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Echoes of the Past- Heritage Futures. Vocational Educational and Training in Post-Industrial Landscapes
Start date: Sep 1, 2015,
End date: Aug 31, 2017
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FINISHED
Industrial heritage consists of the remains of industrial culture which are of historical, technological, social, architectural or scientific value. These remains consist of buildings and machinery, workshops, mills and factories, mines and sites for processing and refining, warehouses and stores, places where energy is generated, transmitted and used, transport and all its infrastructure, as well as places used for social activities related to industry such as housing, religious worship or education. The partners of this project wish to assert that the buildings and structures built for industrial activities, the processes and tools used within them and the towns and landscapes in which they are located, along with all their other tangible and intangible manifestations, are of fundamental importance. They should be studied, their history should be taught, their meaning and significance should be probed and made clear for everyone and the most significant and characteristic examples should be identified, for the use and benefit of today and of the future. The project«Echoes of the Past – Heritage Futures. Vocational Educational and Training in Post Industrial Landscape» wants to promote excellence in industrial heritage education and training, by producing vital knowledge for unemployed people, like ex-workers of industrial units that have recently been closed, school teachers/trainers lacking heritage educational skill, trainers of people with special and professionals working with post-industrial heritage and landscapes. The project aims to enhance the range of previous projects on heritage education by crossing methodologies focused on adults in VET. The current partnership claims that creating a strong platform of cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices in such a specific thematic will help design and deliver new curricula that meets the new needs of cultural heritage on education, skills and training. The specific objective is to support professionals, teachers and trainees in active and continuous learning activities by using post-industrial heritage and landscapes as an educational resource trough the setup of common methodologies, educational materials (e-book; publications, e-learning) and training courses.