Pilot training of students of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic under the Erasmus+ KA2 WORK4CE project in Germany
On September 4-8, 2023, the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Germany) hosted the first part of the pilot training for students within the international educational project Erasmus+ KA2 WORK4CE: Cross-domain competencies for healthy and safe work in the 21st century.
The main task of the event was the presentation, testing, pilot training of education seekers and evaluation of educational materials developed by the consortium participants within the framework of individual modules of the project, dedicated to the application and implementation of digital technologies in various spheres of practical activity. For this purpose, during the week, a program was organized based on the developed materials for education seekers, represented by educational institutions-partners from Ukraine and Azerbaijan.
The pilot training took place in a hybrid format – during the first week, 27 students from 6 universities of Ukraine and Azerbaijan got acquainted with the materials needed to solve a practical task from a business representative. During the second week, students have already mastered e-learning materials using the digital educational platform developed within the framework of the project.
In addition to the hospitable hosts, the event was attended by scientific and pedagogical staff of educational institutions – participants of the project: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine), West Ukrainian National University (Ternopil, Ukraine), Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine), Catholic University of Leuven (Leuven, Belgium), University of the Basque Country (Bilbao, Spain), Academy of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Baku, Azerbaijan), Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry (Baku, Azerbaijan) and Azerbaijan University of Construction and Architecture (Baku, Azerbaijan).
Zaporizka Polytechnic National University was represented at the event by a powerful team of teachers acting as lecturers and mentors: project coordinator prof. Halyna Tabunshchik, Assoc. Anzhelika Parkhomenko (educational module «Industry 4.0»), Assoc. Tetyana Kaplienko (educational module «Distributed teams»), prof. Oleksiy Kuzkin (educational module «Management of digital transformations»), prof. Andriy Karpenko (educational module «Work 4.0»), Assoc. Andriy Parkhomenko (educational module «Development of digital ecosystems»). Seven students of our university took part in the pilot training, including: four bachelor’s and master’s students who study under the educational programs «Economics», «Organization of transportation and logistics management in road transport»; three graduate students of the departments «Software», «Economics and Customs Affairs», «Entrepreneurship, trade and stock market activity».
The pilot training was interesting and useful. Education seekers were presented with lectures based on the developed educational materials, during which they were able to deepen their knowledge of digital technologies and the processes of digital transformation of Industry 4.0, and ask questions directly to the developers of educational courses. The practical part of the pilot training included the group work of the students on the cases of a real marketing research company under the guidance of mentors, the development of the company’s digital transformation plan and its presentation in the form of a presentation. Education seekers were able to evaluate the quality of the developed educational material using an online questionnaire.
During the event, a coordination meeting of the project participants was also held, at which the progress of the project was analyzed and tasks for the next reporting period were set. An interesting tour of the city of Dortmund was organized for the students.
More details about the WORK4CE project, its content and activities, including the pilot training of education seekers, can be found on the project’s official website at link 🔗
