MiCRET

Microcredentials for Renewable Energy Technicians

The MiCRET project, funded under the Erasmus+ Programme (ERASMUS-EDU-2024-POL-EXP,Reference number: 101195980), is closely aligned to the European Green Deal, which seeks to achieve the goal of making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. In order to achieve climate neutrality, it is essential that the workforce has the skills necessary to support the growth and upkeep of renewable energy.

MiCRET tackles labor shortages in renewable energy by creating a unified European framework with common standards, cross-border recognition, and stackable credentials.

The chosen method is to use microcredentials an an enabler to upskill Energy Technicians for the Renewable energy sector. Key deliverables are curriculum development, digital learning tools, and mentorship programs. The project emphasizes dissemination through workshops, publications, and online platforms to ensure widespread impact.

 This strategic partnership made up by Learningdigital, Lombardini22, World Alliance for Microcredentials foundation and AZULchain also engages with a wider network such as universities, NGOs, and training centers across Europe, fostering collaboration to develop tailored educational resources. Partners are based in  Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal,

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Block.Ed

 Empowering Adult Learners through Microcredential Blockchain Integration

The Block.Ed project aims to upskill adult trainers in terms of providing a train the trainer programme for designing microcredentials. The other main aim is to use Blockchain technology to enable verifiable and secure credentialing in Adult Education.

 It is funded by the EU under KA220-ADU – Cooperation partnerships in adult education. 

The expected outputs are: a validation framework of participating countries, a guide for designing microcredentials, a competency framework, and a course curriculum on an open source platform. The other important pilar is the Blockchain plug-in creating for learners a secure virtual wallet, recognition and ownership of their own learning pathway. For organisations it means secure knowledge sharing, scalability, uniformity, reputation, trust and accountability.

The partnership includes organizations from Slovakia, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, i.e.  ASTRA, AZULChain, IDEC, DIE, HOU and SVEB. 

Dissimenation of the results will take place via the open source modules, the website and social media.

Space Suite

Linking space components for a skilled society

Space technologies are evolving fast, and new skills are needed to adapt to this changing environment.
SpaceSUITE develops a program and innovative learning platform with a mid- and long-term view. The vision is to supply skills and curricula to employers in the downstream European aerospace and defense ecosystem.

The consortium of partners is a large impressive network. Already 28 partners, including 3 affiliated entities, from Academia, VET providers, associations of governments, and representatives of industry companies are supporting this initiative.

So, what are the expected results? SpaceSUITE will develop education and training activities for HE and VET for upskilling and reskilling. The target audience is professionals, entrepreneurs, graduates and students, which are central in the EU Space Programme. In particular the project builds on the success, and experience of EO4GEO, updating the body of knowledge of Earth Observation and Geo-information, expanding it to the fields of Positioning Navigation and Timing and Satellite Communication.

MAGIC

Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training

This project fills a gap in the labour market of the EU. Industry partners require more targeted skills and competences. Hence, the project’s acronym stands for Microcredentials And Guidance on Industry 4.0 Competencies.

This partnership consist of two industry partners together with 2 vocational education and training (VET) expert organisations. The lead partner is ASSOCAM SCUOLA CAMERANA with extensive experience in work-based learning and technical skills.

Therefore, the objective is to establish specific ecosystems of micro-credentials tailored to the needs of each partners. This involves developing a comprehensive model for supporting micro-credentials, ensuring portability, quality assurance, and relevance.

In summary, the project produces a set of operational micro-credentials. Furthermore, Data will be collected and analyzed to encourage the uptake of micro-credentials by public and private stakeholders. Also, it will develop an robust operational method to establish transferable and recognised micro-credentials.

So, how do we ensure a long-term gain? The project will disseminate its findings through various channels, including conferences, workshops, and publications. Stakeholder engagement will be emphasized to ensure widespread awareness and adoption of the developed micro-credential models.