WELCOME TO THE PROJECT
OUT-DOOR – Blended Outdoor Learning is an Erasmus+ project, created for fostering the employability of newly graduates.
Within Europe, a growing number of people need to update and improve their knowledge, skills and competences to fill the gap between their formal education and training and the needs of a fast-changing society and labour market. For this reason, the OUT-DOOR project aims at developing a training program based on outdoor learning methodologies to create an alternative.
What are the three pillars of this project?
Natural Connection in Education
This program focuses on bridging the gap between formal education and the needs of the labor market by incorporating outdoor learning methodologies. The idea is to provide students who are about to graduate with an alternative and attractive platform for personal and professional development. By participating in activities outside the classroom, students will discover their strengths and talents, improve their interpersonal skills and increase their self-esteem, thus preparing them more effectively for the world of work.
Skills of the Future
The project seeks to equip students with key skills that complement their technical knowledge acquired during their studies. By integrating the European educational frameworks LifeComp, DigComp and GreenComp, the program aims to foster critical thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the certification of skills obtained in outdoor activities and the implementation of micro-credentials, experiential learning is validated and students are provided with a set of competencies demanded in today’s job market.
Pilots
To validate the project curriculum, pilots will be conducted locally, combining online training with outdoor activities, allowing participants to explore the main topics of the training materials. In addition, an international pilot will allow selected participants to travel to the Azores and immerse themselves in an intensive training activity. This event will bring together teachers, students and researchers from all the entities involved in the project for 5 days.
OUT-DOOR is an European project that includes as partners organisations experts in the fields of education and training from five different countries.
Lodz University of Technology (TUL) is a public university established in 1945. It ranks as the 5th best university of technology in Poland (Perspektywy 2023 University Ranking). It offers 65 engineering study programs – bachelor and master – taught at 9 faculties for almost 11 thousand students.
The University of Salento is a community, made up of students, faculty and technical-administrative staff, which recognizes itself in the free promotion of research and teaching as instruments of human development, the affirmation of pluralism and the pursuit of equal social dignity, in full independence from any ideological, political, religious or economic orientation.
The Universidade de Vigo (UVIGO) is a young public academic institution officially founded in 1989 that has managed to consolidate itself as a reference of modernity and innovation in Galicia.
Femxa is a training company specialized in training for employment, aimed at companies, public administration, consulting, professional offices, training centers and individuals. Its goal is to increase the competitiveness of organizations, employability, and professional qualification of people.
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is one of the largest technological universities in the Baltics. Known for its links with business, leadership in scientific research, flexible interdisciplinary study programmes, and rich study experience, KTU is rapidly becoming an internationally acknowledged institution of higher education.
The University of the Azores (UAc) is a Portuguese university located in the Archipelago of the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago located in the Atlantic North, between Europe and America, spreading over nine islands of diverse dimensions and sparse population concentration (around 250,000 inhabitants in total).
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