Digital Transformation for VET

Due to COVID 19, home confinement and social distancing have forced the European VET providers to review current working practices and focus on remote delivery. Senior leaders and teachers have faced problems adapting to more blended or online only curriculum delivery models. This has also highlighted differences between students with varying social profiles, with students from disadvantaged backgrounds being more proportionally impacted.The current VET tools, including SELFIE, do not accommodate application in Work-based learning (WBL) context. Part of this project will involve bringing VET institutions and companies closer by discussing how they can embed digital technology in the education and training provided with a key focus on WBL.To solve the problems listed above, the project proposes to:1.Specific Objective 1:•Problem: Identify the needs of learners from disadvantaged backgrounds in VET, regarding remote learning. •Solution: Support teachers to provide to those students with the necessary tools and skills to undertake a remote learning. 2.Specific Objective 2: •Problem: Assessment of level of digital transformation of a representative set of VET schools in partner countries. •Solution: Update and apply the SELFIE tool, with recommendations from WBL. 3.Specific Objective 3: •Problem: Low digitalization of schools: •Solution: Training teachers about tools that support the digitalization of schools in the field of VET, including tools for creating online resources and performing Blended Learning.4.Specific Objective 4: •Problem: Lack of digital transformation leadership within organisations to allow for new / remote curriculum delivery methods•Solution: Work with VET leaders and teachers in order to allow them to reinvent teaching. 5.Specific Objective 5: •Problem: No clear indication for VET authorities about how to deal with certification and recognition in blended and online learning and Micro-credentials. •Solution: Develop guidelines and update teaching and learning strategies at national/regional level. Work with VET providers to inform them of accreditation / evaluation methods, e.g. micro-credentials.To achieve these specific objectives the Consortium will develop the following intellectual outputs and disseminate through each of the 6 partners multiplier events and relevant VET authorities and stakeholders:•IO1 – 360 Degree review of Digital Transformation VET curriculum for Work-Based Learning•IO2 – Practical toolkit for digital and inclusive education•IO3 – Digital Badge: Quality Assurance Framework for the recognition of online training / industrial skills.