Organic Farming & Product Processing Training as new Skills in VET System Erasmus Project

Project Title

Organic Farming & Product Processing Training as new Skills in VET System

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Rural development and urbanisation; Open and distance learning; Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Project Summary

1. To create a shared awareness of emerging job profiles and existing gaps of skills and competences in the current work force.

2. to create and improve a framework “Pathways for Agricultural Competence and skills based Training” (PACT) based on EQF and ECVET, which will allow the sharing of definitions among different actors involved, i.e. agricultural VET providers, SMEs, Research Institutions, NGOs and VET policy makers, and serve as a tool to modularise future training and make it more adaptable to the needs of the agricultural labour market.

3. Training Modules:
3.1. Organic Farming Training Module
3.2. Organic Food Processing Training Module
3.3. Accessing to the Market Training Module

4. to better recognize existing training opportunities which already address existing skills gaps in the agricultural sector, and make them more visible on a European level as well as to show-case and encourage VET providers who have already modularised their agricultural training to integrate elements into new training units.

5. To give the Farmers a new skill on Organic Farming & Food Processing Technologies by a new Curricula in VET.
5.1. Organic Farming Curricula
5.2. Organic Food Processing Technologies Curricula

6. To improve the life standards of Farmers by providing a channel to sell the Organic products by E-Commerce Platform

7. Marketing Opportunities Report
8. Need Assessment on Organic Farming
9. E-Platform for Training Modules
10. Video Clips for Training Modules
11. 2021 New EU Organic Agriculture Regulation Report & Book for VET teachers

12. Multiplier Events in 4 Countries:
12.1. Ankara for 50 participants
12.2. Malatya for 40 participants
12.3. Bursa for 40 participants
12.4. Athens for 40 participants
12.5. Arad for 40 participants
12.6. Bari for 40 participants

13. Organic Farming and Organic Food Processing Techniques Book, 1000 pcs for VET Learners
14. Posters 1500 pcs. and Flyers 2500 pcs.
15. Study Visit to Italy for the Staff of Turkish project partners

16. Training implementation in:
16.1. Adiyaman Public Training Center
16.2. Nilufer Public Training Center
16.3. Athens in Greece
16.4. Arad in Romania

There are 5 Transnational Meetings in the project.
1. Kick-Off Meeting in Kirikkale University, October 2019
2. Second Transnational Meeting in Bari-Italy, May 2020
3. Third Transnational Meeting in Athens-Greece, November 2020
4. Fourth Transnational Meeting in Arad-Romania, March 2021
5. Closing Meeting in Kirikkale-Turkey, August 2021

Project Website

http://orgafarm.org

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 231713,8 Eur

Project Coordinator

KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Kayisi Arastirma Enstitusu
• Nilufer Halk Egitim Merkezi
• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
• EKOLOJIK TARIM ORGANIZASYONU DERNEGI
• CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTISTUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
• MKV ULUSLARARASI DANISMANLIK EGITIMHIZMETLERI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
• UNIVERSITATEA AUREL VLAICU DIN ARAD