Turn your data into a competitive advantage

Practical training that helps European manufacturers share data safely, securely and on their own terms.

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Funded by the European Union

6 consortium partners

4 countries

Gaia-X aligned exchange

4 languages

Project goal

Helping SMEs and VET providers learn to share data safely

As manufacturing companies rely more on digital processes, data has to flow across systems and organisations. VET4DATACOOPERATION builds the skills and confidence to make that exchange secure, and to turn it into real business value.

For whom

Manufacturing SMEs and the vocational education providers who train their teams.

What it offers

Manufacturing SMEs and the vocational education providers who train their teams.

Openly available

All materials released in four languages to support long-term, cross-border use.

In development

What the training programme will cover

Foundations

Understanding data spaces

What Gaia-X-aligned data sharing means in practice, and why it matters for a competitive manufacturing sector.

Confidence

Sharing safely and on your terms

How to keep control of your data while still collaborating — sovereignty, trust and interoperability made concrete.

Value

Turning cooperation into results

Real case studies showing how shared data improves processes, upskills teams and opens new opportunities.

Consortium

The partnership combines technical expertise, vocational training know-how and industry engagement to keep the project's outputs relevant, usable and sustainable.