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Project e-LEArning and inNOvation in vocational training for wateR industries

eLEANOR is an initiative dealing with vocational training for professionals of EU water industry and services in private and public sectors.

The project aims at improving the training in the water sector through the optimization and standardization of the learning processes and paths, with particular reference to the implementation of the new water-related EU Directives (Water Framework Directive and its sisters Directive).

In such a context, eLEANOR focuses on the fields that mostly reflect the needs from the Directives above:

  • Waste water treatment;
  • Water supply;
  • Storm water management.

Training in eLEANOR is also supported by e-learning applications and transfer of Good Practices for water resources management.

Project number 2010-FR1-LEO05-14468
Subject(s) DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Acronym eLeanor
Geographical coverage France,Germany,Spain,Italy,Hungary,
Budget (in €) 0
Programme Lifelong Learning Programme (EC Education and Culture DG)
Web site http://www.e-leanor.eu
Objectives

The EU Priority “Developing Vocational Skills Considering the labour market needs – New Skills for New Jobs” has been selected because of the support of eLEANOR to the working life in order to make Vocational Education and Training (VET) more responsive to the labour market needs. In fact, water companies have been coping forseveral years with water related Directives (and above all the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC) for theimplementation of which skilled and trained personnel is required. The lack of these professional profiles in water companies is hampering the implementation of thesedirectives and the achievements of related objectives.Integration of learning with working life is highly pursued by the project, which foresees also the use of e-learningfacilities to allow the trainees to organize their trainingaccording to their working commitments. That will bepursued according to the following goals and objectives.Assessment of training needs in the water sectorAn analysis both in public and private sectors will allow to identify the eLEANOR training subjects. This analysis will be carried on the base of preliminary surveys on topics of interest for water companies already carried out at theproposal phase.Curricula for professionals in the water sector

Currently, there are not specific programmes and initiatives at EU level aimed at standardising the vocational training for professionals of the water domain both in private and public sectors. eLEANOR intends to fill this lack andpursue these learning objectives in view of facilitating and optimising the implementation of EU water relatedDirectives all over Europe.Catalogue of available courses on water management

eLEANOR intends to collect the training courses on water management available in the Consortium and document them through the use of metadata, in order to optimise and rationalise the exploitation of available material and the transfer of knowledge from a partner organisation toanother.

eLEANOR Training FrameworkA Training Framework is developed with the aim tointegrate the different components of the eLEANORtraining offer. It consists of the Training Package (pathways and their meta-information), of the e-learning tools and of the training material itself. eLEANOR Training Portal will be the interface which will allow the final user to get information on the training initiative and have access to the curricula and related courses.
Period [01/10/2010 - 01/10/2012]

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