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Design, Development, Implementation and Assessment of Skill Formation Process in the Frame of VET for R&D Staff

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2018-1-TR01-KA202-059252
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training Funder Contribution: 156,795 EUR

Design, Development, Implementation and Assessment of Skill Formation Process in the Frame of VET for R&D Staff

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In today's world, where science and technology fields are experiencing new developments day by day, R&D has the undeniable importance both in the private sector and in the countries. As is known, R&D activities are systematic studies that can only be carried out with employees who have scientific and technical knowledge. Due to the activities carried out by our organization, Target TTO, it is observed that the engineers working in the industry are deficient on R&D and innovation subjects and that the vocational education required under these headings is not given to the engineers at the undergraduate level and the education given at the graduate and even doctorate levels is insufficient. By taking this international problem into account, the main aim of our project is to implement transnational activities and collaborations which are focusing on supporting and developing R&D and innovation based vocational training of the engineers in both EU and Turkey. Our project partners were IBOX (Spain), VITECO (Italy), MAN (Turkey) and Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (Turkey). This project has four essential intellectial outputs (IO’s) such as IO1: Needs Analysis Survey, IO2: Curriculum on R&D and Innovation, IO3: R&D and Innovation E-Platform and E-Learning Software and, lastly, IO4: Implementation Guide for the E-Platform and E-Learning Software. The duration of the project was twenty-four (24) months. However, the project duartion was extended for one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During IO1 process, 718 participants; 146 participants from Italy, 201 from Spain and 371 from Turkey have attended, who are generally graduates of engineering and fundamental sciences departments from private sector, business enterprise, research institute, higher education, private non-profit, government and public sector. In the survey, respondents were asked a series of questions asking about their R&D knowledge and the programs/methods they needed in their research fields. Depending on the statistical analysis of the results, the crucial needs of these staff were determined and the curriculum was prepared (IO2). According to all these issues mentioned above, 10 courses needed in all partner countries were determined. For the design phase of the curriculum, Dick and Carey's curriculum design model was applied. The curriculum profile has been elaborated and structured according to ECVET guidelines. These courses are Introduction to R&D, Experimental Product Design – DFX, Business Model, TRIZ, Intellectual Property Rights, Industry 4.0, Data Analysis and Statistics, Problem Solving Approach, Project Development Stages and Techniques, and Project Management. All courses with their documents are now available in English, Turkish, Italian and Spanish languages.(IO3) The e-learning program is comprised of ten fundamental courses in the specified curriculum with totally 616 minutes. The e-learning program is to fulfill the critical needs and to raise the level of awareness associated with R&D innovation for R&D staff. All courses in English were also translated into Turkish, Spanish and Italian as subtitles and the e-learning program was then embedded into the constructed e-platform. In order to measure the learning level of the participants, quizzes were added at the end of each course. The participants have a chance to obtain an attendance digital certificate (https://e-rd.org/). Therefore, the creation of an expanded international joint vocational training curriculum, the development of ICT-based innovative, effective and sustainable tools as well as a skill-formation certification can be listed as the main objectives of this e-platform which is also an open-access infrastructure. So far, nearly 440 participants have registered for the program, finalized and contributed to the feedback mechanism to support the platform’s infrastructure development.As a last IO4, an implementation guide was prepared in four languages; English, Turkish, Italian and Spanish. The implementation guide will be an important tool, especially for the new users in order to get the utmost efficiency from both the e-platform. The implementation guide is consisted of three parts; 1) the information part which gives general terms on the e-learning program and the e-platform, 2) the implementation part which introduces the curriculum of the R&D E-learning program and the details of the lectures, and lastly 3) the user manual for the e-learning program and the e-platform. An article covering the processes, outcomes and outputs of the project was prepared and sent for publication in an international journal.As a result, in future, the e-learning program will contribute to accumulation of knowledge and technological development at both national and international levels by its content and accessibility; allow even a person at the very beginning of her/his education to have the opportunity to self-train and acquire new skills in R&D and innovation.

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