The Polytechnic of Coimbra (IPC) and the Technological and Professional School of Sicó (ETP Sicó), EQVEGAN partners, organized together with the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CONFAGRI), a national event to disseminate the EQVEGAN project, the I-RESTART project and the Pact for Skills initiative. The event was held in at the CONFAGRI facilities in Lisbon (Portugal), on 16 November 2023 and had the participation of 26 participants from 15 Portuguese organizations from food industry, public administration, and training institutions.

With the title “Accelerate and adjust training in the agrifood sector”, the meeting started with a presentation from CEDEFOP (recorded presentation) on its skills foresight exercise on the agri-food sector. This presentation fed with ideas the round table moderated by CONFAGRI, with a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture, a representative of the National Agency for Qualification and Professional Education (ANQEP), the Director of the Federation of Portuguese Agro-Food Industries (FIPA) and the coordinator of the EQVEGAN project. It was closed with a presentation of the I-RESTART project and another of the Pact for Skills, where the coordinator of the EQVEGAN project briefly referred to our project.

The meeting finished with the tasting of vegan products offered by ETP Sicó, prepared and served by students from this institution.

Additional images of the event available here.