Online training course on design of human-centred workplaces Erasmus Project

Project Title

Online training course on design of human-centred workplaces

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 higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Open and distance learning; Health and wellbeing; Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship)

Project Summary

Future factories need to apply a human-centered approach to increase their flexibility, agility and competitiveness. The workplaces of the future must put people at the center and make the most of their tastes, knowledge, skills and cultural backgrounds throughout life.
The goal of the TRAIN4HCWORK project is to introduce the concept of human-centered design in industry and workplaces. For this, the channel chosen has been the development of an online course on people-centered workplace design. In this course knowledge of ergonomics, anthropometry, adaptation of demands to capacities, mental load, environmental conditions and productivity are integrated.
The project consortium has been made up of five partners.
IBV (Technological Center) has been the Project Coordinator. He has extensive experience in coordinating European projects, including Erasmus projects. It is also an international reference center in the areas of ergonomics and occupational health.
IAD (University Center) has consolidated R&D areas of expertise in production ergonomics, work design, and provides extensive experience in integrating ergonomics and time-measurement methods in industrial practice.
FEES (Network of European Ergonomics Associations), with this project seeks to contribute to the development and improvement of education in ergonomics in Europe, benefiting the training in the sector, of its current and future partners.
UGA (University Center) As a reference educational center, it has extensive experience in the design of pedagogical methodology and validation of online courses.
Structo (Company of the sector) throughout the project providing the point of view of engineering companies and end users.
The project development process has followed the following technical phases and tasks:
WP2. Definition of the study plan. Through the collection of information from key profiles of the sector and experts.
WP3. Development of training content in English. Based on the defined study plan.
WP4. Development of the e-learning course in English (1st version). Development and implementation of a functional pilot version of the course.
WP5. Course validation and lessons learned. Teaching, monitoring, monitoring and collecting information on the pilot version of the course for its subsequent analysis and validation.
WP6. Development and implementation of the final version of the course. With the results of the validation, implementation of improvements in the training content,
In addition, permanent management, dissemination and exploitation tasks have been carried out throughout the project, in which all the project partners have intervened to a greater or lesser extent.

The main results obtained in the project have been:
Three free and open access intellectual products:
IO1 Study plan.
IO2 Online course in English.
IO3. Online courses in French, German and Spanish.
Two multiplier events:
ME1. Dissemination of training content in a workshop at IAD
ME2. Dissemination of the final version of the e-learning course in an IBV workshop.
Four complementary results
AR1. Training requirements based on information from end users.
AR2. Prototype of the online course, ready to be tested in pilot validations.
AR3. Validation of the online course through a pilot course. Report with the feedback of the voluntary users of the pilot course.
AR4. Dissemination activities throughout the project.
In addition, an exploitation agreement has been developed to ensure the sustainability of the project once it has been completed.

The results will contribute to the impacts:
• Impact on knowledge, Applying the human-centered approach in the design of workplaces.
• Impact on the awareness of key actors for the implementation of this approach in the factories of the future.
• Impact of a recognition of this course as accredited within the formal education of the sector.

Project Website

http://www.train4work.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 244205 Eur

Project Coordinator

INSTITUTO DE BIOMECANICA DE VALENCIA & Country: ES

Project Partners

• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT
• STRUCTO INGENIEROS CONSULTORTES SL
• FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN ERGONOMICS SOCIETIES
• UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES