Voltage

Training that meets the needs of working life

Battery technology, energy storage and electrification are developing rapidly. This is also changing the skills and knowledge needed in the workplace.

In Voltage, vocational education and training is developed in close cooperation with working life. The project supports teachers and education providers in developing their skills and teaching content, while also creating opportunities for education providers and companies to meet and exchange experiences.

The aim is to make it easier to respond to new skills needs and to provide students with knowledge that is relevant when they enter working life.

Collaboration between education and working life

A key part of Voltage is strengthening links between education providers and working life.

The project organises forums and workshops where different stakeholders can meet and discuss developments in the sector and changing skills needs. It also carries out activities that make the battery and energy sector more visible and tangible to young people.

These activities include battery camps for girls and young women, as well as materials that present different job roles within the sector.

Networks for vocational excellence

Voltage is developing Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs). These are collaborative networks where education providers, companies and other stakeholders can share knowledge, experience and resources.

The aim is to create forms of collaboration that can continue after the project ends and to make it easier to share effective approaches across different regions and countries.

Merinova is one of the partners in Voltage and is primarily involved in strengthening the link between education and working life.

We contribute experience from the energy and business sectors in the Vaasa region, as well as connections to the EnergyVaasa network. As part of the project, we also take part in forums, workshops and other activities that bring education and working life together.

Merinova’s work is part of the broader international collaboration, in which the partners contribute different perspectives and experiences.

Finland, Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Türkiye working together

Voltage is implemented by partners in five European countries. This collaboration makes it possible to compare different needs and approaches and to learn from the experiences of other regions.

Through the project, the partners develop models for education, collaboration and skills development that can contribute to stronger and more flexible vocational education and training in the battery and energy sectors.