Context/background This project will offer an opportunity for several organisations to partner up for the good practice exchange project, which would allow to scale up the use of Open Digital Badges within our networks, sectors and countries. Among other priorities, it contributes directly to the Erasmus+ priority on TRANSPARENCY AND RECOGNITION OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, stating that priority will be given to projects “promoting innovative solutions like DIGITAL BADGES to improve recognition and supporting the validation at local, regional, national or European/international levels. The interest in open badges is increasing and more organisations are willing to adapt this technology, but often lack know-how or guidance from others how to build quality recognition system. Few partners of this project were among the first one to adapt Digital badges 6 years ago and are ready to equipp other organisations in Europe with skills to scale the use of Badges for recognition. Objectives We aim at achieving the following objectives: To map, exchange and disseminate good practices and lessons learned from the experience of using digital Open Badges across sectors of education, training, youth work and learning. To train staff of partner organisations to be ready to support the design, implementation and evaluation of badge based recognition systems within our networks and beyond. To promote further the adaptation of digital Open Badges as one of the tools to implement youth policy in the field of validation and recognition of learning and achievements. To build the capacity of partner organisations to be the ambassadors of Open Badges for the benefit of young people in their field of activity. Participants This project will address the following target groups: Members, volunteers and staff of partner organisations Members, volunteers and staff of other organisations belonging to our networks and partnerships Other youth work organisations, VET schools and organisations, colleges and higher education institutions interested in using/researching badge based solutions Youth policy and education policy stakeholders at European, national and regional levels Description of activities and methodology The project partners plan to implement two transnational partner meetings (kick-off and final evaluation) and three staff training activities: Staff training of Multipliers (ToM) for Badge system design Staff training of Facilitators (ToF) for external recognition of Open Badges Study visit for ambassadors of badge recognition As a follow-up of the staff training activities, partners will implement multiplier and dissemination activities to support other people and organisations in adapting Open Badges for validation and recognition of learning and achievements. The European communication strategy and resources will be developed to support partners in communicating and promoting value and benefits of digital Open Badges. We will hold meetings with other organisations, institutions and stakeholders to influence the education and youth policy to include Open Badges as one of the tools for validation and recognition of non-formal learning. Results and impact The partners of the project will map 12 good practices of using digital badges and prepare selected case examples for dissemination. At least 60 staff members of partner organisations will be equipped with necessary competences and capacity to o support the design, implementation and evaluation of badge based recognition systems within our networks and beyond. They will be training on how to design badges system and plan internal and external recognition of badges. The partner consortium will develop a communication strategy and resources to further promote the adoption of the digital Open Badges. This strategy will be adapted to the national and/or regional realities of partners and will allow reaching more than 24.000 people, 170 organisations and thousands of educators and youth workers in Europe. At least sixty staff members of the partner organisations will be involved directly in the transnational activities of this project. The partner organisations will implement 20 activities within their networks, partnerships and channels. Longer term benefits We expect that in the upcoming years, our local partners will create even more badge based recognition and validation systems for other activities they do and will actively join our dissemination efforts as it is in their interests to build an ecosystem of recognition, where participants of their activities can earn badges for diverse learning opportunities; collect, manage and share in places that matter and and have possibilities to open new opportunities by showing their competences gained through non-formal education programmes.
We planned to achieve the following objectives: 1. To map, exchange and disseminate good practices and lessons learned from the experience of using digital Open Badges across sectors of education, training, youth work and learning. 2. To train staff of partner organisations to be ready to support the design, implementation and evaluation of badge based recognition systems within our networks and beyond. 3. To promote further the adaptation of digital Open Badges as one of the tools to implement youth policy in the field of validation and recognition of learning and achievements. 4. To build the capacity of partner organisations to be the ambassadors of Open Badges for the benefit of young people in their field of activity.
