a) addressing the needs of the health professionals for further skilling, re- and upskilling, with a specific VET curriculum updated on further needs-centered skills building and adapted to labor market needs b) recognizing the significance of digital health services deriving also from the recent health situation/emergency and the dominance of the ICT context in personal and professional life c) equipping health professionals to better deliver their jobs, by digital health services training, thus improving their use of computational technologies, smart devices, communication media, etc, and, aiding healthcare professionals and their patients manage illnesses, health risks, as well as promoting health and wellbeing d) maximizing potential in their employment through the recognition of skills and qualifications due to the EQF, ECVET & ECTS units e) constructing well-stepped units of training, educational materials, work-based scenarios, guides for the VET educators as well.
The digitalization of healthcare has long been on the European Agenda to modernize and improve healthcare and resilience across Member States. COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the importance of universal health education as a key element for the resilience of health systems, which can be issued successfully only through training and raising awareness for health professionals. It is in the best interest for health professionals to be reskilled and prepared for adequate digital health services provision and to respond successfully to a health landscape that may see significant disruption due to technological upheavals. The project UNIHEAL+ successfully addresses the needs covered by the ERASMUS 2021 work programme and followed the Council Recommendation on VET: a) adapting vocational education and training to labor market, since UNIHEAL+ includes learning opportunities and work-based context for key competences for health professionals to better address their needs; b) addressing digital transformation through development of digital resilience as UNIHEAL+ brings into core the digital change for the delivery of the health services for the target groups of health professionals.