Agriteach 4.0: Connecting VET Teachers to Agriculture 4.0
The rapid pace of technological development and the ever-changing economic and social environment require constant adaptation by those involved in vocational training and the labour market. In agriculture, mobile phones, smart devices, sensors, knowledge networks - and digital tools and technology in general (farm management systems, GIS applications, robotics and automation, monitoring systems, etc.) — are also becoming increasingly widespread.
This will also bring with it the emergence of new specialisations and new jobs. We no longer need just agricultural engineers or IT specialists, but a combination of the two. Agricultural education must respond quickly to this.
In addition, learner-centred approaches to education and the use of digital skills and tools in the agricultural sector can motivate and attract more young people into agriculture.
The Agriteach 4.0 project, in which we participated as a partner, aimed to help in this.
The project integrates the networked learning methodology of the previous successful Leonardo project (Tenegen) with a variety of innovative learner-centred methods such as the creative classroom and the flipped classroom.
The aim of the project was to create a free, online, collaborative, networked training course. The training is now available to anyone as a free e-learning course and downloadable book.
Project information
- Website: https://www.agriteach.hu/
- ID: 2017-1-HU01-KA202-035964
- Target groups: vocational teachers in agriculture
- Beneficiaries: vocational students, farmers, advisors
- Partner countries (and institutions): Hungary (Galamb József Mezőgazdasági Technikum és Szakképző Iskola – coordinator; iTStudy Hungary Számítástechnikai Oktató- és Kutatóközpont Kft.; GAK Oktató, Kutató és Innovációs Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.), United Kingdom (CAPDM Limited), Macedonia (Foundation Agro-Centre for Education; AgFutura Technologies), Czech Republic (Wirelessinfo)
- Start: 01. 09. 2017.
- Duration: 24 months