EU Projects – Job Certification

ECOPRISE

Written by JobCertDecember 18, 2024

ECOPRISE

Blockchain is at the core of the EU strategy to advance digital transformation, benefitting society/businesses and stimulating sustainable growth.

Sector

Blockchain

Topic

TEST TEST TEST TEST

Target Audience

Stakeholders representing industry, academia, policy and research from across the EU, students, blockchain workforce.

Consortium

CHAISE brings together leading multinational companies, key institutional players, EU umbrella organisations, social partners, thematically focused E&T providers and public authorities/regulators in education & training to deliver the project’s objectives.

Project Output

The CHAISE training programme will correspond to the 5th or 6th EQF level (to be defined during the project), leading to the award of a professional qualification, according to Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications. The CHAISE VET programme will be divided into 3 main components, each assigned with a different weight:

technical modules

non-technical modules incl. soft skills

work-based learning

The CHAISE VET programme, following EU standards, is foreseen to have a 5 semester duration, broken down into 4 semesters of classroom and lab-based learning (up to 1,200 teaching hours) and 1 semester of work-based learning (up to 900 hours). The modular structure of the curriculum will also facilitate deployment in Continuous VET (C-VET) environments, enabling trainers and learners to focus on the modules most relevant to their training needs and particular skills deficiencies.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

VI-Train

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

VI-Train

Cultural Heritage (CH) is in the focus of the European Union as motor for employment, economic drive and development.

Sector

Virtual Training, Cultural Heritage

Topic

In order to guarantee longevity & usability of European Heritage it is inevitable to keep up with the requirements of society like new technology and digitisation.
The Covid19 crisis added some urgency to the issue as training organisations strongly suffer from restrictions and new rules, which are threatening traditional education and training activities. Especially in regards to hands-on-training, where instructors need to get really close to learners in order to teach practical skills.

Target Audience

Crafts

Consortium

Burghauptmannschaft, Austria; IMC Fachhochschule Krems GmbH, Austria; Národný Trust n.o., Slovakia; ECQA GmbH, Austria; UBW Unternehmensberatung Wagenhofer GmbH, Austria; Magyar Reneszánsz Alapítvány, Hungary; Asociación Espanola de Gestores de Patrimonio Cultural, Spain; Secretaria Geral da Presidencia da República, Portugal; Universidad del Pais Vasco, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain

Project Output

The consortium of VI-TRAIN takes on the challenge of developing innovative training for traditional/threatened crafts and handling of building damages, which will boost the digitisation of training in (built) Cultural Heritage. A big focus is given to crafts that are almost nowhere trained any more. Lots of those crafts do need a lot of experience and guidance by experienced craftspeople. This training in particular will be boosted by various digitisation support.
The expected goals of VI-TRAIN are:

Identification of suitable distance learning methods for the training of craftsme (manual work),

the identification of suitable forms of online collaboration in education, taking into account functionality, GDPR and data security

Development and testing of a virtual/3D damage detection training system for structures

Investigating and testing ways to overcome limitations, e.g. motion sickness,

the derivation of success criteria for highly accepted digital solutions

Development and testing of a virtual/3D craft training system using sensors and VR/AR

Development of a train-the-trainer system for the use of selected tools in the training of traditional crafts

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

VirtualEDU

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

VirtualEDU

The VirtualEDU project aims to establish a system of training and certification of students for education and work at a distance.

Sector

Higher education

Topic

The purpose is to encourage digital transformation and improve the EU’s digital readiness and resilience to the negative effects of pandemics and similar unexpected events affecting cooperation, education and human labor.

Target Audience

Teachers, managers and employees working remotely,

Consortium

Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies, Croatia; BICERO, Slovenia; ECQA, Austria; Denstatt, Romania.

