The Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) has announced the launch of the AIRMOB project in Ireland, a programme for building the skills and capabilities required to support the emerging Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) sector.
The announcement was made during a recent ÉALÚ-AER project workshop that took place in Shannon, Ireland in June 2025, where international, national, and regional stakeholders gathered to discuss the future of aerial mobility in Ireland.
“AIRMOB (Developing Skills and Capabilities for Innovative Air Mobility) is a major European initiative bringing together partners from Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Türkiye to form five regional Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs),” said an FMCI press release. “These will grow into a European Community of Practice dedicated to developing high-quality vocational education and training (VET) aligned with IAM industry needs.
“The Irish CoVE is run by FMCI, TUS, and Avtrain. Its launch served as an opportunity to engage stakeholders from across industry, education, research, and government, who came together to explore how Ireland can prepare its workforce for this fast-evolving field. The formal announcement of AIRMOB’s activities in Ireland was made by Dr. Wassim Derguech, Chief Operating Officer of Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI), during his presentation, The evolution of Innovative Air Mobility in Ireland: Past, Present, and Future.
According to a presentation by Šarūnas Navickas from Avtrain, at the event, a skills gap analysis of the IAM sector in Ireland showed the need to address gaps across technical, digital, operational, and green skill areas.
For more information
https://fmci.ie/airmob-launch/