Training low qualified workers to reduce RISKs and increase resilience in demanding industry using virtual REALity Erasmus Project

Project Title

Training low qualified workers to reduce RISKs and increase resilience in demanding industry using virtual REALity

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Overcoming skills mismatches (basic/transversal)

Project Summary

RISKREAL aims to provide specific tools for the evaluation and acquisition of psychosocial skills and competences needed in low qualification jobs of some industry sectors such as wind power energy, metallic manufacturing or moulding fabrication, and other similar positions in which psychosocial occupational hazards related with emergency management occur. The provided training will complement the current certified technical training to contribute to the employability, health and quality of life of the workers as well as the competitiveness of the companies. The main intellectual outputs are:
IO1. A gamified app to evaluate the attitudes and skills detected as relevant, as well as to elaborate on different profiles, in order to adapt the training to the specific characteristics of the individuals.
IO2. Theoretical training modules, to be available in digital platforms oriented to psychosocial capacitation and coaching.
IO3. A Virtual Reality Simulator to prepare potential workers in specific situations or to reproduce work conditions to better train and reinforce the contents defined in the curriculum (IO2).
The target groups in the project are individuals in vulnerable groups due to their social, economic, or educational background, workers with low qualification profiles, interested in improving their skills with regards to psychosocial management; Private companies looking for workforce, in particular for low qualified profiles, as well as companies providing training for the referred sectors. In addition, also human resources professionals, NGO trainers, and psychology professionals will benefit from resources and training framework. Finally, policy makers and occupational health authorities will be involved in the activities foreseen to validate and/or disseminate the project outputs.
RISKREAL consortium is built upon 7 partners from 4 countries covering the whole chain from work-based training to education innovation and end-users. The University of Burgos (Spain) brings to the project VR technology and education policy experts, with a strong background in international innovation project management; Adventis solutions, Burgos (Spain) a company providing services for renewable industry, including certified training courses; IPPO, and Italian SME specialized in learning technology and capacitation of workers of different sectors; MECB, an enterprise from Malta providing training services in different contexts and working with a wide network of stakeholders including Chambers of Commerce and Industry; PROTASI ZOIS, a Greek NGO working with individuals in vulnerable groups, improving their resilience and their psychosocial resources; KVELOCE, and SME focused on the area of social policies, accessibility and participatory processes, and specialized in social impact assessment of projects and activities which a broad experience and networks in training; and ISTITUTO DI GESTALT HCC, an SME that helps people to develop personal resources equipping them with diagnostic and psychopathological competences, increasing the well-being of employees and human resources. The aims of RISKREAL require an international and transnational approach to ensure that free labour market in Europe is also aligned with European training certifications for low qualification employees, contributing to an inclusive and balanced development of competence levels in individuals in vulnerable groups, while ensuring the adequate level of innovation and the scientific suitability of the methodologies proposed and developed in RISKREAL project.

Project Website

http://riskreal.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 387519 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS & Country: ES

Project Partners

• CÁMARA DECIMAVILLA, S.L.
• SENIOR EUROPA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA
• Istituto di Gestalt HCC Human Communication Center Italy S.r.l.
• IPPOCRATE AS S.r.l.
• KENTRO PROLIPSIS EKSARTISEON & PROAGOGIS PSIXOKINONIKIS YGEIAS
• MACDAC ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY BUREAU LTD – MECB