Long title: DRONES@STEAM: Fostering Digital Transformation in VET Schools and Creating new job Prospects in the Labour Market
Funding: EU, ERASMUS+
Type: KA220 - Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training
Contract number: 2021-1-EL01-KA220-VET-000034686
Period: March 2022 - June 2024
Web site: DRONES@STEAM
Key priorities & topics:
- Increasing attractiveness of VET.
- Addressing digital transformation through development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity
- Contributing to innovation in vocational education and training.
This will be achieved through the development of:
- A complete READY-TO-IMPLEMENT DIGITAL PACK for the introduction of drones’ technology and STEAM skills in VET schools including a targeted competence framework based on which students’ skills acquisition will be monitored, assessed and validated through the eco-system of the Open Badges, a set of DIGITAL CONTENT in the form of CROSS-CURRICULAR BASED SCENARIOs with real-life examples moving away from subject boundaries promoting STEAM skills and guidelines for exploiting drones’ technology.
- A professional development course for VET trainers for digital up-skilling or re-skilling in order to become digitally competent and confident to introduce such skills and technologies in schooling. In that way, the readiness and capacity of trainers will be increased and will be able to shift efficiently to online and flexible blended learning.
- Guidelines and procedures to prepare VET trainers and teachers to familiarize themselves with the 2020 EU Drone Regulation as per the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which has foreseen the need for regulating the fast growing drone usage across sectors in order for EU citizens to be informed about the proper use of drones and their capabilities and restrictions, and the EU legislation encompassing it.