<< Objectives >>F4Y - Finances 4Youth is a project based on the development of a platform to support the teaching and promotion of financial literacy among young people.The main objective of the project is to create a promotion and training system for teaching financial management. The system will allow the adjustment to the target audience and the definition of resources and tools to be used by each of the teachers or trainers.<< Implementation >>The project will be developed using five macro activities:Work Package (WP) WP 1 - Measuring the level of financial literacy of young people;WP2 - Development of the learning methodology and pedagogical resourcess;WP3 - Platform production, instruments, and content;WP4 - Platform testing and evaluation;WP5 - Dissemination.<< Results >>The final result of the project will be the availability of an online platform for promoting and teaching financial literacy.Access will be free, maintenance and availability will be ensured by EXTRA/ETACADEMY. The tool's usability potential is tremendous; the impact on teaching financial management will help to increase young people's personal management skills.

"<< Background >>We apply for this project because we believe we can contribute to making a difference in the situation of teachers and students, by strengthening resilience, reinforcing competencies for a (post)crisis context and supporting their wellbe¬ing. We plan to address some of the urgent needs generated by the COVID-19 crisis in education, which disrupted learning across the globe and highlighted that the future of learning, and the accelerated changes in modes of delivering quality education, cannot be separated from the imperative of leaving no one behind, including children and youth but also teachers. When schools shuttered, teachers were immediately tasked with implementing distance learning modalities, often without sufficient guidance, training, or resources. Educators struggled with developing ICT skills, facilitating quality distance learn¬ing; preserving their physical and mental health while supporting their students; and, especially in the case of female teachers, coping with increased workloads and family responsibilities.<< Objectives >>By implementing the project we plan to enhance wellbeing, resilience and motivation to create and embrace the innovative mindset. Educators, higher education teachers and their last year students will become more reflective, mindful and invested in creating a positive educational environment for themselves, their peers and learners. They will feel better prepared to face the post-Covid19 educational realities and to support learners and their peers. The actual outcomes will translate into the wellbeing and resilience of children, youths drawing from the innovative, reflective mindsets of their educators, whose wellbeing and mindfulness will cascade to the end-beneficiaries. By doing this we will also contribute to reinforcing inclusive educational ecosystems; foster inter‐university cooperation and internationalization efforts; strengthen consultation and communication mechanisms between educational institutions and countries and enhance the role of universities in producing research and enabling the circulation of knowledge to foster pedagogical innovation in a post-covid scenario.<< Implementation >>The activities include: mapping needs and concerns of both teachers and students through an online survey that will constitute part of the initial diagnosis; creating focus groups with relevant purposely targeted participants of the education process on different levels of education to identify their needs and expectations; analysis of initial survey data and focus groups; writing reports. Design and production of Promotional materials; planning and organization of the first Interdisciplinary Training Event; that will address issues highlighted during the mapping exercises and test and discuss proposed solutions and tools with the learners, higher education staff from participating universities and local youths from the host country. During the event, we will collaborate to improve and enhance the tools and solutions and to create new innovative ones together. It will be a learning step leading towards the next training event. We will use self-reflectivity toolkits, design thinking, mind maps and wellbeing workshops in order to build resilience, elasticity and enhance soft skills for teachers and equip them with ideas for the regeneration of education and for supporting the emotional needs of their peers and learners. All of these will foster social inclusion and combat the adverse effects of isolation and strain during COVID-19 pandemic. A second training event will be implemented to address issues highlighted during the mapping exercises and during the first training event. We treat both events both as tutoring and as learning tools to perfect our final outcomes and provide the best quality, adequate and innovative support for educators that can be cascaded to learners and their peers. We will once again test and discuss proposed solutions and tools with the new group of learners, higher education staff from participating universities and local youths from the host country. It is a learning spiral which advances project outcomes and gives us more first-hand information to continue our work with. Project results, outcomes and recommendations will be embodied in a final report, brochures, video materials and papers and disseminated through individual and collective presentations in an international conference, seminars and academic events, but also in the media and social network; amongst them:- Creation of online resource with research results, support materials for educators such as papers, brochures and video materials (Research Report and Training Course Curriculum will be included as separate outcomes) -Publishing Joint paper in a peer-reviewed journal presenting research results-Publishing Joint paper in a peer-reviewed journal presenting the learning cycle within the training events-Organizing Multiplier Event: International Conference disseminating project results: ""EDUCATORE+ for wellbeing and resilience in education""- Organizing Multiplier Event: Best practice International Scientific Seminar online- Organizing Multiplier Event: Best practice seminar for Romanian Teachers in the Romanian Language; Best practice seminar for Polish Teachers in the Polish Language.