WLife project addresses green labour shortage and promotes inclusion  

2024-2-FI01-KA210-VET-000293288

Project period 01.01.2025 - 30.06.2026

The green sector is facing a growing labour shortage. The landscaping industry is becoming more important with climate change and the EU's Restoration Law. The WLife project, which has started in January 2025, aims to address this problem by developing sustainable practices that support inclusion and the creation of tailor-made jobs. The project will end on 30 June 2026 and is funded by Erasmus+ KA210-VET- Small scale partnership in vocational education and training. Kaisa Koskelin, AhlmanEdu is the project manager.

Project objectives and methodology

The project will use the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), which has proven to be an effective tool for dialogue between educational institutions and working life. Particular attention will be paid to Level 1 and Level 2 tasks, which are challenging to define, guide and support. The WLife project seeks to articulate and identify ways of describing job tasks that meet the needs of employers and consider the individual skills of workers. The project will create a comprehensive "recipe book" of practical tools for job coaching, skills mapping and job adaptation for all skill levels. The recipe book could include, for example, digital, illustrated, narrated or audible work instructions to support learning and the transition to work.  

Promoting inclusion and accountability

The main objective of the project is to promote inclusion and ensure that all graduates have access to employment. This will be achieved by removing barriers, such as social, cultural or physical challenges, and by providing workplaces with concrete models for harnessing individual skills.  

Unlocking the potential of the green sector

The project also aims to make the green sector more attractive, especially to young people. The sector offers significant employment opportunities and solutions to the challenges of climate change, but its image needs to be improved. The project will highlight the potential of the sector through tailor-made jobs that can meet the needs of both employers and employees.  

International cooperation

The project will be carried out in cooperation between AhlmanEdu vocational schools in Finland, Bulduri vocational schools in Latvia and Yebisu Eesti EQF trainers in Estonia. The project's lessons and outcomes are expected to contribute to responsible business, inclusion and sustainable workforce development. It will support VET institutions, employers, students and future team leaders to create jobs that are tailored and support individual competences. The result is a more sustainable and attractive green sector that builds a shared future amidst climate challenges.

2022-2-EE01-KA210-VET-00010048

Projekti periood 01.02.2023 – 30.06.2024

Rohepööre on muutnud meie arusaamu keskkonnast ja linnahaljastusest. Kliima soojenemise tõttu kasvab linnade maastikuehituses kiiresti nõudlus uute, kestlike lahenduste järele (näit. vertikaal- ja katuseaiad, uuenduslik sadevete juhtimine, põuakindlus, bioloogilise mitmekesisuse säilitamine ja suurendamine, jpm). Milliseid uusi kompetentse vajavad maastikuehitajad, et muutustega kaasas käia? Meie Erasmus+ kutsehariduse rahvusvahelise väikeprojekti tulemuseks on täienduskoolituse mudel maastikuehitajate jaoks, kes selliseid uusi rohekeskkondi rajavad, uuendamaks nende teadmisi, oskusi ja hoiakuid. 

Green transformation has changed the way we approach environment and urban greening. There is increasing demand for new, sustainable approaches due to climate change in urban landscaping: biodiversity, new structural solutions (e.g., vertical and roof gardens, innovative rainwater management systems, drought resistance, biodiversity, etc.) Which new skills landscapers need to address these changes? The result of this Erasmus+ vocational education international small project is an in-service training model for professional landscapers who build these new environments, updating their knowledge, skills and attitudes accordingly. 

EGREEN+

Projekti number: 601226-EPP-1-2018-1-NO-EPPKA2-SSA

Projekti periood: 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2021

Erasmus+ finantseerimisel algas 2019. a jaanuaris projekt “EGREEN+”, mis kestab 3 aastat ning mis ühendab kaheksat partnerriiki: Norrat, Austriat, Belgiat, Saksamaad, Hispaaniat, Prantsusmaad, Hollandit ja Eestit. Eestit esindavad Yebisu Eesti ja Eesti Maastikuehitajate Liit.

Projekti eesmärkideks on oskuste/kompetentside võrdlemine ja arendamine rohelises sektoris, EQFi tasemetel 2-6; koolitusprogrammide väljatöötamine; õpi- ja töökogemuste tunnustamine Euroopas. Projekt hõlmab kolme valdkonda: floristikat, aiandust ja maastikuehitust.

Varasemate uuringute ja projektide põhjal võib väita, et kvalifikatsioonide ja koolide õppekavade kirjeldused pole sageli üheselt mõistetavad ja riigiti võrreldavad. Projektis “EGREEN+” kirjeldatakse ära kvalifikatsioonid võrdlusmaatriksina, rakendades ECVETi põhimõtteid, kus väljundid on jagatud kompetentsideks, oskusteks ja teadmisteks, mille alusel koostatakse vastavad koolitusprogrammid. See aitab kaasa õpirännete paremaks eesmärgistamiseks ja õpitulemuste saavutamiseks.

Projekti peamine eeldatav mõju on sektori keskmistele ja väikestele ettevõtetele nende personali efektiivsemale värbamisele ja arendamisele.

Projekti tulemused kajastuvad Skillsbankis ning on kättesaadavad erinevates keeltes.

Vaata projekti kodulehte siit.  

Projekti flaier

EUROPEAN GREEN MASTERY: COMPARISON AND DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES IN THE GREEN SECTORS, EQF LEVELS 2-6, THROUGH LEARNING OUTCOME BASED QUALIFICATIONS.

Project Reference: 601226-EPP-1-2018-1-NO-EPPKA2-SSA

Project period: 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2021

The green sectors cover a broad range of occupations from floristry and green production into gardening and landscaping. The emerging effects of climate change, the restructuring of retail and a diversity of new approaches to design, development and delivery of green services are all challenging the involved companies – usually small and medium sizes enterprises – as well as training providers and certification organizations. With the rapid development in “environmental changes”, both in direct physical climate conditions as well as in a business perspective, the requirements for entrepreneurship, new operational modes and technical and technological adaptations documents the need for the present Green Mastery project.

European Green Mastery is a Sector Skill Alliances project and works to compare and develop the skills, knowledge and competences in floristry, gardening and landscaping. The qualifications needed for these occupations EQF levels 2 through 6 in all of the partner countries are collected. This ambitious work gives us the opportunity to assess the content and levels of occupations in partner countries. One of the operational characteristics of the green sector is the mix of formal, non- and informal learning picked up and aggregated through life. For this reason, special attention will be given to how these experiences can be assessed, validated and recognized regardless of the learning pathway and being matched with the qualification definitions expressed in the matrices.

After the initial assessments, our goal is to update the content of the qualifications. By fusing together new content with state-of-the-art technology like VR and AR, we aim to change the way these occupations are being taught. This will better prepare the students for an ever-changing job reality.

The multilingual options in the Skillsbank tool will make the individual attainments, competence profiles and certifications available in several languages.