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Disseminating Open and Innovative Tools and Services for VET in Quality Assurance

Reason: 1) One of the largest bridges in Europe was recently produced at multiple fabrication sites through an outsourced production process. The surface treatment was clearly specified by the contractor according to given standards. However the Quality Assurance (QA) humidity requirements were not understood in one of the sites, whereby the expected maintenance and renewal cycle of 30 years, actually was reduced to 5 years. Additional costs: 1.5 mill euro every 5 year. 2) The MECCA pilot project (05-07) developed the new Activity Based Training (ABT) learning environment. ABT follows always the industrial production process, where the students always produce a final product. ABT facilitates 1) a just-in-time on-the-job production workflow competence and knowledge transfer approach, 2) a pedagogical model where theoretical training is always immediately followed by practical training, 3) coordinated use of advanced video technology, and 4) industrial quality assurance management where students exchange their products during a course.Main aims: Do-IT is aiming at disseminating and raising the awareness of a brand new integrated blended ABT learning environment. It offers flexible and sound pedagogical delivery of level specific manufacturing industry QA production process training to VET schools and SME organizations in Romania, Hungary and Norway. Do-IT disseminates new methods for delivering in-company skills upgrading processes that reduces the costs related to competence and knowledge transfer, and enhances production competence and know-how transfer to VET schools. This includes:• Educate QA VET instructors as Activity Based Training learning environment advisers• Disseminate an innovative transfer system for in-company QA training of personnel, delivered on a just-in-time basis without distance limitations by utilizing video and mobile, brand new, interactive student response systems on iPOD Touch.Partnership: The consortium has a strong industrial presence with strong ties to QA companies (QM), distance learning methods, blended learning, video technologies (HiST), and manufacturing industry (UPM, BOKIK and UoH) leading to identification of inadequacies in current training systems and standards for effective instructor training delivery. The partnership has complementary expertise and tasks. They have cooperated successfully previously. HiST and QM personnel were key partners in the Mecca project. Outcomes: i) Disseminating ABT learning environment to VET schools and companies that certify QA personnel in Romania, Hungary and Norway. ii) Awareness rising and delivery of instructor training to QA trainers. iii) Delivery of training courses to QA specialists. iv) Seminars, conferences and exhibitions for transfer of knowledge to stakeholders in Europe.Impact: Participating training institutes, VET schools and companies may utilize the new ABT learning environment to offer a broad range of specialized courses at a European level.
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