FREE Vocational education and training programmes for acquiring knowledge and skills related to the Blue Economy
CMMI offers Vocational education and training programmes for acquiring knowledge and skills related to the Blue Economy under a contract with the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus and within the frame of the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Plan for the period 2021-2026 (Next Generation EU).
All programmes are offered for free and allowances are paid to unemployed trainees.
Applications can be submitted by all interested trainees employed in the private sector, the public and wider sector, as well as by self-employed and unemployed trainees through the digital portal of the HRDA “Ermis“.
Here you can find key info about each programme. Click on any course title to see more information.
Trainees who will successfully conclude a programme will be granted a certificate.
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List of General Topics
| General Topic | Courses | Target audience |
| Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 14 (Life below water) | 1. Background and rationale of SDGs (25 hours) 2. Cyprus Voluntary National Review for SDGs(25 hours) 3. Targets, indicators and voluntary commitments for SDG 14 (25 hours) 4. United Nations Decade of Ocean Science and Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (teachers; educators at Environmental Education Centres; employees at the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research); employees in the private sector (employees of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations); self-employed |
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Ocean literacy and integrated STEAM education |
5. Curriculum analysis and educational resources for ocean literacy (25 hours) 6. Pedagogical design focused on learning products (25 hours) 7. Teacher collaboration and distributed leadership (25 hours) 8. Assessment in ocean literacy and integrated STEAM education (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (teachers; educators at public Environmental Education Centres); employees in the private sector (employees of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations, providers of non-formal STEAM education); self employed |
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Ocean literacy and educational (marine) robotics |
9. The contribution of educational (marine) robotics to ocean literacy (25 hours) 10. Block-based programming and programming languages (25 hours) 11. Computational thinking, constructionism and pedagogical design (25 hours) 12. Game-based learning and educational (marine) robotics (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (teachers; educators at Environmental Education Centres); employees in the private sector (employees of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations, providers of non-formal STEAM education, robotics companies); self-employed |
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Marine robotics |
13. Cyber-Physical Systems’ (CPS) derivation of motion and task planning algorithms for heterogeneous multi-agent systems (14 hours) 14. Transit to Industry 4.0 (14 hours) 15. Transport applications of marine robotics (14 hours) 16. Crewless vessels, autonomous shipping, search and rescue boats (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Shipping Deputy Ministry); employees in the private sector (employees in the shipping industry, aquaculture industry, oil and gas industry); self-employed |
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Green transition in the cruise-sector |
17. The policy framework of the European Union for the green transition in the cruise sector (14 hours) 18. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues in the cruise tourism sector; SMEs and the green transition in the cruise sector (14 hours) 19. Fuel use for the green transition in the cruise sector – fuel use (14 hours) 20. Waste management for the green transition in the cruise sector – waste management (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities, port authorities, public transportation companies); employees in the private sector (employees of cruise lines, Destination Management Companies, tour operators and travel agents, Chambers of Commerce, port agents, shore excursion agents, private transportation companies, vessels’ suppliers); self-employed |
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Blue economy policies at local, national, and European level |
21. Ecosystem services and the Blue economy (25 hours) 22. The Blue economy sustainability framework (BESF) (25 hours) 23. Practical examples from the implementation of the BESF (25 hours) 24. Good practices for the transition to a sustainable Blue economy (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Shipping Deputy Ministry; local authorities, port authorities); employees in the private sector (employees in the shipping industry, Chambers of Commerce, port agents); self-employed |
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Coastal, marine, and benthic ecology |
25. Conservation of threatened and/or endangered species (14 hours) 26. Management and monitoring of Marine Protected Areas (14 hours) 27. Monitoring, conservation and restoration of coral colonies (14 hours) 28. Marine Alien and Invasive Species (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research and local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees in environmental consultant companies and companies undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments); self-employed |
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Artificial reefs and marine ecosystems |
29. The contribution of artificial reefs to the biodiversity of marine ecosystems (14 hours) 30. Implementing 3D printing to produce artificial reefs; environmentally friendly materials for the foundation of artificial reefs (14 hours) 31. Environmental monitoring in artificial reefs (14 hours) 32. The artificial reef in the Marine Protected Area of Amathus (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, local authorities, teachers, educators at Environmental Education Centres); employees in the private sector (employees of providers of non-formal STEAM education); self-employed (divers, tour guides) |
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Stakeholder consultation and engagement in coastal and marine governance |
33. Dialogue on marine and maritime affairs in the Eastern Mediterranean region and beyond (25 hours) 34. Advice and support to ports for logistics and supply chain management (25 hours) 35. Stakeholder involvement in sustainable coastal, nautical, and maritime tourism (25 hours) 36. Transition Coastal Labs (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations); self-employed |
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Coastal communities and sustainable coastal development |
37. Capacity building and empowerment of coastal communities for sustainable coastal development (14 hours) 38. Multi-actor transdisciplinary and transformative approaches (14 hours) 39. Inclusionary methods and tools for co-producing sustainable solutions (14 hours) 40. Social innovation and nature-based solutions for sustainable coastal development (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees of tour operators and travel agents); self-employed (local producers in coastal communities) |
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Decarbonization in shipping |
41. Fit for 55 legislation package and the shipping industry (14 hours) 42. Design and construction of a zero-emissions vessels (14 hours) 43. Hydrogen as a means of storage and transportation of green energy (14 hours) 44. Shore Side Electricity (Cold-Ironing) (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees in the shipping industry); self-employed |
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Managing traffic at ports: Good practices and state-of-the-art technology |
45. Intelligent data acquisition processing and decision support tools for managing traffic at ports (14 hours) 46. Ship tracking and port operation models (14 hours) 47. Monitoring and prediction to provide decision support for Smart Ports (14 hours) 48. Optimization of just-in-time solutions (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees of port management and consultancy companies, shipping companies); self-employed |
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Scientific diving |
49. Data collection and observation in scientific diving (14 hours) 50. Underwater surveys in scientific diving; case studies (14 hours) 51. Scientific diving and citizen science (14 hours) 52. Dive safety, dive plan with risk assessment (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (licensed divers only); employees in the private sector (licensed divers only); self-employed (licensed divers only) |
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Underwater archaeology |
53. Underwater sites in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus (14 hours) 54. Dive safety, dive plan with risk assessment (14 hours) 55. Archaeological recording and underwater survey (14 hours) 56. Post-disruption strategies to restore normal conditions to underwater cultural heritage sites (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of local authorities, licensed tour guides, licensed divers); employees in the private sector (employees in environmental consultant companies and companies undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments, licensed divers); self-employed (licensed tour guides, licensed divers) |
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Interpretation of the coastal landscape in Cyprus |
57. Basic principles for landscape interpretation; designing touring itineraries based on landscape interpretation (25 hours) 58. Biodiversity, ecotopes and protected areas in the coastal zone (25 hours) 59. Tangible and intangible heritage in coastal areas (25 hours) 60. Alternative forms of tourism in coastal areas (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (teachers; educators at Environmental Education Centres licensed divers only, employees of local authorities, licensed tour guides); employees in the private sector (licensed tour guides); self-employed (licensed tour guides) |
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Digital transformation of maritime activities |
61. Sea vessel optimisation through digitalisation (14 hours) 62. Emergency response and Planning through digitalisation (14 hours) 63. Remote monitoring and observation (14 hours) 64. Intelligent marine spatial planning (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees in the Shipping Industry); self-employed |
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Multidisciplinary observations in the marine environment |
65. Data collection and analysis for understanding of the dynamics and changes of marine and coastal ecosystems (14 hours) 66. Effective, innovative, and integrated observation systems (14 hours) 67. The “Cyprus Marine Observation Network”; European marine observation data depositories (14 hours) 68. Governance, decision-making and policy-making based on marine observation data (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (employees of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, the Shipping Deputy Ministry, local authorities); employees in the private sector (employees in the Shipping Industry, environmental consultant companies and companies undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments); self-employed |
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| General Topic | Courses | Target audience |
| Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 14 (Life below water) |
1. Background and rationale of SDGs (25 hours) 2. Cyprus Voluntary National Review for SDGs (25 hours) 3. Targets, indicators and voluntary commitments for SDG 14 (25 hours) 4. United Nations Decade of Ocean Science and Sustainable Development (2021-2030) (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (teachers; educators at Environmental Education Centres; employees at the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research); employees in the private sector (employees of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations); self-employed |
|
Ocean literacy and integrated |
