The result “Dig­i­tal addi­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tions for the con­struc­tion and fin­ish­ing” aims to address the lack of dig­i­tal skills in the con­struc­tion sec­tor. Cur­rent­ly, dig­i­tal tech­nolo­gies are under­uti­lized in small and medi­um-sized enter­pris­es (SMEs) in this indus­try, and train­ing in their use is miss­ing from both voca­tion­al school cur­ric­u­la and com­pa­ny train­ing pro­grams. This has result­ed in a sig­nif­i­cant dig­i­tal skills gap among young pro­fes­sion­als enter­ing the field.

In response, this result focus­es on devel­op­ing a com­pre­hen­sive edu­ca­tion­al pro­gram to pro­vide dig­i­tal addi­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tions. The pro­gram, struc­tured into mod­ules based on the Euro­pean Dig­i­tal Com­pe­tence Frame­work (DIG COMP), includes 60–80 hours of instruc­tion per mod­ule, with con­tent that ranges from basic to more advanced dig­i­tal skills. The pro­gram will be con­duct­ed in a dual sys­tem, blend­ing class­room learn­ing with prac­ti­cal, hands-on expe­ri­ence in com­pa­nies.

A sig­nif­i­cant fea­ture of this result is its con­tri­bu­tion to mak­ing careers in con­struc­tion more attrac­tive by offer­ing young peo­ple the oppor­tu­ni­ty to acquire rec­og­nized dig­i­tal qual­i­fi­ca­tions along­side their voca­tion­al train­ing. This added val­ue aims to attract more moti­vat­ed and high-achiev­ing stu­dents to the con­struc­tion sec­tor and helps meet the urgent need for skilled work­ers.

The pro­gram is designed for both young trainees and old­er pro­fes­sion­als seek­ing to upgrade their skills. It is also high­ly adapt­able for fur­ther edu­ca­tion and trans­fer­able across dif­fer­ent edu­ca­tion­al sys­tems, though some adjust­ments may be need­ed for imple­men­ta­tion out­side its orig­i­nal con­text. The cur­ricu­lum includes an offi­cial exam­i­na­tion sys­tem, with suc­cess­ful par­tic­i­pants receiv­ing a for­mal cer­ti­fi­ca­tion in dig­i­tal con­struc­tion tech­nolo­gies, rec­og­nized both nation­al­ly and inter­na­tion­al­ly.

Through this result, the project seeks to enhance the appeal of con­struc­tion careers and strength­en the dig­i­tal capa­bil­i­ties of pro­fes­sion­als in the sec­tor, help­ing SMEs to keep pace with the ongo­ing dig­i­tal trans­for­ma­tion.