CraftEdu

Our Mission

Quality of the education in the building sector

CraftEdu develops innovative qualification and training schemes for craftsmen and on-site workers in the field of energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources in buildings. CraftEdu supports the EU policies for introduction of nearly zero-energy buildings and deep energy building renovation within a vision for a decarbonized building stock in 2050.

Because we all deserve better comfort, lower bills, livable cities and a clean planet. Because our economies need it.

Bulgaria

Slovakia

Czech Republic

Project goals

Improving the quality of building construction
New training programmes for craft professions
Development of e-learning programmes

What is our challenge?

Low quality of construction works on-site directly influencing energy efficiency in buildings;
Structural changes in construction industry and technological changes related to energy efficiency and development of renewables;
Decreasing number of pupils at the construction professional schools and low interest of youth to the construction industry.
A significant gap between the skills of the construction workers and the market demand

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Czech Republic

Main goals of the project

Creation of eight training programmes for further education and training craftsmen and construction workers in the field of energy efficiency and use renewable energy sources in buildings
Development of the on-site training course at based on a training course developed within the CrossCraft project.
Development of training courses for further education and training of craftsmen and construction workers in the field of energy efficiency and use renewable energy in buildings.
Establishing a permanent network of trainers who will deliver programmes developed within the framework of project.
Training of trainers for programme implementation.
Development of an e-learning programme for the target audience group of craftsmen and construction professionals in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Proposals for incentives to increase demand for highly skilled workers to governments.

Expanding the initiative “Building Future"

Widening the geographical scope of the voluntary initiative “Building Future” initiated by the construction sector in the framework of STAVEDU project

What we deliver?

The project will set up national qualification and training scheme
for craftsmen in the Czech Republic and develop the further offer of training courses in
Slovakia, Austria and Bulgaria

Project results

Within the CraftEdu project the following have been created and launched training courses and teaching materials:

8 online training programmes in the Czech Republic

more than 640 pages of teaching texts
16 video courses and lectures
10 e-learning courses
228 participants with issued certificates of completion

5 onlie training programmes in Slovakia

537 pages of training texts for 5 professions
8 e-learning courses
37 video courses and lectures (881 minutes)
196 trainees, 60 participants with successful completion passing the final tests

5 onlie training programmes in Austria

3 e-learning courses
42 course participants

5 onlie training programmes in Bulgaria

12 e-learning courses
45 course participants

Target groups

In particular, the project leads to the creation of eight training programmes for further education and training of craftsmen and construction workers in the field of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources in buildings.
The training programmes have been developed specifically for: