“Home 2030” – Neue Wege in der Berufsbildung zum Thema “Intelligente Energienutzung in Wohngebäuden” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Home 2030” – Neue Wege in der Berufsbildung zum Thema “Intelligente Energienutzung in Wohngebäuden”

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: Energy and resources; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)

Project Summary

Program: Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships
Project: “Home 2030” – New Ways in Vocational Training on the “Intelligent Use of Energy in Residential Buildings”
The project consortium consisting of the Chamber of Crafts of Potsdam (Germany), Eurocultura (Italy), Confartigianato Vicenza (Italy), Bialystocka Fundacja Ksztalcenia Kadr (Poland) and Centro Liber Formacion S.L Málaga (Spain) is executing the strategic partnership “Home 2030” – New Ways in Vocational Training on the “Intelligent Use of Energy in Residential Buildings”.
The increase of the percentage of renewable energies and energy efficiency is a global challenge with regard to the scarcity of resources. To be marketable businesses and experts need to develop new techniques, materials, products and processes to be able to adjust themselves to this situation.
The project “Home 2030” will contribute to the EU-target strategy in the field of renewable energies, as well as to strengthen the EU educational area.
The trainers and employees of the partner organizations are involved in the development of project activities. As part of the course, new combinations of methodology and didactic learning methods will be developed. The professional and socio-cultural skills of trainers and staff of vocational training will be improved. Based on an evaluation in 120 small and medium-sized enterprises the project will develop a training course for craftsmen.
Apart from the development of the course, all involved parties will extend their knowledge in the field of internal organizational development, marketing and train the trainer. In this process, a stronger customer focus, company-centred and multidisciplinary product developments, as well as an individually tailored marketing will be of special importance.
The project has defined 14 project milestones and will implement the following activities:
· transnational meetings for analysis and development work
· transnational learning activities for the product development and learning unit testing
· multiplier events for the dissemination of results
As a result of the activities the following outputs will be disseminated. All Outputs of the project are available on the webpage www.home2030.eu and the ECAS-plattform.

Analyses:
· Comparison of national energy policies (Output 2)
· Comparison of existing educational programs of the partner organizations (Output 3)
· Instruments to collect training needs in SMEs (Output 4)
· Comparison of existing marketing strategies of the partner organizations (Output 8)

Survey tool:
· Development of a questionnaire (instrument) and guidelines (methodology) (Output 5)

Study:
· Analysis of the SME survey (Output 6)

Educational product “Smart Energy Management HOME 2030” with 4 learning modules at Level 5 EQF (Output 7)
· Renewable energies and their implementation in the crafts sector – 8 units
· Energy mobility (motor vehicle sector) – 16 units
· Energy use and thermal energy (plumbing and heating sector) – 16 units
· Energy production and storage of energy (electronic sector) – 16 units
· Film “Smart Home” identifies the customers´ needs and the theoretical and practical requirements of the crafts sector (Output 10)

Concepts:
· Marketing strategy for course (Output 9)

Tool for communication and dissemination of results:
· Webpage www.home2030.eu (Output1)

The following groups shall be the target group of the results of the project at regional, national and European levels:
• project partners with their educational institutions and their staff
• small and medium-sized enterprises
• regional educational institutions
• experts of vocational training
• Universities

They get an overview of the conversion status of the energy change in 2030 in selected EU countries, as well as on vocational training opportunities in transnational comparison and specific work approaches in educational management. They obtain concepts for their own professional career and the professionalization of the work as an education provider.

The project had a term of 16 months (01st January 2015 – 31st August 2016).

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 165944,63 Eur

Project Coordinator

Handwerkskammer Potsdam & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Confartigianato Vicenza
• Bialostocka Fundacja Ksztalcenia Kadr
• Centro Liber Formación, S.L
• Eurocultura