerships between port-logistics associations, operators, SMEs, training centres and VET providers, whilst introducing a PPP co-management process.
The project counts on the participation of partners from Spain, Italy, France, Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan. Throughout 30 months, the partners and associates of the project will implement tools to achieve the main objectives of this initiatives, in the short, medium and long terms. For a full list of partners of the YEP MED project, you can go to the project’s website. As associated entities, MEDPorts association and Consell Valencià de la Joventut will also join the project. The project will receive 2.9 M€ (90% EU Contribution) in funding over its lifetime
For more information on the project you can contact Concha Palacios from the project office at concha.palacios@portdebarcelona.cat.