Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is one of the heaviest and most voluminous waste streams generated in the EU, accounting for approximately 36,4 % in total EU waste generation. In this framework, EC established guidelines, priorities and initiatives such as the EU CDW Management Protocol and the application of the Circular Economy Strategy which strongly demonstrate a strong will at EU level to raise awareness and build knowledge in the field of sustainable use of resources and efficient waste management. The transition to an efficient CDW management and to a circular economy is -inter alia- bringing important structural changes in the construction sector, which will have to adapt and anticipate the needs for skills and competences in these areas.Within this scope, CDWaste-ManageVET objective is to promote VET for workers on construction sector by addressing modern training needs in accordance with EU priorities regarding current CDW management rules and circular economy. Through CDWaste-ManageVET project, a modern and innovative e-training VET program will be developed, based on Vocational Open Online Course (VOOC), tailored to labor market needs and targeted to bridge the skills gap and shortages in CDW Management by upskilling the existing workforce and equipping people in constructor sector with the necessary skills to effectively manage waste.Additional objectives that project anticipates to meet are namely the following:•To enhance opportunities for integration into labor market and create the conditions for developing human capital capacity and career opportunities, through integrating free accessible VET.•To strengthen the participation of representatives of education and training providers, as well as construction sector stakeholders exchange information and good practices in order to draw recommendations on the evolution of such skills and jobs.•To empower cooperation between educational institutions and business, as a result of combining theoretical & practical training.On this ground, CD Waste-ManageVET priorities, strongly in line with EU priorities, are:•Developing partnerships aiming at promoting work- based learning in all its forms, through developing new innovative training content (the CD Waste Management curricula) which integrates a work-based learning component in an on-the job-training basis to promote the application of knowledge in practical workplace situations.•Open education and innovative practices in a digital era, through integrating in the CDWaste-ManageVET VOOC Open Educational Resources (OERs) that ensure easy and free access on-line training which will be transferable to any interested party throughout Europe.Participants in the project will be directly or indirectly benefited from its activities and outputs. Namely, min 90 VET learners will develop sector-specific skills that will respond to the evolving changes due to the challenges of a circular economy, among them 30 VET trainees will be benefited through their participation in a small scale internship/mentorship programme and min 18 VET providers will enhance new training programs by integrating project outputs.The main tangible results of the project will include: Industry Driven Analysis and Best Practice handbook/ CDW Management VET curricula (CDWaste-ManageVET curricula) with a stimulated WBL component/ CDWaste on-line training platform/ Report on final training program.CD Waste-ManageVET project activities and Intellectual Outputs will have a desired Impact on both direct and indirect target groups, including increased career opportunities for the construction workers and their better integration in a greener, evolving labor market will be achieved. There will also be created a positive image of local enterprises who promote sustainable CD waste management and there will be raised awareness about innovative learning tools.At national level, good regional practices will be spread and applied and there will be increased number of trainers professionally equipped with transferable didactic concepts. At EU level, better cooperation between the regions concerning participative learning projects will be achieved, better contacts and synergies will be created between the partner regions and capacity of professionalism of VET providers, trainers and educational sector will be increased. Last but not least, increased cooperation among representatives of education and training providers on one hand and construction sector stakeholders on the other will create a very positive impact.The above-mentioned activities and outputs will be developed through a partnership coming from 6 EU countries (France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Greece, Romania). The geographical distribution of the partners allows to have a good overview of the learning needs at EU level, whereas the partnership’s expertise in education, VET, business, sustainable development, dissemination activities will ensure high quality project results.