Project Output

The main goal of the project is to encourage digital transformation in the EU through the training of higher education teachers, managers and other employees to acquire knowledge and skills of communication, education and teleworking through:
Establishing A Standardized Distance Education And Work Skills Certification Scheme For Teachers, Managers And Employees,
Creating Innovative Methods Of Education For Work At A Distance Based On Examples Of Good Practice,
Publishing Publicly Available Education Materials, A Platform For E-Learning And Holding Courses.
The project will develop a curriculum for teachers, managers and employees working remotely, examples of best remote work practices will be collected and manuals and other guidance materials will be published for different roles in remote operation. Innovative methods and multimedia training materials will be developed and a MOOC course will be prepared, as well as an accreditation and certification system established.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Train2Validate

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

Train2Validate

TRAIN2VALIDATE is a strategic partnership in the field of higher education focused on one of the European priorities in the national context: social inclusion.

Sector

Higher education

Topic

The main goal of the project is the creation of new specific professional profiles for the production of easy-to-read materials (E2R materials): validators and facilitators. Validators are people who check the comprehensibility of final texts adapted into E2R, a methodology focused on producing contents easy to understand for people with reading difficulties (from people with intellectual disabilities to elderly, recent immigrants, low literacy or dyslexia, amongst others). Facilitators are supporters that help validators organise and develop their job and are connected to E2R writers to send them their amendments.

TRAIN2VALIDATE originates from the development of Easy to Read (E2R) as an inclusive writing methodology that enables people with cognitive needs to access information. Until now, there have been relevant projects to include this solution as a tool for long-life learning (EU funded projects Pathways I and II) and to consolidate the role of the E2R writer (EU project EASIT). Globally, the International Standardisation Organisation is working on a standard for E2R, which is similar to that published in Spain in April 2018 (UNE 153101 EX) and to the DIN standard that is under development in Germany. While these efforts have put forward both the profession of E2R writers and guidelines, there is still a lack of training and recognition of the other two job roles involved: facilitators and validators.

Target Audience

Facilitators or Validators to be

Consortium

TRAIN2VALIDATE blends a group of complementary partners: HEIs, end-users’ organisations and a company specialised in certification. All partners have an involvement in E2R, accessible or inclusive communication tools or education for people with reading difficulties, which is the main strength of the partnership.

Project Output

The specific objectives are to define the skills of facilitators and validators as professional roles; to propose a curriculum both theoretical and practical, fostering the creation of vocational and higher education courses as a possibility of inclusive long-life learning pathways; to create and validate specific open educational resources to learn and train to become facilitator or validator; and to propose different options of certification or degree at some stage.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Terratech

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

Terratech

The masTERs course on smArt Agriculture TECHnologies (TERRATECH) project aims to develop an advanced interactive MSc course related to Agriculture IoT Engineering that will train individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to work in the rising “Smart Agriculture” industry.

Sector

IOT and Agriculture Technologies

Topic

Over the past 5 years the Industry 4.0 revolution managed to rapidly transform all major industrial sectors, including the agricultural domain where the total addressable market is expected to reach 26.8 billion by 2020. The agricultural IoT infrastructure transformation is enabling crop producers to receive status information from interconnect farms, crops, crop/field, equipment, storage and livestock. Agricultural corporations down to small family farms are now able to monitor the entire plantation ecosystem, spanning from: crop field physical parameters (temperature, light, humidity, soil moisture etc), local climatic conditions and control its irrigation, fertilisation and automation (greenhouses).

Target Audience

The course will be open for participation for anyone with a basic Agriculture, electronic, electrical, computer or mechanical technical background, such as university students that have completed a suitable bachelor’s degree or professionals with equivalent or higher (5 years minimum) working experience.

Consortium

For this project, six academic institutions, five SMEs, one research center and two agricultural/farming related entities, residing all over Europe in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain joined to create an MSc on Smart Agriculture Technologies.

