2nd Multiplier Event in Poland
On November 11th, 2022 in Warsaw, a 2nd multiplier event disseminating the results of the RenovUp project took place in Poland.
The overall aim of the seminar was to present to the results of IO3 and IO4 to a wide spectrum of participants (representatives of VET and entrepreneurs from the construction sector, social partners involved in the process of developing qualifications in energy efficiency and buildings renovation, representatives of public and local administrations, trainers / teachers / actors of the craft sector).
This 2nd Polish Multiplier Event, attended by 39 persons, aimed at presenting and discussing the following aspects of the RenovUp project:
- IO4: model of professionalisation of middle management relying on work-based learning;
- IO3 : training model for teachers/trainers conducting or preparing to conduct for current or future construction foremen specialised in buildings renovation.
This event was particularly valuable for the Polish team implementing the RenovUp project as it immediately preceded the experimental implementation phase of the above-mentioned models in the Polish context.
After an overall presentation of the RenovUp project, co-financed by Erasmus+, the link between professional situations happening on worksites and pedagogical engineering for middle managerial staff (site managers and team leaders) was discussed. Participants showed a particular interest for 2 tools designed during the project and aiming at observing the work of construction site managers and team leaders by trainers/teachers, allowing them to identify a work situation suitable to build a pedagogical sequence.
The participants drew the following conclusion according to IO3:
- The model proposed in the RenovUp project requires some adjustements to match the realities of the Polish context, espacially regarding the VET system and the state of the labour market;
- There is mismatch between the needs to the labour market in terms of building renovation skills as well as middle management skills and the skills provided by the Polish construction VET system, partly due to the fact that learners undergo practical vocational training at school workshops only, and not on actual worksites;
- Construction employer and business owners advocate for an out-of-school system of professional training (not only job shadowing);
- Polish Industry Skills Centres implement the concept of professional excellence and thus develop in-company training as part of the National Reconstruction Plan;
- These Industry Skills Centres represent an opportunity for long-term implementation of RenovUp project results.