<< Objectives >>The project is aimed at the increasing of digital competences and skills of trainees and employees (digicomp) in the retail sector by using modern retail-specific e-learning units. These units should prepare them to cope with the challenges oft he digital transformation processes of the retail sector. The project also supports and expands the digital competences (digicompEDU) of teachers and trainers by using the e-learning units for vocational education in retail trade.<< Implementation >>Development of case studies in different learning sites and a specified competence matrix on qualification deficits regarding digital competences in retail. Development of micro learning units to reduce competence and skills gaps in order to meet the future needs of the qualification profile in retail. Workshops for teachers and trainers to promote the systematic use of e-learning units in vocational education and training and thus ensure higher learning success.<< Results >>Provision of 40 to 60 retail-specific e-learning units that can be used in terms of flexible deployment options for both the national and the European retail education landscape in terms of availability and use of ICT in different learning scenarios and at different learning locations such as companies and educational institutions, depending on the needs of the potential users. Promote the use of eLearning on a European scale.

Nowadays, problem solving skills play an important role in coping with complexity and change in today's society (European commission, 2018). These skills can respond to the growing needs of individuals to develop personally and handle obstacles and change. Problem solving skills apply prior learning and life experiences, with the look for new opportunities to learn and develop.The aim of ADDET is to develop the employability and problem solving skills and competences of VET students. For that aim, the project will develop an apprenticeship model for students in upper secondary and higher VET schools, based on the design thinking methodology as well as problem-based learning.The specific objectives of the project are:To develop problem solving competences and design thinking mindset for upper secondary and higher VET students through an apprenticeship modelTo develop problem based learning through an apprenticeship model that will follow a design thinking methodologyTo support VET trainers by developing a trainers’ guide addressed to trainers in VET schools and companies that will apply the apprenticeship model and will design, support and evaluate the apprenticeship programme. To create VET-company partnerships, experiment and validate the apprenticeship model To spread the idea of problem-based learning in apprenticeship by organizing seminars for trainers in VET schools and companies that are interested to apply the apprenticeship model.The project will produce three core intellectual outputs that are:IO1. Apprenticeship model for the acquisition of problem solving competencies and design thinking mindset. The apprenticeship model will consist in the development of a sustainable business solution, based on real problems of the company that host the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will use problem-based learning methods to keep the students engaged. The apprenticeship model will include theoretical foundation and guiding principles for the design, implementation and evaluation of apprenticeship programme. The apprenticeship programme will be based on open-end real problems that the company faces. With the support of trainers, the apprentice will formulate realistic and viable business solutions to address the problems. The apprenticeship will also use the processes of design thinking methodology in order to adopt solution focused strategies. IO2. Trainers guideIn order to support the design, implementation, management, evaluation and validation of the apprenticeship model, the second intellectual output is a guide for trainers, in VET organisations and companies. The guide will prepare and train trainers from VET providers and companies to apply the apprenticeship model and to integrate innovative learning approaches (problem based learning and design thinking). The guide will also include successful stories from the piloting of the model, as well as instructions, suggestions to enhance the apprenticeship programme among new coming enterprises. IO3. VET – company partnerships guideThe third intellectual output of the project will focus on the creation of partnerships between VET providers and companies for the successful implementation of the apprenticeship model. The guide will present practical support for the creation of partnerships, benefits for companies and VET centres, practical steps and guiding principles for the establishment of a partnership for apprenticeships and lastly quality assurance principles of a VET-company partnerships. The direct target groups of the project are VET trainers and companies involved in apprenticeship programmes, yet, the final beneficiaries are students enrolled in upper secondary and higher VET schools and centres. The partnership consists of 7 partners: CEIG from Romania, ZBB from Germany, KISMC from Bulgaria, APDNE from Turkey, IDEC from Greece, CESIE from Italy and Magenta from Spain.The project is designed to have an impact at local/regional/national and european levels. ADDET will contribute to the promotion of apprenticeships and the development of networks and partnerships between VET organisations and companies. ADDET will also contribute to the promotion of apprenticeships at EUropean level.

The FIT2COMFORT overall objective is to create, pilot and certify a new occupation and qualification profile on “Expert in Comfort & Healthy footwear manufacturing” and the correspondent flexible innovative training combining ICT based contents and work base learning, to respond to the identified skills/competences gap, improving the knowledge in this field, allowing SME and large enterprises to embrace the opportunity of growth offered by this segment of differentiation and strengthen the positioning of the footwear companies. FIT2COMFORT reached all its objectives with important impacts for the further developments in the frame of the overall goal mentioned above. The implemented activities and correspondente achieved objectives are the following:i)the evidence based research on training needs and training opportunities on the field of Comfort and Healthy Footwear with important inputs for the further stages. In addition, an evidence based research toward consumers on the field of Comfort was also put in place at European level with a range of almost 700 responses. This additional research had a double purpose of surveying the relevance of Comfort in footwear among the consumers and to obtain data to reinforce the need of dealing with comfort and healthy and domaining related matters near the footwear companies.ii)a STEM based Profile on Expert in Comfort & Healthy Footwear manufacturing, level 5 EQF with a set of 16 professional competences, 7 personal competences and 4 social competences;iii)a STEM training programme, with 10 units of learning outcomes defined and conceived in terms of Learning Outcomes, bridging the ECVET principals, capable of covering all training/competences needs pointed by the evidence-based research, and responding to the identified skills’ gapiv)A wide portfolio of contents mainly consituted by 123 content-wise presentation (covering 139 lessons)with voice over and transformed in videos responsive enough to be able to be used in any platform, mobile, table, PC, 10 units of learning outcomes concepts, correspondent assessments, glosarries, bibliography, practical activities, additional videos and didatic material”;v)A b-learning platform which makes possible the implementation of combined innovative and motivating trainin. Accessible on https://www.fit2comfort.eu/course/ vi)A Manual for trainers and coaches to be able to implement and deliver in the most effective way all the contents produced by the project, as well as a pilot training of trainer’s mobility activity and the protfolio of presentations, which involved 18 trainers from 8 of the partners.vii)A piloting report describing the experience of the piloting delivering of the b-learning course and strong feed-back from the participantsviii)Prototypes of shoes incorporating all features of comfort and health proposed by the b-learning course, proving the added value and differentiating level of the final products. This has allied a wide set of concepts coming from the piloting in all countries.ix)A strong corporative communication, based on an impacting image and logo, responsive project website, social media (facebook), multilingual communication tools, events at ountry level and european level;x)A continue presence/participation in events related to footwear.xi)A set of diligencies initiated for the certification / acreditation of the new profile, training curriculum ans contents, to be incorporatied in the national catalogues qualification catalogues of the countries involved.x) a sustainable agreement among all partners for the future continuation of the project results and partnership/alliance.xi) Qulity Assurance Plan and a constant consultation of the target groups including stakeholdeers, ntegrating the conclusion with an evaluation Plan, produced 3 different reports on evaluation.