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„The project „Future Education – Remote Vocational Training and Education,” implemented between 2022-2024 by the Vocational Training Department in Warsaw and the Institute of Labor and Social Affairs, was financed through the funds of the EEA Financial Mechanism for the years 2014-2021. The main objectives of the project included:

Developing a comprehensive solution for remote vocational training utilizing blended learning and virtual workshops.

Preparing education organizers and teachers for conducting online courses.

The main project results, such as the creation of an IT solution for remote learning, development of two exemplary vocational training programs, an e-guidebook, and training for remote education organizers, align with the priority areas of the Education Program: inclusive education, fostering a culture of quality in the education sector, and the development and promotion of the VET sector.

These project results were targeted towards three groups: online education organizers, social workers, and participants of vocational courses. They were designed to effectively combine online learning with practical activities and to reach a wide audience with educational offerings.

The project outcomes were disseminated through training sessions for remote education organizers, a virtual handbook on creating online education programs, two exemplary courses, and a closing conference.

This report summarizes the work of the members of the evaluation committee representing the Vocational Training Department in Warsaw and the Institute of Labor and Social Affairs, established to conduct an internal evaluation of the project.”

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Closing Conference of the Future Education Project – Remote Education and Vocational Training

On December 7, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, a closing conference for the Future Education project – Remote Education and Vocational Training will take place at 13 Podwale Street in Warsaw. Project number: EOG/21/K3/W/0007 Component III implemented with funds from the EEA Financial Mechanism for the years 2014-2021 and national funds.

Conference Agenda:

• 11:00-11:10 Welcome address to participants
  Mr. Krzysztof Łuka, President of the Vocational Training Center in Warsaw
  Dr. Elżbieta Bojanowska, Director of the Institute of Labor and Social Affairs
  Dr. Ewa Grudziewska, Academy of Special Pedagogy
• 11:20-11:40 Remote education issues
  Prof. Urszula Jeruszka, Institute of Labor and Social Affairs
• 11:40-12:00 Developing a course for social workers
  Dr. Katarzyna Ziomek-Michalak, Institute of Labor and Social Affairs
• 12:00-12:15 Role, participation, and achievements of the ZDZ Warsaw in the project
  Mr. Paweł Woźniak, Project Coordinator, Vocational Training Center in Warsaw
• 12:15-12:45 Remote welding course – challenges and experiences of the lecturer and course participant
  Mr. Eng. Paweł Szymczak
• 12:45-1:00 Closing remarks and thanks to project participants
  Mr. Krzysztof Łuka, President of the Vocational Training Center in Warsaw

The conference will be broadcasted online on TEAMS (registration required) at the following address: https://bit.ly/3sVyiw5

The MAG 135 welding course, which started on October 11 and was conducted in a hybrid learning format (e-learning and online from home, with some workshops conducted in person), concluded with a state exam. All the participants who took the exam passed with a perfect score of 100%. Congratulations! Artificial intelligence constructed some of the audiovisual materials for us. We used bots to deliver lessons. We equipped training participants with home analog 😊 welding handle simulators, enabling the practice of future welders’ „muscle memory.”

Project „Future Education – Remote Training and Vocational Education: Online Course Program for Social Workers within the Child Care System”. Its goal is to supplement and update knowledge in the field of assistance and social support for social workers working with children and youth at risk of social exclusion. The course is posted on an educational platform and involves self-directed remote learning.

Project of the Center for Vocational Development and the Institute of Labor and Social Affairs

„Future Education – Remote Training and Vocational Education”

Task 4. Online Course Program for Social Workers within the Child Care System

Course Content Development: Dr. Ewa Grudziewska, Dr. Katarzyna Ziomek-Michalak

You are receiving the online course for social workers to test. It has been developed as part of a project funded by Norwegian funds. Its aim is to supplement and update the knowledge in the area of assistance and social support for social workers working with children and youth at risk of social exclusion. The course is posted on an educational platform, involving self-directed remote learning. It comprises 6 thematic modules, each of which follows a recurring structure:

Module Structure (6 hours):

1. Reflection – the functioning of a social worker in a professional practitioner role; reflection begins each module and continues in subsequent course modules – it has a continuous, processual nature, with each stage building upon and deepening the previous one – 1 hour
2. Lecture – theoretical introduction to the subject matter of the module – 2 hours
3. Engaging/interactive exercises on the online platform, compliant with the H5P standard – 1 hour
4. Consultations – supervision, group format, meeting with an experienced practitioner (Clickmeeting) – 2 hours
5. Self-directed study materials

The estimated total duration of the entire course is 36 hours.

