<< Objectives >>- On the subject of 'protection of ecological balance'; creating lesson plans using teachers' innovative teaching methods- To draw attention to the disruptions in the ecological balance caused by climate change in partner institutions and locally- Reducing polluting behaviors of water, soil and air for biodiversity- To have knowledge about renewable energy sources-To develop environmental awareness for diseases transmitted by water and food<< Implementation >>Our project includes the following activities;-Basics of Ecological Life-We're Stepping into Eco Schools and Institutions-Green Skills-Travel Between Ecosystems<< Results >>- An increase in climate literacy behavior of staff and students in partner institutions will be expected.-Teachers and students in partner institutions will be trained as people who communicate about climate and climate change and make informed and responsible decisions about actions that may affect the climate.-All participants will be conscious of protecting and maintaining nature instead of polluting it.-To improve the participants' understanding of European values (social, cultural).

"The RURAL HERITAGE project for innovation in VET proposes a training plan to support European policies that seek to make the European Cultural Heritage a factor of economic and social development. Rural cultural heritage offers great potential to revitalize rural areas where cultural tourism sector has an enormous potential for growth and job creation and there is a hidden tradition underexplored that must emerge to show the global heritage of Europe. There is a need of interpreters capable of developing the tourism use of rural cultural heritage, in order to satisfy this growing demand. European VET system shows a clear need of tourism professionals specialized in rural cultural heritage, especially in interpretation and communication techniques.It is important to support VET teachers through new competence units and innovative methodologies to facilitate knowledge and skills for tangible and intangible heritage interpretation in the future professionals. The project develops active and emotional teaching-learning strategies which will be eventually useful for the practise of heritage transmission in tourism activities.Besides, the project enhances access to training and qualifications for all, especially in rural areas, through specific results and actions, as a way to promote quality employment.The strategic association (6 entities, 5 countries) led by the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation León-Bragança, includes two VET centres, a University with Cultural Heritage studies, an entity for local development and a company specialized in environmental and heritage training.OBJECTIVES:a) To contribute to professionalization and economic development based on heritage use in rural areas through a training plan and concrete intellectual outputs that can be used by trainers and students, and rural population enhancing access to training for all.b) To promote the European rural cultural heritage transmission and to contribute to improve the current professional qualifications thanks to the design of new competence units of ""EUROPEAN RURAL HERITAGE INTERPRETER”.d) To raise awareness of the importance of rural cultural heritage at the local, national and European levels and its mutual recognition, through the practice of heritage interpretation in tourism services. e) To encourage intercultural and intergenerational exchange as a way of European rural heritage approaching.The project aims the involvement of the target groups through a fluid exchange of experiences among a stakeholders network (120) and direct-indirect participants (total estimated 6500). The main target groups and intellectual outputs of the project are:1) People from rural areas (non-qualified young and women, unemployed workers, tourism guides, entrepreneurs, owners of rural tourism hotels or companies, local authorities) as main participants in the training course available in the E-LEARNING PLATFORM (IO3).2) VET trainers, teachers and students from the formal and non-formal VET sector and the educational community and authorities, as main target groups of the METHODOLOGICAL GUIDE of the new competence units and the innovative pedagogical approach proposed (IO1) as well as STRUCTURED COURSE for teachers (IO2).3) Professionals related to tourism, heritage, environmental education, etc. and professionals of the rural development, regional and local administration, etc., users of the E-LEARNING PLATFORM (IO3) mainly but also of the other outputs.The project creates new professional competences, a European dimension and active-emotional methodologies that currently don’t exist in VET, among other innovative strategies. It includes a complete dissemination plan of the project and rural heritage awareness: 24 dissemination Seminars, 4 Newsletters, social media, leaflets, 4 multiplier events (face-to-face and in streaming). In addition one training activity for the association staff and 4 Transnational Meetings.The project capacity to use and transfer results after its completion and its long-term benefits are considerable. The main actions for sustainability are:-The IO will be widely disseminated, among target groups, policy-makers, VET centres and educational authorities and created for easy transferability and adaptability to different contexts of Europe. -The E-learning Platform and its online vocational course resulting on the project will be permanently active after its completion, as an essential tool to guarantee rural population training.-The OER package and new competence units for “INTERPRETER on RURAL CULTURAL HERITAGE"", available in 6 languages on the project Platform and website (and on other European and national platforms and websites of partners and collaborators).-Other actions: advice on heritage interpretation and its possibilities of employment, publication of articles in specialized magazines, agreements with organizations which declare interest to adopt IO in their activities, etc."

