European Centres of Vocational Excellence in Apiculture
BeeLieve
BeeLieve is a project aimed at promoting vocational excellence in five regions by enhancing regional innovation and skills ecosystems. The scope of BeeLieve is creating a transnational community of regional skills ecosystems and implement a systematic approach for continuous learning in the field of apiculture.
BeeLieve will use a mixed-method approach, piloting, and implementation to deliver results. Moreover, the project will develop a MOOC curriculum based on personalized b-learning, ensuring European qualification and providing beekeepers with a reference of skills in beekeeping.
The project aims to foster beekeeping bridges through innovative and participative vocational training.
An Apicultural Capacity Building Program is designed based on:
- A set of thematic training activities regarding testing and improving the Bee roadmaps for citizens, testing and improving the Cross-visiting method and involving trainers, technicians and researchers in the area of beekeeping and/or in active learning by using gamification to assess and manage the beehive will be developed according to a strategic training programme designing;
- An Apicultural Summer Academy,
- A Collaborative B-Learning Platform for Apiculture with Innovation and Knowledge, as a virtual environment;
- Beekeeping Technician Certification System Establishment after the possibility to be trainees in relevant Businesses.
Start: 01-02-2024 - End: 01-02-2028
EU Grant: 695500 EUR
Program: Erasmus +
Key Action: KA2- Cooperation among organisations and institutions
Action Type: Partnership for Excellence – Centres of Vocational Excellence
Project Coordinator:
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS [EL]
Project Partners:
KENTRO EPANGELMATIKIS KATARTISIS ORAMA EE [EL]
REZOS BRANDS ANONYMI EMPORIKI ETERIA IDON DIATROFIS [EL]
OMOSPONDIA MELISSOKOMIKON SYLLOGON ELLADOS (Federation of Greek Beekeepers’ Associations) [EL]
INSTITOUTO PROOTHISIS KAI PISTOPOIISIS PROIONTON AGRODIATROFIS [EL]
INSTITOYTO KOINONIKIS KAINOTOMIAS KAI SYNOXIS [EL]
COSVITEC SOCIETA CONSORTILE ARL [IT]
Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Nicolò Pellegrini [IT]
Santa Rita S.R.L. [IT]
MINE VAGANTI NGO [IT]
UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY WE WROCLAWIU [PL]
Zespol Szkol i Placowek Oswiatowych Wojewodztwa Lodzkiego w Lowiczu [PL]
EKO ELEKTRA [PL]
STOWARZYSZENIE PSZCZELARZY ZIEMI LODZKIEJ [PL]
Grm Novo mesto – center biotehnike in turizma [SI]
RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA SAVINJSKO-SALESKE REGIJE, D. O. O. [SI]
Razvojna agencija Sotla [SI]
Personnal Training EOOD [BG]
EKOLOGIJAKM OOD [BG]
SDRUZHENIE ZA INOVATIVNO MISLENE [BG]
PERIFEREIA DYTIKHS MAKEDONIAS [EL]
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS [EL]
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II [IT]
EUROPEJSKA FUNDACJA NA RZECZ WSPIERANIA ROZWOJU INNOWACYJNEGO [PL]
ANDRAGOSKI ZAVOD LJUDSKA UNIVERZA VELENJE [SI]
TSENTAR ZA TVORCHESKI I SOTSIALNI PRAKTIKI [BG]
Project Topics:
- Vocational Excellence
- Hybrid learning
- Beekeeping
- Apiculture
Target Groups:
- Beekeepers
- Vocational education and training (VET) providers
- Trainers
- Technicians
- Researchers
- Other stakeholders within the beekeeping industry
Project’s Objectives
- Development of a comprehensive Set of Training Materials & Resources
- Integration of Digital Literacy and Technology Skills
- Enhancement of Practical Training and Work-based Learning
- Focus on Sustainable Apiculture Practices
- Emphasize on Business and Entrepreneurship Skills
- Fostering the Collaboration and Industry Engagement
- Promotion of Awareness and Perception of Apiculture
Approach/Methodologies
BeeLieve will deploy a mixed-method approach, methodologies, piloting, and implementation. The Strategic Methodology for an Excellent Apicultural Vocational Training Programme is strongly based on: Regional learning; Transnational learning; The perspective of Regional Adaptation.
Project Activities
WP1- Project Management and Implementation
WP2- Strategy Plan for Skills Ecosystem Analysis
WP3- BeeLieve Regional Ecosystems Development
WP4- Training Programme Design and Regional Good Practices on Teaching & Learning (TL), Cooperation & Partnership (CP) and Governance (GO)
WP5- Developing a Beekeeping Learning Community
WP6- Impact and Dissemination
