Health, Safety and Environment Training curriculum development for joining technologies Erasmus Project

Project Title

Health, Safety and Environment Training curriculum development for joining technologies

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Recognition, transparency, certification; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

The project developed ‘ ready -to -use ‘ training and education materials tackling the hazards of a welding workplace in terms of environment and personal safety and health.
To make sure that the prepared curriculum and training tools are completely adapted to the market needs and requirements, the project started with a thorough desk and field research by means of a questionnaire sent to VET providers as well as welding companies.

The outcome of this field research revealed the 15 important topics to be dealt with , resulting in the 15 chapters of the handbook and made clear that companies and VET providers are asking for relevant and up-to-date training material , for example to use in regularly organized toolbox meetings dedicated to a specific topic.

Apart from traditional training and reference tools as a handbook, a powerpoint presentation per topic (IO2)and the necessary assessment tools ( IO3) , the project developed a serious game.(IO4) .

The partners discovered however that the level of difficulty had to be split up in :

Level 1 : the welders :
To guarantee that welders are working according to HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) rules all over the world and as such increasing the mobility of labor in this field .

Level 2: Welding coordinators and teachers : develop teaching materials to facilitate and upgrade their training and information sessions.

This made the partners decide to develop training material and assessment tools ( IO2 and IO3) for two specific levels , respectively for the welder and a second one , including more background information on international standars and rules , for the coordinator or teacher.

As a consequence of the split-up into 2 levels of difficulty , IO 1 reflects 2 EQF (European Qualifications Framework) levels within 1 curriculum .

The serious game is set up as a multi-purpose tool :it can be used as a stand-alone prevention and training tool are before or even after a training session .

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 193758,25 Eur

Project Coordinator

Vervolmakingscentrum voor lassers & Country: BE

Project Partners

• EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR WELDING JOINING AND CUTTING
• ISQ e-learning, SA
• INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE
• INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE IN SUDURA SI INCERCARI DE MATERIALE – ISIM TIMISOARA
• ISTITUTO ITALIANO DELLA SALDATURA ASSOCIAZIONE