Contact: Aleksandra Marcinkowska office@edusmart-tc.net
Project number: 2020-1-PL01-KA226- VET-095699
Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practicesAction
Type: Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness
Transversal Skills In Time Of Covid
News
31/10/2021
Recent years have brought significant changes in the labour market, and due to the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus pandemic some of the changes have been accelerated. March 2020 started a time of dynamic changes completely different than before, bringing surprising problems and solutions that the labor market did not expect.
The role of developing and using basic, transversal and professional skills, which are of key importance for Poland’s economic prosperity and social cohesion, is underlined by the Integrated Skills Strategy 2030.1 The need to create a framework for a skills policy – understood as a coherent approach by all sectors involved in skills development, thus better suited to current and anticipated social and market needs – has been highlighted in many documents of strategic importance, such as the Responsible Development Strategy for 2020 (with a perspective until 2030) and lifelong learning perspective.
Check our report. Below you will find two versions: English and Polish
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS
IN TIME OF COVID
Summary
The project Transversal skills in time of COVID is inspired by two observations, which are also proven by most European documents based on vocational and training education. According to the Social Capital Development Strategy of 2020th, social and personal competences are important for the development of social capital nowadays. In addition to acquiring knowledge and skills, they constitute the basis for preparing a young people for proper functioning in social life. Especially in current and rapidly changing profile of the labor market.
Secondly, the global economic slowdown which we are observing at the moment, especially the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic posed long-term challenges due the world. This unique situation require solutions at the level of building professional competences and promoting innovative vocational education and training practices nowadays, what is the most important and especially promoted in the digital age. The education and training system should become more open and flexible in terms of the changes and emerging needs of citizens, as well as the labor market and society as a whole system.
In the project, Partners from Poland (as the Leader), Cyprus and Ireland (as the Partners) will IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE social and personal competences for the economic and administrative sector in the era of COVID-19. What is important the project frame will take under consideration the applicable qualifications framework in the countries of the project partners and the EQF. The analysis will show how and in which way the competency gaps in the social and personal competences area have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the basis of the developed competences, the Partners will DEVELOP THE MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL QUIDE for the teachers and students, which will be available in the electronical applications as well.
The QUIDE will constitute an innovation on the market with vocational and training education field and area of soft skills which are so important nowadays. The quide will provide significant support in building the social and personal competences in the economic and administrative industry and also through DEVELOPING IMPLEMENTATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER SECTORS, they will have a wide professional application in related industries and not only.
The advantage of the developed educational materials will be close connected with the description of the social and personal competences and self-assessment questionnaires. This will give young people the opportunity to diagnose their knowledge, learn about their skills, systematize them and learn what they already know and what they still need to learn. This will allow to select only those topics that are really needed.
Another innovation will be the ability to use the materials independently, without the need for students to participate in the classes – the STUDENT’S GUIDE will be helpful here. Nevertheless, taking into account that young people need a mentor in the learning process, the main role is to prepare a TEACHER’S GUIDE, which will show how teachers can support the student’s remote work process in developing the social and personal competences.
The guide will be a signpost on how to use new tools and resources online with the student in the process of the social and personal competences development system. An important element enhancing the innovativeness of materials will be their comprehensiveness. Both teachers educating in professions, like educators, trainers, students educating in economical- administrative sectors will be able to use them.
The dissemination of the project’s results will play a crucial role in achieving the project’s goals in all dimensions from local to European cases. The Partners of the project, in very careful way will prepare the strategy of disseminating the results. Thanks to that it will correspond adequately and directly to the intended activities and ensures appropriate reach to target groups.
The emphasis will be set on the promotion of developed solutions in vocational schools, vocational training institutions, continuing education centers, institutions dealing with vocational and training education. The project assumes the development of universal results, at least on a European scale.
