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Be a Mentor in the Workplace: Mentor and Mentee Development Tools

Other

A series of tools and materials (profile, training programme, handbook, guide for mentees) able to support the delivery of mentoring in the workplace. Tools can be used by those considering mentoring for the very first time as well as by those looking to enhance existing mentoring activity.

Go&LearNet Study Visits Catalogue

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

A web-based catalogue of short-courses, presentations and introductory programmes with each able to provide a valuable insight into the operation of a particular company or sector. A good example of that which can be achieved through education-industry collaboration.

ToolsForSkills - Forest Workers’ Online Training Tool

Online Material for eLearning

An online training tool for forest workers in which vocational and English language skills are developed simultaneously. Users can select from 15 European languages which they can then pair with English to facilitate learning delivery.

Advising Farms: Tools for Training in Strategy

Guide

A pedagogical guide able to be used by those working to build and develop strategy in (very) small enterprises, with specific reference to a series of tools and methodologies able to enhance future capacity-building within and beyond the original (target) sector of agriculture.

ToolsForSkills - Forest Workers’ Glossary

Website

A single Forest Workers’ glossary extending to 3000 terms in sixteen European languages, useful for those aiming to communicate or be understood as well as those attempting to make sense of technical documentation for forest machinery.

Set of Experimental Modules of Vocational Integration developed on the basis of the Identified Competences needed for Handling Work Processes

Teaching / Training Method

A report in which experimental modules for vocational integration are presented for floristry, welding and printing, with additional insight given into a methodology for the selection and adaptation of competence sets aligning these with the needs of specific socially disadvantaged learner audiences.

tune in! toolbox

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

A series of practical exercises and activities, in seven European languages, able to be used by teachers and trainers working to deliver practical (work-based, work-oriented) vocational training with learners or learner audiences at risk of dropout.

Descriptors of Work Processes selected as the Best Suitable for the Vocational Integration of Socially Disadvantaged Youth

Guide

A report centred on frameworks and processes for the selection of fields and work processes best suited to socially inclusive vocational education and training (VET) with exemplars provided for floristry, welding, aircraft mechanics and printing.

Literacy@Work Methodological Guide

Guidelines

The Literacy@Work Methodological Guide brings forth baseline information and conceptual insights into workplace literacy training prior to considering the required planning, preparation, delivery and evaluations steps that might be required for those actively involved in programme delivery.

Development of an Innovative Apprenticeship in the Retail Sector - Guidelines

Guidelines

A set of guidelines centred on mechanisms and areas for quality improvement in retail apprenticeship, with a notable (original) focus on four Southern European countries. Guidelines cover both policy and practice and provide both an insight into the existing state-of-play as well as recommendations for change and improvement.

Evaluation of the learning success in projects

Teaching / Training Material

A short publication resulting from the PIA2 project - in which project management was considered as an instrument for improving the quality of teaching and training delivery in VET - which focuses on the changing nature of education and training and the need to balance traditional teacher-led input with opportunities for experiential learning.

Project Management: Setting the Standards

Guide

A set of Project Management guidelines were developed as a part of the PIA2 project - an innovation transfer project led by the University of Bremen in which project management was seen as an instrument for assuring quality in teaching and training in VET - with the ultimate goal being self-development among teachers, trainers and other educators.

NICE Handbook for the Academic Training of Career Guidance and Counselling Professionals

Handbook

The NICE Handbook offers an academic perspective on the future of higher education for Career Guidance and Counselling professionals in Europe.

Handbook: Improve Professional Orientation - A Modular Training Course for VET Professionals

Training Course

The Improve Professional Orientation handbook aims at improving and enhancing the performance of teachers and trainers already working in VET and looking to improve their skills and capacities in delivering professional orientation (vocational guidance).

Video Sharing: Introduction to Web 2.0 Video Apps

Teaching / Training Material

The go4job project allowed apprentices to produce digital media input through which recent changes in the world of work were able to be recorded and reported, including to those still in education, with a view to ensuring the relevance of general education to the future labour market.

Go&Learnet: Handbook for the Hosting Company

Guide

The Handbook is the result of a number of past-funded projects, the most recent being the Go&Learnet project in which partners from 6 countries came together to transfer and experiment with the Go&Learn model for teacher and trainer development.

EMCOSU: Insights of European Universities

Report

Developed as a part of the EMCOSU (Emerging Modes of Cooperation between Private Sector Organisations and Universities) project, involving University and Enterprise partners from six European countries, this publication presents the results of a survey into the perspectives of Higher Education Institutions on University-Business Cooperation (UBC).

