Re-Orient: Adult Orientation Accessing VET Erasmus Project

Project Title

Re-Orient: Adult Orientation Accessing VET

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Integration of refugees; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

The Re-Orient project aimed to provide tools for the economic and professional integration of adults in Europe for vocational trainers who wish to improve their skills in order to increase the chances to access the labour market. The Re-Orient Project has developed educational tools using innovative tools, including such as a virtual reality application (IO.3), allowing virtual situationalizations for target audiences, and an online internet platform (IO.5), accompanied by activities specifically developed by all partners (IO.2 and IO.4) following a conceptual analysis of the needs (IO.1) of these audiences-targets today.
The 5 intellectual productions produced during the Project (with the responsible partners) are:

– IO.1 – Conceptual and Analytical Framework (Infodef),
– IO.2 – Toolbox (IEKEP),
– IO.3 – “Re-Orient” Virtual Reality Environment (Omegatech),
– IO.4 – Trainers’ Guide and Project Tool Use Manual, (APEA)
– IO.5 – Online platform and website (TLP).

The project was completed as planned despite the context of the Covid-19 and the objectives set are all met with the expected quality set at the outset.
The project’s productions are completed and translated into the different languages of the partnership:
– IO.1 – Conceptual framework and analysis: led by Infodef, this report is a 40-page summary document with (i) an analysis of labour market trends by country, (ii) a state of affairs, by country, on (re)career guidance devices to date, and above all (iii) recommendations for the other IOs of the Project).
– IO.2 – Toolkit: This 128-page guide, structured around 6 themes (one per partner) with 9 activities and practical exercises: (a) Change Management: APEA, (b) Re(Orientation): IEKEP, (c) Career Orientation Information Collection: ITG, (d) Professional Networks: APEA, (e) Entrepreneurship: Infodef and (f) Personal/Professional Life Balance: TLP. In total, there are 54 activities, which are now available on Dropbox.
– IO.3 – “Re-Orient” virtual reality environment (Omegatech) is a seemingly digital tool (audio recordings and programs intended to be used withedigital virtual reality equipment Oculus Rift-s: https://www.oculus.com/rift-s/. brought by Omegatech. These products (scenarios with methodological explanations) are documented in a 21 pages guides, translated into different languages of the partnership.
– IO.4 – Project Tool Use Practical Guide and Manual: This 21 page guide is not only a methodological guide to the presentation and use of tools, but above all a guide to tips for things to do (recommendations) and things to avoid (warnings), for the use of tools by trainers. This guide also highlights the personalized steps to be adapted according to the profiles of the audience to accompany.
– IO.5 – TLP-driven online platform and website: this combined IT tool is online (IO.5 and hosts all Project content.

In the run-up to the Projet Re-Orient, thefeedback from the piloting and dissemination activities put before the innovative side of the IO.3 tool that basically marks the participants, not or unaccustomed to experimenting with virtual reality training, with associated computer equipment (virtual helmets) and associated scenarios on situations.

The IO1 study report is commended for the relevance of the findings and recommendations on career reorientation in Europe.
The toolkit (IO.2) is appreciated by the number and flexibility of activities (54 in all).
The Trainer Guide (IO.4) is an asset in terms of practical advice, as highlighted in the feedback returns.
The website (IO.5) contains all the tools of the project (from IO.1 to IO.4) and is thus a practical vector to use for any public wishing to address a topic of career reorientation.

Overall, the feedback from entities and the community of adult education and guidance practitioners is very good and underlines the relevance of such tools produced and above all the innovative and dynamic dimension of virtual reality tools.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 238442 Eur

Project Coordinator

ITG CONSEIL & Country: FR

Project Partners

• INSTITUTO PARA EL FOMENTO DEL DESARROLLO Y LA FORMACION SL
• INSTITOUTO EKPAIDEFTIKOU KAI EPAGGELMATIKOU PROSANATOLISMOU
• THEOFANIS ALEXANDRIDIS KAI SIA EE
• THE LENNOX PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
• Associação Portuguesa de Emprego Apoiado