<< Results >>The overall expected outcome will be the increased quality of education and training for educators and academic teachers, enhanced resources and skills to cope with the consequences of COVID-19 crisis, the creation of an innovative, reflective mindset for teaching and learning promoting the wellbeing and resilience of educators and the learners and therefore mitigating adverse effects of the pandemic. The innovative mindset is supported by palpable toolkits and materials. The project will lead to improved provision of basic and transversal skills amongst project participants (educators, learners, academics) such as interpersonal, social, civic, intercultural and language competencies, critical and therefore reflective thinking, that will be transferable to indirect project beneficiaries (end-process educators and learners); the results include increased awareness and openness to social diversity and increased inclusiveness and accessibility of education systems and possibilities, improving the educational experience for educators and learners. This should have an impact on reinforced interaction between practice, research and policy in participating countries with the possibility of countrywide and national scalability of the project results. The participants will improve competencies, linked to occupational profile in the field of education, increasing opportunities for professional development; increased motivation and satisfaction in daily work; reflexivity will help project participants gain greater understanding and responsiveness to all kinds of diversity, to foster social inclusion, and for these directly involved during the project will increase their competence in English as the foreign language. We will create joint solutions based on participating countries experiences and knowledge. Participants will experience positive change in their wellbeing, resistance and motivation to create and embrace the innovative mindset. Educators, higher education teachers and their last year students will become more reflective, mindful and invested in creating a positive educational environment for themselves, their peers and learners. They will feel better prepared to face the post-Covid19 educational realities and to support learners and their peers. The actual outcomes will translate into the wellbeing and resilience of children, youths drawing from the innovative, reflective mindsets of their educators, whose wellbeing and mindfulness will cascade to the end-beneficiaries. Other stakeholders will be able to use the project outcomes on a larger scale to create positive social change. Participating organizations will include the project outcomes in the teaching curriculum, gaining new, innovative materials and methodologies of working with children and youth. Moreover, by doing so participating organizations will maintain and strengthen their position as the regional leaders in educational innovation."

<< Background >>The primary target group of the project are Higher education institutions, HEI teachers and staff, and HEI students enrolled in the fields of engineering and textiles. Secondary target groups are stakeholders from the field of textiles and engineering (industries, companies, associations, adult education centres etc) and national policy makers. In Spain there are over 3.700 textile companies and over 47.000 workers employed in this sector. A quarter of these companies are located in the Valencian region where the UPV is located. The number of companies manufacturing technical textiles can be estimated at around 300. Spanish production of technical textiles in recent years has risen to 2.500 million euros, 18% of the total production of the textile/clothing sectors. Companies are increasingly aware of the need to change from linear economic models to circular economic models. However, employees in the textile industry are often not aware of the possibilities to use or recycle waste from fibrous composites and technical textiles.UPV is reinforcing the content on circular economy and sustainability measures in the design, production, use and recycling of textiles in the degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development and in the master's degree in Textile Engineering. In Romania, technical textiles are used in different fields: automotive, construction, agriculture, medical, hygiene etc. The technical and industrial textiles companies (CAEN 1396) registered an ascending trend: 39 companies with 1.388 employees. Moreover, due to the ongoing changes in the sector, the qualification requirements are also changing. Cross-disciplinary courses are becoming necessary, while the HEIs are no longer offering suitable solutions. In Uni.of Oradea we constantly search to provide students with the knowledge and competences that will allow them to succeed in their future professional life. While progress has been made