Information in English
The InnoVET project BIRD is one of 17 projects that prevailed against a total of 176 project ideas submitted as part of the „Shaping the Future – Innovations for Excellent Vocational Education and Training“ (InnoVET) competition and thus received funding from the BMBF over the span of four years. BIRD stands for „Cross-domain educational offers for Industry 4.0 on the platform of DQR level 5 as a catalyst for permeability“ („Bereichsübergreifende Bildungsangebote für Industrie 4.0 auf der Plattform der DQR-Stufe 5 als Katalysator der Durchlässigkeit“ in german).
The goal of the project is to develop new qualifications that will further define the profile of the advanced training level „Certified Vocational Specialist“ which was created by german Berufsbildungsgesetz. The project pursues the implementation of permeable and transferable educational and advisory offerings in vocational training and continuing education, as well as in academic education. The InnoVET project BIRD is focusing the overarching objectives of „creating equivalence“, „shaping digital change“ and „increasing training quality“ as defined in the outlines of InnoVET competition. BIRD takes into account the new requirements that Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence place on vocational education and training: For example, commercial and technical qualifications will be coupled with each other after a systematic needs-assessment, from which small and medium-sized enterprises in particular should benefit. The individual modules follow the premise of a blended-learning-design, a learning form that combines the advantages of classroom events and e-learning. In addition, an overarching advisory-structure was developed across all areas of the vocational education system to meet the increased need for information and individual consultation due to permeable architecture of the educational programme. The educational offering is being developed by the Chair of Business Education and HR-Development at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, headed by Prof. Dr. Karl Wilbers, together with the Nuremberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Central Franconia, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Upper Franconia Bayreuth and Qualitus GmbH. Further project partners are the vocational schools B2 with Rudolf-Diesel-Fachschule, the commercial vocational school B4 from Nuremberg as well as the state vocational school 1 Bayreuth with Technikerschule and the University of Bayreuth. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Cultural Affairs enables the inclusion of the vocational schools in Nuremberg and Bayreuth. |
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