The main objective of the project was to raise the competences of cleaning professionals through quality training materials and improved access to skills upgrading. To achieve the objective the project planned to achieve following results: 1) developed a modern online teaching material for cleaning professionals at EQF level 5 2) materials are tested by learners and made available for distance and hybrid learning in Moodle. Objectives were in-line with following priorities: - Adapting VET to labor market needs: training materials address skills gaps in cleaning management, equipping students, cleaning companies staff members for upgrading their skills. - Increasing flexibility in VET: Moodle-based materials allow distance learning and flexible forms of learning supporting adults, working persons, and those with access barriers. - Enhancing educator competencies: Joint trainings, material sharing, and collaborative events improve VET teachers' skills, adding value to training quality.
Professional cleaning has changed. Modern tools and technologies in cleaning have reduced physical labor but require new skills, creating a demand for qualified cleaning managers. However, current vocational education often lacks up-to-date training materials, siitable for flexible learning of various target groups. Teachers often producing training resources individually, which is resource-intensive. There are not specific resources available in Estonian, Finnish and Greek languages. There are also lack online learning options, limiting access for working adults and those facing participation barriers. This project addressed these gaps by developing and testing modern training modules for EQF level 5 cleaning management professionals. Partner organizations created 6 modules of online materials with lecture notes, graphs, videos, assignments, and self-evaluation tests and made the modules available on Moodle platform. This supports VET students and cleaning professionals providing flexible and quality training opportunities as well as makes upskilling and reskilling available.