The DVCI project aims increase the skills and expertise of professionals, including statutory commissioners and policy makers, who are responsible for leading and coordinating responses to domestic violence (DV) and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG). The DVCI project will develop, test and implement innovative, work-based CVET to support the crucial role of DV Strategic Coordination.The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the ‘Istanbul Convention’) recognises that an integrated approach is essential to enabling effective interventions to support and protect victims of VAWG, and that training should support multi-agency cooperation. There is currently no standard training focusing on strengthening competencies and skills to support the role of DV Strategic Coordination across partner counties (UK, Romania, Spain or Greece). The DVCI project addresses this gap. Our objectives are:1) To share good practice and develop an EU core curriculum and competencies for the DV Strategic Coordination role, involving relevant agencies with responsibility for dealing with DV and VAWG2) To develop nationally-adapted curricula for developing and delivering a coordinated community response to DV in the UK, Greece, Romania and Spain3) To pilot and accredit innovative work-based VET to 160 professionals with responsibility for leading or coordinating DV interventions in four national contexts (45 in the UK, Romania and Greece, 25 in Spain)4) To raise awareness of the need to improve skills of DV coordinators at a local, national and EU level national and assist member states to improve services for victims of DV and VAWG through training Target groups: 1. DV strategic and operational leads, including policy/decision makers, commissioners and managers of DV interventions, including from local authorities, judicial and police, health and education sector and housing associations. 2. DV Practitioners responsible for managing and coordinating DV interventions e.g. social workers, police, health workers, teachers, counselors and staff from NGOs The DVCI partnership brings together local and regional authorities, VET providers, and NGOs, enabling the development of high quality, innovative CVET relevant to national and EU labour market needs, promoting and supporting responses against DV and VAWG. Each partner will undertake training needs analysis, informed by Stakeholder Reference groups established in each country. We will promote cooperation and exchange of practice, knowledge and ideas via a transnational event programme, and jointly develop a core European Curriculum for DV Coordination and nationally adapted curriculums. The project will develop, pilot and evaluate national training courses, reaching 160 target learners. National training programmes will seek accreditation by nationally-recognised quality assurance bodies.Dissemination will be supported by project website, project publicity leaflets and targeted on-line PR strategy reaching over 2500 target individuals. Four multiplier events will promote the EU core curriculum and training (190 representatives including MEPs, politicians, DV VET providers, national/EU stakeholders). The DVCI project will add value at a European level as there is a common need to improve the coordinated response to DV across the EU, and this can be effectively supported by developing work-based VET in this area. Impact of the project: Partners will have increased capacity to support a coordinated, multi-agency response to DV and VAWG in their countries. Training participants will have improved skills competencies resulting in positive impact on local and national responses to DV; open access to the EU core curricula and training manuals will support adaptation of training across other member states, supporting an improved strategic response to VAWG across member states, ultimately ensuring victims receive better, more consistent and effective support.