Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training (2024-1-EL01-KA210-VET-000257154).
Partners:
Project Leader, European Sustainability Academy, Vocational Education, Greece
Entrepreneurship Movement Club (EMC), SME, Slovenia
Objectives:
HORIZONTAL: Environment and fight against climate change
VET: Adapting vocational education and training to labour market needs
VET: Increasing the flexibility of opportunities in vocational education and training
Topics:
- Overcoming skills mismatch and addressing the needs of the labour market
- Green skills
- Work-based learning
Key aims:
The aim of the GenNZ project is to address the clarification of what ‘green skills’ are with a specific focus on roles in the tourism & related hospitality sector.
The overarching objective is to develop a complete, ready to use, ‘green skills’ vocational competencies framework and teaching programme, with assessment & micro-credentials, which is grounded in workplace reality. This is to address the gap between VET green skills development & fast-changing world of work towards net zero
GenNZ Project Activities:
1. Research and scoping study. A survey to identify the status quo and skills matching gap (September – October 2024).
2. Green Skills Focus Groups of experts and practitioners to inform the VET design (November – December 2024).
3. Training module design with workplace learning and evidence based assessment (January – April 2025).
4. Training pilot activation – summer school with access to tourism workplaces (May – June 2025).
5. Post pilot workshops and dissemination in Greece and Slovenia (July- August 2025).
6. Project closing conference and evaluation (September 2025).
Planned GenNZ Outputs:
1. Research and scoping study – a publishable document and policy guide
2. Green skills analysis – Regional/National
3. KSB Competencies framework with a standard for evaluation, assessment, microdredentials.
4. Piloted training module and materials to teach the framework
5. Green skills network and community of practice (with all target groups) through social media outreach and workshops
6. Evaluation report. Recommendations, with KPIs, & roadmap for future VET green skills apprenticeship
Get all the details about the upcoming GENNZ Summer School 2025 here.
