At the beginning of the project, the necessary administrative activities were made and Kick-off meeting was held, where the project detailed objectives, deadlines and contents of the partial tasks were introduced to the project partners.
Within WP2, the partners set up the teams for developing Units of Learning Outcomes (ULOs), qualification and assessment standards and training programmes for the targeted professions. According to the project schedule, the ULOs and curricula for the training programmes were developed, validated and transposed in the countries covered by the project. To achieve this, the partners organised 4 workshops.
Following the finalisation of ULOs, the partners commenced preparation of curricula. UVS, SIEA and SEVEn drafted proposals that were reviewed by the partners. The results of the curricula review workshop were incorporated into deliverable D2.5 upon its finalization.
From October 2019 to March 2020, the partners developed content of the training programmes. All training resources developed were presented at the training of trainers, which took place online due to the specific situation (COVID-19) separately within individual countries. (WP3).
Following the finalisation of ULOs, the partners prepared the drafts of the qualification and assessment standards. Standards for some professions were presented to the Sector Skills Council for the construction sector in Slovakia.
Project developed e-learning resources as part the database. Originally, one e-learning module was planned to play complementary role, as online format was not used in the vocational training or further education and training in Czechia and Slovakia. This was dramatically changed due to persisting Covid-19 pandemic that led to long-term use of online tools in vocational education at secondary level. Therefore, the use of the online tools in further education and training become common practice in the construction sector.
The partners, after informing EASME, now CINEA, developed training resources for providing training online that would not only deliver the pilot courses but would also sustain the training beyond the expiry of the project for craftsmen, as well as for apprentices enrolled in the vocational education programmes at secondary level. In total, 22 e-learning programmes were developed.
Within WP3, the partners reached out to the experts with pedagogical experience that would be able delivering the training programmes developed by the project. In total, 80 trainers were recruited and registered in the CraftEdu database. Besides the textbooks for learners, the partners developed 17 guidebooks for trainers.
The developed training programmes were demonstrated by pilot courses to test and validate the programmes and, if needed, to fine-tune the content of the training. Originally, the programme of pilot training was prepared, as anticipated by the project. Due to long-term Covid-19 restrictions and consequences on training activities, a revised program was prepared for pilot training and most of the activities were transferred to online environment. Starting on 1 May 2021 the training courses were held until 30 November 2021. The implemented change and the transfer to the virtual reality insured a smooth use of pre-recorded courses, e-learning content, and other prepared textual materials.
Four sets of teaching materials were prepared for training:
• teaching texts;
• video lectures;
• e-learning;
• tests.
Completing the course and passing the final test was rewarded with a graduate's certificate. After the end of the training, feedback by means of the questionnaire was gathered from the participants, processed and used for fine-tuning and future planning.
Main goal of WP5 was to create database of trainers and certified trainees. The database was implemented in March 2020 and tested. During May 2020 the testing was evaluated, and the necessary tweaks were made to the technical solution. The database has been fully functional since June 2020.
The overall project communication strategy and plan, which is part of WP8, was developed by EnEffect and coordinated to the project team.
The following training courses and teaching materials were created and launched within the CraftEdu project:
Czech Republic
• 8 online training courses;
• more than 640 pages of teaching texts for a total of 8 professions;
• 16 video courses and lectures;
• 10 e-learning programmes;
• 228 participants with issued certificates of completion.
Slovakia
• 5 online training courses ;
• 8 e-learning programmes;
• 537 pages of teaching texts for 5 professions;
• 37 video courses and lectures (881 minutes);
• 196 participants ;
• 60 participants with successful completion by final tests.
Austria
• 5 online training courses;
• 3 e-learning programmes;
• 42 course participants.
Bulgaria
• 5 online training courses;
• 12 e-learning programmes;
• 45 course participants.