EMCOSU: Insights of European Enterprises and Employers’ Organisations

Report

Developed as a part of the EMCOSU (Emerging Modes of Cooperation between Private Sector Organisations and Universities) project, involving University and Enterprise partners from six European countries, this publication presents the results of a survey into employer perspectives on University-Business Cooperation (UBC).

EMCOSU: Assessment of Cooperation between Higher Education Institutions and Employers in Europe

Report

Developed as a part of the EMCOSU (Emerging Modes of Cooperation between Private Sector Organisations and Universities) project, involving University and Enterprise partners from six European countries, this publication presents the results of a more detailed consultation of Higher Education and Enterprise actors with input and opinion sought on the benefits of, and barriers to, successful University-Business Cooperation (UBC).

EMCOSU: Elaboration of Key Economic Strategies and Economic Sectors

Report

Developed as a part of the EMCOSU (Emerging Modes of Cooperation between Private Sector Organisations and Universities) project, involving University and Enterprise partners from six European countries, this publication presents the results of an initial investigation into economic strategies, at national and European levels, in which University-Business Cooperation (UBC) is confirmed as a priority.

QualiProSH II: Set of Qualification Modules

Teaching / Training Material

A set of six Qualification Modules was further developed and transferred as part of the QualiProSH II project, one of a series of projects operating in the second hand, reuse and recycling sector.

Didactical Manual - Inland Navigation Simulator

Teaching / Training Material

Partners from six European countries came together with a view to building on experiences in the maritime sector, using this to develop materials for those working with work-based simulation tools in inland waterways transport. The resultant Didactical Manual is presented over 8 separate chapters and provides the basis for a future Training of Trainers course, with numerous exercises, materials and templates forming a part of the manual.

Concept - Hamburg Model: Report of the Working Group on Vocational Qualifications

Report

The Hamburg Model is a one year vocational training concept that aims to improve levels of participation in VET among learners with special needs. The report describes how policy makers, having confirmed the state of play, looked to alternative models within the dual system that would encourage participation from those less traditionally exposed to VET.

European Architecture Network: Map of Initiatives

Other

Five institutions from five countries came together to share good practice in the field of architecture and the built environment, with a particular focus on facilitating transition between higher and vocational education and the world of work. After two years of collaborative working, and sharing, results are presented in a Report of Good Practice and in a Map of Initiatives.

Report of Good Practice for Vocational Architecture Training

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

Five institutions from five countries came together to share good practice in the field of architecture and the built environment, with a particular focus on facilitating transition between higher and vocational education and the world of work. After two years of collaborative working, and sharing, results are brought together in a single “Report of Good Practice for Vocational Architecture Training”.

VET & WORK: Manual of School-Work Alternance

Handbook

The VET & WORK Manual of School-Work Alternance provides a project-based insight into the use of an alternance model in education and training, with experiences presented from the perspective of the targeted wood and furniture sector.

Entrepreneurship Skills Pass (ESP) Website

Website

The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass, or ESP, is defined as an international qualification through which VET students (15-19 years old) who have had a real entrepreneurship experience (business creation, business development) can be assessed and can ultimately receive certification.

Teach, Learn & Quality: In-company Classes Inspiration Book

Guide

Produced as part of a series of three Inspiration Books, this publication centres on the topic of In-company Classes.

European Qualification Profile for Learning Mentors

Competence Matrix

Building on initial activities in which partners from six countries confirmed the required competences for an in-company learning mentor, a single profile was produced by “Learning Mentor” partners in which a series of learning outcomes are brought together at EQF Level 5.

goMOVET.eu: Introduction to Transnational Modules

Other

A series of six transnational modules are briefly introduced in a single promotional flyer, together representing the results of a two-step development and delivery process spanned by the MOVET and MOVET II projects.

Peer Review for EQAVET: Peer Review Training of Facilitators / Trainers

Teaching / Training Material

A small series of training handbooks was developed by the “Peer Review for EQAVET” transfer of innovation project, with a view to developing capacity for internal quality assurance within VET.

Pool of Exploration Tasks (examples)

Teaching / Training Material

A series of examples developed by the ComEd project which focused on developing competences among staff working in VET and further education, by integrating work-based exploration tasks.

Best-Practice Manual: Presentation of Preparation and Implementation of Exploration Tasks (Teaching and learning Arrangements)

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

This short introductory manual was developed by the ComEd project which focused on developing the competences of staff working in VET and further education, through introducing and integrating work-based exploration tasks.

Guidelines for Development of Apprenticeship in the VET System of Lithuania

Report

A contextualised yet informative report that centres on the Development of Apprenticeships in Lithuuania and which presents the experiences of a two year transfer of innovation project.

