Introducing Online collaboration methods and tools in education (Online4EDU) project addresses the education and labor market needs of teachers in primary and secondary schools, VET specialists and e-Facilitators working at telecentres, libraries and adult education centers. The project will design, develop and implement an up-to-date curriculum, training materials, blended learning environment, and Pan–European certification system „Online collaboration methods and tools”.There are 2 kind of results expected within the Project: Intellectual and dissemination outputs.The main intellectual outputs are related to the „Online collaboration Tools and methods „ training and testing system and they nclude: Beneficiaries’ skills gap and training needs analysis study Curriculum development and localization Online learning environment Courseware for e-course and automated testing Pan-European certification system and tools Methodological guidelines for implementation of “Online collaboration methods and tools „training and testing system The dissemination outputs nclude following results: 1. Online entry point to all project resources and products- website and digital social media 2. Five multiplier events in partners’ countries: Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Latvia and Lithuania.3. Dissemination and exploitation plan and report.4. National strategies for social and formal recognition of the „Online collaboration methods and tools „program in partners countries (There are 2 level of beneficiaries which will be impacted by the project: The primary target group includes : 1) Teachers in primary and secondary schools 2) VET specialists3) E-facilitators working at telecentres, libraries, adult education centres etc.This target group will benefit from the project by participating in training and certification, which will improve their knowledge and competencies in labor market.The secondary target group are organizations responsible for teachers skills upgrade and raising of qualification,: schools, adult education centres, state education agencies and offices, Ministries of education. Another secondary target group who will benefit from project outputs are students- both from formal education system and adult education centers.The partnership is composed by 5 members; all active in the fields of ICT related training and program development, adult education and ICT skills certification.Partner 1- LIKTA –Latvian Information and Communication Association (the applicant) - has a wide experience in designing ICT based training programs for adult learners: starting from ICT specialists, to SMEs managers and employees, Young adults, job seekers, as well as teachers and facilitators. Many ICT training programs designed by LIKTA are officially accepted by the State Employment Agency in Latvia. LIKTA is the official partner of ECDL in Latvia. Partner 2 – ECDL Foundation- is a not-for-profit organization established by the informatics societies of Europe through CEPIS. It promotes digital literacy through strategic partnerships with governments, European Institutions and International NGOs, to deliver its certification programmes to individuals and organizations.Partner 3 - Public institution Information Technologies Institute- has strong experience in IT training/testing courseware design and development. ITI is involved in development of Learning/Testing solutions for ECDL, e-Citizen, CAD, security and children safety subjects in Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Kyrgyz, Azeri and English languages and will bring this expertise to consortium to achieve Project goals.Partner 4 - BCS Koolitus - is ICT training and consulting company established in 1993 in Estonia, offering a full training process, from assessment of needs, till measuring the training results. BCS has been the awarding body of the professional qualifications in the field of IT since 2010.Partner 5 - SDC (Digital Opportunities Foundation)- is a non-profit organisation established in Berlin, Germany. Within many European projects SDC gathered experience in developing curricula and training materials.

3D printing (3D-P) has a large effect on creativity and innovation and it has been identified by EU as one of the technologies that will boost the development of future products and services. The use of 3D-P in the European industry is growing rapidly, creating new jobs that requires new skills and qualifications. As the development of these skills is not commonly supported by VET programs, there is an urgent need to strengthen the VET curricula content in order to provide the students, youths and adults with the necessary key competencies. The main objective of 3DP project was to address the need of European industry for workforce with 3D-P skills by developing a specialized VET course and e-learning platform. Several specific objectives are defined from the main objective:1. Promote active cooperation between HEI, VET providers, SMEs and a certification body in order to obtain a significant impact on the modernization of VET education in the 3D-P sector;2. Create a flexible learning pathways able to provide VET graduates with important competences and skills, including growing use of digital learning, and aiming to improve the level of both sector specific and transversal competences and skills, with particular regard to those relevant for the 3D-P labour market;3. Prepare guidelines and case-studies on the use of 3D-P in VET education to define the most suitable training paths; 4. Generate a VET 3D-P curricula embedding the most relevant topics for the 3D-P labour market;5. Create a VET course focused on developing skills in 3D-P and the related fields;6. Develop a multilingual learning management system (LMS) to make the course content free and easily accessible; 7. Prepare a guideline for the trainers using the developed materials.The consortium was made up of 9 partners from 6 countries.The main activities undertaken by partnership are: • Developed 5 Intellectual Outputs (IO)• Created a Pan-European certification system and tool, including self-assessment tests and a 3DP knowledge certification test that was sent to ECDL Foundation for approval. • Run one learning, teaching and training activity for trainers in 3D-P• Run a series of pilot test on IOs• Evaluated and revised the IOs• Translated the 3DP courseware and LMS in English, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Lithuanian• Produced/ translated/distributed 4 newsletters and one leaflet• Created and continuously updated the project website and social media channels• Held 7 multiplier events in Romania, Italy, Spain, Poland, Malta and Lithuania• Disseminated the project and its results to the target groups• Organized 4 transnational project meetingsThe main project’s results are the 5 IOs developed:•Guidelines and case-studies on the use of 3D-P in VET education•Curricula of 3DP course•3DP courseware•3DP trainer guidelines•3DP learning management system (e-learning)The 3DP project supported the improvement of participating organizations’ capabilities in 3D-P and related fields, allowing for development of their activities. The staff of partner organisations gained more knowledge on 3D-P, VET education, e-learning, etc. and expanded their expertise in project management.The main attained impact is the modernization of VET curricula by adding features relevant to 3D-P sector. The 3DP outcomes are equipping VET students with new key competencies specific for 3D-P, competencies that are not available in the existing VET curricula. Consequently, the partners as well as the external experts consulted, are considering that the impact of the 3DP project on the VET curricula is a significant one. Already, VET providers from Romania, Spain, Italy and Lithuania are including 3DP courseware in their curricula. The potential is huge and we expect more and more organisations to use the 3DP teaching material.The project had an impact on all the target groups. It helped VET and other students, post-tertiary graduates and key personnel of various organizations to gain 3D-P competences and, consequently, to increase their chances to find a good job or to open a successful business, to support their organizations in improving the operational capabilities and/or extending the activities range.The companies using 3D-P benefit from the availability of skilled work force, thus being able to develop, expand their activities field, innovate their processes, etc.The individuals graduating the 3DP course also enhanced their creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, as they become able to benefit from the formidable opportunities offered by 3D-P.On longer term, we anticipate that the 3DP project will provide significant beneficial impacts on VET providers, regional development agencies, political decision makers, chambers of commerce and industry, industrial associations, foundations relating to design and 3D-P, capital investors, patent attorneys etc. and on the people interested in developing their 3D-P skills.