Results
Results for this project are not yet available. They might become available after the project’s end date. In a meantime we would like to invite all our partners, stakeholders and individuals to take part in our survey
We would like to invite you to take part in our survey
Thank you for your contribution! The survey will end 15/09/21. Help us to prepare a report!
NEWS
Transversal skills in time of COVID
We are implementing a project in international partnership under the Erasmus+ program. Our partners Edu Smart Training Center from Ireland and EDITC from Cyprus.
The aim of the project will be to strengthen personal and social competences in vocational education in the economic and administrative sector by developing innovative/multimedia materials for acquiring and shaping personal and social competences (KPS).
As part of the project, we want to develop tools and solutions that allow the development of personal and social qualifications as a necessary complement to the professional competences of the administration industry. And also by strengthening competences, to improve the quality of services in the industry and to increase soft skills allowing for building wider local and inter-industry partnerships.
We encourage you to follow the information about the project.
#update 12/04/2023 – EPALE PLATFORM ARTICLE
Visit our website with all educational materials in three languages! 👇👇👇
https://feriplatform.org.pl/en/transversal-english/
#update 18/03/2023 – WORKSHOPS
On March 18, workshops disseminating the project “Transversal skills in time of Covid”, entitled “Resolving conflicts in the workplace”, were held in Opole. During the meeting, the products of the project on our platform were presented and one module was conducted based on the results concerning ‘Conflicts at Work’. We were very busy! The discussions were without end. Workshops were conducted by our experts together with FERI experts! It was inspiring! Thank you to the Participants and our Partners!
#update 09/03/2023 – SEMINAR
On March 9, 2023 in Dublin, we organised a seminar disseminating the results of the project “Transversal skills in time of Covid”. The seminar was started by moderator Patricia Mordon, who additionally presented the effects and products of the project. There was also a discussion on European projects and the value of international cooperation led by Dominika Marcinkowska. Then there were practical workshops on the subject of stress, how to deal with stress at work – invited Irish experts presented various good practices referring to the developed project materials. The seminar was very activating, the workshop part of the module was carried out, which was very well assessed by the participants of the meeting. Another success of the team! Thank you and congratulations!
#update 08/03/2023 – WORKSHOP
On March 8, 2023, a dissemination workshop was held in Dublin to promote our products! At the same time, stress management, conflicts at work, remote work, etc. were tested in the form of practical classes. Interesting discussions, the platform was used in workshop work! Participants smiling, asking questions – that’s what makes us happy!
#update 06/03/2023 – CONFERENCE
The conference disseminating and summarising the project “Transversal Skills in Time of Covid” was held today (06/03/23) in the hall of the White Eagle of the Marshal’s Office in Opole. The meeting was opened by Deputy Marshal Zuzanna Donath – Kasiura – Office of the Marshal of the Opolskie Voivodeship. The conference participants were also welcomed by the deputy director of the unit of the Opole Centre for Economic Development, Mr. Dariusz Mazurczak. The meeting was hosted by Lilianna Łuczyńska from the Opole Center for Economic Development. There were over 80 people from the economic and administrative industry in the room.
Kamila Wnęk – Domin from FERI foundation talked about the project and the results achieved as well as about the platform that was developed as part of the project.
We as EDU SMART Training Centre DIALOG of Transformation presented the trends of soft and hard skills and discussed the materials posted on the platform, focusing on the decision-making game. Then led a moderated discussion: Where are we heading in remote work and flexible forms of employment.
Invited guests had the opportunity to listen to lectures on:
🔶 cross-cutting skills and their use during Covid
🔶 good practices from EU countries, new regulations in the field of remote work, working in a multicultural environment
🔶 rules of culture and ethics in the workplace
The meeting ended with a moderated expert debate entitled: “Building social and personal competences in the economic and administrative industry after the COVID pandemic” with the participation of the deputy director of the Provincial Public Library – Violetta Łabędzka, director of the Office for Dialogue and Civil Partnership – Barbara Kamińska and a representative of the Opole Center for Supporting Non-Governmental Initiatives – Alicja Gawinek.
