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BLUE PORTS | D2.1 BLUE PORTS Baseline Report 17Lifelong Learning and Training, an independent Unit, in alignment with national and European Lifelong Learning frameworks. The Center has launched a distance learning program in \Studies\management of coastal areas. The center may serve as a future training provider for the BLUE PORTS training, after the project's end, and/or to support the pilot training set up and implementation.%u2022 EXANTAS - https://exantasinst.gr/?lang=enEXANTAS, the Port Training Institute, is supporting, adapting, and implementing training policies in the port industry and shipping. It actively engages in ongoing education and training/retraining programs, for the professional training of employees in ports and combined transport in Greece and abroad. It was created by the port industry for the port industry, in the sense that the Hellenic Ports Association (ELIME) and the Federation of Port Workers of Greece (OMYLE), are its shareholders. EXANTAS provides certified education services according to EN-ISO 9001:2015, flexible forms of education (e.g. distance education), and innovative educational tools (e.g. simulator). EXANTAS could support the transferability of the BLUE PORTS and to provide know-how at delivering training targeted at the ports workforce and to provide (e-)learning infrastructure to support education and training initiatives within the maritime sector.%u2022 HELMEPA ACADEMY - https://www.helmepa.gr/en/HELMEPA, the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association, is a private, not-for-profit entity committed to safeguarding the seas from ship-generated pollution and has a direct link to the maritime industry. Through the HELMEPA ACADEMY, the association aims to provide skills development and mindset growth for Green and Digital Transition in the era of decarbonization and sustainable development within the maritime industry; a digital e-Learning platform is offered to their members, and its training programme covers a wide range of topics, including soft skills, sustainable development, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), in an effort to attract young talent to the shipping and blue economy industry.It is important to mention that HELMEPA coordinates the METAVASEA initiative - a clear synergy to the BLUE PORTS project - which aims to map the existing infrastructure and the new skills required for the decarbonization of shipping in Greece, Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean as well as the empowerment of seafarers, port workers and shipping executives through the development of flexible upskilling and reskilling tools.By promoting BLUE PORTS training initiatives among its members, which include shipping companies and other corporate members relevant to the blue economy, contributing to skills gap surveys and providing essential infrastructure support, this training provider may support the development and sustainability of the project%u2019s outcomes.