With this project we expect to address the following needs identified by the project partners: Different practices of combining and adjusting the badges within diverse learning processes Upscaling and further promotion for the badges (getting a better and joint vision) , where do we want to see and take the badges in the future. Training new staff members on how to use Badge systems from a technical point of view and to get inspired from other's organizations experiences Learn about good European practices of strengthening the value and quality of badges and the legitimacy of the badge system as a whole. Share methods that the project partners are using to motivate potential badge earners to apply for open badges and how the open badge earners experience the usability and value of open badges Develop even more efficient communication, channels and means to inform the public, educational institutions, our member organisations, employees and other about the potential of using Open badges Interest in learning about the other project partners experiences of using various badge platforms. Learn how organisations are approaching badges strategically and what different roles staff members play in this regard.
Context/background This project will offer an opportunity for several organisations to partner up for the good practice exchange project, which would allow to scale up the use of Open Digital Badges within our networks, sectors and countries. Among other priorities, it contributes directly to the Erasmus+ priority on TRANSPARENCY AND RECOGNITION OF SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, stating that priority will be given to projects “promoting innovative solutions like DIGITAL BADGES to improve recognition and supporting the validation at local, regional, national or European/international levels. The interest in open badges is increasing and more organisations are willing to adapt this technology, but often lack know-how or guidance from others how to build quality recognition system. Few partners of this project were among the first one to adapt Digital badges 6 years ago and are ready to equipp other organisations in Europe with skills to scale the use of Badges for recognition. Objectives We aim at achieving the following objectives: To map, exchange and disseminate good practices and lessons learned from the experience of using digital Open Badges across sectors of education, training, youth work and learning. To train staff of partner organisations to be ready to support the design, implementation and evaluation of badge based recognition systems within our networks and beyond. To promote further the adaptation of digital Open Badges as one of the tools to implement youth policy in the field of validation and recognition of learning and achievements. To build the capacity of partner organisations to be the ambassadors of Open Badges for the benefit of young people in their field of activity. Participants This project will address the following target groups: Members, volunteers and staff of partner organisations Members, volunteers and staff of other organisations belonging to our networks and partnerships Other youth work organisations, VET schools and organisations, colleges and higher education institutions interested in using/researching badge based solutions Youth policy and education policy stakeholders at European, national and regional levels Description of activities and methodology The project partners plan to implement two transnational partner meetings (kick-off and final evaluation) and three staff training activities: Staff training of Multipliers (ToM) for Badge system design Staff training of Facilitators (ToF) for external recognition of Open Badges Study visit for ambassadors of badge recognition As a follow-up of the staff training activities, partners will implement multiplier and dissemination activities to support other people and organisations in adapting Open Badges for validation and recognition of learning and achievements. The European communication strategy and resources will be developed to support partners in communicating and promoting value and benefits of digital Open Badges. We will hold meetings with other organisations, institutions and stakeholders to influence the education and youth policy to include Open Badges as one of the tools for validation and recognition of non-formal learning. Results and impact The partners of the project will map 12 good practices of using digital badges and prepare selected case examples for dissemination. At least 60 staff members of partner organisations will be equipped with necessary competences and capacity to o support the design, implementation and evaluation of badge based recognition systems within our networks and beyond. They will be training on how to design badges system and plan internal and external recognition of badges. The partner consortium will develop a communication strategy and resources to further promote the adoption of the digital Open Badges. This strategy will be adapted to the national and/or regional realities of partners and will allow reaching more than 24.000 people, 170 organisations and thousands of educators and youth workers in Europe. At least sixty staff members of the partner organisations will be involved directly in the transnational activities of this project. The partner organisations will implement 20 activities within their networks, partnerships and channels. Longer term benefits We expect that in the upcoming years, our local partners will create even more badge based recognition and validation systems for other activities they do and will actively join our dissemination efforts as it is in their interests to build an ecosystem of recognition, where participants of their activities can earn badges for diverse learning opportunities; collect, manage and share in places that matter and and have possibilities to open new opportunities by showing their competences gained through non-formal education programmes.