SHOREWINNER’s main goal is to establish and grow a Community of Practice (CoP) through collaboration between five Centers of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) dedicated to skill development, worker upskilling and reskilling, resource sharing, and the accomplishment of key European goals and priorities. The CoVEs will be created in southern European countries with strong potential in the offshore energy sector (ORE): Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus. To foster cross-border multistakeholder cooperation, the project will set up a community of practice (CoP) for sharing knowledge, best practices and learning resources. Furthermore, the CoP will facilitate the design of joint curricula and the training for trainers, aiming for the upward convergence of the countries and partners' diverse expertise. The project consortium has 28 members, comprising vocational education providers, Higher Education Institutions, SMEs, research centres and national bodies.

The EU funded project entitled Southern European Community for Offshore Wind Energy (SHOREWINNER) will play a crucial role in strengthening the cooperation for excellence between the CoVEs, facilitating stakeholders' communication and information flow, and providing a platform for sharing resources and opportunities during and after the project .Training programs, internships, workshops, and seminars will be organized to support the continuous professional development of learners and VET trainers and to meet experts from the ORE field, building relationships that can lead to job opportunities.