Practices for Increasing Export-oriented Entrepreneurial Skills of VET Learners Erasmus Project

Project Title

Practices for Increasing Export-oriented Entrepreneurial Skills of VET Learners

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: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Cooperation between educational institutions and business; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

The overall objective of this project is to develop export-oriented entrepreneurship skills of VET learners via open access training modules. Entrepreneurial candidate VET learners who are equipped with export skills will be much more preferred in business life, and these learners will contribute to the economic development of the country. Therefore, this project will integrate vocational education with the real sector. In order to move to export-oriented VET and to improve the export of the countries, the capacity of VET learners should be built.

In order to achieve this goal, the specific objectives of the project are
– to conduct the current situation and needs assessment analysis of VET learners,
– to prepare a training curriculum including training of trainers about export (training materials for trainers and learners), and
– to develop digital applications (web and mobile application) for learners for easy access to information.
– to prepare a policy report as a strategic road map for policymakers to encourage the use of these outcomes in vocational education.

Target groups of the project are VET learners and trainers. Since all the outputs will be prepared for utilization and benefiting of VET learners, they are among target groups. Furthermore, they will be able to enhance their entrepreneurship skills through benefitting from these intellectual outputs. Because they will gain very crucial information about export in addition to their sectorial know-how. Hence, they will establish their own businesses, and improve it thanks to gained export knowledge. Additionally, VET trainers are among target groups because the training curriculum will include training of trainers in order to provide a good training process. Training materials for trainers will be developed.

With the advancement of technology and the expansion of digitalization, trade channels also vary from traditional ways to e-commerce. This change is much faster with the development of mobile and cloud technologies. In this context, it can be much easier for companies to reach international markets from regional ones. However, the competition conditions are becoming more and more difficult. Because many companies from many countries have the ability to reach international markets with new technology possibilities.

Within the scope of the project, necessary information and technology infrastructure for different trade channels, different cultures, different economies, and different companies in different regions, will be discussed together with international partners. It is possible for companies to survive under competitive conditions and to make sustainable trade only if they play the game according to the rules. The needs for trained human resource for micro export will be analyzed in different countries and the analysis will be produced to address all target groups.

1. The current situation and needs assessment analysis for VET learners will be conducted. National reports will be involved. (Intellectual Output 1)
2. The curriculum about export for VET learners and trainers (training materials) will be prepared. (Intellectual Output 2)
3. Digital applications (web and mobile application) for learners will be developed for easy access to information. It will be necessary for facilitating the process of documents needed in the export process and creating a flexible learning process for continuous development. (Intellectual Output 3)
4. By developing these intellectual outputs Open Access to Materials, Curriculum and Applications will be ensured.
5. By organizing 6 Multiplier Events in each partner country, it will be ensured that the project will reach the target groups.
6. A report will be prepared using professional and methodological instruments for policy makers to encourage the use of these outcomes in vocational education. (Intellectual Output 4)

There are 9 partners (applicant and 8 partners) from 5 different countries. The partners are different types of institutions such as VET school, university, education center, SMEs, chamber, NGO, Institute for business education. Therefore, it can be said that the partnership is established to form a complementary consortium which means each partner will contribute to the project in terms of its experience, knowledge, the field of work, and background. Except applicant and Partner 7, other partners have experience in Strategic Partnership projects.

There will be 5 transnational project meetings (TPM) in each partner country during the 24-month project duration. Each partner’s staff will participate in these meetings. The delegation of each partner will be constituted of 2 staffs who will be responsible for the related intellectual outputs at that time.

Project Website

http://www.expovet.net

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 215365 Eur

Project Coordinator

USAK KARAHALLI ORGANIZE SANAYI BOLGESI & Country: TR

Project Partners

• CIS SCUOLA PER LA GESTIONE D’IMPRESA SOCIETA CONSORTILE A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA
• KM GROUP YATIRIM ONLINE DIS TIC. LTD. STI.
• UNIVERSITY OF USAK
• OECON GROUP BULGARIA
• EPIMELITIRIO CHALKIDIKI
• GOSPODARSKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE CENTER ZA POSLOVNO USPOSABLJANJE
• DRUSTVO ZA RAZVIJANJE PROSTOVOLJNEGA DELA NOVO MESTO