The TRANStoWORK Project aims at enhancing, reinforcing and structuring work-based learning (WBL) and the transition to work, in order to promote employment of young people attending in professional training courses (level EQF 4-5-6). The project focuses on the production sectors which show a lack of skills and low propensity to change. To reach the project goals, social partners - trade unions and employers' associations - were encouraged to collaborate with the vocational and educational training system (VET). The project aimed at structuring a WBL model has been developed and tested in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry.The specific objectives are:- defining a WBL model that facilitates the matching between job supply and demand in the construction sector and that encourages companies to hire young people with stable and quality job positions;- introducing elements of technological and organizational innovation in companies thanks to the contribution of trainees who have acquired ICT skills and knowledge about digitalization of the construction site, new materials and production techniques; - promoting the training of tutors, coordinators and trainers involved in the WBL process;- developing innovative tools to support the WBL experience that allow companies in the construction supply chain to understand the high added value provided by the WBL training methodology, trying to overcome the barriers to conceiving the workplace as an environment of privileged learning;- enhancing bilateralism (co-decisions between business associations and trade unions) for the promotion of vocational training integrated with Work Based Learning.The main actions undertaken to achieve the described results were:-creation of discussion groups between the various relevant stakeholders aimed at identifying the structural needs of the sector and the short-term needs of the market;-creation of a shared WBL Model starting from the diversity of local experiences and contexts;-design and testing of a web-based APP allowing a constant interaction among the subjects involved in the learning path on the job;-definition and testing of a Toolkit for the training of trainers for an effective use and diffusion of the WBL model both in VET System and in companies;-development of assessment tools for the WBL process;-development of guidelines for the recognition of new skills, updated qualifications and formulation of suggestions aimed at improving the training offer in the construction industry.The direct beneficiaries of the project are young people attending professional qualification courses in the construction sector for the acquisition of professional qualifications at EQF 4-5-6 level; VET trainers, company trainers and tutors. The indirect beneficiaries of the project are trade unions and business associations, vocational education and training institutions.The main results achieved are:- Adoption of a model of the WBL shared with the Partners;- Technological and cultural growth of the companies;- Creation of a model for evaluating WBL experiences;- Identification of proposals to update the qualifications, adapting them to the changes taking place in AEC Industry.The role of VET is an important role in relation to the revitalization of the construction industry, in orientating young people towards qualified professions. Educational curricula must be reorganized assigning a strategic role to the WBL; work-based learning must become the paradigm of the provided training involving the social partners and employers’ organizations in the decisions regarding the training quality, the effectiveness check of the WBL experience and the impact on the Labour Market.All the results and tools created by the project are public and therefore free to use, primarily the Web APP which was tested in the experimentation phase. The commitment shown by local and national institutions and by the social partners constantly involved in the activities reinforces the sustainability of the results themselves as well as their benefit in the medium-long term. However, to make learning in WBL's experiences in the construction sector more effective it will be necessary to proceed further with the development of individual digital skills.The partnership is made up of 6 institutions from 4 different EU countries; they represent: training sector, economic-entrepreneurial system and of the social partners:- I.I.P.L.E. - Institute for Professional Education of Construction Workers in Bologna (Italy)- Fundacion Laboral de la Construcciòn (Spain) Non-profit foundation for the enhancement and development of the construction sector- VIESOJI ISTAIGA VILNIAUS STATYBININKU RENGIMO CENTRAS - Vilnius National Building Training Center (Lithuania)- CDS, Documentation and Research Center (Italy)- Economic and Social Research Institute (IRES) of Emilia Romagna (Italy)- CLUJ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Romania)

Industry is a key element for country development and for employment quality: it provides more qualified and stable jobs than other economic sectors and it has a big multiplier impact being strictly connected to commerce and service sectors. For this reason economists agree that reindustrialization and innovation in industry are today the main key for economic competitiveness.Synthetically, innovation means go to industry 4.0, which consists in: 1) digitalisation and integration of processes vertically and horizontally across the entire organisation; 2) digitalisation of product and service offerings, using big data to refine products and meet the increasing needs of end-customers; 3) digital business models and customer access, optimising customer interaction. The benefits of these transformations are evident: gains in operational efficiency, cost reduction, quality improvement, optimisation of the manufacturers - consumers’ communication, major competitiveness and profits. In Spain, industry represents 15% of GDP and 11.5% of employee people (INE, 2014). The metal sector, which includes foundry industry, covers 44% of industry and 40% of employment. According with J. Mestres Domènech analysis (Macro economy department, CaixaBank, 2016) digitalisation in Spanish industry is really poor and is expected to be slower in Spain than in other world countries, and one of the main causes is the lack of adequate digital culture and training.The main aim of INNORESOLVE project was to transfer the benefits of the digital revolution within the Foundry industry. Thus, target group is the Foundry industry top and intermediate managers to make them ready to face the Foundry 4.0 challenges, but also sectorial organizations that support management training, policy makers and stakeholders in this field. More than 3.000 members of the primary target group were contacted during the project.The main project results:A) INNORESOLVE PBL collaborative e-learning training: a training program based on problem solving methodology. Such training provides required skills and promptly enable management in Foundry industry to cope with the increasingly demanding industrial environment.Activities carried out:- Definition of contents and pathway- Technical definition of training structure and pedagogical approach. - Development of e-learning training content- Development of the learning environment. - Translation of the Online Collaborative Learning Training (EN, ES, PT, IT and RO)- Design of the Pilot testing (evaluation questionnaires and Focus Group guidelines) - Pilot testing activities with 20 professionals of foundry companies in each country, plus an Expert Committee. Each partner elaborated a national report- Adapting and updating to the results of pilot testingB) INNORESOLVE Support Guide: a guide about the new challenges of Foundry in partners countries and a collection of good practices and case studies of Foundries 4.0.Activities carried out:- Definition of Guide’s contents and structure- Design of the case studies research. - Collection of case studies. 48 case studies of technological innovation in foundry industry- Elaboration of the Guide national contents.- Elaboration of the common guide- Translation of the Guide (EN, ES, PT, IT and RO)- Validation of the guide with 20 professionals in each country, plus an Expert Committee. National reports- Adapting and updating to the validation resultsImpact and benefits:1) On participating organizations: improving their knowledge, skills and experience in this field, to both update their training offer and have new resources for dealing with their companies and their national and international network for innovation. Partners are updating their training programs in this new range of skills and competencies related to (KET) for advanced manufacturing, updating the professional profiles required by industries. 2) Target groups: improving their skills and knowledge concerning Industry 4.0; INNORESOLVE motivated and enabled them to afford digitalisation and acceleration processes in their companies. Most of them considered that the INNORESOLVE training course manages to provide support in understanding the benefits of digitalization, being very easy to study and of use even for persons not so familiarized with this concept, as it provides a very good overview of the Industry 4.0, starting from its origins, then moving on the impact on companies and people (HH.RR.), finally moving to technologies. 3) Other relevant stakeholders (other industry representatives, organisations and institutions at national and international level, managers of other industry sectors, industrial confederations, public or private organisations committed with industry’s innovation and competitiveness, training providers, etc.). They were invited to test and use the final project products to boost innovation and digitalisation of secondary sector at all levels.