Detailed description (English): FPEmpresa, in collaboration with Innogestiona, is leading the implementation of the European project ENNEPlus – Strengthening National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Networks through Eco-innovation, funded by the Erasmus+ programme.
Launched in January 2024 with a duration of 36 months, the project aims to enhance the capacity of VET centres to contribute to the sustainable transformation of their local communities through networking, capacity building, and challenge-based activities focused on eco-innovation.
Within ENNEPlus, the Eco-Digithon Spain is organised as an educational marathon where VET centres design and prototype innovative digital and technological solutions to tackle real environmental and social issues. These solutions must align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring a global perspective on local challenges.
The initiative promotes a participatory and multidisciplinary approach, engaging not only students and teachers but also companies, policymakers, academics, and civil society representatives.
As Spanish partners of the project, FPEmpresa and Innogestiona will select the participating centres and support them through training, mentoring, and co-design processes, culminating in the National Eco-Digithon to be held in Madrid in March 2026.
In addition, the selected teams will gain access to the ENNEPlus Community of Practice, benefiting from training sessions, mentoring, and open educational resources. The best projects will be awarded with educational materials, recognition, and the chance to participate in European events.
Detailed description (original language): FPEmpresa, en colaboración con Innogestiona, lidera en España la implementación del proyecto europeo ENNEPlus – Fortaleciendo Redes Nacionales de Formación Profesional (FP) a través de la Eco-innovación, financiado por el programa Erasmus+.
Este proyecto, iniciado en enero de 2024 y con una duración de 36 meses, busca mejorar la capacidad de los centros de Formación Profesional para contribuir al cambio sostenible de sus comunidades locales mediante la creación de redes, el desarrollo de capacidades y la puesta en marcha de actividades innovadoras en torno a la eco-innovación.
En el marco de ENNEPlus se organiza el Eco-Digithon España, una maratón educativa en la que los centros de FP trabajan en el diseño y prototipado de soluciones digitales y tecnológicas innovadoras para abordar problemas ambientales y sociales reales. Estas soluciones deben estar alineadas con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), garantizando una perspectiva global frente a los retos locales.
La iniciativa promueve un enfoque participativo y multidisciplinar, involucrando no solo a estudiantes y profesorado de FP, sino también a empresas, responsables políticos, académicos y representantes de la sociedad civil.
Como socios españoles del proyecto, FPEmpresa e Innogestiona seleccionarán a los centros participantes y acompañarán el proceso de formación, mentoría y co-diseño de las soluciones, culminando en el Eco-Digithon Nacional presencial que se celebrará en Madrid en marzo de 2026.
Además, los equipos seleccionados accederán a la Comunidad de Práctica ENNEPlus.
Target group(s): VET centres. Institutions that provide VET programmes and are committed to integrating eco-innovation, digital skills, and sustainability practices into their educational strategies and projects.
VET students. Young learners who will actively participate in the Eco-Digithon, developing digital, technological, and environmental competences while working on real-life community challenges.
VET teachers and trainers. Educators who will receive training, mentoring, and access to open educational resources to enhance their teaching methodologies and foster innovation and sustainability in the classroom.
Local community representatives. Stakeholders such as NGOs, associations, and active citizens who will collaborate in the co-design of solutions, ensuring that the projects respond to local environmental and social needs.
Companies and the productive sector. Businesses and industry representatives interested in eco-innovation, circular economy, renewable energies, and green transition, who can support, validate, or benefit from the proposed solutions.
Policy makers and public administrations
Local, regional, and national authorities who can help scale up and integrate the project’s results into broader educational, environmental, and innovation policies.
European VET and sustainability networks
Networks, organisations, and stakeholders at European level that promote vocational education, green skills, and digital transition, ensuring knowledge transfer, exchange of best practices, and replication of successful approaches.
Objectives: Strengthen VET centres’ capacity to contribute to sustainable and digital transformation in their local communities.
Promote eco-innovation through networking, capacity building, and challenge-based learning activities.
Engage students, teachers, and local stakeholders in co-designing innovative digital and technological solutions.
Align solutions with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address local challenges with a global perspective.
Provide access to the ENNEPlus Community of Practice, offering open educational resources, mentoring, and collaboration opportunities.
Foster innovation, sustainability, and employability among VET students through experiential learning.
Encourage European cooperation by connecting national initiatives to international networks and best practices.
Partner: FPEmpresa and Innogestiona
Spain