At the end, Kamila, a representative of FERI, presented the certificates.
Thank you very much for coming!
#update January 2023 – MEETING
Another meeting in Dublin!!
A bit colder than in October in Cyprus 🙂 The mood is good though! The entire Cypriot EDITC Team, Polish FERI and Irish EDU SMART hosts – intensive discussions, workshops, planning dissemination activities! We create the latest educational solutions with a smile and energy! It was inspiring and fun! Work done as planned! Thank you all for your hard work and commitment!
#update December 2022 – GAME
Below are links to another educational game created as part of the international project “Transversal skills in time of Covid” in three languages: Polish, English and Greek. Hope you enjoy!
Polish version
English version
Greek version
#update November 2022 – MEETING
“Transversal skills in time of Covid” – our international project meeting! During the meeting, we discussed the developed and prepared multimedia products. We have established further expert activities and an outline of dissemination activities. We have also scheduled a final meeting in Ireland where we will work on agendas for the project closing conference and dissemination seminars. Phew… luckily there was also time to plan!
We wouldn’t be ourselves if we hadn’t already started talking about #ERASMUS2023! We have lots of ideas! dream team! We are glad that our Partners want to continue working with us 😀 It’s very important to us! Commitment, loyalty and trust are the values that are at the heart of all our project partners – as well as our companies and foundations.
#update November 2022
Play the games with us!
Below are links to the educational game created as part of the international project “Transversal skills in time of Covid” in 3 languages: Polish, English and Greek.
Enjoy!
#update November 2022
Play the games with us!
Below are links to the educational game created as part of the international project “Transversal skills in time of Covid” in 3 languages: Polish, English and Greek.
#update October 2022
On October 12-16, together with our Partners EDITC Ltd. Cyprus and FERI Poland we participated in international workshops as part of the project “Transversal skills in time of COVID”.
Workshops are not only discussions about the results, an exchange of experiences in the field of VET and personal and social competences, and not only analysing previous experiences, but also planning further activities!
It was very creative and inspiring, interesting and partnership!
We spent time actively, getting to know various Cypriot secrets and took an active part in the Erasmus Program Days in Nicosia.
We already miss the workshop aura and the Cypriot sun!
We hope that in the future we will be able to return to Cyprus and EDITC Ltd for new projects!
Thank you to our partners for the nice time spent together!
See you in Kraków
#update July 2022
The next stage is behind us in the “Transversal skills in time of COVID” project! Together with our Partners, we have completed the development of various materials and a Guide for Teachers and Vocational Trainers.
We invite you to familiarise yourself with it below!
Soon we will make all materials available for you on a special platform dedicated to the results achieved as part of ongoing educational projects!
#update September 2021
At the end of September 2021, we finished work on the report based on personal and social competences in the economic and administrative sector as part of the project “Transversal skills in time of COVID”. We would like to thank all of you who participated in the research for your support in accessing the data. Your activity allowed us to generate conclusions. We hope that the report will be much appreciated by you. We are starting with the educational materials, since you have identified the competence gaps for our economic and administrative industry. WE INVITE YOU TO READ IT BELOW!
#update July 2021
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As part of the “Transversal skills in time of COVID” project, we invite all employers from the economic and administrative sector to share their experiences regarding the competences of employees, as well as teachers of vocational training in the economic and administrative sector. Together with our Partners from Cyprus and Poland, we will work on a description of social and personal competences for the economic and administrative sector, taking into account the changes caused by COVID-19. Your opinions, experience and any tips will help us to identify the competence gaps that are most important for the European labour market.
We invite you to participate in the study!
Thank you for your time!
#update May 2021
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are pleased to announce that we are starting a new project “Transversal skills in time of COVID” !
The first kick off meeting of our international partnership meeting in Krakow is behind us! Plans arranged, schedules drawn, documentation ready! Let’s get to work!
EDU SMART TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED 
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