Erasmus+ Project: Innovative learning experiences for vocational training in energy for agriculture
- Type Project
- Status Filled
- Execution 2020 -2022
- Assigned Budget 131.658,00 €
- Scope Europeo
- Autonomous community Comunitat Valenciana
- Main source of financing Erasmus +
In the call for proposals, European Union countries strengthened their commitment to green energy by including a new target of 32% renewable energy by 2030 (European Parliament, 2018), while the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) focuses on the socioeconomic challenges facing agriculture and rural areas. Specifically, energy efficiency and energy production were (and continue to be) identified as crucial for development and employment in rural areas (European Commission, 2017).
Participants recognized the need to introduce changes to current agricultural vocational training course materials, incorporating renewable energy production into agricultural activities to provide better opportunities for traditional income generation for future agricultural professionals.
Needs met:
- Bridging the green skills gap to address professional needs for sustainable practices.
- Up-to-date and practical knowledge on renewable energy for agriculture. Integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into agricultural vocational training courses. Social, civic, and intercultural skills addressed in agricultural vocational training centers. Dynamic classrooms.
ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGY
- Home – Agreements, preparation of activities and organization.
- Training of FP staff – Preparation of technical manuals and training courses for school teachers (IO1, IO2 and LTTA1).
- Vocational training for students – Implementation of classroom methodologies and learning experiences and exchanges for school students (IO3, and LTTA 2 and 3).
- Closing
- Project Management (Cross-cutting) - Includes four cross-cutting project meetings, reports, virtual meetings, bilateral agreements, etc.
- Dissemination (cross-cutting) – Website, social media, individual meetings...
LEARNING, TRAINING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES.
LLTA1-C1: Short-term joint events for teaching staff training in Italy. Mixed modality.
LLTA2 - C2: Mixed mobility for vocational training students in Estonia.
LLTA3 - C3: Mixed mobility for vocational training students in Spain.
MULTIPLIER EVENTS: A total of 6 EMs were carried out during the project lifecycle. In addition, to ensure the successful development of the project's second outcome, the vocational training centers implemented project-based learning activities, in which students worked in a greenhouse and a biogas digester.
General objectives:
- Promote the improvement and modernization of VET agricultural studies through the professional development of VET teachers (in relation to renewable energy) Include innovative entrepreneurship practices in VET based on the new opportunities offered by the renewable energy sector to diversify rural economy activities
- Facilitate the introduction of innovative project-based learning experiences to meet social needs in agricultural VET studies through the educational approach of project-based learning.
Specific objectives:
- Strengthening the skills of VET teachers in the field of sustainable agriculture.
- To improve VET teachers' knowledge of the benefits of renewable energy in agriculture.
- Strengthen the VET agricultural studies curriculum by introducing sustainability concepts.
- Improving students' sustainability skills.
- Strengthening the employability of VET students through a focus on the world of work.
Manual for agricultural vocational training teachers. Teaching dossier with project-based learning. Guide for creating sustainable businesses with renewable energy.
- Coordinator/entity name: Valencian Community Foundation for a Low-Carbon Economy
- Postal address: Paraje Grutas de San José s/n, 12600 La Vall d'Uixó
- Telephone: 964040812
- Fundación De La Comunitat Valenciana Para Una Economía Baja En Carbón
- Área Europa scrl
- UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ESZTERHAZY KAROLY
- Federación EFAS CV La Malvesia
- CENTRO DE EDUCACIÓN PROFESIONAL JÄRVAMAA
- Asociación de Educación Agrícola y Forestal EUROPEA Polska
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