NeoCraft Transfer Erasmus Project

Project Title

NeoCraft Transfer

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

The strategic partnership titled “NeoCraft Transfer – New approaches to regional apprenticing companies” (2016-1-LI01-KA204-000072) has focused over the 2 years of project duration on transferring a proven concept in Germany to the project partner countries. A concept (from the precursor project NeoCraft) that has used the power of modern computer- and internet-based technologies to bring together, maintain and share knowledge of old traditional crafts which have a long tradition and are often threatened with extinction. This transfer was carried out in this project and extended/adapted, above all, to regional apprenticing companies (including further education and career opportunities); A consulting concept (especially the use of geocaching as an informal learning medium) in adult education was transferred to the other project partners

The focus of this partnership is on:
1. educationally disadvantaged adults (older workers, job seekers, migrants, adult NEETs) as the primary target group and
2. consultants/coaches of the primary target group
to inform them in a non-formal way on one hand about existing educational and career opportunities: target group-oriented and cross-border-appropriate. On the other hand, the partnership contributes to enhancing the digital skills of the target groups by learning to use digital media and tools (such as geocaching) in an innovative and playful way.

A partnership with 6 organizations has been formed and the choice of the partners has been done taking into consideration several aspects, aiming for an optimal mix of new partners and partners with experience in the field:
1. Experienced partners
The participation of experienced partners ensures the transfer of the results (best-practice) obtained in the precursor project NeoCraft.
– WHKT (P2) – responsible for the transfer of the best-practice within the NeoCraft Transfer following the successful implementation of NeoCraft and its know-how in the field.
– Cnet (P4) – responsible for programming the project website and the guide’s design based on its experience in consulting through geocaching.

2. The new partners
The other partners were mainly selected according to their relation to the project`s theme and subject. Experience with other EU projects was not a requirement for selection, but it was assumed that the partners would be willing to deal with the objectives of Erasmus+
– Prospero (P1) – responsible for overall coordination (including budget controlling, reporting) as applicant organization.
– CLLL (P3) – responsible for internal communication as well as evaluation based on its core competencies.
– Dixtior (P5) – responsible for the content of the travel guide as compendium as well as for the project documentation (protocols etc.) based on its core competencies.
– Datca MEM (P6) – responsible for creating the dissemination materials and building the Facebook group due to its good national and international networking.

Results achieved:
A) Geocache Catalogue for regional apprenticing companies (including coordinates, links to the respective geocache) in all project languages: It is available online at www.neocraft.info and on the geocaching platforms (www.geocaching.com and www.opencaching.de).
B) Travel Guide as compendium: Includes 180 (30 per partner country) geocaches, with information about, e.g.: contents of the respective geocache to the corresponding professions, geocache coordinates, etc.; In addition you will find here a training compass or information about training opportunities for each profession.
C) NeoCraft Transfer Facebook group: For interested parties and stakeholders of the project partners; The main focus is to sensitize the mentioned target group for “Learning through geocaching at 21st century”.
D) www.neocraft.info for mapping project-relevant information such as project description, partners, project results, dissemination activities etc.
E) 2 newsletters in all partner languages and ENG give an overview of the project progress and the developed products.
F) Flyers and posters have been developed to provide information at the regional level (in the respective national languages).

Main activities performed:
– Transfer and adaptation of a best-practice model from Germany
– 6 partner meetings
– Organization/visit of geocaching and career events
– Building a social-media and expert networks
– Development of the project website
– Project management, implementation, evaluation and dissemination

NeoCraft Transfer enables educationally disadvantaged adults, through innovative approaches and products, to gain better access to regional apprenticing companies in the partner regions through a non-formal approach. All developed products resp. project knowledge and project results are made available free of charge for a national and international transfer.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 79335 Eur

Project Coordinator

Sytem Design Consulting Prospero AG & Country: LI

Project Partners

• DATCA ILCE MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU
• WESTDEUTSCHER HANDWERKSKAMMERTAG
• Club Life Long Learning
• Dixtior Consulting, Lda
• Cnet Group Ltd.