The course covers the following thematic modules:

1. Interpersonal Communication in the Perspective of Social Work – 6 hours
   Definition of interpersonal communication; types of communication; disruptions and errors in communication; resistance and techniques for dealing with resistance. Definition and essence of assertiveness; Nonviolent Communication in social work.
2. Selected Methods Used in Social Work – 6 hours
   Solution-Focused Approach, Motivational Dialogue, Family Group Conference, Support Circles, Social Project, Sociotherapy in working with foreigners, including refugees.
3. Child Neglect by Parents – 6 hours
   Concept of violence, types; neglect as a specific form of violence – emotional neglect, neglect of caregiving and educational functions; forms of support and assistance.
4. Mental Health – 6 hours
   Definition of mental health and mental crisis; determinants of mental health; factors hindering the healing process; forms of help and support in the healing process for social worker practice.
5. Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution – 6 hours
   Problems and conflicts – definitions, types; conflict resolution strategies; negotiations and mediations as conflict resolution methods; mediation skills for social workers.
6. Challenges in Working with Youth – Social Support and Assistance – 6 hours
   Adolescence in developmental psychology; developmental tasks of adolescents: early and late adolescence; areas of youth development: physical, socio-cultural, cognitive, emotional, identity; peer violence; substance abuse; forms of support and assistance.

The entire course is built on the 5E educational model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate). This methodology places special emphasis on experiential learning, collaboration, real engagement, and understanding specific content. Achieving these goals requires actions based on:

▪ engagement (Engage) – the methods used in the course stimulate participants’ motivation for learning and development, engaging them (using methods of self-directed learning, assigning tasks involving finding solutions, fostering reflection, etc.);

▪ exploration (Explore) – the course introduces problem-solving tasks, in the area of independent exploration of solutions by participants, both individually and in group meetings – in collaboration with a practitioner during online meetings (intervisions). In this case, the role of the meeting facilitator is to guide the participants’ work, indicate where they can find information, how to analyze the problem, etc., actions directing participants to independently find solutions. The materials necessary for task implementation are available on the platform;

▪ explanation (Explain) – the role of the course is to provide participants with knowledge, explain the discussed issues, demonstrate various ways of solving problems related to work, etc. This means that the course emphasizes consultations with participants during Clickmeeting sessions;

▪ elaboration (Elaborate) – participants have freedom in terms of the time needed to master individual course modules, as well as the scope of finding their own solutions. More important than learning time is building participant engagement, which minimizes the risk of discontinuing participation in the course before its completion;

▪ evaluation (Evaluate) – providing participants with feedback at all course stages, which is ensured through the use of self-assessment tasks and group intervisions with the practitioner (online meetings). The result of the assessment is provided to participants immediately after completing the task (exercises with automatic feedback).

On June 1st, we started working on a new module of the project: we are developing a sample curriculum for MAG welding on an e-learning platform. Mr. Paweł Szymczak, an engineer with a master’s degree, has joined our team. He was a welding instructor at our branch in Kutno. The new colleague is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology and has also completed a pedagogical course at the Training Center in Bydgoszcz. He works at Libner Polska Sp. Z o.o.

The lecturer’s task will be to develop an online course program in the field of welding and conduct training based on this program according to the following requirements.

The sample online course program in welding will have a modular structure, utilizing blended learning principles along with interactive elements and virtual workshops. The course program will also incorporate interactive components, simulations, videos, animations, etc., combined with lectures, group work, and consultations. The flexible design of the course program will allow it to be tailored to the needs of various participant groups, including individuals with low qualifications, those seeking to upgrade their skills, people with disabilities, women, caregivers, immigrants, disadvantaged groups, etc. The expected duration of the course is 110 hours, including up to 80 hours of practical classes conducted in a blended learning format.

The project of the Vocational Training Centre in Warsaw and the Institute of Labour and Social Affairs „Education of the future – remote vocational education and training”, financed by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area for 2014-2012, has been implemented  02.2022-01-2024. Its purpose is to comprehensively prepare the staff of educational institutions to conduct online vocational training.

The products developed in the project (e.g. the created e-learning platform and exemplary online trainings), addressed to three groups of recipients: organizers of online education, social workers and participants of vocational courses, will contribute to the development of inclusive education, increase the quality of remote education and the development of the VET sector in terms of innovative educational tools.

