Final Delphi Survey: future skills and competencies in the copper sector

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Would you like to contribute to shaping the future of the Copper sector? Join our final round of the Delphi Survey and help us define the skills of tomorrow:

Join the survey!

The SkiComCu Delphi Survey presents a series of statements and questions about the current and future scenario of the copper industry, and we invite you to freely comment and provide your views about them. We aim at mapping the possible and probable future needs for competencies and skills in the copper value chain for the next 10 years, and tailor the SkiComCu lifelong learning course materials to the future needs of the sector, taking into account your contributions.

We are trying to see how experts and stakeholders across the copper value chain see the future skills and competencies needs that will be in high demand. We will use this information to prepare the roadmap with actions that will make SkiComCu course future-proof!

We are planning to run this survey until end of August. This is the final round of this surveys, so do not miss this last chance to contribute and let us know your thoughts.

Stay tuned!

Info Day recordings now online!

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On 28 June 2024, SkiComCu organised an Info Day event to introduce the project, presenting its industrial partners and the funding programme of EIT Raw Materials Academy.

SkiComCu is designing a specialized training to help current and future professionals adapt to the ever-changing landscape of the EU copper sector. For this, we count with specialized partners in the industry, whose expertise and respective roles in SkiComCu were presented.

We learned about global partnership in raw materials and how the Academy can provide the talent and reskilling and upskilling solutions that are vital to remain competitive in today’s fast changing business area.

 

Our Info Day served as a channel to start to disseminate on a closer level about the project, explaining the main objectives directly from the coordinator, and have a closer look about the partners KGHM Polska, Elval Halcor and Aurubis, who highlighted their importance for the development of the lifelong learning course.

The recordings of each presentation, made into short videos, are now available on new YouTube playlist:

 

SkiComCu Plenary 1 – Wroclaw, Poland

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On the 24th and 25th of April 2024, the SkiComCu partners gathered in Wroclaw, Poland, for the first Plenary Meeting of the project. The event, hosted by the partner KGHM CUPRUM, was held in hybrid mode, allowing the participation and interaction of the partners who could not attend physically. 

This Plenary Meeting was a strategic opportunity to discuss and update the work accomplished within each of the Work Packages since the kick-off meeting, held in November 2023, in Athens. 

The agenda started with the presentation by the coordinating institution Elval Halcor, who provided an overview of the administrative topics and the recent achievements within the Work Package on project management. After that, each WP leader was invited to present the progress of their respective work, explaining the foreseen challenges and activities for the near future, and concluding with open discussion with the involvement of all project partners. 

Several activities emerged from this meeting, and pending issues were discussed to develop the work plan for the following weeks. Now the consortium partners are aligned and committed on finding solutions to the upcoming tasks, and to collaborate on the execution of joint assignments.

The next day was dedicated to a site visit to the underground salt and copper mine organised by KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. It was a great opportunity for the partners to learn about the procedures, activities, dynamics, and the machinery involved in the mining activities. 

Delphi Survey: future skills and competencies in the copper sector!

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Would you like to contribute to shaping the future of the Copper sector? Join our Delphi Survey and help us define the skills of tomorrow:

Join the survey!

The SkiComCu Delphi Survey presents a series of statements and questions about the current and future scenario of the copper industry, and we invite you to freely comment and provide your views about them. With your contribution, we aim at mapping the possible and probable future needs for competencies and skills in the copper value chain for the next 10 years, and tailor the SkiComCu lifelong learning course materials to the future needs of the sector.

Simply put, we are trying to see how experts and stakeholders across the entire copper value chain see the future skills and competencies needs that will be in high demand. We will use this information to prepare the roadmap with actions that will make SkiComCu course future-proof!

We are planning to run this survey until approximately mid-April. We will then analyse the results and produce a second round of the survey that will run during May/beginning of June.

Stay tuned!

Getting started with SkiComCu!

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The SkiComCu project, funded by EIT RawMaterials, held its kick-off meetng in Athens, Greece, on 29th November 2023. The event was hosted by the coordinatng institution Halcor. The primary objective of the hybrid gathering was to bring together project partners and discuss the work plan across the 7 Work Packages (WPs) and address administrative issues for a smooth implementation of the project in the next 3 years.

Ms. Foteini Maria Kostopoulou, Project Coordinator from Halcor, opened the event with welcoming words, followed by individual presentations about the organizations involved in the project – delivered by their respective representatives at the meeting. The presentations covered the history, infrastructure, staff, and the services provided to the copper and raw materials sectors in Europe.

Subsequently, the WP leaders were invited to present the strategy and timeline for the tasks to be implemented in the coming months for each Work Package, including the expected contributions and participation from other project partners:

  • Halcor – Development of Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy: Introducing SkiComCu outcomes to the market after the end of the EIT RM funding, to guarantee the sustainability of the project.
  • Halcor – Project management: Implementation of all SkiComCu activities and the timely delivery of all project outcomes.
  • Lukasiewicz Research Network – Long term strategic Framework and Methodology for SkiComCu lifelong learning: development needs competence profiles in the Cu sector tailored to EU and RIS territories.
  • NTUA – Design and development of Educational & Training Curriculum and Tools: Creation of educational materials and training curriculum that will be used for the improvement of competencies of employees of all roles in the copper sector.
  • UPM – Design and development of SkiComCu Platform & implementation of XR tools: Creation of the platform that will be the repository of the training materials developed in SkiComCu.
  • KGHM – Pilot testing and validation: Development of the training centres, the validation of the training modules and operations in real conditions via pilot testing training sessions, and the validation of the project outcomes.
  • LPRC – Raising awareness – Dissemination & Built Knowledge Networks: Planning, organisation and implementation of the communication activities and dissemination process aim to ensuring the sustainability of the results of the project and increase their impact.

The last session of the meeting was dedicated to open discussions and the proposed tasks to be accomplished in the short term within SkiComCu. After a full day of presentations and fruitful discussions, the project consortium is aligned to work hard on the implementation of the project tasks in the short, medium, and long term.

We invite you to keep yourself updated with our progress and materials through the SkiComCu website and social media channels!