ABOUT PROJECT
PROJECT DETAILS
Project Title: Challenger Project
Project Number: 101087414
Duration: 24 months, 1.1.2023-31.12.2024
Topic: ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PI-FORWARD-LOT2
Call: ERASMUS-EDU-2022-PI-FORWARD
PROJECT AIM
The main objective of the Challenger project is to design and establish a sustainable and efficient structure that promotes innovation through applied research in VET. It will be supported by integration of innovative VET teaching methods to foster an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, by the network of tutors, mentors and role models and by the collaboration between different stakeholders in local communities and wider.
project activities
identifying best practices
Identifying best practice cases of applied research in vocational education and training (VET) and explore existing barriers to integration
makerspace framework
Developing the Next-Generation community makerspace framework, innovation journey for users, and a role model framework for fostering an innovation culture
self-guided
courses
Designing self-guided courses, resources, and pilot the new structure and role model development in open community spaces to achieve meaningful impact for regional communities
PROJECT DELIVERABLES
- Best practices on innovation structures with strong impact on the community (document)
- Pathway to systemic solutions for applied research in VET (document)
- Next-generation community makerspace (business plan)
- Modularised courses for Next-generation community (courses)
- The innovation influencer and experienced role model (document)
- Train the innovation influencer
- The Community experiment for the future wellbeing
- Teacher practice - the perfect experience
- EU pioneering ideas competition
TARGET GROUPS
The main target groups and stakeholders are learners, VET teachers and tutors, industry experts, entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers, regional authorities, other interested creative people. The focus among targets will be put on gender balance.
project partners
Our partners come from 5 European countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Slovenia, and Sweden.
