On 8 June at the Humans Scuola in Sermoneta, the TURN2COACH programme kicked off. This is a roadmap of training activities, meetings, and workshops to share teaching experiences in Higher Technical Education.
The Turn2Coach programme was developed by a working group led by SFC Sistemi Formativi Confindustria, joined by Fondazione ITS Meccatronico del Lazio (High Technical Education Center) and Humans Scuola di Sermoneta. The contents of the TURN2COACH programme are mainly derived from the Erasmus project curricula in which SFC is involved. In particular, the contents of Turn2Coach derive from :
- NEW METRO Sector Skill Alliance of Mechatronics. It has contributed to the definition of a European curriculum of the Mechatronics Higher Technician, generating a profile of 17 technical competences + 10 transversal competences to be achieved by the student leaving ITS (5 EQF)
- DIGITRONICS strategic partnership focused on the development of digital competences of the teacher/trainer for the teaching of mechatronics
- DIGITAL WBL strategic partnership to support the use of digital solutions (AR, VR, metaverse, etc) to help innovate work-based learning (WBL)
- SEAL Senior Learning Value, focused on transversal skills edifying the emerging role of the Senior Trainer as a hub of individual, organisational and territorial growth relationships in training ecosystems.
- 3LoE the Center of Vocational Excellence for green skills aims to update the SMEs' Trainers' skills to design, deliver and validate the dual training activities, with a vital component of WBL work-based learning.
The idea of organising a roadmap focused on the Higher Technical Teachers, coming from both schools and companies, stems from the awareness of the complexity of this profile. Didactic and training design skills, the integration of innovative pedagogical approaches, the use of digital didactic tools, the ability to be a proactive player in the training chain by sharing intervention priorities with businesses (at sectoral level) and with the territory, as well as familiarity in the use of transversal skills to involve students and businesses in the training pathway, are just some of the aspects that outline the contribution expected from trainers, which interpret a driving force behind the innovation of 'non-university tertiary training' in Italy.
During the meeting, teachers from ITS Meccatronico del Lazio, most of whom were trainers from various companies, participated. Among the attendees were also mechatronics entrepreneurs, including Tmp Engineering represented by CEO Michele Merola - President of AIDAM (Italian Association of Mechatronic Automation) - and OMETEC s.r.l, represented by President Gianluigi Raponi.
Throughout the meeting, the over 30 participating teachers shared their training priorities for corporate trainers and expressed their interest in addressing potential themes in upcoming meetings, including:
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Digital skills laboratories for teaching and learning: To this end, the DIGITRONICS program will provide guidelines to support mechatronics trainers in creating and promoting innovative training practices, aligning Vocational Education and Training (VET) with the expectations of businesses and the needs of students. This activity is scheduled to be completed by November 2023.
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Educational ecosystems in the dual system and feedback loop mechanisms: Thanks to the European collaboration established within the scope of the SEAL and 3LoE projects, this pathway aims to strengthen the awareness of the role and competencies of corporate trainers in dual training processes.
The meetings will continue online and in-person, starting in autumn.
On 8 June at the Humans Scuola in Sermoneta, the TURN2COACH programme kicked off. This is a roadmap of training activities, meetings, and workshops to share teaching experiences in Higher Technical Education.
The Turn2Coach programme was developed by a working group led by SFC Sistemi Formativi Confindustria, joined by Fondazione ITS Meccatronico del Lazio (High Technical Education Center) and Humans Scuola di Sermoneta. The contents of the TURN2COACH programme are mainly derived from the Erasmus project curricula in which SFC is involved. In particular, the contents of Turn2Coach derive from :
- NEW METRO Sector Skill Alliance of Mechatronics. It has contributed to the definition of a European curriculum of the Mechatronics Higher Technician, generating a profile of 17 technical competences + 10 transversal competences to be achieved by the student leaving ITS (5 EQF)
- DIGITRONICS strategic partnership focused on the development of digital competences of the teacher/trainer for the teaching of mechatronics
- DIGITAL WBL strategic partnership to support the use of digital solutions (AR, VR, metaverse, etc) to help innovate work-based learning (WBL)
- SEAL Senior Learning Value, focused on transversal skills edifying the emerging role of the Senior Trainer as a hub of individual, organisational and territorial growth relationships in training ecosystems.
- 3LoE the Center of Vocational Excellence for green skills aims to update the SMEs' Trainers' skills to design, deliver and validate the dual training activities, with a vital component of WBL work-based learning.
The idea of organising a roadmap focused on the Higher Technical Teachers, coming from both schools and companies, stems from the awareness of the complexity of this profile. Didactic and training design skills, the integration of innovative pedagogical approaches, the use of digital didactic tools, the ability to be a proactive player in the training chain by sharing intervention priorities with businesses (at sectoral level) and with the territory, as well as familiarity in the use of transversal skills to involve students and businesses in the training pathway, are just some of the aspects that outline the contribution expected from trainers, which interpret a driving force behind the innovation of 'non-university tertiary training' in Italy.
During the meeting, teachers from ITS Meccatronico del Lazio, most of whom were trainers from various companies, participated. Among the attendees were also mechatronics entrepreneurs, including Tmp Engineering represented by CEO Michele Merola - President of AIDAM (Italian Association of Mechatronic Automation) - and OMETEC s.r.l, represented by President Gianluigi Raponi.
Throughout the meeting, the over 30 participating teachers shared their training priorities for corporate trainers and expressed their interest in addressing potential themes in upcoming meetings, including:
-
Digital skills laboratories for teaching and learning: To this end, the DIGITRONICS program will provide guidelines to support mechatronics trainers in creating and promoting innovative training practices, aligning Vocational Education and Training (VET) with the expectations of businesses and the needs of students. This activity is scheduled to be completed by November 2023.
-
Educational ecosystems in the dual system and feedback loop mechanisms: Thanks to the European collaboration established within the scope of the SEAL and 3LoE projects, this pathway aims to strengthen the awareness of the role and competencies of corporate trainers in dual training processes.
The meetings will continue online and in-person, starting in autumn.