"<< Background >>The rapid technological evolution and the new digital transformation is generating a gap between demand and supply of the labour market, which will intensify progressively with the need for new emerging professional profiles in the so-called ""4th industrial revolution"". This reality has been contrasted by each member of the project partnership. Having said the afore-mentioned, this context and need contrasted in 3 EU countries (Austria, Spain and Italy - Central Europe and South-) context requires the promotion of mechanismes for permanent curricular updating through new models of agile and flexible learning and exploring other tailor-made training approaches that combine different levels of expert qualification of hybrid nature (professional training + university + business).The recent study (January 2019) of the Pwc Foundation and the INTERNATIONAL Foundation confirm other EU reports on the disadvantaged situation of young women facing new professional profiles in scientific or technological STEM areas in which the largest offer of new specialized employment will be made.There are also barriers to access to technical training for people with physical disabilities who advise promoting the design of flexible and accessible training tools.<< Objectives >>The MULTILEVEL HYBRID LEARNING proposal contemplates as a general objective to support people to acquire and develop basic skills and key competences in line with the Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council, to ""boost employment capacity in new specialties, skills and profiles professionals associated with the deep and rapid transformation of the labor market and with a vision of the future in fields that are strategic for intelligent economic and social development "".1º To test and validate a new learning mode, agile and flexible, focused to covering demands for professional qualification uncovered by the VET curriculum.2º To introduce a new approach for specialist qualification combining VET + university (18-36 ECTS) + enterprise for responding the ever-growing emerging new professional profiles.3º Based on the model afore-proposed, to produce and validate multilevel contents specialized and the corresponding University degree (18-36 ECTS) for subjects unforeseen by the current VET programmes produced and taught in collaboration with the business sector.4º To enhance the use of flexible tools and adapted and to facilitate the acquisition of women’s key skills in STEM areas or professional profiles.<< Implementation >>ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT:-Knowledge building: design of guide and 3 expert courses.-Development of a demonstrative pilot action at international level.-Assessment, quality control and intellectual outputs validation in 4 languages.-Dissemination strategy, valorisation and transfer for sustainability purposes.METHODOLOGY:The new approach designs a methodology of diagnosis and process shared with business world to generate new models of alliance that combine VET with expert courses of multilevel university specialization by means of the agile updating of contents through own university degrees of expert level or specialization, with an 18 to 36 ECTS European modular framework, extendable to 60 ECTS if required by the degree of qualification and specialization.This new model of agile curricular design seeks to complement and update the vocational training for its adaptation to the new labour demands and promote a ""combined, and multidisciplinary learning based on open work and online training"" for its flexible development in VET training centers, companies and universities depending on market demand or employment needs and career development included.The didactic modality combines ""tailored"" training criteria (distance, face-to-face or blended) and it is flexible because of the place where the expert training is given or received (training center, university, home or company). It includes actions to support gender equity in STEM areas and the design of flexible and adapted tools for accessing to technical training for individuals with reduced mobility.<< Results >>EXPECTED RESULTS:50 trainers (methodology and guide)50 women trained in STEM areas (professional inter-qualification)150 students trained in expert courses (intellectual outputs)10 people with physical disability trained50 direct places of work generatedMethodology validation and 4 intellectual outputs (expert courses and guide) in 4 languagesDIRECT IMPACT AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL:400 VET centers100 European universities10.000 businesses (clusters, chambers of commerce and business organisations)2.500 teachers and counsellors.10.000 VET students3 Multiplier events50 Education and employment public authorities.SUSTAINABILITY:Platform for the adhesion of 50 entitiesPartnership’s internal commitment for the portofolio enlargementSustainability accredited by the non-formal partners50 Authorities"

