The Project had the following general purpose, fully achieved: "Develop an innovative system – called the ADELE-RS System – of e-Learning and Smart-Working and related contents capable of providing advanced training and distance internship interventions for the specialization of graduates in the fields of restoration and conservation of cultural heritage, aimed at guaranteeing them: the consolidation of their skills and professional knowledge; the acquisition of advanced techniques for the restoration and cataloguing of specific types of cultural heritage; participation in a large community of practice at European level; professional language learning in the field of Cultural Heritage; an easier approach to the job market." Therefore, to guarantee the Project Targets the growth of knowledge, skills and abilities in their reference sectors, we have created a System based on innovative technologies for the virtualization of training processes (e-Learning) and for participation in distance internships (e-Internship), as well as for participation in a Community of Practice in the reference sector and encourage, In this way, non-formal and informal learning.
The Project was presented in the critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic in which there was a need to intervene massively on the technological skills of workers and learners and on the ability to work and study remotely. Therefore, the Project wanted to contribute to the growth of skills and competencies in the use of technologies, methodologies and content for distance learning and in the use of platforms aimed at the wide virtualization of work processes. It did so through two specific actions: (a) to create a system of remote training and work that was as smart/friendly as possible and (b) to equip individuals with specific skills that would enable them to operate remotely and therefore use ICT in a broad and shared way both in education and training processes, in particular those for professionalizing purposes, and in work processes. These actions have been applied to a sector, that of Cultural Heritage, in which the need for innovation has grown a lot over the years, in particular the aptitude for an interdisciplinary approach to conservation and restoration activities, advanced communication and design.