Results of tasks 3 and 4

Task 3

As part of task No. 3 (02.22-04.23), IPiSS employees continued work on the e-textbook and the related training entitled „Planning and Designing Online Courses”. The e-textbook consists of five chapters that are an introduction to the issues of remote education and methods of quality assurance in the education, as well as practical tips on organizing and creating online courses. The content of the e-textbook includes references to the functionality of the e-learning platform created in the project „Education of the future – remote vocational education and training”. A separate chapter of the e-textbook is devoted to the platform itself, the rules for creating online courses within it and the use of this tool. The materials stored in the e-textbook contain an interactive component (e.g. tests completed by the user, answers to questions displayed while working with the e-textbook, etc.).

The e-textbook became a reference point when working on creating a training program for organizers of remote education and online trainers/teachers. The modules presented during the training, which took place online on April 28, 2023, were closely related to the issues raised in the e-textbook and covered technical and organizational issues related to remote learning and issues strictly related to didactics of remote education, including validation and quality assurance. Interest in the training far exceeded the expectations of the organizers, it was attended by over 50 people associated with science, education and the training industry. During the training, IPiSS experts gave the following presentations:

• Didactics of remote learning – dr hab., prof. APS Urszula Jeruszka;
• Creating trainings in remote formula – mgr Maciej Gruza;
• Quality assurances and validation in distance learning – dr. hab., prof. IPiSS Zdzisław                       Czajka;
• Organizational aspects of remote learning – dr Anna Jawor-Joniewicz;
• Support and using the e-learning platform developed in the project  – Krzysztof Zapaśnik.

Conclusions from the discussion summarizing the training were used in the development of the final version of the e-textbook, which is an integral part of the platform, available to all logged-in users 24 hour a day.

Task 4

At the beginning of May, a team of IPiSS experts started to work on creating an online course program for social workers as part of the childcare system. In order to adjust the content of the course to the training needs of social workers as fully as possible, the project management decided to diversify the team of employees involved in RPI 4. Apart from scientists and theoreticians in the field of social work and pedagogy (who are representatives of various research centres), the team also included a person representing the world practice, employed on a daily basis in one of the social welfare centres. This approach made it possible to develop a non-standard course program, going beyond the usual schemes, allowing to fill the competency gaps that actually exist among social workers.

The project team decided to base the course on the 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) educational model, which emphasizes experiential learning, collaboration, real involvement and understanding of specific content. Each training module consists of the so-called reflection (including the functioning of a social worker as a professional practitioner; reflection begins each module and is continued in subsequent modules of the course – it is continuous, processual, its next stage complements and deepens the previous one) – 1 h; lecture (theoretical introduction to the subject matter of the module) – 2 h; engaging/interactive exercises on the online platform, in accordance with the H5P standard) – 1 h; consultation (intervision, group form, meeting with an experienced practitioner based on the functionalities of the e-learning platform – Clickmeeting) – 2 h, list of literature for self-education.

In the course of the discussion, experts implementing RPI 4 considered it reasonable to divide the course into the following problem modules: introduction to the course (objectives, results, course description) – 1 h; interpersonal communication in the perspective of social work – 6 h; selected methods used in social work – 6 h; neglect of children by parents – 6 h; mental health – 6 hours; solving problems and conflicts – 6 h; difficulties in working with youth (social help and support) – 6 h.

At the time of writing the report, the work on the course program was still in a progress. According to the project schedule, by the end of August this year. the course program will have been tested among 10 social workers, after which its final version will be developed.

Please register:

• headmaster of the department or the school
• two or three technical, high school teachers or course lecturers
• employees organizing courses and practical training

In the electronic form:

Planning and designing on-line courses

Agenda

10.00-10.15       Didactics of remote education – dr hab., prof. APS Urszula Jeruszka, IPiSS
10.15-10.30       Creating trainings in a remote form – Maciej Gruza, IPiSS
10.30-10.45       Quality assurance and validation in remote education – dr. hab., prof. IPiSS Zdzisław Czajka, IPiSS
10.45-11.00       The aspects of organisation of remote learning – dr Anna Jawor-Joniewicz, IPiSS
11.00-11.15       Support for the e-learning platform developed in the project – Krzysztof Zapaśnik, IPiSS, ZDZ
11.15-11.30       Discussion

Waiting on MS Teams 28^th of April at 10 am at:

Link

Sincerely invite You to participate in the training entitled „Planning and designing on-line courses” implemented as a part of the project of Vocational Training Centre (ZDZ) in Warsaw and the Institute of Labour and Social Affairs „Education of the future – remote Vocational education and training” The training is held remotely via the MS Teams platform on April 28^th, 2023 from 10 to 11.30 am.

