2024-11-23T08:41:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150425764/new-european-bauhaus-academy-launches-skills-training-network Josh Niland 2024-04-30T14:59:00-04:00 >2024-05-01T13:36:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/78/78e49dbd496fd487f8571193f21b9de2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The New European Bauhaus Academy has launched a learning initiative called NEBA Alliance, a network of skills training hubs across the European Union meant to accelerate &ldquo;up- and re-skilling&rdquo; activities for workers in the AEC fields and adjacent professional industries. The news was shared via a <a href="https://bit.ly/nebapr1" target="_blank">press release</a> earlier this month that included statements from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who announced the formation of the NEB Academy in November 2022.&nbsp;</p> <p>Fourteen partners from industry and higher education have signed up to support the effort, which is meant to enable the 160,000 new jobs that are being added to the building sector as part of an inbound "Renovation Wave" in Europe.</p> <p>"Setting up a central portal and database of certified training materials, courses, and modules, along with a selection of best practices in pedagogies, it will enable widespread scaling of training on bio-based materials in sustainable construction," the announcement states. "The curat...</p>