in terms of curriculum change, this is still hampered by excessively theoretical information that is poorly linked to practice.UNIWA has deep experiences in development and research in functional - digital textile,the productio of which has icreased i Greece by 8,31% and exports by 9,51% in the period 2014-2019. UNIWA has collaborations with experts: UGhent – Ιdec company – AUTEX and Hellenic Textile Engineering Association, etc Our scientific personnel have experience relevant with scientific and educational Master Projects and implementat a variety of educational methods. Our HE partnership aims to develop new training content that integrates digital learning, workshops for interactive competencies improvement-based projects in innovation, skills in management, marketing, business model. In this perspective we have perceived the need of blended learning and teaching based online methods and tools in the Knitted and Innovative Textiles / Garments Lab.There are many textile and apparel industrial companies in Lithuania. The textile manufacturing sector is strong and progressive, focused not only on fashion and clothing, but also on technical textiles; approx. 10.000 workers are employed in this sector. The turnover in the sector in 2020 was approx. 1 billion euros. The need and interest of Lithuanian textile companies in sustainability and circular economy is very high, however, it requires constantly updated knowledge about resourcing of sustainable fibres, sustainable manufacturing technologies, waste and quality management, processes of circular economy, etc. The up-to-date approach to ecology inspired new growth and treatment of natural sustainable fibres, and increase in production of sustainable fabrics and garments, also, growth in production of technical textiles from recycled fibres. KTU is strongly focused on strengthening studies in the field of sustainable and green technologies and circular economy and implements R&D projects with Lithuanian industrial companies in this field.<< Objectives >>The textile industry is characterized by the consumption of high levels of resources such as water, energy, chemicals, natural materials and synthetic fibers. Because of the scarcity of some of these in many countries, combined with the pressure of environmental policies and the significant impact that textile production has on the environment, textile management, recycling and waste disposal policies are needed to protect the environment and improve the sustainability of the textile value chain.The need of textile companies in sustainability and the circular economy is growing. But it requires a constantly updated knowledge of sustainable fibre sourcing, sustainable manufacturing technologies, waste and quality management, circular economy processes, etc.The importance of the transition towards a circular economy has been stressed in the EU. An evidence was the creation of the Circular Economy Package and its adoption by the European Commission. The EC will continue to deliver on the Circular Economy Action Plan, setting very concrete targets for industries, which they will have to meet in the near future.Furthermore, a top priority of the EC is the development of an approach to micro-credentials, to help widen learning opportunities and strengthen the role of higher education institutions in lifelong learning by providing more flexible and modular learning opportunities. In fact, the European skills agenda recognises the importance of micro-credentials, since they are able to recognise and capture the results of short courses. In this context, the project aims at offering an online course on circular economy for fibrous composites and technical textiles, which will help students, who are enrolled in relevant fields in their Universities to upskill their sustainability competences and raise their awareness on how to reduce the effect that fibrous composites and technical textiles have on the climate change. The course will be enhanced with the creation of a virtual laboratory, which will help students get a real feel as if they were present in a laboratory. The project will also develop a roadmap for the validation and accreditation of the course, which will result in a set of policy recommendations for the uptake and recognition of microcredentials in partners’ HEIs. The main objective of the project will be to enhance the sustainability competences of HEI students and educators in the sector of fibrous composites and technical textiles. The specific objectives of the project are:- to create an elearning course for HEI students on the circular economy for fibrous composites and technical textiles- to make use of innovative technologies, like virtual reality, to support the learning process- to create a roadmap and recommendations, for the appointment of ECTS points to the course and the adoption of microcredentials. - To bring together European organisations and build their capacity in organising learning courses, which lead to micro-credentials based on learning outcomes.