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Environment in the VET system: a powerful tool for..
Environment in the VET system: a powerful tool for the future
Start date: Sep 1, 2016,
End date: Oct 31, 2018
PROJECT
FINISHED
The project starts from the observation that the environmental sustainability is often presented at high school in a simplistic way and not always in the correct manner, although it represents one of the 5 key issues of Europe 2020 and a crucial EU document Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe ‘11 aims to transform the Europe’s economy in a sustainable one by 2050. It is fundamental that this concept will be correctly delivered within VET system. Innovative tools, aimed at implementing the basic and specific knowledge on the topic can be developed by a highly qualified partnership, able to involve in the project key figures coming from the triangle of knowledge to offer suitable tools to VET trainers and teachers.Keeping in mind this idea and the general objectives and priorities of the Program, an European partnership committed to achieve a common objective has been formed for the Project. 6 partners, with different typology, from 5 different EU countries (2 IT, DK, ES, LT, UK), are involved in the project. They have a great experience in the educational and environmental sectors and also strong interactions with stakeholders of the productive and social system in their reference contexts. One partner is newcomer for the EU projects in the sector.During the preparation of the proposal, the partners have shared their own approaches, experiences and ideas in order to reach a common strategy in the development of the project proposal. The aim of the project is to provide a coherent set of information and a program of advanced didactic modules targeted to VET teachers. Modules will be designed (also using ECVET criteria) to help teachers to develop in their students an EU enviromental-friendly way of thinking and a proactive attitude to be part of a process aimed at making successful the road toward a resource efficient Europe. One of the most innovative aspect is the strong interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral character of the project, because it can extend to the VET system the synergy between training, scientific research and enterprises promoted by the EU through HORIZON 2020 and LIFE programmes.EN-VET will be composed of 5 Ios devoted to get innovative didactical products who originate the proposal and 3 process activities devoted to a correct management of the project (management, quality, dissemination). The tasks of the different IOs will be achieved through various intermediate steps, but the final results, that will be available for free to all the interested users through the project website and the book, will be 5:1) a comparative Report;2) at least 3 introductory didactical modules;3) at least 5 advanced didactical modules dealing with specific case studies;4) a testing report with the appreciation of the products;5) the document on guidelines.These products will be done by the partners’ experts and thanks to the stakeholders from productive and social systems and the trainers/teachers/managers of the VET system involved in planning, testing and validating the products.At the end of the project another O5 product will be the book (offered also on line) who will collect all the project results.The management of the whole Project will be performed by the Coordinator, assisted by a Project Board. They will harmonize and integrate the foreseen actions, tasks and deliverables, also thanks to an efficient communication towards 4 groups (partners of the project, ndirect and direct target groups, stakeholders and beneficiaries involved in the project activities and the Program Authority.) Five meetings will be organised in each involved country.The Quality of the System will be carried out by a system coordinator (quality manager), that will develop a Quality Plan where all partners will be involved. It will include the Risk Plan and the procedures to solve the conflicts. It will monitor the progress of the Project and evaluate its results also using SMART indicators for a quali - quantitative assessment of the activities and products and the respect of the time table.Then for the dissemination and sustainability issues the following activities are foreseen:a) a mailing list for potential users of the products of the Project, including also countries not directly involved;b) a website that will be rich, attracting and user-friendly;c) dissemination of the products through blog and social network systems acting to create interest toward the Project;d) organization of 5 multiplier events to be held in each one of the countries involved in the Project;e) writing up of 5 newsletters;f) the involvement of the local institutional decision makers of the VET system through a second mailing list At the end at least 1700 persons will be contacted during the project life span. The partners will sign a sustainability agreement that will commit them to take a set of actions in the 3 years following the completion of the project to keep in operation the developed instruments.