Working Groups Open Call

By Editorial staff

Join the Working groups supporting the development of a European Ecosystem for Sustainability Education

Between 10 November and 05 December 2023, a call is open for stakeholders to be part of 5 Working Groups of the Green Hive project, established to work on five development domains for the “Green Combs”, the local hubs for sustainability education of the Green Hive project. Particularly, the Working Group will cooperate on the topics of Governance, Organization, Community, Activities, Tools, and Relationships with the Hive. 

 

Introduction

Green Hive is a Cooperation partnership in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) field co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Implemented by a consortium of five entities, such as the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (Ireland), the companies Lascò (Italy) and Femxa (Spain), and the non-profit and non-governmental organisations KEAN (Greece) and Team 4 Excellence (Romania), the project aims to increase the capacity of VET providers to prepare learners for the green transition by developing a European platform-based ecosystem for sustainability education called the "Green Hive". 

The Green Hive will consist of localised hubs for sustainability education, namely the "Green Combs," established within VET providers. While the Hive will be an open and cross-sectoral long-term cooperation network dedicated to innovation, continuous improvement and co-creation in sustainability education, the Combs will make VET providers the managing centre of networks of local stakeholders (i.e., companies, representatives of universities, civil society organisations and professional associations) for learning, networking and cooperating on sustainability challenges. 

Hence, the project promotes the establishment of permanent VET co-creation structures where students will be enabled to think in systems, understand the interconnectedness of the economy, society and environment, and ultimately develop their systemic and critical thinking competencies by collaborating with other students and external stakeholders. 

The project foresees the creation of dedicated working groups that bring together stakeholders from Ireland, Italy, Spain, Greece and Romania to outline the necessary content for a "Toolkit for the setup and management of Green Combs", including a how-to guide and canvases to support VET providers in setting up, managing and growing internal hubs for sustainability education

The work of the groups will allow the consortium to have a deeper insight into how VET providers can establish hubs for sustainability education, by devising resources and tools linked to the topic of the working group. 

 

Who can express interest?

Stakeholders involved in Vocational Education and Training can apply to be a member of one of the working groups.

The list of eligible stakeholders includes, but is not limited to:

  • Vocational teachers

  • Vocational trainers

  • Directors of VET centres

  • Administrative personnel of VET providers

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaboratively define procedures and frameworks within the designated domain.

  • Engage in remote collaboration through shared workspaces for document creation.

  • Participate in  four international online sessions (90’ each), expected in the following weeks:

    • 1st Session: 18-22 December 2023;

    • 2nd Session: 08-13 January 2024;

    • 3rd Session: 15-20 January 2024;

    • 4th Session (International Co-Creation Lab): 22-31 January 2024.

 

Selection of members

Each working group will have 10 members. The final selection of working group members will be operated according to key criteria, including:

  • Expertise and experience: Alignment of the applicant’s professional experience and expertise with the WG’s focus and objectives. The Working groups will have a balanced composition between the types of stakeholders, taking into consideration the multi-level governance principle as well as the diversity of expertise.
  • Geographical coverage: Diversity across the different regions of each country
  • Commitment and availability to take part in the WG’s activities over its whole duration

 

How to apply?

You can express your interest via the following link: https://forms.gle/dbwWw7Kuitzv1nr18. 

Application deadline: 5 December 2023

 

Timeline

10 November - 5 December 2023: Call for members open

6- 10 December 2023: Results are communicated to the Working Groups members

December 2023 - January 2024: Four international meetings (90’ each) will be held.

  1. Week 18-22 December 2023;
  2. Week 08-13 January 2024;
  3. Week 15-20 January 2024;
  4. Week 22-31 January 2024.