European Excellence in Dairy Learning

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Fostering Dairy competitiveness requires solid 3S based strategy for lifelong upskilling of employees, potential recruits and teachers to reduce talent shortages. The European Excellence in Dairy Learning project’s vision is collaboration between learning stakeholders in a sector with a strong vocational and work-based learning tradition. As the largest agri-food speciality, this requires close cooperation between the education, industry and world of science triad to meet the sector's vision of sustainable and technology-enabled growth and to overcome the perception of poor green credentials. Through a partnership and transnational approach, based on 40 years of collaboration, we aim to: • Ensure that dairy VET is at the forefront of innovative pedagogy, research, sustainable and technological development • Promote LifeLong Learning and CPD among teachers and dairy professionals • Create sustainable collaborative structures for synergy, cross-fertilisation and financial sustainability The main outputs: • 9 regional CoVEs embedded in regional 3S with close transnational cooperation. • 1 Dairy Learning & Innovation Hub hosting a virtual learning platform with bespoke and innovative materials. • 18 innovative internationally recognised dairy curricula closing skills gaps and driving growth and innovation • Feedback loops integrated in all CoVEs for relevance and quality of dairy education. • Blueprint for successful set-up of dairy CoVE • 5 digital skills modules and 5 green skills modules both with innovative pedagogical methodologies. The main target groups are: 98 dairy teachers as change agents promoting lifelong learning and upskilling pathways; 540 dairy students as future professionals of an attractive sector with well defined career pathways; 27 educational institutions with updated, industry relevant curricula, training programmes and teaching material and upskilled teachers; 45 dairy companies having a greater pull of potential employees with the right skills