{"id":2660,"date":"2026-06-02T16:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/?page_id=2660"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:23:15","slug":"connected-successful-completion-of-wp3-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/?page_id=2660","title":{"rendered":"ConnectED: Successful Completion of WP3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2660\" class=\"elementor elementor-2660\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4313871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4313871\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e11625\" data-id=\"9e11625\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cad5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cad5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are excited to share an important milestone achieved within the implementation of WP2 of the Erasmus+ project <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ConnectED<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a project dedicated to strengthening digital inclusion and empowering vulnerable groups through innovative digital education and vocational training practices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of WP2, the project consortium successfully organised two focus groups with VET educators in order to better understand their teaching realities, identify existing challenges and training needs, and collaboratively contribute to the development of practical and inclusive educational materials. The discussions provided valuable insights into the digital barriers faced by vulnerable learners and helped shape resources that are adaptable, accessible, and aligned with real educational needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the valuable contribution and feedback of participating educators, the consortium developed a comprehensive educational package focused on supporting VET educators in teaching digital competences following the DigComp framework and its different competence levels: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. The developed materials aim to strengthen digital literacy, critical thinking, online communication, digital safety, and problem-solving skills among learners from vulnerable backgrounds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The educational package includes interactive learning modules created on Genially, engaging educational escape rooms designed to promote experiential and collaborative learning, and a dedicated online platform that will host all project resources and educational materials. The platform is designed to provide easy access to learning tools, teaching materials, and digital activities for both educators and learners, supporting flexible and innovative teaching approaches.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an important next step, the consortium also implemented a hybrid \u201cTrain the Trainer\u201d session, where VET educators were introduced to the educational materials and guided on how to effectively use the online platform and integrate the developed resources into their own teaching practices. This activity further strengthened educators\u2019 confidence and preparedness to support learners in developing essential digital competences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ConnectED project places strong emphasis on inclusion, accessibility, and digital empowerment, aiming to ensure that vulnerable groups are not left behind in the rapidly evolving digital environment. Through collaborative development processes and innovative educational methodologies, the project contributes to building more inclusive and digitally skilled communities across Europe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A huge THANK YOU goes to all VET educators and participants who actively contributed to the focus groups, training activities, and development process. Their expertise, ideas, and engagement played a key role in shaping the project outcomes.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s next?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next phase of the project includes the implementation of courses with the target groups in WP4, as well as the official launch of the ConnectED online platform within WP3, where all educational materials and digital resources will become publicly accessible. Stay tuned for more updates and exciting project developments!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about the ConnectED project here: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/connectedeuproject.eu\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/connectedeuproject.eu\/en\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to share an important milestone achieved within the implementation of WP2 of the Erasmus+ project ConnectED, a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2654,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-2660","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2660"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2665,"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2660\/revisions\/2665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehivegroup.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}