Innovative Quality VET Professional Teacher Training Program for Integration and Deployment of Staffs 'Silent Knowledge' within Digitalization of Manufacturing Processes

Blind belief in digitalization processes often stifles important knowledge. Employees stil too often experience VET systems as less relevant, because the training solutions do not address the staf...

The project would develop an innovative, new methodology that better support and implement effective digitalization and delivery of blended learning and work based training system solutions that recognize experienced staffs 'silent knowledge'. The specific objectives include: Investigate, develop, evaluate and validate a methodology for inclusion and application of blended learning in combination with work based training delivery by VET Suppliers in partnership with manufacturing industry companies providing VET Demand. Test out the new methodologies and prototypes at national level, including developing an innovative ICT supported framework for effective adaptation, development, reuse and easy sharing of digitalized learning materials within manufacturing VET across 4 national borders, inspired by NDLA in Norway. Best practice sharing of results through developing, evaluating, validating and delivery of an international hands on instructor training course program for VET teaching professionals. Implement and transfer the instructor training course for teachers professionals into a capacity building framework that enhances the importance and the added value of 'silent knowledge' within digitalization of the VET learning process.

The activities included: PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION: This was developed as a blended learning framework supporting work based learning practices by 4 different VET providers in 4 countries. This framework investigate and set the general framework that promoted, fostered and improved VET supply capacity for applying blended learning including Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and e-learning in combination with application of professional work based training at the workplace. These processes familiarized partners and their teachers with various blended learning service solutions and technical possibilities available through hands on sessions, and to better understand, at a baseline level the work based training needs, attitudes and level of knowledge and skills that exist in every partner institution. PREPARE IMPLEMENTATION: This has been done through national pilot testing in Slovenia, Hungary, Norway and Sweden. The focus was on achieving class interactions during blended learning delivery of VET, in combination with work based learning in order to address an under explored learning arena. This interaction is grounded in the classroom but will embrace learning environments outside of the classrooms too. It builded specifically on monitoring progress regarding attitudes, knowledge, skills and competences, which is elaborated upon in 4 best practice guidelines. The guidelines present progress concerning the outcome of piloting, demonstration activities and teachers’ experiences with the first hands-on demonstrations. IMPLEMENTATION: Best practice sharing and exchange of results from the four national piloting processes, delivered as a hands on Interactive Exchange Workshop for VET Professional Teacher Training Program, introducing a work-based learning network to be strengthened by teacher trainers and motivate teachers to encourage and participate in further development. The target groups include VET supply schools and their teachers and instructors offering VET training to manufacturing process controllers, and secondly, to quality personnel. The hands on training activities in the workshop course use these learning processes, results and experiences as independent new, learning resources, according to the principles of situated learning. FOLLOW UP WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING PROGRAM: Implement and transfer the instructor training course into a capacity building training program framework. This continued boosting awareness, interest and impact among teachers to engage in the implementation of blended learning applying work based training in combination with e-learning for a good practice exchange, and to promote the results to a wider audience. Future successful digitalization of work operations and manufacturing processes will be better supported and integrated if VET combine blended learning with work-based learning and training processes. This includes acknowledging that the 'silent knowledge' of the employees is important to the company, and enable their staff to actively use it.

