Identification and improvement of skills of workers in the construction sector

We found a need in project partner countries to describe sector workers' s knowledge and skills acquired after graduating VET. We have planned and made self-evaluation tests for employees to measure and evaluate their professional competencies, and employers - to use information about the competencies acquired by employees. We have made training course content to improve construction sector employees about sector tendencies, green and sustainability issues, also work safety. We used our experience in this project - Smart minds has experience in Erasmus+ project management, building occupational standards, doing analyses, also on EU policies. Zhero was newcomer to this VET field but they have long experience in construction and work safety field. The project supports activities already implemented by both organizations and is in alignment with both organizations' aims. Need for creating a tool/mechanism for identification of skills, competences and knowledge acquired in a person's work in construction sector is recognized by sectors stakeholders already many years. We made tool for 2 professions - Installer of permanent anchoring systems on rooftops and Finishing Work Technician. The tool is transferable to other sectors

Project's OBJECTIVES were: 1) to analyse the skills, competences and knowledge of professions in construction sector acquired in work; 2) to create tool for identification of skills, competences and knowledge of workers in construction sector. 3) to provide training for improvement of skills, competences and knowledge of workers in the construction sector We analyzed skills, competences and knowledge of 2 sector professions - finishing work technician (which is most popular qualification in Latvia in secondary VET) and Installer of permanent anchoring systems on rooftops as work safety in heights are very important issue and mostly all qualifications in construction is dealing with working in height. We have made interactive and digital self-evaludation test for the these 2 professions using analyses of profession description - test can be used and easy transferred to other professions even beyond construction field. Test was tested by sector workers that they could measure their knowledge. In the last activity we developed training materials about construction sector tendencies, including examples of green and sustainability practices in construction, working in heights.