PROGRAM Labs teacher training

Makerspaces have a significant impact on the learning of students, the development of entrepreneurial skills and the personal development.

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Bootcamp (joint international cocreation session) for 15 Belgium students in Leeuwarden, NL

Participants of output 2 'Trajectory of workshops and trainings for secondary VET-students' enrolled in a partner school, will have the opportunity to follow a one-week Entrepreneurial Bootcamp. The first bootcamp will be organised by Friesland College in the Netherlands.

Parallel to this Bootcamp, there will be a Training for teachers and project meeting for coordinators of the ProgramLabs project. Enhancing entrepreneurial skills among youngsters can be difficult. There are several concepts and methodologies, there are also several didactical approaches. It is important in this project that we all use the same approach.

Project meeting in Cuenca, ES for ProgramLabs coordinators

Midterm evaluation meeting for ProgramLabs coordinators. In particular there will be an in-depth evaluation of the ongoing programs and trainings. Experiences will be exchanged, and do's and don'ts will be defined. During this meeting there will be a workshop with secondary schools in which they can define first steps to integrate the training in the curriculum.

Bootcamp (joint international cocreation session) for student from The Netherlands and Belgium in Cuenca, ES

Participants of output 2 'Trajectory of workshops and trainings for secondary VET-students' enrolled in the involved school will have the opportunity to follow a one-week Entrepreneurial Bootcamp. This bootcamp will be organised in the Fablab in Spain. Also, students from associate partners in Spain will be involved in this bootcamp.

Project meeting in Kortrijk, BE for ProgramLabs coordinators

In this meeting, the secondary schools from Belgium will present how they can integrate the trainings in the curriculum of the VET-students and what actions they have taken. Important note will be the administrative part of this training: 'How will they fund extra costs related to the project?', 'How will they ensure and guarantee they meet the minimum learning standards as defined by the government?'. VIVES will also present how they engage students to work with the target group and how students can get credits for this.

Project meeting in Vilnius, LT for ProgramLabs coordinators

Midterm evaluation of how the courses are embedded in the curricula for secondary and tertiary schools and how this collaboration works. In this meeting the organisation of the Regional ProgramLabs events will take place.

Regional ProgramLabs events in Leeuwarden (NL), Kortrijk (BE), Cuenca (ES) and Vilnius (LT)

The national conferences will be organized to spread the results achieved and to share experiences from all the partners involved. The goal of these events is inspire other MakerSpaces, involved ngos, secondary schools Vocational and Higher Education institutions in organising similar trajectories.

Project meeting in Leeuwarden, NL for project coordinator

Evaluation of the project, ideas for a follow up project.