EUPA Assessment Tool

Methodology

The EUPA Assessment Tool was developed with a view to enabling assessment of the knowledge, skills and competences of a Personal Assistant, or PA.

JOEL: Best Practice Criteria for On-the-job Learning in Health and Social Care

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

The product takes the form of a set of criteria for the identification of best practice in work based learning, specifically in the fields of child care, health care and elderly care.

BestVET: Process Map and Guide

Guidelines

The Process Map and Guide, produced by the BestVET project, was designed to act as a guide for VET institutions looking to implement one or more quality management and development systems from among those already identified as best practice within the higher education sector.

European Workplace Tutor Training Programme: Training Modules

Handbook

The European Workplace Tutor Training Programme aims at equipping tutors with the competences they need to plan, deliver and evaluate training, to guide workplace and work-based learning processes and to assess (and respond to) individual and organisational training requirements.

BAGRu Toolbox

Toolbox / Toolkit

In the BAGRu Toolbox, a broad range of methods and tools are provided that can be used by trainers, teachers and others working with unemployed or low-skilled adults with a view to imparting job-relevant and transversal skills concepts that will ultimately facilitate labour market entry.

DNDS Dealer Training Programme: Case Studies

Video

As a part of the DNDS (Developing New Distribution Skills) project, the ‘Dealer Training Programme’ was designed to aid those working with and within the automotive industry to improve essential business, retail and distribution skills.

EURIAC: Tools and Materials Supporting WBL through Mobility

Checklist

As a result of the EURIAC project, which centred on the development and testing of an educational unit in ‘industrial automation’, a number of mobility support tools were developed.

NQF Inclusive - Catalogue of Standards (Handbook)

Handbook

The Catalogue (Handbook) of Standards, developed by the NQF Inclusive project, analyses three different vocation-specific training programmes, defining dedicated standards and levels of learning, the latter aligned with relevant national qualifications frameworks (NQFs).

ECVET-TOUR: Competence Matrices for Cook and Commercial Assistant

Competence Matrix

In the ECVET-TOUR project, the existing VQTS (Vocational Qualification Transfer System) model was used to visualise and present the required knowledge, skills and competences for two recognised and important professions within the hospitality and tourism sector.

EUPA Guide for Trainers

Guidance Material

The EUPA Guide for Trainers was developed as part of a series of outputs and results (qualification framework; assessment tool; training materials) that centred on facilitating, delivering and measuring learning for those working as a Personal Assistant, or PA.

JOEL: Profile of a Mentor

Competence Matrix

The product takes the form of a competence profile, or competence overview, and outlines expectations for a mentor working to support the delivery of work-based learning (on-the-job training) in the health and social care sector.

Charism Video: Europe's New Passport into the World of Work

Video

One of the outcomes of the Charism project, which centred on use of a Case Management approach when working with unemployed young people, was a news report (promotional video).

New Deal: Job Profiles and Pathways to Attain Competences

Competence Matrix

Partners in the New Deal sector, targeted the development and description of 5 job profiles (job outlines) that are commonly recognised in the large scale retail sector. Job profiles include: sales manager, sales professional, sales activities, shelving self-service and administrative assistant.

VET & WORK: E-learning Course for Students

Guidance Material

The VET & WORK E-learning course comprises 5 video modules that centre on active job search techniques.

Triple Learning Platform: Learning Outcomes for Retail

Curriculum

As a part of the Triple Learning Platform (TLP) Leonardo da Vinci Partnership project, partners in four European countries (DE, DK, FI, NL) established an in-house retail business (retail shop), operating in collaboration with local retail businesses with a view to selling the products of these companies in the school environment.

TAKE TECH Handbook for Schools

Handbook

The TAKE TECH project aimed at increasing awareness among young people on potential technical and scientific professions and careers paths. It targeted increased collaboration between education and industry through a process of systematic matchmaking. The Handbook provides a wealth of operational templates and worksheets that can be adapted for use by those responsible for the delivery of in-company visits in any setting.

Join in a Job! Workplace Material: Competence-oriented Tools for Career Advancement

Guide

Within the ‘Workplace Material’ section of the Join in a Job! Practitioner Portfolio, a number of tools and instruments are provided that centre on recognition, development and, ultimately, career advancement, for young migrants in the workforce.

AGID: Training Modules - Ageing and Intellectual Disability

Education and Training Module

In the AGID (Developing Training Modules for Staff on Ageing and Disability Issues) project, a series of six training modules was developed to support professional development and capacity-building among frontline staff and others working with older persons having a confirmed intellectual disability.

