Digital technologies are quickly changing education and is bringing many opportunities for schools & training organisations, impacting what, where & how education is delivered. However, the adoption of these technologies remain slower than seen in other industries. One study by the European Commission (Survey of Schools: ICT in Education) found that only 25% of students in the European Union are taught by digitally confident and supportive teachers, while another study by the OECD found that 56% of teachers report that they have “moderate to high development needs” when it comes to using technology at work. In addition, teachers fail to appreciate the digital opportunities which exist and those which are due to open up in the near future. Building the digital skills of teachers & students is a vital step in actually benefiting from technology in education. Various teachers are ready to accept the wave of digitization but more effort still need to be exercised when it comes to teacher training. Outmoded teaching and training methods need to meet with 21st century teaching & learning trends. The IDEAL project aims to help educators, teachers & trainers in (in)formal adult education to understand & put digital education into practice. IDEAL will promote modern pedagogies, training methods & teaching practices, and develop learning materials and tools that support the effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education & training. As a result, the project will promote digital literacy, skills & inclusion for both teachers & learners. The IDEAL project will be executed by a partnership of seven organisation from 6 different EU countries: - Enseña (ES), a training center for employment providing training services to contribute to the development and qualification of both workers & companies. - Eolas (ES), provides services & support to all enterprises, organisations & entities with demands in the field of the design & management of projects. - Inqubator Leeuwarden (NL), provides training & coaching to starting companies to firmly establish their business and to help them maximise their personal growth. - Expontential Training & Assessment (UK), is working with learners in over 50 countries undertaking professional development & qualifications in management & leadership, coaching & mentoring, business support & management consulting. - CrystalClearSoft (EL), expert in e-learning, develops its own learning tools ranging from e-learning platforms offering personalised learning environments, serious games, simulations, immersive environments etc. - North-East Regional Development Agency is authorized as provider of training & education by the National Authority for Qualification and carries out this activity under their North-East Regional Studies Center (CRS). - Eurocrea Merchant (IT) is a consulting & training company that aims to improve the competitiveness of the European society through business development, training & creation of transnational partnership. The project uses a clear, complete & high quality methodology, including the 3 phases: 1. Strategy (activities Preparation & Research) 2. Development, Implementation & Testing (activities Development & Alpha testing, and Implementation & Beta testing) 3. Review, Finalisation and Dissemination (activities Review & Finalisation, and Dissemination) What makes this project innovative is that the IDEAL project aims to provide a complete package of materials and tools which has been divided into steps that are built on a very logical succession and therefore form a whole. The following results will be developed in the IDEAL project: - IDEAL Campaign (IO1) to inform and convince educators, teachers and trainers involved in adult education about the opportunities and benefits of digital education - IDEAL Teacher Manual (IO2) describing step-by-step HOW digital tools and ICT can be implemented in their teaching practices and strategies - IDEAL Toolkit (IO3) that provides teachers, trainers and educators with a comprehensive toolkit that offers the best digital & modern tools to use and easily, quickly and directly implement in their course or training - IDEAL online platform (IO4) to make the materials easily accessible & free of charge The IDEAL project expects to have an impact on: - Teachers & learners in adult education as IDEAL will lead to professional development - Organisations involved in adult education (including the project partners), as through the project, organisations look at how digital technology can support the development of new training and teaching methods and improve the effectiveness and impact of courses. In addition, IDEAL will contribute to the development of modern & digital education focused on 21st century skills. It will also change the perceptions of the importance of digital skills. Finally it will also fight EU’s crisis of shortage of employees with digital skills.

The objective of C-Evil project is to develop new learning and training materials on EV chargers in order to fill the gap in electricity education due to the sufficient and efficient multiplying activities. The growing number of electric vehicles needs more and more EV chargers which require adequate electricity professionals who can install, operate and maintain the equipment properly. Expert partners will provide a special knowledge that can be taught to electricians or future professionals (VET students). Together with the VET partners, they will elaborate materials that can be used anywhere in the EU. The materials will cover the main areas connected to EV chargers such as charger types, electrical connections, licencing and permitting, installation, electricity standards, management, maintenance and error maintenance. We will put special focus on not only the hardware part of the EV chargers, but also on its software features, i.e. smart management applications. We would like to also highlight in the materials that, even though, there are general information that is valid everywhere, there are also rules and specifications that are different in every country. Country-specified information will be available which will make the materials more thorough. In order to help understanding the terminology in the different languages, and to facilitate the employment in the EU, a glossary will be set up with the most important terminology in the project partners’ languages.Four intellectual outputs of the C-Evil project will be built upon each other. O1 will provide a solid base for the further activities of the project by defining the learning objectives (O1-T1), methodology and approach (O1-T2), and also developing the EV charger curriculum (O1-T3).Based on the O1, the partnership will elaborate the content of the training materials (O2-T1). In further tasks of the O2, methodology of trainers’ assessment (O2-T2) will be described, and trainers feedback on the training materials will be collected (O2-T3).O3 will include the elaboration of the learning materials (O3-T1) which will be the adaptation of the training materials in a student- and user-friendly way. Students will evaluate the learning materials (O3-T4) which requires a description of evaluation methodology (O3-T2). This IO will involve the development of the online learning space (O3-T3) where learning materials will be available for e-learning purposes.For enhancing the spread and the adaptation of the project results, in O4, project partners will prepare guidelines and handbooks for the most important stakeholders: VET institutions (O4-T1), VET trainers (O4-T2), e-learners (O4-T3) and policy makers (O4-T4).The partners are committed to disseminate the project results during and even after the project closure, through their daily activity. The outputs will be available on the project’s platform, thus, it can be used for future projects and for further educational purposes. Duration: 24 monthsCAM is a micro-sized enterprise in Hungary, acting as lead partner of C-Evil. CAM as an expert organisation has great experiences in the field of electric mobility and in international co-operation covering professional and financial management. The Turkish EGE University offers courses, inter alia, in the field of electrical-electronics engineering, their experts have expertise and experience related to electric mobility, especially chargers. The Hungarian VET school, Kecskeméti Szakképzési Centrum Kandó Kálmán Szakgimnáziuma és Szakközépiskolája offers, among others, trainings for electricians. They have professional project experience in an electric car battery project.The Romanian Colegiul Stefan Odobleja offers a wide range of qualifications in the field of, among others, mechanics and electronics, focusing on providing practical trainings to students. Automotive industry has a priority in their trainings. Servicios Extremeños Enseña is a Spanish training center providing high-quality educational service. The institution also has experience in training material development and widespread partners to reach out to, including Spanish VET schools. Learning Hub Friesland is a Dutch NGO enabling, driving and maximizing innovation in education in Friesland. They have experiences in training programme and training material development, organizing workshop and seminars and they have a broad network in the field of education, social sector, industry and governmental.The Italian-Slovak Chamber of Commerce is an NGO with wide range of partner network. In C-Evil, they will ensure the representation of the labour market, and they can contribute significantly to the dissemination purposes.Avaca Technologies is a Greek IT expert who has the required expertise for developing the project platform and also has many experiences in international projects on education.