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Train the Trainers program
Introduction
The aim of the AGRIFOOD4FUTURE “Train the trainers” program is to improve the skills of Vocational Education Teachers in entrepreneurial skills and to provide specific training opportunities for teachers working in agri-food education, through a “peer-to-peer” training process.
The European Commission has emphasised the teacher’s central role. Good initial teacher education is a prerequisite to ignite the ‘entrepreneurial spark’ and inspire their students. Indeed, to stimulate intrapreneurship intended as “the ability to act on opportunities and ideas to create value for others, which can be social, cultural or financial” a wide range of competence are needed.
Who?
Teachers of EQF 3-5 curricula in consortium VET schools (CESUR, AKMI and ITS Tech&Food).
What?
The “AF4F Train the trainers” program give to trainers the following tools:
- EU Academy online training “ Teaching Entrepreneurship”:.
This course selected is offered by the European Commission through the Eu academy platform (https://academy.europa.eu) . To access the course, registration on the platform is required.
It is an online, one-day self-paced higher education course to learn how to teach through entrepreneurship specifically designed for beginners, implemented by the consortium led by Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, and supervised by the DG GROW, DG EAC, ETF, JRC and EISMEA.
- International mobility opportunities for VET teachers
VET teachers have the possibility of joining demo days and field visits organized by AGRIFOOD4FUTURE and consortium partners.
The database created will be continuously updated by partners
- COVE teachers’ annual forum
To support the cascading exchange of experiences typical of the “train the trainers” program, VET teachers, in addition to the possibility of virtual exchange through the online forum hosted on the e-learning platform, will have the opportunity to train their colleagues in dedicated events organized at the COVE level. The event calendar will be defined in collaboration with the COVE leaders.
During this event, teachers who have completed the training pathway proposed by the program will, in turn, act as trainers for their colleagues. The event, conducted in the local language, will be open to all teachers of VET and HEI courses from the institutions involved.
- “Train the Trainers” e-learning platform
A dedicated e-learning platform for VET teachers has been created with links and materials useful for enhancing entrepreneurial skills.
The login details will be provided to the teachers by their VET training institutions
- Online forum for VET teachers
The aim of this forum is to exchange experiences and online training about entrepreneurship training in the VET and HEI ecosystem. Chatting functionality and a virtual meeting room will be available.
The login details will be provided to the teachers by their VET training institutions
For additional information please contact Maura Calliera (maura.calliera@unicatt.it).