The Creative Technologies Learning Lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (DECE) in collaboration with the Regional Authorities of Educational Planning of Thessaly co-organized an event on the importance of innovation skills for a green economy. The event was aimed at vocational students and teachers and was attended by 33 students at the 2nd Evening Vocational High School of Volos. It took place at the DECE Computer Lab at the intersection of Sekeri and Heyden Streets in Volos on Thursday, December 9, 2022.
The event was a continuation of previous related activity that engaged students at the 4th Evening Vocational High School of Volos. The event aimed to encourage innovative thinking on green production practices in the context of vocational education. Participants worked in groups to design innovative solutions on effective waste management. The audience deployed a digital learning platform, designed specifically for addressing vocational education needs, which encourages sharing of ideas and group collaboration towards building green production skills. The digital learning platform has been implemented in the context of Erasmus+ project Design4Climate, which is implemented from 2020 to 2022, and aims at developing 21st century skills in vocational education for a circular economy.
In addition to the University of Thessaly, the project consortium includes educational organizations from Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Sweden.