1System 4 IWT learning: upskilling pathways

1System 4IWT aimed to build a learning system that will act as a solution for ensuring and enduring continuity of education & training for IWT students and workers. The project wanted to generate ...

1System 4IWT aimed to build a learning system that will act as a solution for ensuring and enduring continuity of education & training for IWT students and workers. The project wanted to generate a „personalized learning experience”. Furthermore, the project would focus on developing commons resources, meeting the needs of nowadays trends and challenges for (incoming) staff in the IWT sector.

Integrated access of learning objects from one institution’s LMS to the INeS platform has been generated without extra user registration and/or login procedure. This was proofed during tests and pilot trainings. Exchange of learning progress for different didactical settings and improved status information for teachers about students achievements could be monitored. Three Train the Trainer events were used to introduce the functionality, demonstrate and discuss about didactical opportunities and gathered experience. The new learning modules were used as “show cases”. Partners have applied this knowledge and feedback from peer-review sessions to the learning modules they created which resulted in approved learning modules. Twenty-five learning modules have been modified for four competence areas. Eight new learning modules have been generated for two new inland navigation trends. A sustainable Community of Practice for IWT education has been set up resulting in: • Four successful 'iwTeacherscanteens' in which current themes were discussed. • Creation of a LinkedIn group as a digital platform for knowledge sharing. • Analysis of the teacher shortage in the sector generating concrete policy recommendations).

- Project website/LinkedIn page - Report on legislation gap at EU and national level in the Rhine and Danube riparian countries and needs and challenges for EU legislation implementation in IWT sector. - Methodology for future repetition of assessment - Inventory of competences needed in the IWT sector, including new ones due to innovative technologies and updated/newly developed standards for competences for new jobs onboard IWT vessels - Methodology for gradual implementation of automation in IWT - Updated list of jobs onboard IWT vessels and their corresponding professional competences and job descriptions - Evaluation of current use of IWT learning material & needs - 25 modified modules for 4 competence areas: Operation of the Craft, Marine Engineering, Maintenance, HSE - Peer/student reviews (116 students involved) - 8 new modules for 2 new trends: interactive modules (elements of gamification) on cybersecurity and hydrogen - LTI connections between Moodle, ANS, smart glass and INeS - Train-the-expert, 2 Train-the-Trainers - Learning community of trainers, teachers and professionals making use of INeS - 4 iwTEACHERScanteens - Professional platform (LinkedIn Group) - Impact analysis of teacher shortage (policy advice)