Welten provides expertise on seamless and mobile learning

Improving this bridge between school and the workplace is a core area of interest for the NETconVET partnership. The partnership includes teacher training centres, vocational training centres, several European universities and companies. The Welten Institute participates not only in NETconVET but also in several other European projects aimed at the construction sector. The expertise provided by Welten in these projects is focused on two areas: firstly how a seamless learning approach can be used to support the (further) development of complex skills for employees starting in this sector and secondly, how functional use of mobile devices, digital learning platforms and augmented reality can support learning processes across environments and settings. Participating in this network enables Welten staff members to apply scientific knowledge to real-life situations in an effort to tackle problems that are evident in current vocational education and training as well as sharing relevant research findings with practitioners active in the field of VET.

Project results

In the NETconVET project meeting last month in which Ellen Rusman and Jeroen Storm were present, the results of several (almost) finished projects were presented and ideas for potential new projects were collected. Among the (almost) finished projects, were WinApp and Soft Skills for Hard Hats. The Welten Institute is a partner in both of them. The Soft Skills for Hard Hats project presented among other products the short training courses they developed for construction workers who want to improve their 'soft skills'.

Find out more about the NETconVET project.

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