5. Curriculum analysis and educational resources for ocean literacy (25 hours) 6. Pedagogical design focused on learning products (25 hours) 7. Teacher collaboration and distributed leadership (25 hours) 8. Assessment in ocean literacy and integrated STEAM education (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and wider public sector (teachers; educators at public Environmental Education Centres); employees in the private sector (employees of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations, providers of non-formal STEAM education); self employed |
|
Ocean literacy and educational |
9. The contribution of educational (marine) robotics to ocean literacy (25 hours) 10. Block-based programming and programming languages (25 hours) 11. Computational thinking, constructionism and pedagogical design (25 hours) 12. Game-based learning and educational (marine) robotics (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Marine robotics |
13. Cyber-Physical Systems’ (CPS) derivation of motion and task planning algorithms for heterogeneous multi-agent systems (14 hours) 14. Transit to Industry 4.0 (14 hours) 15. Transport applications of marine robotics (14 hours) 16. Crewless vessels, autonomous shipping, search and rescue boats (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Green transition in the |
17. The policy framework of the European Union for the green transition in the cruise sector (14 hours) 18. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues in the cruise tourism sector; SMEs and the green transition in the cruise sector (14 hours) 19. Fuel use for the green transition in the cruise sector – fuel use (14 hours) 20. Waste management for the green transition in the cruise sector – waste management (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Blue economy policies at local, |
21. Ecosystem services and the Blue economy (25 hours) 22. The Blue economy sustainability framework (BESF) (25 hours) 23. Practical examples from the implementation of the BESF (25 hours) 24. Good practices for the transition to a sustainable Blue economy (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Coastal, marine, and benthic |
25. Conservation of threatened and/or endangered species (14 hours) 26. Management and monitoring of Marine Protected Areas (14 hours) 27. Monitoring, conservation and restoration of coral colonies (14 hours) 28. Marine Alien and Invasive Species (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Artificial reefs and marine |
29. The contribution of artificial reefs to the biodiversity of marine ecosystems (14 hours) 30. Implementing 3D printing to produce artificial reefs; environmentally friendly materials for the foundation of artificial reefs (14 hours) 31. Environmental monitoring in artificial reefs (14 hours) 32. The artificial reef in the Marine Protected Area of Amathus (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Stakeholder consultation and |
33. Dialogue on marine and maritime affairs in the Eastern Mediterranean region and beyond (25 hours) 34. Advice and support to ports for logistics and supply chain management (25 hours) 35. Stakeholder involvement in sustainable coastal, nautical, and maritime tourism (25 hours) 36. Transition Coastal Labs (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Coastal communities and |
37. Capacity building and empowerment of coastal communities for sustainable coastal development (14 hours) 38. Multi-actor transdisciplinary and transformative approaches (14 hours) 39. Inclusionary methods and tools for co-producing sustainable solutions (14 hours) 40. Social innovation and nature-based solutions for sustainable coastal development (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Decarbonization in |
41. Fit for 55 legislation package and the shipping industry (14 hours) 42. Design and construction of a zero-emissions vessels (14 hours) 43. Hydrogen as a means of storage and transportation of green energy (14 hours) 44. Shore Side Electricity (Cold-Ironing) (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Managing traffic at ports: |
45. Intelligent data acquisition processing and decision support tools for managing traffic at ports (14 hours) 46. Ship tracking and port operation models (14 hours) 47. Monitoring and prediction to provide decision support for Smart Ports (14 hours) 48. Optimization of just-in-time solutions (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Scientific |
49. Data collection and observation in scientific diving (14 hours) 50. Underwater surveys in scientific diving; case studies (14 hours) 51. Scientific diving and citizen science (14 hours) 52. Dive safety, dive plan with risk assessment (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Underwater |
53. Underwater sites in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus (14 hours) 54. Dive safety, dive plan with risk assessment (14 hours) 55. Archaeological recording and underwater survey (14 hours) 56. Post-disruption strategies to restore normal conditions to underwater cultural heritage sites (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Interpretation of the coastal |
57. Basic principles for landscape interpretation; designing touring itineraries based on landscape interpretation (25 hours) 58. Biodiversity, ecotopes and protected areas in the coastal zone (25 hours) 59. Tangible and intangible heritage in coastal areas (25 hours) 60. Alternative forms of tourism in coastal areas (25 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Digital transformation of |
61. Sea vessel optimisation through digitalisation (14 hours) 62. Emergency response and Planning through digitalisation (14 hours) 63. Remote monitoring and observation (14 hours) 64. Intelligent marine spatial planning (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |
|
Multidisciplinary observations |
65. Data collection and analysis for understanding of the dynamics and changes of marine and coastal ecosystems (14 hours) 66. Effective, innovative, and integrated observation systems (14 hours) 67. The “Cyprus Marine Observation Network”; European marine observation data depositories (14 hours) 68. Governance, decision-making and policy-making based on marine observation data (14 hours) |
Unemployed; employees in the public and |