The industrial revolution is something unique, something that is not happening every year or every decade: 1st industrial revolution – 1784, 2nd industrial revolution – 1879, 3rd industrial revolution – 1969. Now, in this very moment, we live in a so special time when the 4th industrial revolution is in the process! The fact is, that people are in these days overloaded by information and it is not easy, or better it is not possible to read all newspapers, web info servers, etc., moreover, for media, in general, the 4th industrial revolution is not the main topic for the evening news. As a result of that, we live in a society which roughly now what the 4th industrial revolution is. Also somehow there is a lack of people with technical skills on the labor market – a combination of lack of interest for technical education and growing demand for technically educated people could be a devastating impact on the industry within the EU. Employees, employers, young adults as well as VET/UNI students do not have enough information as well, there is not enough communication, support and political influence to solve this situation. What is a smart industry and what does “Industry 4.0” mean exactly? Put simply, Industry 4.0 represents the coming fourth industrial revolution on the way to an Internet of Things, Data, and Services. Industry 4.0 will be implemented by means of machine perception, auto-configuration and auto-diagnostics, and computer links and machine parts. Using the methods and tools of industry 4.0 would lead to savings in time and money and increased flexibility companies. Industry 4.0 brings the hope of improving the quality of human life by increasing labor productivity and the disappearance of monotonous and physically demanding professions. With INTRO 4.0 we want to offer a standardized non-academic knowledge base with the learning material to spread out the information about the 4th industrial revolution within the EU. National contexts were taken into account as well as transnational contexts. The knowledge platform audience now can get the core of the INDUSTRY 4.0, understand its content and transform achieved information in their work, companies, future studies or/and everyday life. PROJECT AIMSThe project aims on spreading information and innovation, which delivers Industry 4.0. The specific content - knowledge base - comes from deep researches and analysis (legislature, web, educational systems) and surveys (adults, employers, employees). This unique knowledge base will be implemented in the online knowledge platform. Following the feedback from the manufacturing companies - all information will be adjusted for optimum readability and then transferred to the knowledge platform. The final platform will be a valuable tool for spreading information among the target group. Everyone would find there a lot of new information which will give them a better chance to find a job, motivate them for further studies, etc. The platform could be also an inspiration for employees of manufacturing companies who can find there useful information that can help them to implement innovative elements in their companies. The knowledgebase can be also used by - VET schools and Universities. TARGET GROUP The target group of INTRO 4.0 can be divided as follows: • Adults • Educators like (VET/UNI) teachers, trainers, coaches • Employers, employees • General public PROJECT PARTNERS P1 (CZ) EuroProfis: the coordinator and the initiator of the project idea. It has experience with the development of learning materials, teaching methods, and ICT expertise, it will take the lead of overall PM. P2 (PT) EDIT VALUE: has a wide experience in designing and coordinating projects, research and development in the field of R&D, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Training/ Employment, piloting innovative solutions, accompanying and evaluating projects. P3 (SP) ANCED: ANCED’s primary aim is to represent, empower, and protect the interest of its more than 80 associated members, which altogether sum up to 900 education centers and 51.300 employees. P4 (AT) bit schulungscenter: as one of the biggest education centers in Austria - it has a unique experience/knowledge with learning materials and very close to the INTRO 4.0 content. INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS • O1 Current Status of the Industry 4.0 (P2) • O2 Expert interviews and specific research on the field of manufacturing companies (P3) • O3 INTRO 4.0 Development of the specialized texts (P4) • O4 INTRO 4.0 Knowledge platform development (P1) In accordance with the Erasmus+ program, INTRO 4.0 will contribute to: • Supporting ICT-based teaching and better exploitation of the ICT potential • Supporting technical education • Access to open educational resources (OER) • Development and delivery of new teaching/training materials and methods • Supporting innovation practices in a digital era

dualTRAIN main objective was to build a sustainable approach to the dual vocational training System in Portugal, Spain and Germany. The goal was to create a first approach to the implementation of the dual system in the shoe sector of Portugal and Spain and to develop and improve the cooperation of the actors of the different learning venues in Germany. Other objectives of the project are: to characterize the German dual vocational training model; to identify the factors of failure and/or success of the dual system in other contexts than the original one; to assess the feasibility of incorporating a dual VET system in Portugal and Spain in the footwear industry; to learn about the opinion of a set of economic and social actors with responsibility and interest in VET, about this incorporation; and to make policy recommendations aimed at Portuguese, Spanish and German policy makers concerning the potential adoption and adaptation of the German dual system to Portuguese and Spanish reality, considering the focus in the footwear industry.By setting the basis for a future implementation of the dual training model in the partners’ countries, the partnership initially intended to fulfil the following objectives: Boost skills and employability; Modernize education, training and youth work; Increase the job opportunities for young people.According to a study prepared for DG Enterprises & Industry in 2012, the 2nd most challenge mentioned by companies, when asked the challenges they will face in the next 5 years, were the availability of skilled staff. Moreover, considering the serious situation of youth unemployment in Europe, national governments need to change the way of integrating young people into the labour market and ensure their permanence in the medium term. These policies must improve the match between supply and demand for labour, reducing youth exclusion in the market and also meeting the needs of businesses in terms of job profile. The dualTRAIN project work plan created a new training curricula based on the dual training model and it was implemented a pilot to evaluate the reaction of the target groups. During this phase we have also invited relevant stakeholders and national authorities to examine the benefits and impact of the application of dual system in Portugal and in Spain, in an attempt to have a formal recognition.The partnership of the project is composed by 6 partners, with a balanced mix of skills and expertise: 3 Footwear Technological Centres which are representatives from SME from the Footwear Industry; 2 Higher Education Institutions with large expertise in the development and implementation of pedagogical studies; and 1 consultancy company with background in daily business activities bringing important competences in terms of project management.The partnership considers that the work that was successfully developed in the dualTRAIN will contributed to the long term fulfilment of the following objectives:- Boost skills and employability: through the design of methodology and mechanisms and a supporting pilot test that reduces recruitment costs, improves the quality of formal and job training and the share of knowledge and experience between trainer and trainees.