The article presents the results of research carried out by the international partnership of the Erasmus+ project “RenovUp”. The project focuses on the development of the competences of the middle management on building renovation sites. The research stage aimed at the analysis of the specificity of renovation projects that affect the functions of site managers and team leaders, the identification of specific skills expected of them by employers, as well as defining recommendations and guidelines for future work on the professionalization processes of these groups of employees in the construction sector.
There appears to be an agreement the five project countries (FR, GR, IT, ES, PL) regarding the current needs and challenges of the building renovation sector. It is acknowledged and understood that any designed training scheme should take into consideration real work life cases.
Such cases along with a work-based-learning approach, within a framework of recognized learning outcomes (e.g. in the form of Open Badges) are set to assist professionals in the path of their professional development and advance.