Distance Educator – Training Educators of Adults in the digital age

Distance Educator – Training Educators of Adults in the digital age
Project number: 2021-1-RO01-KA220-VET-000034702
Implementation period: 01.12.2021 – 01.12.2023
Assistance program: Erasmus+

Project description

The project consortium has identified the need for the digital transformation of vociational educational and training and to improve and require new skills, competencies for educators and other adult education staff.

The main aim of the project is to enhance the digital and teaching skills and competencies of the adult learning providers, VET providers, and educators, which are required in the digital age and allow them to face the multiple challenges needed for a Covid affected society.

That’s why the project answers the chosen field-specific priorities because the Training Educators of Adults in online distance learning enhances the quality assurance in vocational education and training

Target groups:

  • Educators, adult education staff, trainers, teachers, VET educators, and VET providers from Romania, Greece, Cyprus, Poland and Lithuania.
  • Stakeholders, VET institutions, providers to education, consultants’ companies, mentors

Project results:

  • R1: The DigiEduAdult curriculum for VET providers – The aim of the curriculum is to define the framework for developing the training content in the application under the IO3.
  • R2: The DigiEduAdult handbook and Self-assessment tool – It will be a guide for trainers who wish to develop an individual methodology for distance learning.
  • R3: The DigiEduAdult application for adult educators – The EduAdult application will ensure personalized training pathways by initially testing the knowledge and awareness of digitalization processes among the target group, adult educators, mentors, consultants, wannabe educators etc

Partners:

Dimitrie Cantemir University of Targu Mures – Targu Mures, Romania (coordinator)

Kek Tehnikes Sholes Epimelitiriou Irakleiou – Heraklion, Greece

Danmar Compuers – Rzeszów, Poland

Grantxpert Consulting Limited – Nicosia, Cyprus

Vytauto Didziojo Universitetas – Kaunas, Lithuania

Project website: distanceeducator.erasmus.site

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.