- Promote the economic growth of countries bordering the Mediterranean basin through the strengthening of skills
- Support the development of skills for young NEETs, with particular focus on women
- Address the needs of two specific sectors: Blue Economy and Circular Economy
- Enrich local economies by increasing the trained workforce in line with actual business needs, through the enhancement of professional skills for unemployed youth
- Establish a stronger connection between institutions, TVETs, and the needs of local businesses
- A new approach to engage young people and women through social media tools
- Curricula for innovative, targeted, and customized training courses, oriented to the specific labor market needs of the Blue and Circular Economy sectors and the needs of NEETs and women
- Cross-skills mentoring actions and the creation of tools and e-learning methodologies supported by new technologies to facilitate skills acquisition and monitor access to and success in the labor market
- E.M. Associazione ARCES (ITALY)
- COSVAP – Distretto della Pesca e Crescita Blu (ITALY)
- ACH – Fundación Acción contra el Hambre (SPAIN)
- iED – Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (GREECE)
- UTAP – Union Tunisienne de l’agriculture et de la peche (TUNISIA)
- UCAS – University College of Applied Sciences (PALESTINE)
- NARC – National Agricultural Research Center (JORDAN)


PROJECT DURATION: 36 months
FUNDING PROGRAM: ENI CBC Med
PROJECT LINK: https://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/helios
BUDGET: Total project budget € 2.791.437,46