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Back from Graz after a very enjoyable few days at the CoP CoVEs Forum at FH JOANNEUM

INCOMA was there representing PortAbility EU Project , joining the exchanges, the workshops and even Monday’s football match ⚽

We were especially happy to join the PortAbility workshop No One Left Behind – Embedding Social Inclusion in Centres of Vocational Excellence, together with our partners Ciofs-Fp, Rinova, Δήμητρα Εκπαιδευτικός Οργανισμός, MMC- Mediterranean Management Center Ltd, Rete Economia civile "Sale della Terra" and IDEC S.A. It connects closely with where PortAbility is right now, moving from the Blueprint work into the next phase and looking at how VET, guidance and local actors can respond to changes in port-city economies without leaving people outside those opportunities.

Plenty of ideas to take home, some new connections, and a lot of fun along the the way.

📢 Erasmus+ needs a budget that matches its ambition
At INCOMA, we join Association of Institutes for Vocational Training - EVBB in supporting and amplifying the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP) campaign for a higher Erasmus+ budget under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework.
Erasmus+ is much more than a mobility programme. It is a key European instrument for strengthening education and training, vocational excellence, inclusion, cooperation and innovation across Europe and beyond.
However, the budget currently proposed by the European Commission does not fully respond to the programme’s growing needs, objectives and scope.
At a time when Europe is facing major social, economic, digital and environmental transitions, reducing the ambition of Erasmus+ would mean limiting opportunities for citizens and for the organisations working every day to build a more resilient, inclusive and future-ready Europe.
We therefore join the call from EVBB and the Lifelong Learning Platform: Erasmus+ must be adequately funded, and education and training must remain at the heart of the European project.
💙 Investing in Erasmus+ means investing in people, skills and Europe’s future.

Another meaningful closing moment for Projeto IMPAR . This time at UTANGA 🎓

After completing both the introductory and advanced social entrepreneurship courses for young women, participants used the final ceremony to share what the experience had meant for them, including how some had been able to strengthen businesses they were already running. The event ended on a particularly fitting note, with the coffee break prepared by the trainees themselves.

Congratulations to the participants, trainers and the UTANGA team on bringing this stage of IMPAR to a close. 👏

We are very pleased to see the IMPAR social entrepreneurship training concluded at Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo - UPM, with 20 young women completing the programme. 🎓

The closing ceremony brought together participants, trainers and university representatives, and also gave space to several trainees to present initiatives they are already developing, including personalised food services, poultry farming and chicken sales, the processing of agricultural products into preserves, fruit sales and agribusiness activities.

Congratulations to all the participants and to the UP-Maputo team on completing this important stage of the project. 👏

Projeto IMPAR

We are very pleased to see another important stage of the IMPAR training pathway completed, this time at the Universidade Independente de Angola (UnIA). 🎓

Participants have now completed both the introductory and advanced IMPAR training programmes in social entrepreneurship for young women, strengthening skills in areas such as entrepreneurship, leadership, communication and sustainability.

Congratulations to the participants, trainers and the UnIA team on completing this training journey and on the commitment shown throughout the programme. 👏

Projeto IMPAR

We are very pleased to see the first edition of the IMPAR introductory training programme in social entrepreneurship for young women successfully completed at the Universidade do Mindelo. 🎓

An important milestone for the project and, above all, for the young women who took part and can now continue developing their ideas and entrepreneurial initiatives.

Congratulations to the participants, trainers and the University of Mindelo team on reaching this stage. 👏

Projeto IMPAR

We are pleased to share that the DIGI-FRAME project officially kicked off in Palermo in June 2026 ✨

It was a pleasure to meet all the partners involved, with whom we will collaborate over the next three years to achieve our shared goals and further develop the concepts discussed during the kick-off meeting. Over two engaging days, partners aligned on common objectives, exchanged ideas, and took important decisions to ensure a strong and coordinated start to the project, laying the groundwork for developing an innovative AI-powered framework for digital skills assessment.

INCOMA is delighted to be part of this initiative and looks forward to contributing to the advancement of digital education and the recognition of competencies.

🌊 The PortAbility EU Project study visit in Taranto gave a very concrete meaning to the idea of a port ecosystem.
In the same territory, we encountered the former ILVA steelworks, still active through dedicated piers and industrial flows; the first commercial offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean; the main southern naval base of the Italian Navy; NATO-related naval movements; container traffic affected by the Hormuz crisis; a Sea-Watch rescue vessel anchored among larger ships; mussel farms linked to Taranto’s traditional cozze nere; and a family group of dolphins moving through waters also used by naval, industrial and commercial traffic. 🐬
These contrasts are not separate stories. They coexist in the same space and influence one another: industry, energy, logistics, security, biodiversity, migration, heritage, local work and future skills.
This is why PortAbility looks at port cities as ecosystems in transition. A just transition cannot be understood only through one sector or one actor. It means listening to the whole territory and recognising how different realities, sometimes even in tension, shape the future of skills, work and vocational education. 🌱

Ciofs-Fp Cámara de Comercio Sevilla I.E.S. Politécnico de Sevilla Rinova

🌱 Continuing the journey of the Erasmus+ HARVEST project, Dalat University (DLU), Trường Đại học Đà Lạt , in Vietnam, recently hosted its Sustainability Awareness Day.

Within this initiative, INCOMA Group is proud to contribute to support the promotion of sustainability education and the exchange of knowledge on more resilient food systems.

The event brought together students and academics to discuss key global challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, food security, and sustainable development. Through expert inputs and interactive discussions, participants explored how sustainable food systems can better support both people and the planet.

A valuable opportunity to foster awareness, dialogue, and collaboration towards a more sustainable future. 🌍🌾