The project aimed to promote contemporary educational formats in vocational education and training and to sensitise teachers and specialists to innovative approaches. A central focus was on the transfer of modern working formats from industry, such as agile methods and self-organised learning (SOL), to educational contexts. This should not only enrich teaching and learning processes, but also increase the attractiveness and relevance of vocational training. Another aim was to develop a scalable peer learning format that offers skilled workers the opportunity to learn from each other and jointly develop solutions to the challenges of digital transformation. By combining practice-orientated approaches, intercultural exchange and new digital tools, the project aimed to promote skills development and create a sustainable basis for future educational innovations. In the long term, we aimed to make the results transferable and usable for other educational organisations.
We applied for the project in order to address the urgent need for contemporary education in continuing professional development. The rapid digital transformation and the increasing complexity of the world of work require innovative approaches that go beyond traditional teaching methods. The focus was on promoting future skills such as self-learning skills, solution-orientation and teamwork. By using alternative teaching and learning methods, we wanted to enable greater integration of self-organised learning processes (SOL) and agile working methods in educational contexts. The aim was to prepare educational stakeholders for the demands of the modern working world and to enable them to act in a flexible and solution-orientated manner. The project was aimed at teachers and learners alike and aimed to strengthen their competences for sustainable, innovative educational approaches in order to increase the attractiveness and effectiveness of vocational education and training in the long term.