Project Output

The masTERs course on smArt Agriculture TECHnologies (TERRATECH) project aims to develop an advanced interactive certified MSc course related to Agricultural IoT applications that will train individuals with the necessary skills & knowledge to work in the rising “Smart/Precision Agriculture” industry. The course is also formulated to stimulate transversal competences such as the increased sense of initiative & entrepreneurship.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

SLog4.0

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

SLog4.0

Logistics is the function responsible for the transport and storage of tangible and intangible goods.

Sector

Logistics industry, Sustainability

Topic

Logistics is the function responsible for the transport and storage of tangible and intangible goods. From a broader perspective, the logistics chain is carried out according to the following main activities: procurement, transport, receiving goods, warehousing, stock control, order processing, handling of goods in the warehouse transport to customer, physical distribution, recycling, returns and waste disposal. The relationship between environmental sustainability and logistics is a relationship of direct dependence. There is growing concern about air pollution, water pollution, energy consumption, urban development and waste disposal. Logistics does not have a good reputation for environmental protection, demonstrated by CO2 emissions in the value chain, use of green field sites for warehouses, calls for new transportation infrastructure building, use of packaging, etc. In parallel, e-commerce and consumption were booming even before the pandemic prompted a spike in the number of products ordered online and delivered around the world.

Target Audience

The main target group of the project is the undergraduate students of departments that have logistics related courses in their higher education. The proposed project is open to synergies with partners active in different departments such as logistics, business administration, and industrial engineering, etc

Consortium

Poznan University of Technology, Poland (Lead organisation) ECQA, Austria; Gaziantep University, Türkiye; ValueDo, Italy; University of Maribor, Slovenia; Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal; Zerynth Boiled Plate English, Italy

Project Output

The most relevant concrete results of the project will be: A Set Of Design Principles, Developed After Having Conducted A Detailed Training Need Analysis, To Be Intended As The Principles On Which To Build The Multidisciplinary Curriculum (Topics, Learning Outcomes, Duration, Etc.). A Training Course, Whose Expected Architecture Is The Following: Module 1: Logistics 4.0 In Smart Society; Module 2: Sustainability In Logistics 4.0; Module 3: IIoT: Adopting 4.0 For Green Logistics; Module 4: Green Challenge.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

SAFE-LMD

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

SAFE-LMD

The booming online trade is transforming the logistics industry and creating new job profiles.

Sector

Courier, logistics industry

Topic

The last mile in the supply chain is progressively being taken over by bicycle couriers. This reduces the ecological footprint and makes economic sense, but an increase in bicycle traffic on the roads unfortunately also leads to an increase in accidents. Job offers for bicycle couriers often merely require reliability and a roadworthy bicycle; at most some companies might offer special inhouse training and further education for this target group. Vocational training in the EU needs to respond to the changing labour market. How should a tailor-made training for couriers be conceptually designed? How can aspects of safety and environmental protection be integrated into these concepts? What forms of teaching are suitable for this target group? And finally: How to certify the acquired qualifications and competences?

Target Audience

The European partnership of “SafeLMD” wants to show which competences the bicycle couriers need and how a tailor-made education and training has to look like.

Consortium

European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Belgium; Exelia, Greece; Sveučilište u Zagrebu (UZ), Croatia; ECQA GmbH, Austria; BGZ Berliner Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Germany (lead partner)

Project Output

In the project, a common competence framework, occupational profile, syllabus and online course with learning material for self-study, a trainer’s manual and a scheme for the online examination are being created. All materials will be made available online as an open educational resource in six languages.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

INCREAS

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

INCREAS

To INCREAS employment opportunities as well as fostering the general idea of sustainable Cultural Heritage of Europe.

