SINERGIE's profile with a specific focus on experience on EU research and innovation projects. The presentation covers EU projects realised in the period 2010-2017 within the topics: - Horizon 2020; - Erasmus+ - CIP Intelligent Energy Europe; - CIP Eco-Innovation; - Life Long Learning Programme. SINERGIE is an accredited VET and Research centre located in Northern Italy.

1. ORGANISATION PROFILE

2. ACCREDITATIONS
VET Centre accredited by the Regional
government of Emilia-Romagna
Research Centre recognised by the Italian
Ministry of Education, Universities and
Research (MIUR)
Research and technology transfer
centre recognised by Questio, the official
register of research held by the Lombardy
Region

3. EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Continuing
education
Vocational
training
E-learning
Post-
graduate
education

4. RECOGNITION, VALIDATION AND
CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCES
As an accredited VET centre, SINERGIE is authorised to provide
services of RECOGNITION, VALIDATION and CERTIFICATION
of competences from formal, non formal and informal
learning.
SINERGIE provides certifications according to the Emilia-
Romagna repertoire of qualifications. The issued
certifications are recognised at national and EU level, thanks to
the compliance with the EQF (European Qualifications
Framework)

5. START-UP CREATION, ACCELERATION,
INCUBATION
SINERGIE is a founding member of the start-up and innovative
SMEs incubator MADE IN LAB
MADE IN LAB works in the regional territories of Emilia-
Romagna and Lombardia, incubating innovative and promising
companies in the fields of:
- Internet of Things;
- FinTech;
- BioTech and Health;
- Environmental Technologies;
- Energy Efficiency;
- Smart Manufacturing.

6. RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Sinergie is active in several research and innovation topics:
 Energy Efficiency: technology and social aspects
 Environment and sustainability
 Industry 4.0
 Development of new EU qualifications and VET schemes
 Start-up
 Development of new products

7. List of Sinergie’s EU projects

8. ECO2 - ENERGY CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS
Call: H2020 EE-06-2017
Project ref. 784988
[waiting for GA signature]
Energy Conscious Consumers ECO2 will facilitate a large amount of consumers to
become conscious about and improve their energy efficiency. It will offer them two
forms of learning. Either they choose to go alone through an online e-learning, or
they choose to be brought through transformative group learning, in which the e-
learning system supports the group processes. Further, an Action on co-creation of
policies, innovations and designs will be executed and the results communicated to
policy-makers and innovators through policy seminars. ECO2 will continue after
end of project by: 1) an ECO2 Community, 2) stakeholder responsibility for the
ECO2 Platform.
Coordinator: Danish Board of Technology (DK)
SINERGIE’s role: leader of the Italian pilot, social research and e-learning
contents development

9. MAESTRI - ENERGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
Call: H2020 SPIRE-06-2015
Project ref. 680570
https://maestri-spire.eu/
The MAESTRI project aims to advance the sustainability of European
manufacturing and process industries. This is done by providing a management
system in the form of a flexible and scalable platform, and to guide and simplify
the implementation of an innovative approach, the Total Efficiency Framework.
The overall aim of this framework is to encourage a culture of improvement within
process industries by assisting the decision-making process, supporting the
development of improvement strategies and helping define the priorities to
improve the company’s environmental and economic performance. Its development
and validation will be achieved through application in four real industrial settings
across a variety of activity sectors.
Coordinator: ISQ (PT)
SINERGIE’s role: Dissemination, stakeholders engagement and training

10. MYLIVEBIO - MICRO DIARY LIVESTOCK BIOREFINERY
Topic: H2020 SME INST SFS-08-2015-1-P
Project ref. 697891
MyLiveBio aims to create a feasibility study and business plan for an innovative
solution addressed to diaries. The proposed solution consists in a machinery able
to treat whey and transform it into valuable and sellable products such as lactic
acid, single cell proteins and mineral salts.
Coordinator: Protesa Srl + SmartBiogas Srl (IT)
SINERGIE’s role: Business model definition and exploitation

11. ECOMENTOR - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CERTIFICATION
MODEL FOR MENTORS IN THE SUBSECTOR OF ECOINDUSTRY
Topic: ERASMUS+ 2016 KA 2 Strategic Partnerships
Project ref. 2016-1-PL01-KA202-026809
http://ecomentor.ios.edu.pl/en/
The project’s objectives:
- developing the standard of professional competence for mentors in eco-industry
- developing training programme
- designing, developing and testing blended learning VET course, including e-
learning
- implementation and testing of the certification system
Coordinator: IOS-PIB (PL)
SINERGIE’s role: research and certification of competences in Italy

12. SOLAR CV- SECTOR SKILLS ALLIANCE TO COVER SKILL
NEEDS THROUGH DELIVERY AND RECOGNITION OF EU JOINT
CV IN CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
Topic: ERASMUS+ 2015 KA 2 SSA
Project ref. 562595-EPP-1-2015-2-ES-EPPKA2-SSA
http://www.solar-cv.eu/
Project objectives:
 To increase the response of VET systems by anticipating the CSP labour
demand
 To integrate work-based learning (WBL) in the design of CSP VET.
 To increase mobility of EU CSP learners, by the recognition of learning
outcomes and by achieving qualifications
Coordinator: Energy Agency of Extremadura (ES)
SINERGIE’s role: research and certification of competences in Italy