- Modernize education, training and youth work: the dualTRAIN project allows for the transfer of knowledge for the application of dual system to other sectors and countries;- Increase the job opportunities for young people: frameworks allow for better recruitment (which contributes to long term employment) and provide a better skills and jobs matching.The impact of the project on a local, regional and national level is directly related to the structure of the footwear industry in Portugal and Spain. Shoe production has a high degree of geographic specialization both in Spain and Portugal. The project’s activities were organized in these areas to ensure target groups and stakeholders have direct contact with the results. It is also important to emphasize that the long term goals of the project are to raise awareness about the dual training model as a tool to increase footwear industrial competitiveness, and facilitate the future implementation of the dual training model in the target countries. Even so, the methodology used in the dualTRAIN can be replicated to other countries and even to other business activities. Finally, the dualTRAIN identified some challenges which need to be overcome in the near future. The successful implementation of the dual training model in Portugal and Spain is also dependent on the ability of the two countries overcome them: HOW to organise the work-based training in the running production without losing productivity? HOW to select and train company’s tutors? HOW the shoe industry and the VET schools can have a deeper collaboration in terms of training contents and practical experience? HOW to make the shoe industry and other traditional industries more attractive to young people?

The LEARN2WORK project main goal was to create a bridge between the industry working opportunities and non-formal educational paths that can support youngsters (16-25 years) to get in contact with footwear industry careers, in order to work towards the appealing and attractiveness of this sector and consider it as a career option. To achieve this goal, the consortium has adapted and transferred the production schools model from Denmark and has applied it in Portugal, Italy and Spain. The production schools educational methodology is based on learning by practice in order to develop each youngster in a social, personal and professional dimension, and thereby, supporting them to be able to make an informed decision about their own future. This methodology enables a clarification process for young people working through a workshop system where learners should be clearer on “what am I able to - what are my opportunities – what do I want – what do I need to do to get there?”LEARN2WORK project has adapted production school methodology to the Portuguese, Italian and Spanish VET reality and applied it to the footwear sector, where the goal was to strengthen the personal development of the participants/students and improve their chances in the ordinary labour market by entering in a innovative educational programme, which teaches them the required professional qualifications that footwear industry is looking for and at the same time ensuring that students will improve their soft skills and understand what are their future options if they decide to embrace a career in this industry.The target group of the project were youngsters in the age of 16 to 25 who have not succeeded in the regular educational system, that are not in training and don’t have a job, and are more willing to learn by doing. The target group is therefore what is common to refer as NEET.The adaptation of the production school model applied to the footwear brings added value to the European footwear industry, which is currently facing an important challenge related to the growing lack of skilled workforce. Students do not fulfil the demands of the industry because there is a gap between industry practical daily operational needs and schools educational paths which do not prepare students or young workers for industrial activities. Furthermore, the actual rate of education dropout and school early leaving still remains quite high in Europe and this project has also intended to contribute to retain young students with a more “on-the-job” curriculum, that combines practical training and educational knowledge adapted to the market needs, giving them a better perspective to get a job in the industry, by providing contactwith a future professional career.In conclusion, these were the project objectives:- Encourage youngsters to be the leader of their lives, with a positive role in their local economy and society;- Foster cooperation between organisations from different countries in the fields of youth work and non-formal learning for young people;- Adapt and transfer relevant elements of production schools creating successful alternative training paths focus on experiences for the young people, which should give them the courage to invite learning into their lives as a passage for a future career option;- Develop new approaches to youth work and encourage young people to get in contact with practical operations in footwear industry, fostering an holistic approach at professional, personal and social level;- Support the development of future professionals matching the footwear industry needs;- Get the recognition and validation of soft skills competences.To achieve those objectives the project was structured in 7 outputs, 8 events and 1 short-term training session abroad. First we have created a common ground of understanding about the production school model by getting in contact with this reality in Denmark and with that we were more prepared to adapt and transfer the best practices of production school to the LEARN2WORK project. After that we have established 5 profiles for the footwear industry and then developed the educational/training path according to those profiles. With these 3 first outputs we were ready to immerse young people in the pilot tests. After completing the pilot tests we were in contact with National Authorities and other stakeholders to present them the results of the pilot and to promote ECVET recognition of an innovative training path. We have also promoted the project sustainability by the establishment of an exploitation agreement to scale up the project results to other business activities and other regions. The events and the short-term training session had an important role in the global implementation of the project to spread the project results and the LEARN2WORK methodology across important stakeholders and career advisors.