"<< Background >>RE-MAIN project partners have arrived at the conclusion that digital transition has determined (and made it possible) that industrial plants of all kinds need to implement several changes to survive in the medium and long term, among which remote maintenance of the equipment is a major one. Thus, the application of the principles of the so-called Industry 4.0 is a strategic tool that increases the competitiveness of companies and, to an increasing extent, determines their very survival in a context of highly competitive markets.Part of this digital transformation implies the need for technicians to be able to carry out remote monitoring and maintenance with adequate safety guarantees for industrial installations, as well as to be able to remotely interact with other technicians located in other parts of Europe or the world. The main advantages of having remote control of production processes are: 1.Immediate and efficient responseThe need for highly specialised technicians to repair industrial installations and the remote control of production systems allows for immediate responses.2.Reduced time and costsIncidents and anomalies can be resolved quickly, minimising production downtime without the need for costly travel and subsistence. Downtime increases losses to the company, decreasing its productivity and causing supply problems for its customers.3.Operational improvements to the facilityRemote updating of the software makes it possible to improve and upgrade the operational aspects of the installations. This enables a swift reaction to market needs.4.Increase in the operational efficiency of the companyManaging the acquisition, supervision and diagnosis of data remotely, guarantees meeting the demand and making immediate changes. This translates into increased efficiency and productivity for the company. It also enables production to be flexible and scalable, depending on the needs of the market at any given time.5.Reduced environmental impactThe environmental cost is reduced both by avoiding unnecessary journeys by technicians to the installation, and by reducing unscheduled production downtime, which causes avoidable energy costsTo date, existing training programmes in the field of industrial plant maintenance have been characterised by an eminently classroom-based approach. Although this kind of maintenance is still necessary to some extent, the reality is that the industrial sector is rapidly shifting towards models of remote maintenance thanks to the aforementioned new technologies. The advent of the information society, improved telecommunications and the wide possibilities opened up by digital technologies have made it possible to move away from the conventional reaction-based, on-site maintenance model to new approaches based on remote, early warning and prevention.In this context, the entities participating in the project have detected a growing and increasingly pressing need for personnel trained in this new trend of the sector, which is not being adequately addressed at the European level. In the Study for the Detection of New Training Needs carried out by CRN Leganés, as well as in ""From jobs to superjobs"" (Volini et al 2019), it is pointed out that the emerging employment will prioritise workers with analytical and problem-solving skills, efficient in teamwork in a framework of open relationships, with a mastery of advanced technological tools and the ability to translate experience into innovation.The RE-MAIN project provides students with the knowledge and competences necessary to install and implement tools, both software and hardware, to create the necessary infrastructure to remotely access the controlling equipment to be able to monitor and maintain the automated industrial models installed in the different training centres of the partners. The project therefore contributes to filling existing gaps in training, to guarantee a successful entry into the labour market.<< Objectives >>As previously noted, the project is addressing fundamental new changes in the delivery of training for industrial maintenance personnel, offering them a set of skills that are crucial for the development of a career in the modern industrial sector.In particular, RE-MAIN is intended to address a clear lack of skills in relation to remote maintenance of industrial installations and, more concretely, to provide training in variable monitoring, secure remote connection (cybersecurity), remote corrective maintenance, remote update of programs/functionalities and remote acquisition of data and parameters, especially for the unemployed, people with disabilities or other vulnerable groups.Based on the abovementioned and taking into consideration the needs of the sector, the general objectives of the project are: • To connect students with the tools, competences and current opportunities in the sector. • To design and implement a pilot course that takes into consideration the set of skills that companies currently demand. • To create and lay the foundations for the sustainability of the course through initiatives of other training entities in Europe.On the other hand, the project will also contribute to the improvement of the competences of the participating organisations, which will have the opportunity to cooperate with counterparts at European level and to acquire new and better methodologies, approaches or know-how. The project contributes to the improvement of competences of teachers and other external agents as well as companies. In this sense, as digital technologies change at such a rapid pace, teachers are often unable to keep up to date with the latest developments. For this reason, the RE-MAIN project, on behalf of its partner FESTO, envisages to provide teachers with regular training sessions, aimed both at the efficient use of the models and at ensuring the appropriate technical support for them. In this sense, the project also foresees the development of a set of ""guidelines for educators"" containing all the relevant information for the proper delivery of the pilot course, so that educators can maximise the usefulness of the materials developed, during the project or after its completion. This toolkit will be prepared prior to the delivery of the pilot course and will be appropriately fine-tuned after the evaluation of this pilot course, so it is intended to be a tool under continuous improvement.