13. BUILD UP SKILLS I-TOWN – ITALIAN TRAINING
QUALIFICATION IN BUILDING
Topic: Intelligent Energy Europe 2013 Build Up Skills
Project ref. IEE/13/BWI/721/SI2.680178
http://www.bus-itown.eu/
The objective of the project is to establish or upgrade large scale institutionalized
training schemes for the qualification of craftsmen and other on-site workers in
the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings, according the
Action Plan proposed in the Italian Roadmap delivered within the Pillar I of Build
Up Skills Italy initiative.
Coordinator: FORMEDIL (IT)
SINERGIE’s role: Technical and Financial project management; surveys on
training needs; exploitation and sustainability actions; certification of competences

14. EU-HCWM - DEVELOPING AN EU STANDARDISED APPROACH
TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AWARDS IN
HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Topic: Life Long Learning Programme
Project ref. 541982-LLP-1-2013- 1-UK-LEONARDO-LNW
http://www.hcwm.eu/
The EU-HCWM project aimed to achieve 5 key outputs, which contribute to the
development of a healthcare waste training package, suitable for use across the EU:
 The key outputs from the project activities are;
 An assessment of the current VET availability across the EU countries, represented
by the partner countries.
 The development of a standardised EU vocational training programme for healthcare
workers.
 The development of associated training materials for the training programme
 The development of an e-learning platform to deliver the training programme
 An EU wide network of waste and healthcare professionals will be established
Coordinator: ICERMS (UK)
SINERGIE’s role: contributions to the development of the training curriculum and
certfication scheme. Piloting in Italy.

15. EMPOWERING CUSTOMERS TO SAVE ENERGY BY INFORMATIVE
BILLING
Topic: Intelligent Energy Europe 2012
Project ref. IEE/12/697/SI2.645843
http://iee-empowering.eu/en/
The overall aim of the project is to empower consumers by involving and informing
them, helping them take measures to save energy on the basis of the information they
read on their meters or on their bills. This aim can be translated in to three general
objectives:
 Achieving measureable energy savings (absolute savings and also peak demand
reduction).
 Increasing awareness and motivation of consumers with respect to energy efficiency.
 Increasing trust between consumers and energy suppliers as a pre‐requisite for
increasing energy performance for mutual benefit.
Coordinator: International centre for numerical methods in Engineering (ES)
SINERGIE’s role: surveys on customer expectations, users engagement, evaluation and
monitoring of project performances.

16. SWFM-QF - TOWARDS A EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION FOR
SOLID WASTE FACILITIES’ MANAGERS
Topic: Life Long Learning Programme
Project ref. 528022-LLP-1-2012-1-GR-LEONARDO-LMP
http://www.swfm-qf.eu
SWFM-QF will correspond to the demand situation by developing a European
qualification framework, so to address the needs of Facilities Managers in the
waste management industry.
Coordinator: SIGMA Consulting (GR)
SINERGIE’s role: surveys on training needs, contribution to the definition of the
trainin curricula, development of qualifications in Italy

17. BIOMASS-CURE: INNOVATIVE PLANTS FOR THE INTEGRATED
TREATMENT OF DIGESTATE
Topic: CIP Eco-Innovation 2012
Project ref. ECO/12/332971/BIOMASS-CURE
http://biomasscure.wixsite.com/home
The aim of the project is the construction of an innovative system for
separation and phytoremediation of wastewater – coming from a biomass-
fuelled anaerobic digester - and the market uptake of the solution.
Coordinator: NEW PLANT (IT)
SINERGIE’s role (subcontractor): writing of the proposal, exploitation.

18. URBIS - URBAN MANAGER FOR SECURITY SAFETY AND CRISIS
MANAGEMENT
Topic: Life Long Learning Programme
Project ref. 518620-LLP-1-2011-1-IT-LEONARDO-LMP
http://www.urbisproject.eu
Aims of the project
▪ recognise the ‘state of the art’ in managing urban security;
▪ identify the need for the further professionalization of this role, specifically
through higher educational qualifications;
▪ design a comparative programme of teaching and learning about managing
urban security;
▪ test out this programme via a pilot course amongst current and prospective
urban security managers;
▪ develop and disseminate personal and professional specifications for the
emerging role of urban security management, including skills and competencies in
multi-agency working; and
▪ define criteria for the mutual recognition of education and training in urban
security management across the European Union.
Coordinator: SINERGIE

19. EUSAFE - EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY & HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Topic: Life Long Learning Programme
Project ref. 510362-LLP-1-2010-1-IT-LEONARDO-LMP
http://www.eusafe.org
The EUSAFE project aimed to develop a new training scheme and qualification for
managers of Occupational Health and Safety. The project started on a training
profile developed by ENSHPO. Within EUSAFE the training profiles have been
harmonised at EU level and a mutual recognised qualification has been developed.
Coordinator: AIAS (IT)
SINERGIE’s role: quality management, training development, survey on regional
qualification frameworks.

20. We are always glad to collaborate in new challenging projects!
For further details and partnership requests, feel free to
contact Sinergie’s EU Project Managers
Mr. Giovanni Pede
innovazione@sinergie-italia.com
Ms. Federica Lo Cascio
sviluppo@sinergie-italia.com