The “CVTube – curriculum video” project aims at giving an answer to the urgent need to tackle youth unemployment. The goal is to develop an interactive online platform for young people to directly link them to potential employers. The CVTube platform enables young people to create videos for self-presentation that is linked to their digitalized CVs. Young people are more likely to convince potential employers with their personality rather than with written CVs, as they often cannot yet show a long impressive biography list. The platform counteract this disadvantage by opening up a way of addressing employers in a more direct and individual way that emphasizes the impact of charisma and personality. This raise young people’s chances of making an impression on the employer and therefore increase their prospects of being hired. The CVTube project is focused on the development of a new tool meant to facilitate the matching of job demand and offer for students. The consortium involved 7 organisations from different fields that fulfil these requirements and complement one another.P1 (CZ) EuroProfis: The coordinator was the initiator of the project idea. P1 took lead of overall PM as well as the CVTube online platform (O3). It supported the partners in carrying out the pilot tests and implement their feedback in the CVTube products. ICT EXPERT/PROGRAMMER: P2 (PT) EDIT VALUE: It has expertise in programming multifunctional online platforms and in creating interactive teaching tools (smart shows and CVTube tutorials). P2 lead O2 (Online Tutorials and smart shows for video creation) and worked closely on the development of CVTube online Platform in O3. SCIENTIFIC EXPERT: P3 (DE) IAT - Institut Arbeit und Technik, Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen: Scientific backing of the project activities is crucial if a project strives for high-quality standards. This could be provided and guaranteed by involving a scientific institution like a university. P3 was mainly responsible for creating the labour market analysis and target group related requirements engineering (O1). This partner also participate in the pilot testing. P4 (SP) ANCED - ANCED plays a major role in managing training addressed at companies, sector Business Organizations, Professional Associations and other Institutions; so far it has provided more than 4.600 courses to thousands of students nationwide. Established in 1977, ANCED’s primary aim is to represent, empower and protect the interest of its more than 80 associated members, which altogether sum up to 900 education centers and 51.300 employees (teachers, administration staff, advisers, etc.) It lead the IO4 and dissemination activity due to their closeness to the target group.PARTNERS FOR CONTACT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE: Those partners pilot tested the tutorials, create video CVs, train their teachers for assisting their pupils with establishing a video CV and give feedback to improve CVTube products.P3 (DE) IAT - Institut Arbeit und Technik, Westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen – text aboveP5 (CZ) OA Písek: VET school with about 240 students and 21 teachers. Specialisation in training students in subjects of accounting, economy, languages and IT technology. P6 (SP) The Chamber of Commerce of Badajoz: The Chamber has among its main objectives to help improving the employability of young unemployed people in its region since the youth unemployment rate has surpassed 50. The Chamber develops programmes and job placement services that need to be complemented and enhanced through new tools like CVTube. P7 (PT) – University of Minho – about 19 500 students and 1300 teachers. At present, the University is renowned for its competence and quality of teaching staff, excellence in scientific research, wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses offered and for its high level of interaction with other institutions. Core outcome of CVTube:• O1 Labour market analysis and requirements engineering• O2 Online Tutorials & Example Videos• O3 CVTube Online Platform• O4 Instruction and training manual CVTube developed, pilot tested and implement innovative practices related to new job-application version, learning materials for video-CV creation and tools. Tutorials and the application platform meet European standards, correspond to specific needs of the target groups and all intellectual outputs are open accessible via the project website and the CVTube application platform.In accordance with the Erasmus+ programme, CVTube contribute to:• Strengthen links between the VET area and the labour market• Promote young people’s social inclusion and well-being by tackling the issue of youth unemployment• Developing tools aimed at combating social exclusion• Strategic networking and cooperation with organisations in education and training fields and in the job market• Strategic cooperation with local and regional public authorities.