"The innovative IDEAS project will be developed in direct response to the EU's Digital Education Action Plan (2021 - 2027) and, in particular, Strategic Priority 1: ""Helping develop a high-performing digital education system"" - ""digitally competent and confident teachers and education and training staff"". Further, this project will be underpinned by the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) which states: ""As the teaching professions face rapidly changing demands, educators require an increasingly broad and more sophisticated set of competences than before. In particular, the ubiquity of digital devices and the duty to help students become digitally competent requires educators to develop their own digital competence."" Indeed, the JRC Science for Policy Report: Digital Education Policies in Europe and Beyond 2017 states: ""The integration and innovative use of digital technologies in education has become a policy priority across Europe."" However, the use of digital technologies in education presents several challenges in relation to digital poverty amongst students where access to reliable internet/hardware/software impacts their ability to participate effectively in their learning. (World Economic Forum 29 April 2020). Therefore, a key objective within this project will be to address some of the practical issues around equity and inclusivity in the classroom environment. All partners are based in Europe from UK, Malta, Portugal and Denmark and is comprised of: 2 VET Colleges from UK - South Eastern Regional College and Forth Valley College; a Danish e-learning/Adult Learning organisation with adaptive learning expertise - Copenhagen Business Academy; a Higher Education Institution from Portugal - Universidade Aberta; a private organisation with expertise in equality, inclusiveness and teacher training - Evolve Global Solutions; and B&P EmTech Lab - a specialist technology company with expertise in Artificial Intelligence. The innovative aspects of the project lie in the development of a micro-credentialed teacher training course offering bite-sized modules that will be flexible and adapted to individual professional development needs. This will be supported by an innovative Community of Practice where teachers from across Europe can communicate, share best practices and help to raise teacher digital competence and skill thereby, preparing them for virtual/online/blended teaching, learning and assessment strategies in a post COVID-19 environment.Objectives:1.Develop a 30-hour digital teacher training course using adaptive learning models which will enable 64 teachers from any curricular area of VET or HE in the 4 countries, to improve their digital competence and skills using a personalised micro-credentialed training package with support from 16 IDEAS Mentors (80 teachers)2.Recognise the learning of those undertaking the course through Europass Mobility, Digital Badges and Certificate of Attendance 3.Establish robust accreditation for the digital training course by Universidade Aberta which can be applied across Europe 4.Pilot the course with 64 teachers in 4 countries with support from 16 IDEAS Mentors ensuring functionality as well as meeting the skills needs5.Build a Community of Practice LinkedIn site for IDEAS Mentors, IDEAS Teacher Mentees and 500 educators from partner organisations to share and collaborate on the innovative results achieved 6.Produce an electronic Best Practice Guide for teachers supported by empirical data and own findings which will offer a step-by-step remote guide to developing digital competence and pedagogical approaches individually and within their VET/HE educational setting Target groups:*VET/HE organisations & providers*VET/HE teachers*VET/HE students particularly those who feel excluded or have additional needs*Policy makers, research bodies & expertsActivities:Intellectual Output 1: Design & develop an online digital training course for 80 VET teachers to improve digital competence & skills supported by digital pedagogical strategies & create a Community of Practice for teachers to share best practiceIntellectual output 2: Pilot programme to evaluate the resources, measure expected outcomes and facilitate continuous improvement launched at a 3-day Teacher Training Event Intellectual output 3: Publish a Teacher Best Practice Guide based on the outcomes of the project underpinned by external empirical research Multiplier Events: Live streamed and targeting 125 selected stakeholders to disseminate the project resultsParticipation in the IDEAS project offers an opportunity for partners to upskill teachers, improve their digital competence and skills and develop the organisation's capacity by facilitating innovative learning experiences which will ultimately positively impact learners. The course will provide access to new materials to support the teachers' CPD, personalised to their individual needs."