<< Implementation >>Project actions will produce the following results, aimed at the achievement of the planned objectives:Result 1: RE-MAIN eBook The first output to be produced will consist of an eBook that will provide an overview of the state-of-the-art situation of relevant topics in participating countries consisting of four different chapters, one chapter per participating partner, compiled in pdf, epub format and freely provided to the authorities and all interested stakeholders and target groups.This eBook will include literature, publications, methodology and tools overview about common practices in remote maintenance conducted in the participating partner countries. To increase the visibility of project results, this eBook will be published and promoted through publishing platforms such as Leanpub and relevant portals as eTwinning, School Education Gateway and similar platforms.The objectives of this project result are to deliver necessarily information fundament to design and creation of the intended trainings und to raise the awareness of the significance of remote maintenance as part of digital transformation.Result 2: RE-MAIN Transnational training programmeThis second project result will take into consideration the information extracted from the above-mentioned eBook to develop a highly specialised training programme, oriented towards the current and future employability of its participants. All partners will collaborate in its development, which will be led by MTU. In this sense, FESTO will provide valuable information to guide the planned training modules, according to its experience in the sector. The training programme will be available for unlimited time on the open training platform iMooX, facilitated by the associated partner Technical University of Graz.After its design, RE-MAIN envisages the pilot implementation of the training programme, applying the laboratory equipment developed by FESTO in accordance with the contents of the training. Although each centre is responsible for one module, its students will have access to all the modules developed by the rest of the centres through remote connection systems.Result 3: RE-MAIN technical guidelinesIn contrast to result 2, in this third result, the project will focus on the educators' perspective. Firstly, the pilot implementation of the courses will be evaluated by the beneficiaries, who will assess their experience and participate in in-depth interviews in the participating countries. The results obtained will be used to fine-tune and improve the training contents developed and the implementation of the courses.The partner responsible for this result, ENAIP, will develop a detailed guide for educators, which will contain technical and theoretical aspects of the programme as well as good practices for the implementation of the course. This guide will be available before the pilot implementation and will be updated according to the experience gathered.In terms of communication, the project foresees the creation of a website and a promotional video. In addition, it intends to have a presence in the media and to carry out dissemination actions on social networks.At the management level, an efficient internal coordination and communication system will be maintained, and adequate monitoring of the project will be carried out in order to comply with the programme regulations and to ensure the overall smooth running of the project.Finally, the multiplier events will take place during the last three months of the project (between August and October 2024), with 20 expected attendants each one and will aim to present all the results of the project and facilitate their transfer to other interested entities.<< Results >>The RE-MAIN will jointly develop three main project results:1. RE-MAIN eBook, that will provide an overview of the state-of-the-art situation of relevant topics in participating countries consisting of four different chapters, one chapter per participating partner, compiled in pdf, epub format and freely provided to the authorities and all interested stakeholders and target groups.2. RE-MAIN Transnational Training Programme, aimed at industry VET students, characterized by its transnationality, practicality, actuality, employability and the active participation and interaction of its final beneficiaries and stakeholders since its inception. The Training Programme will be tested by the implementation of 4 pilot training courses where 80 VET students will be trained in its different modules that make it up. 3. RE-MAIN Guidelines for educators: A handbook for educators that will include recommendations and tools on “how to implement the different modules of the training programme”, as well as guidelines for the follow-up and tutorship of the students participating in the programme. The handbook will include recommendations, tools, examples, tips and links co-related to the different modules to be taught and developed, including the profile of the trainers needed. It will be edited online, in order to easily update and improve it with new contents (tips, tools, links to downloadable gadgets).In addition, RE-MAIN project shall also work on the communication activities (website, promotional video, social networks, media relations and participation in events), organise 5 multiplier events (one per country + one final event organised by FESTO with a focus on establishing links with the industrial environment), and produce all relevant documents for the correct management of the project."

<< Objectives >>The main objective of the project is to implement and put into service for the international educational community an efficient Gate2Math smart library for the optimal selection of open and multilingual educational resources in the field of mathematics teaching in the context of engineering. The scope of the content includes open resources from a theoretical point of view, practical, applied and assessment, covering the contents of Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Statistics and Probability.<< Implementation >>Major project activities are as follows: Creating a holistic smart library with open multilingual mathematics resources and for docking on the community.Providing training to teachers to create materials. Developing teachers' challenge open to the entire smart library users who wish to participate in creating new digital materials. Organising student competition to students from the partner institutions engaged in the smart library OER.<< Results >>Project major results are as follows: the smart library with OERs and creators' community;research report on the typologies and characteristics that make an OER efficient;inclusive and inter-connected SL of open and multilingual resources which are accessible for visually impaired and color blind students with the creators’ community in the field of mathematics;student competition based on the knowledge acquired from the SL;teacher challenge for creating new learning materials

"The process of globalization has encouraged Multinational companies to spread their branches and offices all over the world. Globalization has inevitably kindled keen competition in the operations of all business. This competition has generated a need among all the enterprises, and especially SMEs, to adjust their strategies for their survival.Technology and the transfer of discoveries and knowledge to SMEs is a recognized milestone in building and sustaining a robust and innovative European economy but the professional requirements and the skills needed to work across countries, institutions, regulations and sectors to facilitate this process are as diverse as the cultures they represent.OBJECTIVES The general objective of Transnational Technology Transfer Entrprise Agent project was to increase and upgrade skills and competences of European SMEs in the field of transnational technology transfer and accelerate public and private stakeholder organizations in increasing their responsiveness to SMEs skills needs. Specifically TTTEA aimed at 1) minding the gap between SMEs and transnational technology innovation processes; 2) establish a permanent, transparent, recognition oriented, evolving & multi-actor training mechanism which will allow to respond to the needs of SME's 3) increase institutional capacity and awareness of responsible actors of industrial, technological and training policies about the role of transnational technology transfer for SMEs and extend cooperation between SMEs, Research, Service Providers and VET& Training System actors.TARGET GROUPS The target groups of the project include: SMEs: Managers, Technical and administrative staff, consultants; Cluster Organizations: technical staff, consultants; R&D Centres (including Universities and their Technology Transfer Offices): researchers, technical staff; Technology Parks and Business Development Centres: technical staff, consultants; Economic Development Bodies (Regional Development Agencies, Governance levels designing policies): policy officers, management, technical staff; VET and Higher Education: trainers, researchers, technical staff, administrative staff, learners. ACTIVITIES In order to achieve the planned objectives, the project has been structured around 8 Work-packages and 4 Intellectual Outputs which has been implemented by the project partners combining training, technology, outreach to SMEs and policy anchoring capacities: WP1 - Project Management; WP2 - Quality Management; WP3 - Evaluation and Risk Management; WP4 - Dissemination and Exploitation; WP5 - Minding the GAP: SMEs & Transnational Technology Transfer, aimed at creating a knowledge base about current successful practices which combine technology transfer & training methods to support these processes and further strengthen them; WP6 - Mapping skills needs & Develop Competence Profile of the ""Ideal TTE Agent"" which focuses on mapping the competences of the TTTE Agent; WP7 focused on producing the curriculum and in the development and testing of the TTTEA Training Program; WP8 delivered 2 sets of final guidelines, one for policy levels and the second one for VET system & Innovation system actors and to set up of a Transnational Technology Transfer Training Cooperation Network"". RESULTS The main project result with a long terms perspective consists in creating a winning coperation mechanism between training & educational system and European SMEs, starting from the network of partners and stakeholders, contributing to adopt transnational technology transfer as a means to accelerate growth and development. Shot term project results may be summarized as follows: 1) SMEs increased awareness level about technology transfer processes at transnational level; 2) Training & Service Providers increased knowledge about how to simplify technology transfer processes; 3) available training (including competence profile, training course structure and content); 4) increased capacity of the educational / training / service side to respond to educational / training needs with a more close to market and understandable language; 5) effective participation of the governance level & VET System actors to the information and awareness raising initiatives; 6) increased knowledge about how developed training can be transformed & readapted according to technological trends and SMEs needs (and how formal VET training course can be anchored to more situational learning settings based on SMEs daily operations).The Transnational Technology Transfer Entrprise Agent is a person specifically trained to manage the processes of technology transfer and could be a key figure in European to make SMEs more competitive on the market.The ideal Transnational Technology Transfer Entrprise Agent needs to integrate the traditional competences of a technology manager with competences related to the management of transnational processes."