<< Implementation >>The duration of the project will be of 24 months and it includes 3 results. The project can be divided into 3 stages:Stage 1: Preparation of developmentIn relation to the 1st PR, partners are going to develop the course curriculum, based on the research phase and collection of EU practices on circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textiles. The learning materials are also going to be developed and be uploaded on the elearning platform. In relation to the 2nd PR, partners are going to develop the specification and 3D models of the virtual lab, as well as the specifications and scenarios for the virtual laboratory practices.The partners are then going to attend the learning activity in Spain, which will concentrate on Virtual Reality applied to laboratory practices and will finally develop the guidelines for students on how to implement virtual laboratory practices. This stage will finish with the finalization of the elearning course and the virtual laboratory, as well as their national translated versions. Regarding management/quality assurance/dissemination, partners are going to elaborate on the project management plan, the quality plan, the evaluation methodology and the dissemination and exploitation strategy early and afterwards work to improve them. The project's graphical identity is going to be built, as well as the website and social media accounts. Partners will also deliver the 1st periodic financial report, the 1st semester report and 2 newsletters. Partners are going to work on dissemination of the project, through presentations of the project in workshops, animation of social media and other networking activities. Stage 2: ImplementationThis stage will start with the 1st multiplier event of the project: Online info day - EU, organised by IDEC. The event will aim at disseminating the project and recruiting organisations interested in following the project results and progress. In relation to the 1st and second PRs, partners are going to pilot the elearning course and virtual laboratory with at least 35 students. Partners will also organise at least 3 workshops each in their HEIs with students following the course. In relation to the 3rd PR, partners are going to develop the quality assurance framework for the course, the standard of constitutive elements, the certificate and the roadmap for the validation and accreditation of the course in the framework of microcredentials. Regarding management/quality assurance/dissemination, partners are going to intensify their dissemination activities and present the project in conferences, workshops, events etc. 2 more newsletters are going to be released. Evaluation and quality procedures are going to involve participants in the elearning course. Stage 3: FinalisationDuring this stage partners are going to improve and finalize project results according to the outcomes of the previous stage and evaluation feedback by participants to pilots. The recommendations for policy makers are also going to be published and disseminated. Lastly, partners are going to organise the final multiplier events, in order to attract stakeholders and policy makers, into using project results. More HEIs will be contacted in order to adopt the elearning course for their institutions. Furthermore, partners are going to refine the exploitation strategies to ensure sustainability of project results.<< Results >>The project envisages the development of 3 project results:1) E learning course on circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textilesThe elearning course will be addressed to HEI students and will aim at developing their skills in circular economy practices concentrated in fibrous composites and technical textiles. The course will be modular, based on learning outcomes and competences and will be self passed. It will have a duration of 1 semester and will be complementary to the core studies of the students. Nevertheless, the course will be open to be followed by other interested individuals from the textiles industry sector, who want to increase their knowledge and competences in the circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textiles. The course will include assessment of knowledge gained and will offer certification.2) Virtual laboratory for the implementation of virtual experimentsA virtual laboratory will be built, which will be included in the elearning course. Through the virtual laboratory, participants in the elearning course will be able to test and apply experiments related to the circular economy of fibrous composites and technical textiles. These experiments will be part of the learning process and assessment. The laboratory will include virtual “digital twins” of actual laboratory equipment, enhanced with 3D representations and virtual movement. Students will be able to access the virtual laboratory online through their mobile devices. Moreover, workshops will be organised in partner HEIs, where students will have the chance to emerge into the virtual laboratories, using virtual reality equipment. 3) Roadmap to microcredentials This output will result in policy recommendations for the application of micro credentials in partner HEIs. Partners are going to work on a quality assurance framework for the elearning course and a methodology to apply ECTS points to the course. Partners will take up actions for the validation of the course and the issuing of digital certificates with the potential to be included in the new European-wide digital format of “Europass Digital Credentials”. The outcomes expected are:-capacity building of HEI educators and students in applying sustainability processes in the design, production, use and recycling of fibrous composites and technical textiles-capacity building of HEI educators on applying virtual reality -awareness raising about the environmental impact of fibrous composites and technical textiles-awareness raising about the need to apply circular economy in the life cycle of fibrous composites and technical textiles-provision of innovative elearning courses based on learning outcomes -increased collaboration between HEIs -awareness raising on the use and importance of micro credentials for the recognition of qualifications across Europe, and the use of the new Europass platform.