SOS Network Website: "Interesting Stories" and "Methods and Tools"

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

In the multilingual SOS Network Website, there are two important sections in which "interesting cases" and "methods and tools" are provided. In the former, close to 50 examples of interesting practice are presented. In the latter, the focus is on the tools, processes and methodologies that were adopted or used in the initial set of "interesting cases".

Report: The Crucial 30 Situational Learning Cases for Competitiveness

Report

The InTouch report centres on what it deems to be the most crucial non-routine (non-occupationally specific) skills that should be targeted by SMEs, in the business sector, with a view to improving their competitiveness.

PLEbaum Guide

Guide

In addition to confirming original project goals and partner institutions - including in terms of the depth of existing use of Web 2.0 technologies in partner institutions and participating schools and companies - the PLEbaum Guide goes on to provide a series of useful pointers in terms of technical and organisational planning for those considering the introduction of a Personal Learning Environment (PLE) for students or staff.

NetKnowing 2.0 e-Learning Suite: Basic Course

Teaching / Training Material

The NetKnowing 2.0 e-Learning Suite provides direct access to the Basic Course and allows participating SME staff (following registration) to develop their knowledge and understanding of learning forms, learning technologies and learning in networks.

EREIVET Learning Outcome Units

Curriculum

In the EREIVET (European Regions Enhancing Internationalisation of Vocational Education and Training) project, Learning Outcomes units were designed and developed, specifically for use during a period of transnational mobility in VET, and centre on three distinct sectors or professions: health and social care, electrician and business administration.

TRA¡NSITION! Package

Teaching / Training Material

The TRA¡NSITION! package extends over four distinct sections: "Basic Information", "Training Modules", "Case Studies" and a "TRA¡NSITION! Portfolio".

Job Rotation Application Handbook

Handbook

The Job Rotation Application Handbook initially introduces the core concept of Job Rotation schemes.

Implementation of the Idea of Flexicurity in the Professional Practice of Employment Agents and Career Counsellors: Manual and Training Programme

Guide

Targeting “Implementation of the Idea of Flexicurity in the Professional Practice of Employment Agents and Careers Counsellors”, this manual (guide) presents the processes followed in the associated Leonardo da Vinci Partnership project, alongside common definitions of "flexicurity", and partner experiences resulting from pilot course delivery in four European partner countries.

BestVET: Support Documents

Toolbox / Toolkit

The Support Documents, produced by the BestVET project, provide working theories, models, examples and templates that can be used by VET institutions (and other workplace or work-based learning providers) looking to implement one or more quality management and development systems from among those already identified as best practice within the higher education sector.

Soufflearning: Trainer Manual

Procedure

The Soufflearning Trainer Manual is a support manual for those trainers planning to deliver the training via the Soufflearning concept: Soufflearning is a experiential learning and training concept that relies on workplace training delivery using short learning modules and which reflects the needs and practices of small and micro enterprises.

European Workplace Tutor: Multiplier Handbook

Methodology

The European Workplace Tutor Multiplier Handbook is part of the European Workplace Tutor Training Programme, which aims at equipping tutors with the competences they need to plan, deliver and evaluate training, to guide workplace and work-based learning processes and to assess (and respond to) individual and organisational training requirements.

European Competence Matrix "Mentor"

Competence Matrix

The European Competence Matrix for Mentors lists the core knowledge, skills and competences that should be held by company mentors working to provide work-based learning experiences for new or existing staff or learners.

WBLIC: A Framework for Good Practice

Good Practice Guide / Catalogue

As a result of the WBLIC (Work Based Learning as an Integrated Curriculum) project, a set of guidelines, and indicative principles and practices, were developed with a view to raising awareness of the concept and importance of Work Based Learning (WBL), further informing the development of an integrated WBL curriculum for use in the Higher Education sector.

International Approaches to Entrepreneurship (eBook)

Report

The Interate 2012 e-book brings forth the experiences gained by partners during delivery of the “International Approaches to Entrepreneurship” Erasmus Intensive Programme, presenting both course content as well as an overview of programme management, planning and delivery actions.

WINGS4Success Facilitators' Training Curriculum

Curriculum

The WINGS4Success Facilitators’ Training Curriculum promotes and facilitates intergenerational learning among human resources professionals, owners, managers, directors and specialised staff working in small and medium-sized companies.

WINGS4Success Facilitators' Toolbox

Toolbox / Toolkit

The WINGS4Success Facilitators’ Toolbox is a Moodle platform which supports the promotion of intergenerational learning in small and medium-sized companies by providing an open and collaborative e-learning space.

