Shaping Future Skills
AEROFUSE (An Alliance for the Future of the AEROnautics and Upstream Segment Skills Evolution) is a four-year Erasmus+ project focused on strengthening and future-proofing skills in the European aerospace and defence ecosystems.
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Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2025-PI-ALL-INNO
AEROFUSE in numbers
€ 3,998,123.63 total budget
26 partners
12 European Countries
48 months of collaboration (December 2025 – 2029)
What we do
Previous initiatives plus new solutions
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Evidence-based skills intelligence and labour market analysis
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Close industry involvement to ensure relevance and impact
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Innovative learning methodologies, including work-based learning
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Alignment with European frameworks such as ESCO, ECVET, and lifelong learning principles
Three strategic segments
The project targets three strategic segments that have not yet been sufficiently covered by previous or ongoing Blueprint initiatives:
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Aircraft production
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Satellite manufacturing
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Infrastructure and airports
Building links
By building strong links between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers, industry, clusters, and policy actors, AEROFUSE aims to ensure that skills development is aligned with real labour market needs.
The Project's Impact
Through its activities and results, AEROFUSE will:
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Reduce skills mismatches in the aerospace and defence sector
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Improve employability and career pathways
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Support innovation and industrial competitiveness
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Contribute to a greener, more digital, and more resilient Europe
AEROFUSE is designed with a clear long-term vision, ensuring that key outputs, tools, and partnerships continue well beyond the end of the project.
Challenges We Face
Rapid digitalisation and the green transition are reshaping the aerospace and defence sector, requiring the integration of deep-tech solutions, sustainable practices, and new operational models.
Skills mismatches, shortages, and workforce ageing are creating growing gaps between industry needs and available talent, threatening competitiveness and long-term resilience.
Increasing geopolitical and economic pressures are intensifying the need for a highly skilled, adaptable workforce able to respond to strategic, technological, and market disruptions.
