The MECO project had 3 main objectives. • OS1 focused on enhancing the skills of 25 educators, enabling them to better support adult learners, promote critical thinking, and foster personal responsibility. • OS2 aimed to provide 150 adults with access to media education learning tools to develop critical thinking abilities. • OS3 aimed to strengthen the capacity of 10 representatives of adult equipping them with new training tools and materials to effectively support their target group, leading to the provision of personalized, high-quality learning opportunities. The project was driven by the increasing integration of media and digital transformation as well as the challenges related to online safety and cyber hygiene. The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the significance of digital skills in various aspects of life To assist adult educators and learners in adjusting to the shifting educational environment brought on by COVID-19, MECO partners undertook a needs analysis. The main objective was to empower adult learners and educators to successfully navigate in the multimedia environment by promoting media literacy education, critical thinking, and digital skills.
The consortium applied for the MECO project to create an effective and repeatable media education learning model. The identified needs for each target group were: • TG1 (Educators, facilitators, volunteers): New teaching methods, digital tools, and participatory approaches. • TG2 (Adult learners with fewer opportunities): Digital literacy and critical thinking skills. • TG3 (Adult organizations): Internal capability development and integration of good practices, including digital skills. Based on the identified needs, the project aimed: a) to do a research involving adult trainers’ post COVID learning/needs analysis (PR1), b) develop a more attractive training program meeting the needs of adult educators and learners (PR2 and PR3) as well as c) to offer an online tool to identify competences’ gaps (PR4) to have a more purposeful training. The MECO project aimed to enhance adult education and training, fostering inclusive learning opportunities in Europe.