"The aim of MOB4DIGICOMP project was to answer to the evolution of the economic and production fabric of two manufacturing ""districts"" - handicraft present in Tuscany and Umbria which over the years have consolidated their position of excellence of Made in Italy gold (Aretino) and ceramic (Media Valle del Tevere).The manufacturing /craft sector underwent a sharp change in the competitive scenario due to the well-known phenomena of globalization either for the technological innovation that has affected all the production processes and particularly the manufacture production. The answer that the project intended to provide was to RAISE THE LEVEL OF DIFFERENTIATION AND INNOVATION within the sector through the training and specialization of the YOUTH in the field of process and product innovation.A special attention was done on the training and specialization of young people on four dimensions, namely:1) Design and creativity, also through the use and learning of 3D modeling techniques, reverse engineering and additive manufacturing (3D printing)2) Quality control, new materials and applied chemistry3) Business automation linked to the new ""intelligent factory"" scenarios 4) Integration of the value chain: e-commerce, marketing automation, multimedia and social media management such as innovative product marketing techniquesThe areas outlined above are among the priorities of the National Industry 4.0 Plan (2017-2020), and that, among its key guidelines, the raising of skills and the dissemination of the I4.0 culture also through the interventions "" Digital School ""and"" School—Work Alternation "".MOB4DIGICOMP contributed to the increase of employability of the young people through mobility actions: mobility of third and fourth-year students and newly graduated students. The schools involved were technical and professional institutes and Artistic High Schools with the study specialization coherent with above mentioned sectors. The project also permitted to recognize and validate the LOs through linear and transparent procedures in line with ECVET indications through the use of methods and tools for recognizing of skills and credits through Learning Units that can be capitalized and translated into school and / or training credits.NUMBER AND PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS118 STUDENTS of classes III and IV (of the year 2018- 2019) from the Project Partner Institutions and that carried out training experiences (35, 28 and 21 days) in Germany, UK, Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland. 23 NEWLY GRADUATED/ QUALIFIED in the 2018-2019 from the Project Partner Institutions and that have carried out the the training experiences ErasmusPro (92 days) in companies in Germany, UK, Portugal, Spain and Ireland. There were also realized 4 preparation visits in Spain, Ireland, Uk and Netherland.REALISED ACTIVITIES:Project management (Coordination and Control Plan, Learning and Evaluation Plan, Communication Management Plan, Dissemination and Valorisation Plan).Selection and preparation of participants (linguistic, technical, pedagogical and cultural preparation)Identification and activation of internships (MATCHING candidate-company in collaboration with foreign subjects for the evaluation of the profiles based on the availability of the companies).Monitoring in itinere and ex post.Final evaluation (outcomes, project, good practice).Dissemination RESULTS AND IMPACTThe project had a positive impact on the participating students and on schools that made part of Consortium. Particularly the project produced and generalized an increase of students’ soft skills with a positive impact also on academic achievement during the school year 2019-20 (for students of classes III ° and IV °) and an increase in employability for newly graduated participants.Furthermore, there was a positive impact in terms of internationalization of the schools directly involved, mainly thanks to the participation of several teachers as accompanying persons, which allowed the development of relationships and an increase of the knowledge of various VET systems and working world on the European level.The impact at world of school and of the professional training (VET) was recognized mainly in: training results of the participants in the mobility; acquired skills (life, soft and hard-skills); recognition of training credits."

"The project SMartGoldSkills is inserted in the manufacturing environment of Arezzo, which is characterized by strong presence of the gold and silver sector, one of the most traditional and historical manufacturing sectors at national level and representing also the Italian goldsmith in the world. The current difficult economic situation, however, has resulted in a sharp change in the competitive landscape that had hitherto supported the growth of the sector. In fact the project intends to answer to these problems by RAISING THE LEVELS OF DIFFERENTIATION AND INNOVATION within the industry through training and specialization of the YOUTH in innovation process and product. Particularly the project intends to invest in training and specialization of young people in following four sectors: 1) Design and creativity, through the use and learning of 3D modeling, reverse engineering and additive manufacturing (3D printing) 2) Quality control, new materials and applied chemistry 3) Companies automation related to new scenario of the ""smart factory"", to the Internet of Things (IoT) and to the dissemination of sensors and low-cost wireless connections 4) Integration of the value chain: e-commerce, marketing automation, multimedia and social media management which are innovative techniques for product sale and promotion. The areas outlined above are among the priorities of the National Plan Industry 4.0 (2017-2020), and which has, among its key lines, the raising of skills and dissemination of I4.0 culture also through interventions ""Digital school "" and "" School and Work Alternation "". SMartGoldSkills intends to contribute to the increase of employability of young people attending, or have recently completed a course of study in the professional institutions, through two actions: mobility for students of the fourth year and graduates. The schools involved in the initiative are technical and vocational schools that have switched fields of study ranging from chemistry and new materials, to rapid prototyping and new 3D technology, design and art applied to the gold sector and multimedia, the new opportunities posed by open hardware to new marketing automation tools for online marketing. The project will also recognize and validate the LO through linear and clear procedures in compliance with the ECVET. This will be possible thanks to the use of skills and credits recognition methods and tools through Learning units, which shall be capitalized and turned into education and / or training credits. PROFILE AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 93 STUDENTS (out of 80 expected) took part in the project; they were 17/1- years-old students attending the IV year of the VET schools involved in the National Consortium settled in the province of Arezzo, who participated in the training experience abroad in Germany, Spain, Portugal and UK for 35/37 days. 17 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES (out of 25 expected). Young people who have obtained a diploma at the VET schools involved in the National Consortium, during the 2017/2018 school year and who participated in the training experience abroad in Spain, Portugal and UK for 92/93 days. ACTIVITIES The activities of the project were carried out as follows: - Project management (divided into four main documents, enclosing the four key aspects of the sound management of the project: Control and Coordination Plan, Learning and Assessment Plan, Communication Management Plan, Dissemination and Valorization Plan). - Trainees preparation (language, technical, educational and cultural training). - Internships identification and activation (following the selection of participants, the candidate-company MATCHING were carried out in collaboration with the foreign parties, which evaluated the participants profiles according businesses availability). - Ongoing monitoring and ex post. - Final assessment (outcomes, project, good practices). - Dissemination and valorisation.METHODOLOGYThe activated methodologies are, essentially, practical and aimed at achieving effective, efficient and repeatable models.RESULTS AND IMPACT At a general level, the project’s impact was mainly on the school and training world (VET) thanks to: learning outcomes of participants in mobility; acquired skills (life, soft and hard skills); recognition of credits. The dissemination strategy supported the overall objectives and the specific activities of the project: the publication of the project OUTPUT (materials) and in particular, OUTCOMES (results). LONG-TERM BENEFITSIn the long term, we expect: innovation of gold and silver production district in the province of Arezzo; extension of the partnership abroad, both in terms of territories and skills; ability to implement exchange and cooperation projects thanks to the use of other funds."