Innovation and new business development can be initiated by independent individuals or by existing enterprises. The first is referred to as (independent) entrepreneurship, the latter as corporate entrepreneurship. Many initiatives exist that are fostering entrepreneurship, while corporate entrepreneurship (and intrapreneurship) is still not the focus of most programme initiatives. Corporate entrepreneurship is defined as a process that goes on inside an existing firm and that may lead to new business ventures, the development of new products, services or processes and the renewal of strategies and competitive postures. As such, it can be seen as the sum of a company’s innovation, venturing and renewal efforts. Corporate entrepreneurship would not work, unless there are entrepreneurially-thinking employees – so called intrapreneurs. Although intrapreneurship (maybe because the entrepreneurship definition of the European Union is very broad) is not directly mentioned in the Europe 2020 strategy, its important features – innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship – are part of the strategy paper of the role of education and training in the implementation of Europe 2020. CIP (Competiveness and Innovation Programme 2007 – 2013) and COSME (Programme for the Competiveness of enterprises and SMEs 2014-2020) also deal with the issue of entrepreneurial thinking, innovation and creativity – also within existing companies. Hence, corporate entrepreneurship, is and will be an important growth factor for European economies as well as a main focus of the European policy to stay competitive in the world economy. Innovation (also determined by corporate entrepreneurship) is one of the driving forces of competitiveness and subsequently for company growth. Observing innovativeness in Europe, figures show that regarding product and process innovation medium-sized enterprises are performing significantly lower than large companies in almost every European country (Eurostat 2011). Still, European countries are ranked high in innovativeness reports (e.g. Global Innovativness Index, 2015), but other world regions (such as South East Asia and Latin America) are catching up. Others are already overtaking Europe. A holistic approach of the SCOPE project will assure that companies and their employees can benefit from the project and intrapreneurship can be established more efficiently. Newly developed and innovative competence matrices for managers and for employees/students and an easy-to-use ex-ante gap analysis tool for managers will offer added value to the European company and training provider landscape. Additionally the development of standardized employee incentive models for companies fostering intrapreneurship, which will be developed within the project, are missing in the European Education landscape. Objectives The overall project objectives are: • To foster innovativeness and company growth in European companies • To establish intrapreneurial structures in companies • To enhance the employability and intrapreneurial skills of employees Specific objectives are: • Identification of specific sub-competences constituting the general competences of intrapreneurship and identification of corporate needs in each of the sub-competences on employee and management levels • Development/Improvement of employee competences in companies in the area of intrapreneurship through a tailor made training programme • Identification and Analysis of European good practice models on intrapreneurship mechanisms, corporate frameworks and support systems as well as incentive schemes • Development/Improvement of manager’s competences in the field of intrapreneurship and intrapreneurship support through a tailor made training programme • Provision of a self-auditing tool for companies on corporate readiness for intrapreneurship and intrapreneurial friendliness • Setting up of a sustainability plan for future provision of intrapreneurship training after the project end and establishing a framework to embed the developed trainings in the ECVET system. TARGET GROUPS Direct beneficiaries of project results are: • Managers of companies • Employees of companies • VET students Target groups for dissemination: - Managers of companies - Employees of companies - VET students - training providers - business development agencies - employment agencies - chambers of commerce - chambers of labour - policy makers Intellectual Outputs: 1. Corporate entrepreneurship good practice catalogue 2. Corporate entrepreneurship competence matrix for managers and employees/students 3. Corporate entrepreneurship training programme 4. Corporate entrepreneurship guide book nad promotional video