JobShadowEur

The COVID19 outbreak is triggering unprecedented social & economic consequences – the most significant since the 2nd World War. We are faced with a ‘new normal’; a previously unfamiliar or ‘atypic...

The primary aim of the JBSE project is to meet the challenges of the ‘new normal’ by proposing innovative Virtual, Blended & in-person Job Shadowing possibilities for staff & institutions from the VET sector & maximise the benefits. Among the Strategic Objectives are encouraging high-quality Job Shadowing between VET providers across Europe; improving the quality of the experience & encouraging future involvement. The sharing of best practice in the 4 partner countries will positively impact the quality & the relevance of learning provision to meet todays’ challenges. The Operational Objectives include designing a model for Virtual, Blended & In-person Job Shadowing & facilitate digital upskilling of VET staff through variable-access, interactive learning activities; undertake 8 pilot studies in 4 European countries; develop Communities of Practice & implement an innovative dissemination strategy relevant to the current context that emphasises the added-value of the project & the Erasmus+ programme. The project relates to ‘Increasing the attractiveness of VET’. Through interactive modules covering preparing, taking part in, valorising & hosting innovative forms of Job Shadowing, JBSE will ‘support the professional development of VET teachers & trainers’. Effective Job Shadowing is based on establishing & maintaining ‘long-term partnerships’. Ito reinforce labour-market relevance of learning provision’, The implementation of the JBSE Job Shadowing models will necessitate the ‘creation & implementation of internationalisation strategies for VET providers’. In this way, we will put ‘in place support mechanisms & contractual frameworks to promote quality mobility of VET staff’. Through the pan-European nature of the work & the virtual & in-person interactions between the Country Pilot Groups, the project will ‘enhance the ‘intercultural awareness & active citizenship’ of participants’. Our work will be linked to ‘VET providers, Chambers of Commerce & other relevant stakeholders along the different phases of the project cycle’, through Focus Groups, Evaluation Workshops & Dissemination activities. The project proposes opportunities to develop the most currently relevant digital competences identified as a priority in our Needs Analysis & thereby ‘address digital transformation through development of digital readiness, resilience & capacity’. JBSE will ‘increase the capacity & readiness of institutions to manage an effective shift towards digital education’. Our PERSONALISED DIGITAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME will contribute to the ‘development of digital pedagogy & expertise in the use of digital tools for teachers’. Our variable-access learning modules will ‘support the purposeful use of digital technologies in education & training for teaching & learning’. JBSE contributes to ‘innovation in vocational education & training’. Job shadowing involves sharing best practices, thereby addressing ‘teaching & learning processes through the development & implementation of new & more relevant teaching & learning approaches’. Networking & internationalisation activities play a major role in this project, notably through the end-user specific Communities of Practice that we will develop. Effective, structured Job Shadowing can ‘foster the development of social & intercultural competences’ & contribute to ‘raising awareness on & understanding the European Union context, common EU values, cultural identity, cultural awareness & social & historical heritage’. The project activities will be undertaken in line with the JBSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the project to a minimum. For example, partners will prioritise environmentally friendly ‘Green’ travel to the project Transnational Meetings. JBSE links to EU initiatives & address all 3 pillars presented in the ‘Erasmus+ 2021-2027 Enriching lives, opening minds booklet’: inclusion & diversity, digital Erasmus+ & Green Erasmus+.