The GROWS project aims to raise awareness and empower the VET sector on the significance of sustainable waste management and the environment while improving the capacity of VET providers/trainers to implement activities in the field of environmental education with a focus on sustainable waste management and increase the levels of competences of VET providers on preparing and implementing a green education action plan.
Project
GROWS
Moving towards a Green tRansitiOn through sustainable Waste management education in the VET Sector
Date of implementation
Till 1 December 2023
Funding Institution
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Info & Contact
Margherita Rosi
Beneficiaries
- VET providers/ Trainers
- VET learners
- Education Decision, Policy Makers/NGOs and wider stakeholders
Objectives
- Build the capacity of VET providers to implement sustainable waste management practices in the field of environmental education
- Improve VET providers’ competences to prepare/implement a green education action plan
- Raise awareness about the significance of decreasing waste to VET providers and learners
- Develop innovative pedagogical learning material and resources for the VET sector to promote environmental awareness and improve VET learner’s green skills
Actions
- Desk and Field research to identify common needs in the sector on the significance of sustainable waste management and the environment, comparing national/European level data and results.
- Provide a collection of hands-on teaching material and digital resources focusing on sustainable waste management to be adopted and adapted by VET trainers in their everyday practices
- equip VET providers/trainers with theoretical and practical skills on how to develop a green education action plan with a focus on waste management
Impact
- Environmental awareness raising on waste management within the VET sector
- Improved capacity of VET providers/trainers to implement sustainable waste management practices in the field of environmental education
- Partners will actively apply the project outcomes in their practices after the projects ends and will be freely accessible by different means to anyone interested
- Active involvement of VET providers/trainers and key persons from organizations and ministries in the field of VET education
- Setup of a committee and dissemination group of at least 100 target group members, stakeholders and experts from all over EU (VET providers & trainers, private and public organizations active in VET, and competent bodies at local, regional, national and EU levels)
Results
- Toolkit with a collection of guidelines and best practices on developing a green strategy in VET
- E-learning platform and OERs with gamified characteristics including an intelligent tutor for guidance on creating a green education action plan
- Training programme on waste management and implementation
- Committee of experts
Partners
- Sysco Polska Sp. zo.o. (Coordinator, Poland)
- KMOP – Education and Innovation Hub (Greece)
- Centre for advancement of research and development in educational technology LTD – CARDET (Cyprus)
- LAND Impresa Sociale (Italy)
- Rightchallenge – Associação (Portugal)
- INNOVADE LI LTD (Cyprus)
- Bulgarian-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association (Bulgaria)
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