Digital technologies are an indispensable part of the learning process. Current research and practice shows that education system of future economists is insufficiently attentive to the development of digital competence of teachers and consequently the pupils, especially in the secondary education system. Project partners have recognized the problem of passive learning, lack of thinking outside the box, and in the first place insufficient use of digital technologies in education. In order to modernize education and training of future economists, it is particularly important to promote the use of digital technology for learning in the field of vocational education. It is expected that the exchange of good practice between project partners will respond to the challenges in relation to the use of digital technology in teaching economic disciplines and in this way it will enable students to be more prepared for the challenges that await them in the higher education system as well as in the labour market. Strengthening teachers' competences for different forms of training would promote the comprehensiveness of teaching our future economists. The target groups of this project are primarily teachers from the secondary education system in cooperation with teachers in the field of higher education who are engaged in vocational education of students in economics. The overall aim of the project is to exchange challenges and practices of teaching economic disciplines (accounting, international trade and tourism) in era of digitalization. Given the set goals, it is expected that partnerships between higher and secondary education institutions will contribute to the development of teaching skills that will stimulate creative thinking and further support the entrepreneurial spirit of vocational education students. Involvement of foreign strategic partners from Germany, Poland and Serbia would greatly contribute primarily to the activities of teaching, teaching and training of teaching staff through the exchange of good practices in the application of new innovative learning tools in teaching in the different field of economics. The main needs and objectives of the project include: (1) improvement of teaching skills and teaching practices in different economic disciplines with special emphasis pointed out to the era of digitization by sharing existing good practices and analysing use of new digital teaching and learning technologies in vocational education of economists (2) encouraging digitalization in participating organizations (3) increasing students satisfaction with acquired knowledge and skills in developing their own entrepreneurial ideas and better inclusion on the labour market. A total of 8 partners will participate in this strategic partnership. Among them 4 are from higher education system while other 4 are secondary vocational schools. In order to achieve the desired flexibility in acquiring skills and competences in the field of economics, the development of effective digital, open and innovative education as well as practical learning tools seems necessary. This project would enable support for educators and learners to use digital technologies in a more creative and efficient way. Adopting innovative practices in teaching economic disciplines will empower and connect educators in both higher and secondary schools education, and will have a great impact in the sector of Vocational Education and Training of future economists. The most important result of the project is the development of digital competences and skills needed for teaching economic disciplines in an age of digital transformation. During the project, an analysis of existing teaching tools and practices as well as sharing ideas for developing new innovative tools considering the era of digitization in the field of vocational education is planned. Online and face-to-face transnational meetings, round-tables and especially short-term joint staff training events in all countries involved in the project will ensure that partners will achieve the planned project results. In the final phase of the project, a publication is expected to unite all findings related to the use of digital technology in teaching economic disciplines between partner countries. By the end of the project, it is expected that all experience and good practice exchanged between partners will be applied in vocational educational institutions of secondary and higher education in partner countries. After the completion of the project, further progress in the development of new technologies and teaching tools that can be used in teaching is expected. Therefore, there is space for continuing cooperation in the form of new projects where the emphasis will be on the development of new innovative intellectual output.
The overall aim of the project was to exchange challenges and practices of teaching economic disciplines in the era of digitalization. Given the set goals, it was expected that partnerships between higher and secondary education institutions would contribute to the development of teaching skills and stimulate creative thinking and further support the entrepreneurial spirit of VET students. The main objectives of the project were: (1) improvement of teaching skills and teaching practices in different economic disciplines with special emphasis on the era of digitization by sharing existing good practices and analyzing the use of new digital teaching and learning technologies in vocational education of economists (2) encouraging digitalization in participating organizations (3) increasing students’ satisfaction with acquired knowledge and skills in developing their own entrepreneurial ideas and better inclusion in the labour market. The involvement of foreign strategic partners from Germany, Poland and Serbia, alongside Croatia, has greatly contributed primarily to the activities of teaching and training teaching staff through the exchange of good practices in the application of new innovative learning tools in teaching economics.
Digital technologies are an indispensable part of the learning process. Current research and practice show that the education system of future economists needs to be more attentive to the development of teachers' digital competencies and, consequently, the students, especially in the secondary education system. Project partners have recognised the problem of insufficient use of digital technologies in the VET system, influencing passive learning and resulting in a lack of thinking outside the box. In order to modernise the education and training of future economists, it is essential to promote the use of digital technologies for learning in the field of vocational education. Given the identified needs regarding learning digitalisation in the secondary education system, the project was targeted primarily at teachers from the secondary education system in cooperation with teachers in the field of higher education. Strengthening teachers' competencies for different forms of training has promoted the comprehensiveness of teaching our future economists.