NBSOIL Academy has launched on World Environment Day
NBSOIL celebrated the exciting launch of the NBSOIL Academy on 5 June at 10:00 CEST with a webinar reaching over 100 attendees across Europe!
NBSOIL offers a free, comprehensive training academy for current and aspiring soil advisors across Europe under the EU Soil Mission’s programme.
The launch celebration started with a webinar for those around the world who want to dive deep into sustainable land management. Moderators warmly welcomed the guests and learned more about the EU Mission Soil and one of its sister projects, PREP Soil, who are driving engagement and ‘preparing the ground’ for soil health across Europe.
Project partner, the Soil Association, led the session by providing information on the logistics and content of the Soil Academy. The other panelists then addressed questions about the academy, its content and the registration process.
The course content will be structured into four modules, alongside a final project. They will include online sessions, live webinars, practical workshops and registration events. Vincent Levavasseur with CNA and Almudena Olivas del Rey with ITAP introduced these modules, announcing that they will be released gradually from June 2024 to May 2025.
The final project will address a real soil advisory situation, designed in teams and mentored by the NBSOIL experts. This will span the last nine months of the Academy, from October 2025 until June 2026.
With eight speakers at this event, attendees heard from all aspects of the academy; some presenting more in-depth academic content of this educational tool. Representative of the Soil Mission, Marialuisa Dal Poz, DG Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission introduced the EU mission. Pablo Gómez, speaker on the PREP Soil Project, (INIA) followed with their connections to the project.
