Baltic Examples of Excellence in WBL: Tutors, Companies, Networks Erasmus Project

Project Title

Baltic Examples of Excellence in WBL: Tutors, Companies, Networks

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; Pedagogy and didactics; Cooperation between educational institutions and business

Project Summary

In line with ET2020 objectives recently elaborated in Riga Conclusions (2015) calling to developing high quality and labour market relevant vocational skills and qualifications, which outlines the need “to promote work-based learning in all its forms … by involving social partners, companies, chambers and VET providers, as well as by stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship”, ExcellWBLProject has set the following goals:
– to identify and collect examples and experiences of outstanding workplace tutors, motivated companies, effective cooperation mechanisms;
– to boost the reputation and attractiveness of work-based learning (WBL) through praising, awarding, advertising persons, organizations and approaches which can serve as role models;
– to produce material of examples which can be used in training WBL tutors from companies and VET schools and in training of VET managers;
– to promote partnerships between VET schools and enterprises in the Baltic Sea region.

The main target groups of ILP4WBL project are:
– VET providers, managers of VET schools, coordinators of WBL, VET tutors supervising WBL;
– Employers, business stakeholders and WBL tutors from companies;
– WBL tutor trainers;
– Authorities and Policy-makers.

The above-mentioned goals will be achieved through the following project steps:
– Identifying and collecting national examples of excellence in WBL in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in 3 categories – Tutors, Companies, Networks;
– Development of ExcellWBL Case-book with selected examples of excellence in Baltic WBL in a form of open education resources (OER);
– Development of the training programme for VET managers, WBL coordinators and stakeholders: “Promoting Baltic WBL through Examples, Cases and Peer Learning”;
– Piloting the training programme and OER during international staff training;
– Multipliers’ events and dissemination activities to ensure wide use of ExcellWBL outputs and their sustainability.

The expected outcomes of ILP4WBL will be:
– OER “National Examples of Excellence in WBL: Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania”;
– ExcellWBL Case-book: “Selected Examples of Excellence in Baltic WBL”, also published as OER;
– Training programme: “Promoting Baltic WBL through Examples, Cases and Peer Learning” for VET managers, WBL coordinators and stakeholders;
– Approximately 280 people will be directly involved in Project activities;
– Produced material of examples which can be used in WBL tutor training from companies and VET schools, as well as in training of VET managers.

ILP4WBL project partnership consists of VET providers, workplace sector representatives, WBL tutor trainers, VET stakeholders and decision makers from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Germany.

Project Website

http://qualityplacements.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 205224,08 Eur

Project Coordinator

LATVIJAS TIRDZNIECIBAS UN RUPNIECIBAS KAMERA & Country: LV

Project Partners

• PROFESIONALAS IZGLITIBAS BIEDRIBA
• HANSE-PARLAMENT EV
• VÕRUMAA KUTSEHARIDUSKESKUS
• BALTIC BRIGHT, SABIEDRIBA AR IEROBEZOTU ATBILDIBU
• VIESOJI ISTAIGA VILNIAUS STATYBININKU RENGIMO CENTRAS
• OGRES TEHNIKUMS