The ICD-4TVET project’s main objective is to develop an open innovation concept and an approach to optimize and accelerate the process of creating curricula in the technical VET sector, in order to: (a) enable Europe’s VET institutions to keep up with the demands of the labour market and (b) enable VET Learners/ Graduates and workers to pursue a successful career in terms of school and profession; (c) foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of education and training institutions, in particular through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers and other stakeholders. This practical contribution is expected to be achieved by suggesting an Interactive Methodology for VET Curricula development able to incorporate market trends/needs, and respond to them in a fairly limited amount of time. This will be implemented through a digital platform with the appropriate tools to modify the curricula automatically. The digital platform developed in the context of the project will enable the labour market actors to define their needs as they occur on the basis of ESCO, so the other stakeholders–ranging from national authorities to individual VET schools–can adapt swiftly to these needs with the creation of adequate, flexible curricula and training programs. The project’s target groups include stakeholders involved in the process of VET education provision, i.e. VET Graduates-Learners, VET Providers, National Authorities, and businesses that employ VET graduates. Throughout the project’s outputs, it is expected that: - The communication between different stakeholders in creating VET curricula will be simplified and accelerated; - An innovative methodology on developing VET curricula corresponding to the labour market’s needs and demands will be created; - A systematic approach to create and manage VET curricula will be developed-within a modular, segmented, digital system; - The individual validation process concerning competences and qualification through a standardized - but adaptable - assessment system will be supported (based on ESCO, the multilingual classification of European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations) - The ICD-4TVET Methodology and platform will be pilot tested in the fields of plastic industry, metal industry and ICT; - Future trends and promising recent technologies and innovations will be identified.
Project aimed to: accelerate the communication between stakeholders in creating VET curricula; Contribute to the need of keeping VET curricula updated; Allow a systematic approach to create & manage VET curricula-within a modular, segmented, digital system; Support individual validation processes of competences & qualification through a standardized,adaptable-assessment system; Foster a mutually beneficial relationship between research communities in VET, stakeholders in creating VET curricula & local training systems for the ongoing advancement of the disciplines. Moreover, it aimed to facilitate the widespread dissemination/sustainability of resources & innovative approaches to the wider EU community & internationally:(i) develop a network of participating stakeholders involved in the process of VET provision at local & EU level through the involvement of nationally established associated partnerships,(ii) enhance transnational cooperation through the promotion of Open Education & innovative practices,(iii) promote transparency & recognition of skills & qualifications through the development of a complete & accurate database, able to incorporate evaluations & suggestions from VET stakeholders for every specialization in EU.
We applied for this project to develop an open innovation concept and an approach to optimize and accelerate the process of creating curricula in the technical VET sector to: (a) enable Europe’s VET institutions to keep up with the demands of the labour market (b) enable VET students and workers to pursue a successful career in terms of school and profession, (c) reduce disparities in competences provided by current VET curricula between different EU countries. ICD-4TVET was expected to enable the labour market actors to define their needs as they occur on the basis of ESCO, so that stakeholders can adapt swiftly to these needs with the creation of adequate & flexible curricula. The modular structure of the curricula would allow their adaptation to the specific needs of various industries, focusing on the use cases of plastic, metal industry, and ICT. Finally, ICD-4TVET project was expected to foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalization at the level of education and training institutions, in particular through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers and other stakeholders.