CONTEXT The e-ManTRA project focuses on the Transport & Logistics (T&L) sector, which represents approx. 4% of the EU's gross national product and employs around 9 M people (~4.5% of EU employees). Its impact is substantial, as other sectors need an efficient T&L sector to develop. T&L is more than a question of mobility: it is a factor of competitiveness for the EU and will therefore play a significant role in the economic recovery overcoming the current crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. T&L trainings were strongly impacted by the sudden transition to 100% distance learning. In France, a Carif-Oref survey on training during lockdown shows that 75% of T&L training has been suspended, one of the highest rates. EQF level 5 training courses for transport managers have been particularly affected due to the significant lack of online resources. We concentrate on these trainings as it is crucial for the sector to ensure pedagogical continuity here: The transport manager has a central role in T&L companies through the organisation of transport, drivers and customer relations. OBJECTIVES We aim to equip EQF level 5 trainings for transport managers all over Europe with effective and inclusive tools, training material and teaching methods to ensure distance teaching and online learning, continuous learner monitoring as well as the evaluation of learning outcomes. The project intends to: Guide learners & teachers for an optimised digital learning experience Improve digital education readiness through the provision of free (OER) & inclusive online tools & innovative resources for training providers, by allowing for flexible combinations of a distance & blended learning offer, & by providing teachers with useful decision-making tools to design & implement innovative training approaches specifically tailored to digital learning needs Overcome the hurdles of the Covid-19 pandemic by facilitating distance learning formats PARTNERS AFT has gathered seven complementary partners with various backgrounds and expertise representing different groups of stakeholders and beneficiaries: 1 sectoral association in charge of developing training in T&L, 2 national training providers with own pedagogical engineering departments, 1 network of training providers, 2 public high schools and 1 SME developing e-learning tools. The consortium is represented in six countries, thus covering several European sub regions. ACTIVITIES, METHODOLOGY & EXPECTED RESULTS Our project is structured in 5 main activities. A1 Project management, A4 Dissemination and A5 Quality monitoring are cross-functional and supporting the implementation of the overall project. The technical part is divided into two project phases building on each other: A2 allows partners to develop project outputs while A3 aims to facilitate and foster their implementation and further exploitation to ensure sustainability. Our methodology includes research, analyses, pedagogical design, IT development, training, tests, surveys & consultations of experts to produce the following results: Guide with innovative pedagogies including digital & inclusive teaching, monitoring & evaluation methods & tools adapted to different teaching scenarios (100% distance, blended learning, etc.) to train teachers & develop their digital pedagogical competences Guidance material for students to help them adapt to online/distance learning 3 innovative digital resources relating to a selection of key Mobility Package topics (CSR) & favouring transversal competences: Virtual multi-user environment for collaborative online training, an online CSR game & a digital Escape-Room Pilot phase to test the outputs Recommendations for key stakeholders: training providers, public authorities IMPACTS Improved knowledge of digital training/learning concepts Enhanced digital skills of teachers Continuous training provision for transport manager courses Updated content & new pedagogical resources for digital learning development Better guidance to teachers & learners Teachers stimulated to innovate to capture students’ attention more effectively Access for students & teachers to ready-to-use & transferable innovative digital learning & teaching resources POTENTIAL LONGER TERM BENEFITS Facilitating training providers' ability to develop a digital learning offer with distance & blended learning through the provision of clear instructions & logical classifications of pedagogical options adapted to digital formats Raising teachers’ awareness on the need to vary teaching methods taking into account the constraints based on training objectives & learner autonomy Helping teachers deliver high quality inclusive digital education Reducing drop-out risks Increasing the rate of training completion Increasing public authorities’ knowledge with regards to digital training and provide them with an incentive to implement policy-based actions to support the development of digital training for transport managers & beyond
The aim of the project was to equip EQF level 5 training courses for transport managers across Europe with effective and inclusive digital tools and training materials, as well as teaching methods for distance learning and online learning. More concretely, through this project we aimed to: - Provide guidance to learners and teachers/trainers to ensure an optimised learning experience in a digital format - Provide teachers/trainers with a decision making tool for designing and implementing innovative training approaches adapted to the needs of digital learning, including methods for monitoring and evaluating learning outcomes for learners. - Help overcome the obstacles caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by facilitating distance learning formats. - Enable flexible combinations of distance and blended learning provision. - Improve digital literacy readiness in T&L training through free and inclusive digital learning materials and tools. - Develop collaborative digital learning tools that promote the acquisition of cross-curricular skills. - Develop updated e-learning materials taking into account changes in EU regulations linked to the recently adopted Mobility package.
The e-ManTRA project was initiated in autumn 2020 during the Covid-19 crisis in response to a survey among training institutions in the Transport & Logistics (T&L) sector aimed at identifying the obstacles encountered during this abrupt transition to 100% distance learning. To respond to the most urgent needs expressed and prepare T&L vocational training for digital education, the AFT brought together six complementary partners around it and submitted this project. More specifically, the e-ManTRA project focuses on EQF level 5 training of transport managers. The transport manager is a key person with a central role in T&L companies, managing the organisation of transport, drivers and customer relations. Our project met 3 major needs: - Equip these training courses with effective methods and digital resources for online and distance learning - Take into account the implementation of the mobility package in 2020 when developing training content - Strengthen cross-disciplinary skills through new teaching methods and tools