Sector

Cultural Heritage

Topic

In the last decade Cultural Heritage moved more and more into the centre of attention of the European Commission, while the Culture Programme stimulated and invested in European initiatives like Capitals of Culture, the European Year of Cultural Heritage, the European Heritage Label and other. This pilot project is seen by the applicant as a perfect opportunity to continue several streams of action taken over the last five years – building upon EU projects like MODI-FY, PRO-Heritage, RCIA as well as the European Heritage Label awarded to the Union of Lublin 2014 and to the Imperial Palace Vienna 2016 – and creating a strong sector combining Cultural Heritage & CCIs to the benefit of both and to increase employment opportunities as well as fostering the general idea of sustainable Cultural Heritage of Europe.

Target Audience

Acquaintances of project partners, Suppliers, Heritage Site Managers, Cultural Heritage Sites and Organisations (trusts) across Europe, Creative Hub Networks and other Networks concerned, European Regions and their Network Organisations, National Authorities, European Commission, General Public

Consortium

The consortium consists of Cultural Heritage experts, Creative Hubs, representatives of European Regions and Labour Market specialists.

Project Output

INCREAS is going to create a newly defined sector for Cultural Heritage by revising the current ESCO system and rebuild the EU Skills Panorama, while developing and implementing a series of innovative educational measures like sophisticated digital skills modules, initiating innovative projects and running a number of study visits, which complement the also foreseen workshops, thematic conferences and international stakeholder meetings. A structured peer-to-peer exchange programme and initiatives to preserve traditional craftsmanship by attracting young people to those shall guarantee the survival of skills at risk and assist Cultural Heritage asset in their permanent care, maintenance, and conservation.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Impact

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

Impact

IMPACT aims to create an expert training program on digital accessibility. This training will develop the skills of the experts so that they are able to provide high quality accessible content in different digital contexts.

Sector

Accessibility

Topic

IMPACT is also intended to be a network of different fields involved in innovation in higher education.

Priorities of the project:

Develop curricula that meet the needs of the labor market and society.

Develop open education in the digital age

Promote social inclusion

Target Audience

IMPACT will aim at the participation of prospective trainees, students and trainers, and of a widerange of interested stakeholders, such as broadcasters, access service providers, end userassociations, especially people with physical, sensorial and cognitive disabilities, but also the elderlypeople.

Consortium

Koena, France; UAB, Barcelona; ECQA GmbH, Austria; Dublin City University, Ireland; Normandie Université, France

Project Output

Demystifying Digital Accessibility and fostering inclusive mindsets, Building a Modular Curriculum for Digital Accessibility Educator training, Digital Accessibility Educator: a skill card

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

IDE@

Written by adminMarch 7, 2024

IDE@

The IDE@ project aims to set up an inclusive, drop-out proof distance vocational training dedicated to VET centers and trainers having to adapt to distance education with all profiles learners.

Sector

Accessibility and Inclusion

Topic

The IDE@ project is based on 3 specific Erasmus+ KA2 program VET priorities:

Supporting The Uptake Of Innovative Approaches And Digital Technologies For Teaching And Learning

Further Strengthening Key Competences In Initial And Continuing VET

Initial And Continuous Professional Development Of VET Teachers, Trainers And Mentors In Both School And Work-Based Settings

Target Audience

The expected impact of the project concerns 3 circles of target groups:

Trainers To Help Them Adapt To Distance Training

Trainees To Enable Them To Access And Successfully Achieve A Distance Training

All Audiences Of The Project Partners And Stakeholders

Consortium

GIP Formation continue et insertion professionelle de l’académie Créteil (FR), ECQA GmbH (AT), Koena (FR), TELUQ university (CA), UAB University (ES)

Project Output

The project will develop 5 tools in the field of distance VET :

A Good Practice Guide To Ensure Digital Accessibility For All Learners

A Pedagogical Guide To Set Up Distance Learning Accessibility For All Learners

A Competencies’ Framework To Map The Competencies Of Trainers Needed For The Design And Implementation Of Distance Learning Accessible From Both A Digital And Pedagogical Point Of View

A Distance Education Engineering For Trainers

A Certification Framework For Distance Teaching Skills.

Project Webpage

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.