Waterstof Werkt: H2 Train and Learn Hub

Goal

The aim of Hydrogen Works: H2 Train and Learn Hub is to make several thousand well-trained, additional workers ready and available to meet the challenges of the hydrogen economy in Noord-Nederland. Essential to this is cooperation within education and alignment with business needs.

Description

Hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role in the energy transition, as it can replace fossil fuels and serve as a long-term storage solution for renewable electricity to balance our electricity system. In developing the hydrogen economy, it's essential to ensure a sufficient number of skilled workers for this new technology and applications. This project, through its partnership with education and businesses, ensures the availability of a qualified workforce to address the hydrogen challenges.

Our role

We are the project coordinator and lead partner. We are also active in various work packages, where we, as work package leader, organize and implement public activities and networking events related to hydrogen. Furthermore, we are developing a platform to match supply and demand in the labor market and identify education and training opportunities in the field of hydrogen.

Partners

Next to New Energy Coalition the consortium consists of the following partners: ROC Alfa-college, ROC Noorderpoort, Hanze, Drenthe College, NHL Stenden and the University of Groningen.

Co-financiers

Techniek Nederland/Wij Techniek, Bouwend Nederland, Afeer, Stork, Shell Nederland, Municipality of Groningen, EBN, GasTerra, Gasunie & NAM.

Work packages

The programme Waterstof Werkt: H2 Train and Learn Hub consists of seven work packages. To clarify what these work packages entail, which activities are being worked on, which deliverables are being delivered, and which partners are active within each work package, a poster has been created for each work package. View the posters via the links below.

• Work package 1: Strengthening educational offerings and curricula in the field of hydrogen and green molecules
• Work package 2: Strengthening applied and fundamental knowledge development
• Work package 3: Work-study programs, traineeships and internships
• Work package 4: Challenge-based learning – connecting education and business
• Work package 5: Stimulating education, development and lifelong learning in the hydrogen economy
• Work package 6: Strengthening the practorate, lectureship and development of practitioner-lecturer-professor partnerships around green molecules
• Work package 7: Coordination, communication and dissemination

Infographic

An infographic has been created to briefly and concisely explain the project. Click here to enlarge the infographic.

Disclaimer

This project received funding from the National Groningen Programme (NPG) and the European Union (EU) through the Provinciaal Programma (NPG) and the Just Transition Fund (EU). This page reflects solely the author's views, and the funding providers are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.