We have been notified by the European Commission that our project ELIA Excellence and Learning for the Innovation of Agriculture has been approved for funding.
The project has a total budget of €2,374,802 and is funded by the ERASMUS+ program.

In addition to our company RTD Talos, the following are participating in the project:
1.Chamber of Halkidiki EL
2 Hellenic Agricultural Organization – Demetria EL
3 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki EL
4 Apostolina Tsaltampasi & Co. EE EL
5 Limassol Chamber of Commerce & Industry CY
6 CAMBRA DE COMERC, INDUSTRIA I NAVEGACIO DE GIRONA ES
7 UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA ES
8 CAMPOENGUERA COOP.V. ES
9 ANKARA UNIVERSITESI TR
10 Isparta TICARET VE SANAYI ODASI TR
11 BUYUK ORTADOGU SAGLIK VE EGITIM VAKFI TR
12 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA BASILICATA IT
13 TERRA DI RESILIENZA COOPERATIVA SOCIALE A.R.L. IT
14 COMUNE DI AULETTA IT
15 CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI LECCE IT
16 INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DO PORTO PT
17 APPITAD – ASSOCIACAO DOS PRODUTORES EM PROTECAO INTEGRADA DE TRAS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO PT
18 CONFAGRI-CONFEDERACAO NACIONAL DAS COOPERATIVAS AGRICOLAS E DO CREDITO AGRICOLA DE PORTUGAL CCRL PT
19 SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU, FAKULTET STROJARSTVA I BRODOGRADNJE HR
20 KONISTRA D.O.O. USLUGE HR
21 ANKARA ASSOCIATION OF TRADES AND CRAFT CHAMBERS. TR
22 MAMAK ILCE MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU TR
23 Ministry of Education, Sports & Youth CY

The project:

The ELIA (Excellence and Learning for the Innovation of Agriculture) project proposes the establishment of a transnational Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for the olive production sector—one of Europe’s most traditional yet increasingly vulnerable agri-food domains. Operating across seven countries (Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, and Turkey), ELIA addresses urgent challenges posed by climate change, digital transition, skills mismatches, and rural exclusion.
Grounded in extensive partner-led needs analyses and aligned with the European Green Deal, the Digital Education Action Plan, and the Council Recommendations on VET and micro-credentials, ELIA aims to transform vocational training into a flexible, inclusive, and innovation-driven system.
The project will co-create modular curricula and EU-aligned micro-credentials, develop digital and sustainability-focused training for both learners and educators, and pilot structured mobility and work-based learning schemes in collaboration with SMEs, cooperatives, and policy makers.
Through deep, sustained cooperation between VET providers, industry actors, and public authorities, ELIA will enhance regional innovation capacity, strengthen policy frameworks for skills recognition, and offer scalable models of excellence that directly contribute to green growth and social resilience. It will deliver high-quality, labour market-relevant education that empowers individuals, revitalises rural economies, and advances systemic reform in the vocational landscape across Europe.