The “Introducing work-based learning in higher education systems of Armenia and Moldova for better employability of graduates” (WBL4JOB) PROJECT is the new Erasmus+ project coordinated by UFAR which aims to enhance partnership between enterprises and HEIs and to increase graduates’ employability through development and implementation of supporting policy, legal framework and generic, flexible Apprenticeships Higher Education Model (AHEM) with the ultimate aim of promoting the work-based learning (WBL) in Armenia and Moldova. WBL4JOB project focused to fill the gap between Higher Educational Institutions and enterprises for better employability of graduates. The WBL4JOB project aims to:
• Develop National Policy on WBL in High Education in Armenia and Moldova,
• Develop apprenticeship based High Education Model,
• Piloting apprenticeship model in banking and insurance which will be undergraduate one year apprenticeship based programme “Specialized Licence in Banking and Insurance” (SLBI),
• Develop necessary legal amendment to support National Policy on work based learning and High Educational Institutions for delivering HE apprenticeship-dual high education programs.
• Partnership agreements for activities after lifetime of the project
In order to achieve these objectives, the project will contribute to capacity building for staff from High Educational Institutions, Ministries and banks. More practically, 52 trained staff on WBL/apprenticeship policies, schemes and tools, 60 trained teaching staff/mentors on apprenticeship-oriented teaching/learning,
The consortium of the project consists of 12 partner Universities from Armenia, Moldovia, France, Belgium and Austria: French University in Armenia, Shirak State University, Union of Banks of Armenia, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, Trade Cooperative University of Moldova, Alecu Russo Balti State University, Moldinkombank, Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of Moldova, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, University of Strasbourg, University of Applied Sciences Krems, European University Continuing Education Network. The project was launched via zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions on 10 February, 2021.