Ausbau der Kompetenzen in den Bereichen nachhaltiges Design, Lebenszyklusanalyse und Kohlenstoffbilanzierung für umweltfreundliche Produkte und Prozesse

Erasmus+ VETSmall-scale partnerships in vocational education and trainingID: 2024-1-DE02-KA210-VET-000244081
EC Contribution
€600
Consortium Size
4 orgs
Start Year
2024
Summary

The ECOThink project in vocational education and training (VET) offers practise-oriented training for environmental planning, development and analysis of more environmentally friendly products and...

Objectives

The ECOThink project in vocational education and training (VET) offers practise-oriented training for environmental planning, development and analysis of more environmentally friendly products and processes. The project aims to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to design, develop and evaluate sustainable products, with a particular focus on using environmental impact assessment tools.

Activities

1: Coordination and Management, lead by P1 2: Dissemination, communication and exploitation, led by P1 3: Kick-off meeting, led by P1 4: Training in Design for Sustainability, led by P3 5: Training on the environmental impact assessment (LCA), led by P3 6: Training on the environmental footprint SPI tool, led by P2 7: Second project meeting, led by P3 8: Virtual knowledge hub, led by P1 9: Practical training and e-training, led by P2 10: Third meeting, led by P2

Impact

• virtual knowledge hub • e-news, flyers, posters, social media content • teaching material + worksheets on design for sustainability • the OpenLCA tool user manual • 3 case studies on product life cycle assessment • practical training materials for the SPI • 3 case studies on environmental footprint assessment • practical training with SPI (AT), min. 10 trainees • practical training course with OpenLCA (SI), min. 10 trainees • e-learning (SI, AT), min. 20 trainees

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