Multi-purpose center for adult education in clean environment Erasmus Project

Project Title

Multi-purpose center for adult education in clean environment

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 adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Natural sciences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Adult learning opportunities are essential to ensure economic and social progress, as well as personal fulfilment of individuals. The EU Strategic Framework for Cooperation in Education & Training highlights the crucial contribution of adult education and training to competitiveness, employability and social inclusion. In this context Strategic partnership project ’’Multi-purpose center for adult education in clean environment – ECO-Center” (Erasmus+ programme) proposes approach for combating adult unemployment in Europe having currently threatening dimensions. Recent development of ecology sector created employment opportunities and increasing needs of education as well. The vast expansion of economic activity is the main reason of the environmental decline and imposes negative effect on the global ecological situation. In this context, the objectives pursued by the project – ECO-Center are to:
– incorporate principles of adult education in the planning and development of programs/courses that meet organizational and adult learners’ needs
– design and deliver adult learning experiences that address learners’ needs through the integration of adult learning philosophy and principles into practice
– promote education, monitor and evaluate program effectiveness and use the data for program improvement, technical assistance for organization of mobility process, capacity building and accountability
– apply EQF and ECVET validation instruments to facilitate recognition of skills and competences adopted at national level via adult education
– facilitate public understanding, information exchange, demonstration of professionalism and promotion the philosophy, goals and objectives of adult education.
The ECO-Center consortium is formed on the basis of shared understanding and consideration of the need for provision of adult education of learning providers and a training program in clean environment. It unifies 5 partners from 4 countries – Bulgaria (P1 – P2), Cyprus (P3), Germany (P4) and Turkey (P5) and comprises 2 Universities (P1, P5), a R & D Center (P2), a research institute (P4) and a SME (P3).
The Project is structured in 5 phases that comprise ordered work in terms of activities performance and technical, human and financial resources implication.
Preparation: establishment of project multi-purpose ECO-Center for adult learning providers’ education & training and constitution of its operational departments.
Implementation: working out of a scheme for e-learning of adult learning providers in clean environment.
Follow up: results evaluation, appraisal, and verification.
Dissemination & use: performance of dissemination activities assigned to involve short- and long-term beneficiaries and to cover overall project work.
Closure: final project and post-project life activities to sustain its achievements and make them transferable to wider audience.
The methodology used in carrying out the project activities comprises application of good managerial practice and includes:
– proper budget control to avoid financial conflicts and ensure contractual obligations minding;
– time management of project activities: distribution of project tasks by time intervals, type of activity and partner(s) responsible;
– monitoring and evaluation the quality of the projects activities and results;
– performance of regular quality checks and applying of quantitative and qualitative indicators of achievement;
– elaboration and application of a multilevel contingency plan for risk handling.
The ECO-Center results include:
– ECO-Center concept development and need analysis;
– Design, creation and operation of e-based platform for project implementation;
– Establishment and functioning of a model for organization and operation of education process in clean environment based on improved accessibility;
– Generation of a database of training courses in accordance with the project scheme: academic, work-oriented and enrichment; implementation of a training road-map;
– Creation of a concept for organization and caring out the evaluation, appraisal, and verification of project results and their sharing;
– Performance of evaluation events, workshops, webinar, bilateral meetings for sharing and dissemination of project results;
– Preparation and issue of booklet “ECO-Center achievements and prospects: towards sustainability”.
The impact of ECO-Center project is realized among core players and wide audience at national/EU level. Project achievements contribute to the implementation of the concept for the major role that adult learning can play to improve workers’ ability to adapt to changes in the labor market and society. The project exploits new approach for assisting those affected by unemployment, restructuring and career transitions, job seekers, and newly recruited, promotes their social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, and shows new prospects for qualification adoption.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 263140,74 Eur

Project Coordinator

SOFIISKI UNIVERSITET SVETI KLIMENT OHRIDSKI & Country: BG

Project Partners

• Pamukkale Universitesi
• R&D Center “Biointech”
• GREENFORCE LTD
• SOKO-Institut für Sozialforschung und Kommunikation