Mobile and Gaming for Long Distance Drivers Erasmus Project

Project Title

Mobile and Gaming for Long Distance Drivers

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 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Transport and mobility; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

The C95-Challenge project introduces new training methodologies for long distance drivers in Europe, involved in initial and continuous training according to the EU Directive 2003/59. If on one hand the directive introduces 35 hours of obligatory training every 5 years and allows for an updating of workers competences in the sector and enhances safety on the road, on the other hand, the training methodologies are obsolete and do not adapt easily to professional drivers working conditions.
It is very difficult, as confirmed by the drivers needs analysis profile carried out at the beginning of the project, to involve drivers in a systematic training in class due to the nature and workload hours of the profession.
Considering this, the partners of C95-Challenge, based on the contents of Directive 2003/59, have developed a common training methodology for all partner countries with the use of mobile devices and, through a high level of interactivity; it is adapted to the needs of the users and enhances the users motivation in participating in the training.
Seven partners, from Italy, Poland, Austria, Spain and Switzerland have contributed to reach the objectives of the C95-Challenge project. The partnership is a mix of organisations expert in the transport sector (associations, consultancy companies), in vocational training (continuous training, adult training) and in the use of new technologies for training.
The main target group of the project is professional drivers who are obliged to participate in professional qualification courses with C, C1, C+E, and C1+E driving licences. The C95-Challenge project is also addressed to trainers who work in the driving sector, considering their key role in implementing new training methodologies during continuous training courses.
The research on profile and needs of drivers (Output 1 “Driver Profile and needs) has been followed by the analysis of the state of the art of mobile learning (Output 2 – Collection of mobile technologies and games), which has identified most adapt technologies and tools for this type of training. The document allows trainers to understand the potentialities of mobile learning and acquire the necessary competences to apply, with self made training material, the C95-Challenge training path. A common training path (Output 3 “C95 Challenge training path”) has been defined, with five modules related to specific themes: Eco Drive, Technical Features of Vehicles and Developments in the Driving Sector, Tie down of goods, Social Law, Health and Business Environment of Driving. For each module the partners have defined learning outcomes which have been described in terms of knowledge, skills and competences. The main activity of the project, together with the definition of the common training path, has been the creation of the training material. The partners have decided to create training material covering one or more learning outcome for each module. The result is the creation of interactive slides and hypervideos in which mobile apps, online games, quizzes and extra resources are embedded in order to allow the user to be autonomous in learning through a motivating and personalized training path.
All material has been evaluated and tested for continuous improvement by 150 users, drivers and trainers, in the driving sector. This intense evaluation activity was planned in three phases (pre-pilot for drivers, fine tuning with trainers and fine tuning with drivers). After each testing phase all results have been analysed and the material has been improved accordingly.
The partners have created an online environment https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8416068 for stakeholders and professional drivers who can exchange ideas and good practices for training in the future. The results of the evaluation process are contained in the “Evaluation and Transferability Guide” (Output 6). The document has been written to support trainers, training organisations and all potential stakeholders to implement the C95 Challenge methodology by understanding strengths and weaknesses of the methodology itself. All C95 Challenge outputs and material are available on the project website: www.c95-challenge.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 236956 Eur

Project Coordinator

CNA Associazione Provinciale di Pesaro e Urbino & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Mag Prenner & Partner GmbH
• 36,6 Competence Centre
• CENTRE INTEGRAT PÚBLIC DE FORMACIÓ PROFESSIONAL – CATARROJA
• Training 2000 psc
• CNA FEDERAZIONE REGIONALE DELLE MARCHE