"The population of children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities is increasing and these people will require high level of care and support across different services providers including education, health and social care services. This population and their families are frequent users of health care services, social care services and are challenging to the education system. Due to the changing nature and increasing complexity of the needs of children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities, service provision requires a high level of collaboration between the different organisations and professionals.It is important that practitioners in education, health and social care collaborate in shared learning of skills and knowledge required to meet the needs of these children and their families. This project was interested in looking at how the needs of children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental needs can be met in an inter-disciplinary/ inter-professional approach. An important starting point in developing this collaboration of practices and knowledge sharing is at the pre-service level. In this regard, the project aimed at developing knowledge , competencies in working with children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities using an interdisciplinary/inter-professional approach. The latter taps into the different disciplines collective knowledge, skills and values that led to the development of an innovative inter-disciplinary course curriculum delivering three intensive learning programme to university students of the five participating countries. The overarching aim was to prepare future professionals to effectively provide services to these children with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities in an inter-professional collaborative manner. The five participating universities consited of three disciplines/professional groups namely school teachers, social educators and nurses. Teacher education was represented by Stockholm University and the University of Oradea , Social Education by The Oslo-Akerhus University College and the Learning Disability Nurse Education by the Universities of Hertfordshire and Edinburgh-Napier Unoversity.The Stockholm University was the coordinating partner.The team carried out a number of teaching and learning activities to meet the goals of the project. This also meant bringing together ten students from each university for a period of ten days to attend an intensive course with focussed on an inter-professional approach of working with children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental needs. The project also carried out different activities from policy review, literature seach, timetabling of learning & teaching contents, accomadation, meetings, study visits, and video filming for the development of a face to face course curriculum as well as materials/website for an online course. The implementation of the project had successfully delivered three intensive learning programmes involving the participation of 140 students from five participating universities. The main output included the development and a face to face delivery of a course curriculum on ""An interdisciplinary approach to working with children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities"" and a distance learning course curriculum to be delivered through an online course site. The intended outcome of the project are as follow:1. To enhance the knowledge, competence and set of skills in pre-service training at the university level for students who in the future will provide services to these children.2. To enhance competence development for the teachers and practitioners who participated in the project.3. To improve the quality of services provided and some of the students who attended the intensive programme especially the first and second year are working together and have acknowledged the positive impact participation in the intensive programme has had on their practice.4. To ensure that the long term benefits of the project leads to meaningful improvements on the quality of service and support provided to children and young people with disabilities and their families.5.To foster strategic partnership for teachers who have participated in the project and students who attended the course as professionals of the future and the continuous development of knowledge through partnership between the different universities."

<< Objectives >>The project will develop an Interpersonal Communication Skills (ICS) training for work-related communication challenges for pre-release offenders while activating and/or developing common civic values as a basis to support social reintegration. The project will use blended teaching methodologies such as face-to-face and experiential training modalities alongside a Virtual Reality (VR) platform used as a training ground for skills’ practice.<< Implementation >>The project will use scientific methods to identify work-related communication challenges and ICS relevant to pre-release detainees, guiding the development of a high quality and flexible training curriculum, inclusive of a custom-made VR platform with specific training scenarios, to be delivered in prison settings. Consortium partners and prison staff will also be trained enhancing their ICS skills, common values and ensuring successful course implementation in penitentiary settings.<< Results >>The project will increase pre-release detainees' workplace communication skills, provide a valuing system to support prosocial reintegration and increase social self-efficacy. Participants are expected to increase their chances of obtaining and retaining employment post-release, while improving their wellbeing and reinforcing crime desistance. Project dissemination will familiarise communities with the interpersonal challenges faced by former detainees and provide avenues towards employment.