Project:
Coordination – management of the European project KA2 collaborative partnership Green ASC VET, acronym Metautiism.
Duration:
36 months (October 2, 2023 – October 1, 2026)
Objectives:
The main objective of the project is to promote the inclusive employment of autistic people by achieving prerequisites through:
– modernized career guidance and skills training programs,
– continuous professional training programs for teachers and trainers for working with autistic people,
– providing expert support to the target group through examples of good practice and pilot programs,
Other objectives are:
– using extended reality (XR) technologies to create conditions for autistic people to independently choose their occupation and vocational education,
– promotion of inclusivity by encouraging inclusion and equality of autistic people in the labour market, especially with employers,
– promotion of opportunities without any restrictions for autistic people, especially discrimination in terms of competences, permanent employment and salary,
– raising the self-confidence of autistic people by introducing simulators for training skills (green training) into vocational education.
Results:
WP2 – COMPETENCES OF GREEN ASC VET TEACHERS
– analysis of conducted surveys and work in focus groups
– identification of units of competences and key jobs of teachers and trainers working with autistic people
– identification of units of learning outcomes, EQF level and material conditions for design of framework curriculum for the training of teachers and trainers
– 14 best practice examples
– a Handbook in English and all partner languages
WP3 -XR FOR CAREER GUIDANCE OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE
– identification of industries or sectors that are open to the employment of autistic people
– assessment of specific roles and responsibilities that could match the unique strengths and abilities of autistic people
– 15 scenarios for choosing the right occupation
– 15 occupations in the form of educational 360 videos for the personal choice of autistic people
– XR solution for career choice of autistic people integrated with video 360 views
– The pilot program
WP4 – XR VET FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE
– selection of simulators that meet the requirements for skill training of autistic people
– optimization of the integrated interactive program for skills training of autistic people
– establishing the optimal ratio of skills training on simulators to the training in real conditions
– development of 8 programs for skills training of autistic people
– Experimental program: work plan for testing the developed programs
WPS – AWARENESS-RAISING CAMPAIGN “INVOLVE ME, I CAN DO IT”
– creation of climate for inclusive employment of autistic people through dissemination of project results during the entire project duration
– design of materials for dissemination of project results
– multiplier events
– publications in different media formats
– promotion on social media
Project Partners:
- STRUKA-HR (coordinator)
- Industrial and Trade School Slavonski Brod (IOS) – HR
- Virsabi-DK
- Autism-Europe, BE
- FPDA, PT
- Learn Virtual Europe, HU
- Innoversa Factory, DE