Meetings and trainings
Meeting Rhodos | October 2023
During the EfVet conference in Rhodes, the project partners met to prepare for the kick-off meeting in November in Verona. It was nice to meet physically again after we had written the project plan together and received the positive answer in August that the project had received a Go. The content of the agenda was set. Besides formal Erasmus matters such as presenting the handbook and going through the contracts, the content of the project will also be on the agenda. Tasks, expectations and experiences will be exchanged.
Kick off Verona | November 2023
This meeting aimed at launching the VET SDGs project which officially started on 1st of October 2023.
In particular the aim of the meeting was:
Provide all participants with a detailed project overview and specific information about each Work Package
Prepare a detailed work plan of the activities for the first year of the project
Establish financial and administrative procedures as well as the management structure of the project
The first day there was a presentation given about WorkPackage 2 'Staff awareness development' and about the SDGs we selected during the writing of the project proposal: n° 3 (good health/well-being), 8 (decent work/economic growth), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 13 (climate action), 14 (life below water) and 15 (life on land).
The results of WP 2 should be:
1. Raised awareness among VET staff on the importance of sustainability and SDGs;
2. Developed Green Skills of VET staff consequent to an exchange of experiences and practices on the ways to become a sustainable school;
3. Motivated VET Staff able to include environmental and sustainability related concepts as a transversal competence inside the curricula.
The WorkPackage will consist of two paired weeks: the first one will focus on learning and training, the second one on practice (creation of assignments for the students). In between the staff will work on a Green Diary. The second day information was given about project manament, about the project handbook, dissemination, monitoring, quality control
Meeting Bilbao | March 2024
During the stay in Bilbao the first staff training meeting took place. The aim was to increase awareness, as well as that of teachers and learners, about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The core of the project, the sustainable development goals, cover broad areas from reducing poverty, equality, environmental activism, to economic growth.
Several experiences were told, we were informed about different topics about working on sustainability. Differences were also clarified like the water shortage in South Europe comparing to the Northern part of Europe where this challenge not (yet?) exist.
UNESCO-Etxea and BBK Kuna gave information about : Incorporating SDGs into VET Curricula
Osakidetza SDG 3 Mental Health and Well-being informed the staff members about Verbal de-escalation as a tool for conflict management
CFP Centromoda Canossa a vocational fashion school in Trento gave a presentation about sustainable fashion. They gave information about ATOTUS. It means âto everybodyâ in regional dialect of Sardina. Their aim is to reduce waste and to promote sustainable fashion.
Staff training
Staff training, Helsinki, Finland | May 2024
This week all partners from the Erasmus project VET Schools Doing Green were guest at Live Saatio in Helsinki. During this week, we have been working diligently on assignments and grids for the project, collecting best practices to enhance our initiatives. It's been an incredible experience sharing knowledge and strategies together
Additionally, we've had the fantastic opportunity to receive training from esteemed organizations like Ekomo and the Finnish Environment Institute. Their insights have been invaluable in furthering our understanding and application of sustainable practices.
Staff training, Kuressaare, Estonia | October 2024
Teachers from the partnerschool were in Kuressaare, Estonia, where they were immersed for three days in the world of Sustainable goals.
Our teachers shared experiences and best practices and there were training sessions with experts:
âGreen educationâ with Mihkel Kangur,
âLife on the land: biodiversity and nature restorationâ with Triin Reitalu from Tartu Ălikool, âActivism in the age of climate change: personal experiences and strategies.â with FariĹĄtamo Eller (NGO Save the Forest) and management fishing expert MarkusVetemaa who told us about the âImpact of the Seaâ of the Baltic Sea, the fish that live there and the ecosystem around it.
Divided into groups, we worked on green assignments to develop, try out and collaborate on new sustainability modules in September 2025 together with students from all participating countries.
Fascinating was the view on sustainability from southern and northern Europe.