Painting Skills Network - Portfolio of Units of Learning Outcomes

Matrix

The Painting Skills Network Portfolio presents Units of Learning Outcomes for the vocational education and training of painters and varnishers at EQF levels 3 and 4. The portfolio comprises 14 units of learning outcomes, each described in the form of knowledge, skills and competences, with both technical specifications and detailed explanations provided for each individual unit.

Enterprise+ Self-learning Materials (Modules)

Education and Training Module

The Enterprise+ Self-learning Materials take the form of a series of self-learning modules which aim to support competence development for professionals operating in the field of entrepreneurship education. Training material extends to a range of relevant topics supporting continuous professional development.

Manual on Work-based Training and Examples of Good Practice

Handbook

The Manual on Work-Based Training and Examples of Good Practice initially centres on explains core concepts and terms associated with the development and delivery of work-based learning, prior to presenting examples of good practice.

Practice-Oriented Controls in Company-Based Training

Methodology

Building on previous successes in transferring work-based learning models and methodologies to countries less familiar with this type of learning delivery, this resource considers assessment methodologies suited to the delivery of work-based learning.

Handbook for Workplace Tutors

Handbook

The Handbook for Workplace Tutors is a resource for in-company trainers and tutors. Workplace tutors often take on learning and training-related tasks in addition to their day-to-day activities and this resource aims to help in guiding, implementing and assessing workplace and work-based learning.

Workplace Tutor Goes Europe: Learning Platform

Online Material for eLearning

The Learning Platform is a place for in-company trainers and tutors to undertake professional development. Online course materials expect to provide in-company trainers with the skills required to guide apprentices, trainees and colleagues on a successful learning journey.

Further Training Modules for Specialists for Vocational Orientation

Education and Training Module

This resource comprises a series of five training modules, which have been developed to support new and existing professionals that aims to provide vocational orientation to young people considering options for work-based learning.

Fast Lane: Curriculum

Teaching / Training Material

The Fast Lane Curriculum consists mainly of a series of tasks and exercises that can be used to guide an initial work-based learning experience, extending to vocational, language and transversal (soft) skills development.

Fast Lane: Training Material for Employers, Trainers and Teachers

Teaching / Training Material

Fast Lane Training Material is directed towards teachers, trainers and other professionals, including employers.

INTENSE Training Programme - Transition Coach

Teaching / Training Material

The Training Programme for Transition Coaches was developed and tested as a part of the INTENSE project and comprises a five-day training programme, able to be take-up and delivered by other bodies and institutions, in which training materials and optimal delivery methods are presented alongside sessions plans, exercises and worksheets for each of the five days.

INTENSE Online Course for Transition Coaches

Online Material for eLearning

The INTENSE Online Training Course aims at building capacity for those operating (or expected to operate) as a Transition Coach. The course extends to four separate chapters and covers both the theory and practice of transition coaching, with support materials also accessible, in the form of an LMS Manual, for those delivering of following the online course.

VET 4.0 - eLearning for Students

Online Material for eLearning

VET 4.0 e-Learning for Students provides a series of different learning modules in the fields of mechatronics, electronics and information technology. Modules are specifically directed towards students and other learners having a confirmed interest in digitalization and customer-oriented production and services associated with Industry 4.0.

VET 4.0 - eLearning for Teachers

Online Material for eLearning

VET 4.0 e-Learning for Teachers provides a series of different learning modules for teachers and trainers operating in the field of vocational education and training. Modules provide an introduction to learning processes associated with Industry 4.0 with a specific focus on the fields of mechatronics, electronics and information technology.

Job Developer - Certificate Programme

Education and Training Module

The Job Developer Certificate Programme comprises five self-learning modules able to support upskilling and competence development for professionals working in the field of Entrepreneurship Education.

ETT Tandem - Model

Guide

Having been trialled internationally, involving partners from six European countries (Austria, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Italy), this resource acts as a guide to the European Teacher Trainer Tandem (ETT Tandem) model for those looking to trial or experiment with collaborative learning.

ETT Tandem - Collection of Good Practice Examples

Report

Building on the ETT Tandem Model, which was trialled across six European countries (Austria, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Italy), this resource provides brief insights into the VET systems and institutional practices of the participating partners, also presenting the different Tandem models that were adopted and trialled by participating VET teachers, trainers and tutors.

PROVE - Study Letter

Handbook

This resource aims at familiarisation with the Productive Learning process and concept, confirming the basic characteristics of Productive Learning (learning in real life situations; connecting theory and practice; individualisation of the learning process; connecting general education and vocational orientation) and encouraging reflection among the participating teaching and training professionals.

PROVE - Pedagogical Manual

Guide

This resource aims to support continuing use of the Productive Learning process and concept by teachers and trainers working in the field of VET.

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