"The Project “Training Plan on Bioenergy for the Agri-food Sectors-RURAL BIOENERGY” is a project of cooperation for innovation of a partnership strategy for vocation education and training among 6 partners from 5 countries. RURAL BIOENERGY derives from the needs analysis that arises from bio-economics in rural areas. EU’s Horizon 2020 objectives have given rise to policies that encourage bioenergy projects related to the agri-food sector. This project is based on the promotion of manpower requirements in rural áreas in order to meet EU objectives, policies and strategies. The transition towards a circular economy also requires skilled labour with new and specific qualifications as well as the creation of employment opportunities. There is a training gap in this field and in the following years training will be demanded when the deployment of rural bioenergy will step up. Currently, some professional qualifications cover certain needs regarding bioenergy. Nevertheless, it is necessary to develop specific professional qualifications that integrate the mentioned aspects, as we find ourselves facing a confluence of different sectors and knowledge areas. PROJECT OBJECTIVES: - Development of a Training Plan on Bioenergy to contribute to the professionalization on bioenergy in rural areas . - Elaboration of the methodological guide of new qualification and training and other educational resources and tools that contribute to the professional development of trainers/teachers/mentors and enhance the access to training and qualifications for all. - Development of the new competence of worker “BIOENERGY SPECIALIST FOR AGRI-FOOD SECTORS” (for potential recognition and validation in the future). - To promote innovative pedagogical methodologies as a successful recipe for satisfactory transition to labour market. - To promote the cooperation and offer training opportunities for local communities as well as to facilitate the development of bioenergy use and rural economy. The applicant is MANCOMUNIDAD ALTA SANABRIA, a Spanish local entity. The rest of the partners are the Spanish environmental company SERVIMA, the Portuguese association for the development CoraNE, the Italian Confederation of Farmers in Tuscany, CIA TOSCANA, the Slovak vocational training institution, AGROINSTITUT NITRA and the Bulgarian engineering company in energy efficiency, QUATTROGI. The project aims the involvement of the target groups in drafting the contents and the consensus of a methodology to develop the training route. It will be achieved through a fluid exchange of information and common experiences among a broad network of stakeholder, direct and indirect participants, especially in rural areas: local Action Groups and rural development actors ; agricultural unions; associations for the valorisation of biomass producers of renewable energy, bioenergy technology enterprises; environmental associations; institutes of rural youth and women associations; research centers and University; non-formal vocational training entities and with lifelong learning programs; formal Centres of VET; public and private entities of employment; associations of entrepreneurs; local authorities, educational authorities , etcIn order to involve that stakeholders, the consortium has done a great effort in dissemination activities: around 20 dissemination seminars have been held, in addition to other project presentation meetings; 4 Newsletters have been disseminated; news and articles published; website; blog; mailings; social networks, etc The results of the Project will materialize in the following intelectual outputs: O1. Methodological guide for training O2. Structured training course O3. Educational materials for students O4. ICT Platform (for training and for knowledge and job exchange)There has been also two multiplier events (E1 and E2), one training activity (Short-term joint staff training event C1) and 4 Transnational Meetings: 1. Padornelo (Sanabria -Spain); 2. Bragança (Portugal); Florence (Italy); 4. Lubián (Sanabria- Spain).""RURAL BIOENERGY TRAINING PACKAGE” (OER) will have an impact on all local, regional, national and international stakeholders in participatory and community development groups and will contribute decisively to the sustainability of the project, as well as the ICT platform E-learning, the website and other activities (articles, Newsletters…)In the short and medium term, the positive impacts of the project are: training in bioenergy, professionalization of the rural population; promotion of bioenergetic uses; increase competitiveness of the agricultural and agroindustrial sectors; improvement of teacher skills and curricula for vocational training, promotion of initiative and entrepreneurship; greater employability and creation of new companies; more positive attitude towards Europe as a common space."

