<< Background >>REASON TO APPLY: THE CHANGING LABOUR MARKETThe 21st century labour market is in a permanent process of change. Digitalisation, globalisation and ecological transformation have their impact on new jobs. Analysis of these jobs show a shift towards more autonomy, less routine, more information and communication technology (ICT), fewer physical tasks, and more social and intellectual tasks over the forecast period to 2030. Transformation and digitalisation are characterising economy and labour market. Labour market asks for a more flexible worker, with skills focused on change, feedback and adaptation. These changes have been described by the German organisation BIBB (see https://www.foraus.de/de/themen/foraus_113220.php)Linked to this, is the development of future-proof skills. The 21st Century Skills form the basic skills package to meet the challenges of the working world, but it also needs ongoing updates.NEEDSAs a result of these changes, we see new needs on different levels. Our initial research shows that within VET, 21st century skills are not well developed in the context of work-based learning, in particular the implementation of these skills. We also see that education partly shifts from school to company. This has all kind of consequences. It means that the quality criteria for a (learning) company as well as the skills from the coach in that company are changing. This is considered as the most important needs in our partnership. The needs from the different target groups, as a result of our survey, can be described as follows:CompaniesCompanies who welcome students, need clear agreements with the VET school about:- recognition as learning company by the school; quality criteria for companies need to be updated, in order to become a recognised learning company.- description of the 21st century learning-shift from school to company,- internship, with administrative information, educational aspects, legal aspects and more, all in the context of work-based learning. Project Result 04 will create a web-app to create these agreements.CoachesDuring the internship, students will be coached by a coach. In order to be prepared for his new job - he is responsible for a part of the new learning program for the student - the coach needs to know which extra skills are necessary and how he can develop these skills. All Project Results will help him with this new tasks.School management and staffThe school management is responsible for the overall learning process of the student. When parts of the learning program are delegated to the company, then there is a need for a good agreement with the company. Teachers need to be aware of the new skills; for the coaches as well as for themselves. They don't have an optimal overview of these skills and sometimes they underestimate the importance of it.They need information/instruction material to fill in this gap, in order to control the complete learning process of the student and to cooperate with the coach. Project Result 01 will give this overview of skills. Later in the project, they may play a role in the training of coaches. See Project Results 02 and 03.StudentsVET students need to develop their skills, which are needed for the 21st century labour market. This is important for the quality of their learning during the internship, in the context of work-based learning processes. In this project they play an indirect, but important role.Policy related needsOrganisations like CEDEFOP, OESO and different national institutions, such as BIBB in Germany, describe the needs for updated skills in order to fulfil the demands from the labour market.See: Cedefop, Eurofound (2018): Skills forecast: trends and challenges to 2030. Luxembourg: Publications Office. Cedefop reference series; No 108.See: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/3077_en.pdf.See: Rolle der Ausbilder_innen als Lernprozessbegleiter_innen. Dietl/Hennecke 2019; S. 186ff<< Objectives >>OBJECTIVES:Main objective: To prepare company coaches for their changed role in work-based learning from VET students.Derived objectives:1. Describe criteria for a company which is prepared for work-based learning,2. Identify and rank actualised 21st Century competences (personal skills, transversal skills, educational method skills, etc.), leading to an updated job profile of the coach,3. Develop methods and training material for coaches, including material about the theory and practice of feedback techniques and how to follow the students developments4. Develop a Personal Action Plan where coaches can make their own skills analysis and create personalised learning program.5. Develop a web-app for: - agreements between school and company, both national and international. - monitoring students skills development for coaches.<< Implementation >>ACTIVITIESThe 21CC project has planned the following activities:- 5 Transnational Project Meetings,- Regular online meetings, one per month,- Development and implementation of 4 PRs, - 7 National Multiplier Events in the participating countries,- 1 LTTA in Hungary,- 8 Additional activities, which are described in the timetable: * Handbook * Projects brand and logo * Quality Management * Creation of the project website * Risk MP protocol * IPR protocol * Dissemination strategy and plan * Sustainability plan<< Results >>PROJECT RESULTS/IMPACT TOOL For the development of the proposal, the Erasmus Impact Tool was used: - Impact (under the indirect influence of the project) - Outcomes (under the direct influence of the project) - Output (concrete results) See also annexe 3.IMPACTCompanies in the participating countries know how to become a better learning company and how to become certified /recognised as such. Coaches know how they can become prepared and recognised for their new job. Teachers in VET know how to place the work-based learning from the student in the total learning program.Overall, this will lead to better internships and finally to students who are ready to enter the 21st-century labour market. Dissemination through associated partners will spread the results to other actors in Europe. OUTCOMES- Participating companies know the updated criteria to become a learning company and are recognised as such, after being audited by the project partners. - Coaches know their relevant skills, including pedagogical skills. They use the developed training materials and will be recognised by the partner VET school. They use the web app to follow the competence development of students during internships. They use their new skills during the internship of the students. - VET schools make clear appointments with the company about which part of the learning program will be realised in the company. They use the web app to make agreements with the company. - Teachers train and audit the coaches, when needed. OUTPUTS: 21CC has 4 Project Results (PRs) and 8 additional products. PR 01. Inventory and analysis of updated 21st-century skills for learning company coaches:- Methods to make an analysis of existing and missing skills, - Formulation of a long list of skills, - Identification and ranking essential skills for coaches,- Creation of a skills guide.PR 02. Creation of the Personal Action Plan for coaches:- All results from PR 01 are used by coaches to plan their personal training program,- Development of learning and training material, also placed in the Toolbox (PR 03)- Creation of Blog and Wiki functions.PR 03. Toolbox for coaches (and teachers)This Toolbox is freely available online, containing:- The 21st-century profile of a learning company and instructions on how to get recognised,- a 21st-century job profile of a learning coach, and instructions on how to get recognised,- Material and methods for the introduction and implementation of feedback.PR 04. Design and construction of the Web-App, with information about:- Administrative information about the internship,- Educational aspects of the internship, learning outcomes,- Legal aspects of the internship,- Function to follow skills developments from students,- Annexes and instruction with criteria for recognition of company and coach.OTHER OUTCOMESMultiplier Events will help to present, to evaluate and to disseminate the project results.LTTA will be used for practical training, for evaluation by experts and also for dissemination. Additionally, participants enlarge their international networks.