iVET – INNOVATION FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINERS
▶Summary
The consortium applied for the iVET program with the purpose of fostering the utilization of innovation and knowledge transfer within Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions. This obj...
▶Objectives
The main objective of iVET was to catalyse innovation and knowledge transfer within Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions. For this reason and after assessing current practices on innovation and technology transfer in the EU, the project sought to identify the main gaps and trammels faced by VET institutions in implementing knowledge transfer practices in their curricula. As specific objectives iVET have been a) to train technical VTE teachers, administrative-academics or managers in innovation and technology transfer, b) develop strategies for the transferring of the acquired knowledge, in the work environment of participating teachers and professionals whose final beneficiary is students and c) generate links between the participants, with professionals specialized in Innovation and Technology Transfer, which allow them to develop (or continue to develop) personal and institutional networks over time. I-VET has contributed to addressing the needs of both teachers, administrative-academic or managers dependent on the Professional Institutes and Technical Training Centres and other VET ecosystem's stakeholders such as students in adopting a new approach in the use of knowledge transfer.
▶Activities
The consortium has implemented the following activities: - Development of a market mapping report content to explore business an educational environments and opportunities. - Development of a technology transfer roadmap content to improve VET skills utilization and incorporation on the labour market. - Development of a new approach to match VET skills to jobs. - Development of the iVET knowledge transfer digital programme. - Creation and maintenance of an OER open access network. - Implementation of 1 local multiplier event per country and 1 international multiplier event. - Development of the training platform.
▶Impact
iVET project has developed the following outcomes: • 6x iVET market mapping reports in 6 partner countries (Spain, France, Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Portugal) • 1x technology transfer roadmap content for VET institutions in English language • 1x iVET skills matching jobs tool And these events: • 1x Local Multipler event per country/partner. • 1x International Multiplier event online. • 1x LTT event: e- training for VET professionals and staff (not funded) And has produced these 2 project results, as expected: • 1x IVET training programme for VET practitioners. • 1x iVET exchange of good practices OER open access network.