"<< Background >>According to our analysis and surveys, there is lack of complex information and relevant comprehensive knowledge in the field of organic apiculture in VET systems in Europe, with focus on rational use of plant protection products and fertilizers. The Report on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector (2017/2115(INI)) calls on the Member States to promote greater cooperation and the sharing of knowledge and information, including advanced and mutual early warning systems between farmers and beekeepers, foresters, scientists and veterinarians on spraying periods and other insecticide application, prevention and control of diseases, technologies that are not harmful for bees, and plant protection methods that minimise pollinator mortality; also calls on the Commission to adopt recommendations in order to support different national high-quality basic and vocational beekeeping education programmes in the EU.The topic of the project is strongly important for the agricultural VET education. In order to find a balance between nature and the use of chemicals for growing crops, we need to learn how to use plant protection products properly and effectively, in order to minimize the negative impact on the environment. Our project fulfils this aim fully and intend to produce very useful training tools for VET organisations, teachers of VET students, farmers and beekeepers as well as for agricultural advisors.<< Objectives >>Air, water and food are among the basic necessities necessary for life. However, sometimes we do not realize that our lives probably could not exist without bees, which are becoming more and more extinct for pesticides, which are used more intensively than before. Beekeeping is a special field of agricultural production. Bees provide many environmental benefits in the form of cross-pollination and in the form of therapeutic effect of bee products.Several recent foreign studies have shown that pesticides known as ""neonicotinoids"" can have various long-term effects on bee colonies, including reducing the number of queens. The losses of beekeeping are considerable due to the impact of incorrect or excessive use of these pesticides. In some cases, this can contribute to the complete collapse of the bee colony. The loss of bees has become a big problem, because bees are among the world's most important pollinators of agricultural crops, as well as wild plants. The quality of honey, pollen and the viability of bees is an excellent measure of the quality of the environment. The health of bee colonies and their development is negatively affected by any mixture of pesticides in food supplies (honey, pollen) accumulated in the hive.Therefore, it is worth striving to eliminate the loss of bees caused by improper use of agricultural pesticides, as well as lack of imagination in their application - the main consequent benefits of bee activity will be pollination of crops and subsequent increase in crops, secondly the prevention of large economic losses and finally, very important benefit is the unpolluted natural environment in which humans live. To tackle with above mentioned issues, the main objective of the project is to update and improve knowledge and awareness of VET students, VET organisations, farmers and people working in the farm production area in the field of organic beekeeping and proper usage of the chemical plant protection products and fertilisers, by means of the creation of Curriculum and Interactive training content focused on organic beekeeping and development of interactive training materials and tools on organic apiculture and rational use of plant protection products.<< Implementation >>The main goals and objectives of the project is providing high quality training content about rational use of plant protection products and fertilizers in terms of the impact on bees in the ecosystem. The training content must be provided in the very modern and innovative way with utilisation of the new and still developing technologies. The perfect technology to implement and achieve our goals is Learning management system such as Moodle which allows to prepare educational content in the way friendly and also easy to learn for a wide spectrum of beneficiaries in different geographical areas. Easy learning is especially important in the area of the project topic because we are directing our project to broader groups of beneficiaries like people and teachers from distant rural areas. As a result, we will have the e-learning educational content both in on-line and off-line form available to use on PC or cell phones or tablets, as well as printed and electronic handbooks.Communication activities play a key role in successfully disseminating knowledge in the project, raising awareness and attracting potential end users. Communication activities under the BeePro project will mainly concern raising awareness about the project through electronic and non-electronic media, as well as through interactive and non-interactive activities, such as the presentation of the project website in social media, etc. We will actively use for communication relevant EU and national networks.<< Results >>There will be several results during lifetime of the project and at the end. First result of the project will be R1: BeePro Curriculum including State of the Art. It will include overall report of the situation about beekeeping in all partners countries- State of the Art, Training methodology and BeePro Curriculum itself. The SoA report will consist of national reports from all partners countries about local situation of the beekeeping related to the topic of the project. Another part of R1 will be the training methodology. This document will describe the way of the implementation and executing of the trainings. It will describe also methodology pilot testing. This document will be intended for project consortium and will be available in English. As a third, very important part of the R1 will be prepared curriculum of the BeePro project. This document will specify all aspects related to competences, content, timing, EQF demand and also learning outcomes which will be obtained by the learner. Another project result will be the R2: Virtual Learning Environment with Training Content. The Virtual learning environment will be the main tool for delivery of the training content. Both the Virtual learning environment platform and training content will be evaluated during pilot testing activity.Last result will be R3: BeePro Handbook; The previously developed training content, adapted after the Pilot testing phase, will form main part of the BeePro handbook. It will also contain additional parts- case studies/practical examples.Outcomes not listed in section Project results: -Multiplier events with the aim to multiply the number of stakeholders that will be involved in the process of recognition the project outcomes.-Project website: it will be the main dissemination tool of the project and will provide all key information about project and its progress, website will be available in all partners languages and English. -Social Media: BeePro Facebook page-Dissemination Plan-Other Dissemination tools: Project Visual Identity, with project logo, Project leaflets- electronic and printed version, Newsletters- electronic version;-Quality Management Plan."

