{"id":2430,"date":"2025-12-18T15:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2026-01-18T19:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:00:21","slug":"uavet-conference-in-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/uavet-conference-in-cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"UAVET Conference in Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"87\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"102\">On <\/span>4 December 2025<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"123\">, the <\/span>UAVET project<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"156\"> celebrated a major milestone as <\/span>Dronint<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"196\"> successfully conducted its national multiplier event at the <\/span>Technical and Professional School of Vocational Education and Training &#8211; Ammohostou &#8211; Avgorou<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"351\">. The conference brought together <\/span>82 participants<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"400\">, including <\/span>46 sector representatives<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"437\">, <\/span>30 VET graduates<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"455\">, and <\/span>6 professional VET providers<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"489\">, to unveil a transformative framework for drone maintenance education<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"560\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"561\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"592\">As part of the <\/span>Erasmus+<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"615\"> initiative &#8220;Developing Vocational Skills of Electro-Mechanical Technicians for UAV Maintenance and Repair,&#8221; the event aimed to raise awareness of the professional opportunities within the uncrewed aviation sector<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"829\">. The conference served as a vital platform for <\/span>educators and industry representatives<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"915\"> to exchange knowledge on <\/span>closing the skills gap<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"963\"> and producing a more proficient technical workforce<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1016\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1017\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1047\">Attendees were given exclusive access to the project&#8217;s core digital outputs, which are now available as <\/span>open educational resources (OER)<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1184\">. These results include:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1208\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u2022 <\/span>Occupational Standards E-Book (OSE):<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1244\"> A guide defining the qualifications and skills required for modern drone technicians<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1330\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1331\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u2022 <\/span>UAVET Training Programme:<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1356\"> A modular curriculum designed for blended learning<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1408\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1409\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u2022 <\/span>Video Tutorial Library:<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1432\"> A collection of <\/span>practice-oriented videos<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1473\"> demonstrating technical tasks such as component repair and troubleshooting<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1549\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1550\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u2022 <\/span>Digital Handbook:<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1567\"> A comprehensive textbook featuring case studies on drone crashes and mechanical deficiencies<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1661\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1662\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"1862\">The quality of the conference, the training programme, the digital handbook, and the video tutorials all received the highest possible scores from the attendees<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2025\">. Participants were particularly engaged during interactive sessions, reviewing the video tutorials online and providing feedback to help refine the project\u2019s outcomes<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2199\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph normal ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2200\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2243\">The conference highlighted how <\/span>cross-border collaboration<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2300\">\u2014involving partners from T\u00fcrkiye, Romania, Poland, and Cyprus\u2014has successfully pioneered the <\/span>standardisation of a new vocation<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2427\">. By providing free access to high-quality technical training, the UAVET project is removing financial barriers for <\/span>disadvantaged groups<span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2563\"> and ensuring that the next generation of technicians is prepared for the rapidly evolving demands of the global UAV market<\/span><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\" data-start-index=\"2687\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-start-index=\"2200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2431\" src=\"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4267-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4267-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4267-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4267-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4267-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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multiplier event at the Technical and Professional School of Vocational Education and Training &#8211; Ammohostou &#8211; Avgorou. The conference brought together 82 participants, including 46 sector representatives, 30 VET graduates, and 6 professional VET providers, to unveil a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-project-activities","czr-hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430\/revisions\/2439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uavet.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}