On May 24, 2025, the Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Košice hosted the first national workshop of the INVESTech_V2 project. This event gathered project partners and stakeholders to discuss the future direction and focus areas of the Slovak Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE). We believe this meeting marked the initial step in building a strong foundation for a national CoVE and fostering robust collaboration between the business sector and educational institutions within the Košice region.