Cognitive Optimization By Assistive Learning Tool. Erasmus Project

Project Title

Cognitive Optimization By Assistive Learning Tool.

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

In Europe, there are about 80 million people with disabilities, which means 1 person out of six. Among them, many are discriminated against in their daily life and this is the reason why the European Union has decided to set up laws and a strategy to provide equal opportunities. The “2010-2020 disability strategy ” covers many different fields dealing with the renewal of competencies and employments providing member states with analysis, political guidances, information and many other types of help. The main aim is an increase of the employment rate of disabled people: this goal is embedded in the Europe 2020 strategy which targets a global employment rate of 75 % in 2020 compared to 69% in 2010. If we consider disabled people, their unemployment rate is twice higher than for people who are not disabled and one way to tackle the issue is to facilitate their access to qualifications and certifications.

This project targeted IVET and CVET learners with cognitive disabilities. It means people who are dyslexic, suffering dysphasia, attention deficit disorders, high functioning autism, implementing functions disorders… the project focuses on EQF 3 level which is the first level for a vocational diploma.

The main objective of the project was to provide our target group with tools enabling them to have access to certifications in order to ease their professional inclusion which was a very high expectation ;consequently, we developed a digital tool to support learners in their learning process.

We have developed a versatile app likely to meet the needs of an heterogeneous group with learning difficulties and introduce digital technologies to these learners by developing innovative and customizable solutions to:
– Facilitate the understanding of instructions and tasks to be carried out.
– Contribute to a better link between theoretical knowledge and their practical implementations.
– Facilitate memorizing.
– Enable the portability of tools in different environments.
– Help teachers/trainers to present the activities carried out when oral expression is concerned.

To support this goal, we have led a comparative analysis in order to build our work upon teachers’ expectations and needs. Then we have developed an app which enables teachers to customize contents and which can ensure the sharing of teaching sessions. When the app has been nearly ready to use, a protocol of implementation has been devised in cooperation with stakeholders as well as a “training the trainers” programme and session. Several national training sessions have also been organized in each country to support the piloting phase.

This project has involved about 25 different organisations in 4 countries which contributed either to the field research, the provision of educational content or the experimentation phase. Eleven teachers and about 80 learners accepted to pilot the mobile app, About 290 people took part in the multiplier events organized by partners.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 344555 Eur

Project Coordinator

GIP-FCIP de Normandie & Country: FR

Project Partners

• Asociatia Institutul pentru Parteneriat Social Bucovina
• OÜ Keerub
• Devon Mind
• C..TEXDEV SAS
• STAR NAV