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The MigCare Strategic Partnership presents a unique new approach to vocational training. An international consortium consisting of 6 institutions from 4 European countries will constructively collaborate to establish the gamification learning method in the vocational education of caregivers. A freely-available multilingual application will contribute to the amelioration and enhancement of efficiency enhancement of training of the migrants. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 1.011.700 migrants arrived by land in Europe in 2015 and almost 34.900 by sea. According to these estimations any activity regarding the integration of these people in the European society will be beneficial as much for European countries as migrants. While there may be millions of sites, Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs), courses, syllabuses and freely available educational material on the web, there is a striking absence of an educational initiative combing entertainment characteristics with learning content. The Project’s partnership will work towards the integration and exploitation of gamification features within an educational setting. Although gamification is a well-known with acknowledged potentials, the penetration of the method is sporadic overall, let alone in vocational training. The Caregiving sector follows a developmental orbiter due to the quickly ageing population of developed countries. The aforementioned fact highlights the need for effective handling of educational needs of the active and inactive (unemployed) work force of the sector. It must be stressed that a significant part of that workforce are migrants who can use the penetration of technology in order to overcome barriers related to social exclusion. Additionally, the traditional educational model and the use of established e-learning methods using synchronous and asynchronous formats of communication do not seem to account for drop out phenomena or low motivation symptoms. Gamefication -the cutting-edge ICT method - can bridge this game democratizing and providing attractive knowledge. The participation in the project will provide an effective way to improve employment prospects and personal development opportunities combined with entertainment aspects.The deliverables of the project will be available on the web and the participation in any event or process will be free to anyone who is interested. Additionally, any information or educational material will be multilingual (English, Italian, Arabic, Greek) allowing learners across Europe, and especially migrants, to access it. The use of the application will be accompanied by instructional material in order to enhance participation and increase its usability.The MigCare Strategic Partnership aspires to highlight the role of caregivers in modern society integrating suchhigh end technology to the vocational ecosystem of caregiving. The MigCare project must be considered a benchmark in vocational training as it embodies a dynamic method in a dynamically rising professional sector, which makes partners secure the long-term sustainability of the project outputs beyond the project period. The project outcomes will include an innovative training course to meet country-specific needs and provide care workers with increased competences and skills; VET trainers with increased skills and knowledge; VET e-learning professionals with increased skills and competences for developing European online social networks for shared learning experiences. The Erasmus+ grant will be the essential mechanism for transmitting motion to an ambitious initiative with huge and immediate impact on caregivers all over Europe. The benefiting migrants or Europeans who will have the opportunity to live the experience of the application will deem the recent technological and educational advances conducive to their professional maturity.
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