VET Marketplace: Supporting SMEs through VET students’ assignments in the field of Informatics, Design and Audiovisual Sectors
Erasmus+ KA2 – Strategic Partnership in VET
2024-1-PL01-KA220-VET-000257317
250.000,00 €
09/2024–08/2026 (24 months)
Italy, Greece, Slovakia, Belgium, Spain
VET Marketplace
VET Marketplace is a project funded by the European Union under KA220-VET – Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education and Training, which aims to adapt VET curricula in graphic design and web development to the needs of the labour market while revolutionising the way VET is practised by creating a link between VET and industry through a digital VET Marketplace connecting students and SMEs for the delivery of project-based assessments.
The VET Marketplace offers a practical solution to the skills mismatch and provides students with hands-on experience that gives them skills that are immediately applicable in the labour market.
The VET Marketplace project is realised through a strategic partnership between European organisations in six different countries (Poland, Greece, Germany, Italy and Belgium), mainly composed of education providers.
Objectives of the project
The main objectives of the project are as follows:
- To create a modern VET environment, based on student-centre approaches
- To enhance employability of students
- To adapt Curricula, in the fields of Graphic Design and Web Development, to the industry needs
- To enhance Collaboration Between VET Institutions and SMEs
- To empower Trainers and Employers as Mentors
- To provide opportunities to SMEs, that may face challenges, in accessing specialised skills
- To leverage digitalisation for the benefit of a holistic VET experience
Expected Results
The expected results (R) should be achieved:
• An Operation Framework for the Marketplace
• 2 microcourses upon entrepreneurship and communication, of duration of 10 hours each
• 1 Online VET Marketplace
• 2 Handbooks (1 for Trainers and 1 for Employers)
• 4 Mentors Virtual Welcoming Webinars
• 4 Pilots of our Marketplace WBL
• 4 Online Trainings upon communication and entrepreneurial skills
• 10 Orientation Webinars in each country
• 1 Dissemination and Exploitation Plan
• 6 Dissemination Events
• 3 TPMs
Project Activities
WP1: Project management
WP2: Developing our Marketplace
Activities
A 2.2 VET Marketplace Operational Framework
A 2.3 Development of microcourses upon communication and entrepreneurial skills for VET students
A 2.4 Development of our digital platform for the courses and the Marketplace component
A 2.5 1st user experience testing of the VET Marketplace, and fine-tuning
WP3: Building our Mentoring System
Activities
A 3.1 Development of a VET Trainers Handbook
A 3.2 Development of an employers Handbook
A 3.3 Selection of the companies / employers to be involved in the pilots
A 3.4 Organisation of the “Mentors Virtual Welcoming”
A 3.5 2nd user experience testing of the VET Marketplace and fine tuning
WP4: Launching and Pilot Testing of our WBL in a form of Project Based Learning
Activities
A 4.1 VET students training upon the microcourses
A 4.2 Launching of the platform and announcement of the projects
A 4.3 Matching of students of Graphics and Web Development with the appropriate project
A 4.4 OrganiSation of orientation webinars by SMEs for the students and learning agreements
A 4.5 Working upon the Projects
A 4.6 Finalisation, Evaluation and Fine-Tuning
WP5: Spread the word
