The CRED4TEACH project responds to the needs of higher education institutions and educational decision makers in countries Albania, Montenegro and Ukraine towards providing high-quality, responsive, inclusive, flexible and competence-based training provisions to in-service teachers across the educational sectors. The project’s solution is to establish the MOOC-based micro-credentials for enhancing the opportunities for teacher professional development in target countries. The project objectives are:- to boost staff skills for the development and delivery of MOOC-based Micro-credentials;- to develop and introduce national and institutional frameworks for the delivery, issuing and recognition of Micro-credentials,- to create, deliver and validate 11 pilot MOOC-based Micro-credentials,- to encourage the wider adoption of Micro-credentials for professional development of teachers and other target groups.Target groups: in-service teachers from secondary schools, VET and HEI sectors.Expected results:-46 teaching and research staff members upskilled to micro-credentials and MOOC-designers;-11 MOOC-based Micro-credentials in UA, ALB, MNE, each between 4-6 ECTS, delivered to at least 220 pilot teachers; -3 national and 8 institutional frameworks on the provision and recognition of micro-credentials for teachers;-3 national blueprints on adoption of micro-credentialing.To achieve the project objectives, CRED4TEACH will strengthen institutional capacities for the provision of MOOC-based micro-credentials through providing trainings by partners from program countries, create national and institutional guidelines for offering of micro-credentials, design, deliver and validate 11 MOOC-based micro-credentials, and promote the achieved results through a large-scale dissemination campaign. The project results will be reflected in the scope of 3 blueprints providing recommendations to educational decision makers towards a national-wide adoption of micro-credentials.

In the partnership of the BEM project, qualification authorities and VET providers from eight countries have joined forces to develop micro-credentials (MC) that address the needs of selected sectors in the countries or target groups that are only marginally covered by the education system. In developing the MC, we are drawing on the principles and existing experience, matrixes and templates gained from piloting ECVET. Our partnership includes EU member states, associated countries, candidate countries and countries that are not members of the EU (Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Norway, Germany). Our partnership is designed for long-term networking and cooperation.The labour market relevance of the micro-credentials is ensured through a stock-taking phase and the involvement of relevant stakeholders. The development takes place locally at the VET providers, who also guarantee the adoption of the credentials in their programme. The participating qualification authorities ensure sustainable use of the micro-credentials and initiate processes for their valorisation through accreditation or recognition - depending on the framework conditions in the countries. The developed micro-credentials are suitable for use in initial and further training, they can be provided at school, at the workplace and in higher education. They can be used as stand-alone qualifications or as starting qualifications (VET preparation), as an additional qualification (upskilling), for retraining or for the validation of informal learning.European added value is achieved by mapping the micro-credentials into Skillsbank. Skillsbank is a multilingual platform in which the results (units of learning outcomes) from the many years of European testing of ECVET are stored and made available. The digitalisation of the micro-credentials and their interlinking with individual learning accounts and with Europass also gives the project a European dimension.

ACE-EX project provides a multidisciplinary profession, the “Expert at applying Circular Economy processes in agriculture” and tools to guarantee quality of training, recognition, transferability and exploitation. General objectives:- to support the agriculture sector in the transition to a Circular Economy (following “CE”);- to develop an entrepreneurial mind set for the new opportunities coming for the CE applications;- to facilitate the transition to a “green” chemistry using the waste/ surplus coming for agriculture;- to contribute to sectoral compliance with the EU Green Deal standards. Specific objectives:1. To upskill professionals working in the agriculture and industrial sector, specifically production of oil, wine and corn, in the reuse of agricultural production waste/surplus for the production of new business products and/or innovation of business processes by developing an innovative and multidisciplinary curriculum, also through V/R modules. 2. To provide Open Access and flexible training for a certification EQF 4 and 5, accessible virtually from professionals located in at least 9 EU and Extra Eu countries, guaranteeing sustainability of contents, constant update and scalability to an EQF 6 Master. Developing horizontal digital and green skills applicable to other professional sectors.3. To guarantee procedures for the RPL of professionals and link these arrangements with national accreditation authorities.4. To certify experts at applying CE in agriculture by developing professional skills that, on one side, enhance individuals’ employability and, on the other, are highly beneficial for agricultural firms, particularly wine, oil and cereals, since they provide them with the concrete opportunity of applying and benefit from CE practices.ACE-EX involves 20 consortium members from 9 EU and extra Eu countries, representing more than 200.000 agriculture firms Europe Wide, which will be approached during the project