Please register:

• headmaster of the department or the school
• two or three technical, high school teachers or course lecturers
• employees organizing courses and practical training

In the electronic form:

Planning and designing on-line courses

Agenda

10.00-10.15       Didactics of remote education – dr hab., prof. APS Urszula Jeruszka, IPiSS
10.15-10.30       Creating trainings in a remote form – Maciej Gruza, IPiSS
10.30-10.45       Quality assurance and validation in remote education – dr. hab., prof. IPiSS Zdzisław Czajka, IPiSS
10.45-11.00       The aspects of organisation of remote learning – dr Anna Jawor-Joniewicz, IPiSS
11.00-11.15       Support for the e-learning platform developed in the project – Krzysztof Zapaśnik, IPiSS, ZDZ
11.15-11.30       Discussion

Waiting on MS Teams 28^th of April at 10 am at:

Link

Zakład Doskonalenia Zawodowego w Warszawie wspólnie z Instytutem Pracy i Spraw Socjalnych serdecznie zapraszają na bezpłatną konferencję nt. nauki zdalnej. Jest ona częścią projektu nr: EOG/21/K3/W/0007 Komponent III realizowanego ze środków mechanizmu finansowego EOG na lata 2014-2021 oraz środków krajowych.

Po dwóch latach nauki zdalnej oraz e-learningu nikt nie wątpliwości, że polska szkoła i nauka muszą być gotowe aby skutecznie i ciekawie uczyć na odległość. Nasze badanie pokazuje bardzo jasno, które obszary są już opanowane przez nauczycieli i wykładowców a które wymagają jeszcze dużo pracy. Najsłabiej pod tym względem wygląda nauczanie zawodów, a szczególnie ćwiczenia praktyczne i warsztaty, które właściwie nie odbywały się zdalnie.

1. wyniki badań przedstawi p. dr Anna Jawor-Joniewicz w wystąpieniu pt. Ograniczenia, oczekiwania i możliwości realizacji kształcenia zdalnego z perspektywy organizatorów, nauczycieli i uczestników
2. pani dr hab. Urszula Jeruszka przedstawi ciekawy pogląd na edukację on-line jako przygotowanie człowieka do pracy zdalnej
   a oprócz tego
3. pani pełnomocnik prezesa Zakładu d/s Kształcenia i Szkolenia Magdalena Cichostępska przedstawi specyfikę projektu i jego miejsce w obszarze nieobjętym dotychczas nauką zdalną w wystąpieniu Jak widzimy w ZDZ przyszłości nauki zdalnej, cele, zadania, planowane rezultaty projektu
4. pan Paweł Woźniak wyjaśni Cyberbezpieczeństwo nauczyciela podczas pracy zdalnej
5. a także opowie i pokaże jak wykorzystując 12 rzadko używanych funkcji TEAMS zrobiliśmy transmisję

Konferencję rozpoczną prezes ZDZ i dyrektor IPiSS a zakończy sesja pytań i odpowiedzi.

Zarejestruj się już dzisiaj: https://forms.office.com/r/nZ5We52dgx
Po rejestracji otrzymasz e-mail z linkiem do aplikacji TEAMS. Jeśli w ciągu 24 godzin wiadomość do Ciebie nie dotrze, daj nam znać.

Czekamy na Was 20 kwietnia o 12:00.

Konferencja otwierająca będzie przeprowadzona na początku realizacji projektu. Jej celem będzie poinformowanie interesariuszy projektu o jego

celach, założeniach i planowanych rezultatach.

Ponadto celem konferencji otwierającej będzie pozyskanie potencjalnych uczestników szkolenia dla organizatorów edukacji on-line.

1 lutego 2022 r. w ZDZ Warszawa rozpoczęliśmy pracę nad realizacją specjalnego projektu Edukacja przyszłości – zdalne kształcenie i szkolenie zawodowe. Finansuje go fundusz EOG w ramach Komponentu III Programu Edukacja Współpraca instytucjonalna na rzecz poprawy jakości i dopasowania kształcenia i szkolenia zawodowego oraz kształcenia ustawicznego