Very first step of the project implementation will be implementing the skills-gap-analysis in 7 project countries. This will be done during the first six months of the first project year. The results will be analysed and informed for each partner. They would act as foundation to kick off transnational study module development process in those countries.
While the study is created and implemented, all partners will already start their own development work. In the first phase VET-teachers in all partner countries will receive free access to Electude International’s e learning platform, which contains nearly 2000 modules of technical exercises. From them each partner VET- teachers study the thematic, which is linked with their development area (driver safety, electric batteries, hydrogen or hybrid vehicles…).
Transnational study modules and training courses will be created during 3 first years of the project. They will also be presented and piloted during the project. Eight partners (5 VET centres + 3 polytechnics from Germany, Lithuania and Estonia) have selected their topics of the development work and will utilize their already existing expertise and experience in automotive engineering field from former development work and project work as a solid foundation for their work. Every partner contributes the development work in each study module via the key expert Teams platform regularly, but also during the pilot event weeks once a year during the project.
By utilizing mobilities in this project, 2 vehicle sector teachers from each VET-provider and 2 company representatives from co-operation companies will be invited to present, reflect and pilot contents of each collaborative study module development event in five different mobility weeks during the project. Altogether 125 travelling experts (+ 63 hosts); both vehicle VET-teachers and industry representatives, will pilot the study modules during Auto-Cove project by travelling to participate in Collaborative development workshops.
To confirm all technical field secondary students’ skills in mathematics and physics, a digital study module of each subject will be created in this project. This, because just lack of enough knowledge in these theoretical subjects cause difficulties for VET-background students on tertiary level studies during their first study years.
These pathway study modules enable VET-students an easier and smoother pathway from secondary level to tertiary level studies and thus add attractiveness of VET- qualification in comparison with theoretical studies at general upper secondary studies.