The main deliverance from the project is the 5 day long: Interactive Exchange Workshop for VET Professional Teacher Training Program, which were attended by 26 persons. The other results consists of 68 products (including 29 online videos) and 8 CUs (WP2), distributed like this: WP1: D1.1-1.4 What is silent knowledge? (ELS) D1.1-1.4 Plan for implementation for IzV D1.1-1.4 Plan for implementation for Meldal VET school D1.1-1.4 Plan for implementation for MHtE D1.1-1.4 Plan for implementation for WoS D1.3 Common welding methods with video 1-7 (WoS) Multimedia materials: IzV: Promotional video Meldal: Flipped Learning 1. Starting up the CNC machine (Oppstart av CNC maskina, NO) Meldal: Flipped Learning 2. Tool measurement (Oppmåling av verktøy, NO) Meldal: Flipped Learning 3. Buckle up the workpiece (Oppspening av arbeidsstykke, NO) Meldal: Flipped Learning 4. Set 0-point on workpiece (Sette nullpunktet på arbeidsstykket, NO) Meldal: Flipped Learning 5. Find the saved program and commissioning (Finne lagret program og igangkjøre, NO) Meldal: Flipped Learning 6. Turning of the CNC machine (Slå av maskina, NO) WoS: Video 1. MAG 136-1 WoS: Video 2. MAG 136-2 WoS: Video 3. MMA WoS: Video 4. TIG AI WoS: Video 5. SAW WoS: Video 6. TIG Steel-1 WoS: Video 7. TIG Steel-2 WP2: D2.1 (ELS) Silent Knowledge - SOP D2.1 (WoS) Best practice guideline monitoring change in attitudes, knowledge and skills during the national pilots. D2.1 (MHtE) Best practice pedagogical guideline D2.1 (IzV) Education of teaching personal in Slovenia, demonstration of best practices and modern methods. D2.1 (Meldal) Best practice guideline for flipped work-based learning in CNC milling machines. D2.2 (ELS) Silent Knowledge - Capture it! D2.2 (WoS) Guideline for design of welded products with welding for designers, SK2-WfD. D2.2 (MHtE) Best practice pedagogical guideline on the welding inspector course. D2.2 (IzV) Guideline for training and certification of welding instructors. D2.2 (Meldal) Best practice pedagogical guideline for application of flipped work-based learning in CNC milling machines. D2.3 (ELS) Silent Knowledge - Implement it! D2.3 (IzV) European Welding Federation VET system. Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 2 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 3 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 4 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 5 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 6 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 7 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 8 (MHtE and QMS) Pilot course materials applied by MHtE - CU 9 (MHtE and QMS) WP3: D3.1: Program for the Interactive Exchange Workshop and 6 sessions Session 1 (ELS): The iQVet history Session 1 (ELS): Standardization, competence units and the emerging micro-credentials Session 1 (QMS): iQVet course 1 (knowledge, skills and competences) Session 2 (MHtE): Work-Based Learning in Welded Structure Inspector education Session 2 (MHtE): Inspection and testing plan for welding steel constructions Session 2 (MHtE): Inspection and Testing of Welded Structures Session 2 (MHtE): Hans on session Session 3a (Its Learning): Empowering Educators Session 3b (Meldal): Basic training in CNC-milling (Part 1, 2 and 3) Session 4 (WoS): Design of fatigue loaded welded structures Session 4 (WoS): Quality STD acc to VC Session 4 (WoS): APP’s for analysis & optimization for fatigue loaded joints Session 4 (WoS): Hands on session - Root cause analysis for Specifying training with CUs for designers Session 5 (IzV): Train the trainers, Modern teaching methods Session 5 (IzV): Modernizing the MIG/MAG welding course D3.2 - Session 6 (MhtE) Evaluation of the instructor training course delivery WP4: D4.1 Guideline discussing and addressing recommendations for good practice exchange from the pilots D4.2 (WoS and ELS) Teachers` professional capacity building program D4.2 (MHtE) Innovative Quality VET Professional Teacher Training Program D4.2 (IzV and ELS) Teachers` professional capacity building program D4.2 (Meldal and ELS) Teachers` professional capacity building program Multimedia material: D4.2 (WoS) - VET for design of welded structures with the iQVet experiences D4.2 (MHtE) - Interview 1 after the train the trainer sessions D4.2 (MHtE) - Interview 2 after the train the trainer sessions D4.2 (MHtE) Flipped learning inspection and testing module D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No1. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No2. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No3. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No4. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No5. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No6. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No7. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No8. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No9. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No10. D4.2 (Meldal) Flipped learning: Production of copper and nylon hammer - No11. ELS has used the key experiences and the results obtained from the iQVet project to set up, submit and get approved two new projects that are funded by the Centralized Actions of the E+ program in 2023 and 2024. It is the first time that this type of projects are coordinated by an institution (ELS) from Norway. These projects have allocated a total budget of around 2.5 mill euros. The prototypes developed in the iQVet will be extended and further developed during these two new projects.