"""LIVING HERITAGE"" is a project of cooperation for innovation for the school education of a strategic partnership among 7 partners from 5 countries: Slovakia, Estonia, Greece, Spain and Portugal, led by Diputación de Palencia (Spain). Aims to:- Strengthen the profile of the field of formal and non-formal educators. - Promote the pedagogical update of teachers with peer teaching method. - Design a curriculum, methodological strategies and innovative educational materials for the transmission of the cultural heritage, especially valid to facilitate learning of students that underachieve , in groups with high diversity and/or schools with school drop-off issues and in disadvantaged rural areas. - Create links between school and public and private entities, related to the management of the heritage. - Develop educational experiences to promote intercultural and intergenerational exchange of material and intangible heritage. - Connect the European heritage through schools using ICT tools.The main direct target-groups are educators (from formal and non-formal education), which is why the project has involved schools, teachers' organizations and educational authorities. But also entities linked to local, regional and national heritage; associations and companies related to education, training and cultural tourism; managers of heritage; heritage interpreters and guides; cultural associations, foundations, museums and other heritage conservation entities (where educational programs are also developed), entities of local development, tourism, rural development, etc. The final recipients are Primary and Secondary students who will put into practice the results obtained.Among these stakeholder groups have been achieved more than 150 accessions and collaborations that have contributed to the project in an important way and have made possible the final contact with more than 2000 beneficiaries and the direct participation of about 300 people in the Workshops, multiplier events and activities developed throughout the project. In addition, a network of experts has been created to support the project and the evaluation of the results.Thanks to ICT and the effort to disseminate results, which continues to be done to ensure sustainability, it is estimated that at least 2300 beneficiaries will be able to participate with access to the intellectual products and results of the project.The main actions and intellectual outputs (IO) have been:1) Creation of a methodology among peers called Peer Leraning Method (on which the Workshops for educators were based) -IO1.2) Development of school curriculum on European cultural heritage (Primary and Secondary) -IO2, based on a previous analysis3) Preparation and impression of a methodological guide-IO34) Educational materials for implementation-IO45) Development of a Seminar and Multi-Agent Sessions (for dissemination and evaluation among interested agents)7) Transnational, face-to-face and remote meetings and a whole system of communication, coordination and follow-up, as well as dissemination of results8) Educator training courseThe intellectual products have been created in 6 languages (5 of the project and in English), have been supported by local and regional authorities and are accessible to schools, heritage managers and socio-economic fabric related to cultural heritage in Europe.The main impact in the short and medium term has been the strengthening of contents, competences and methodology in the area of European cultural heritage and therefore the profile of educators and the creation of communication networks between participants, direct and indirect.The medium and long term benefits are expected: 1) The creation of open results (OER) will allow its use, extension and improvement by professionals and agents of education and heritage. 2) Support for the strategies generated by educational authorities for their incorporation into the educational programs of schools and the non-formal sector. 3) The internationalization of educational curricula through their incorporation into European communication networks.All with the overall objective of supporting European policies that aim to make the European cultural heritage a point of community interaction with great educational value and social cohesion, but also to turn it into a good with future projection and great interest for sustainable economic development of many areas."