MET VET

Two years later, the MET-VET story finds its end...
👏👏We would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners, VET centres, students, teachers and all of you who joined us on this inspiring journey towards a sustainable future of VET! We hope our results will continue making remarkable changes in facilitating environmental thinking, planning, reflecting, and acting.
To learn more about our main accomplishments, we invite you to read our final press release, while the results are available on our website and platform:
🔗Website: https://met-vet.erasmus.site/
📚Platform: https://met-vet.erasmus.site/platform/login

💡✈The 4th International Meeting of the took place last week at the Inercia Digital Training Center in Huelva, SPAIN with our Consortium partners from metveterasmus.💻
🌎We work together in the final phase of the project that is coming to an end after years of intense work focused on improving environmental metacognitive skills in the VET Centers and whose main tool is the MOOC Educational Platform 👉www.met-vet.erasmus.site that supports the environmental awareness of VET students and teachers.☺️
🌿Together we contribute to the ecological transition in European Vocational Training! We Also enjoyed the sunny and warm city, the Monuments and Great Typical Andalusian Food.🍀

Take a look at our guide to the MET-VET platform! 🚀
With the guide you will learn how to use our features such as:
📚 Digital Library - a rich source of resources related to vocational education.
📝 Portfolio - track your progress and professional and personal development.
📖 Digital Stories - sharing your own experiences and inspirations.
💬 Forum - a place for discussion, knowledge sharing and collaboration.
We encourage you to take a look at the MET-VET guide! ✨
https://met-vet.erasmus.site/platform/guide

Let me tell you a story...
Finding the right word to explain what we experienced seems like a challenging task. In this case, we often reach out for metaphors and imaginary stories. Imagine that… helps us simulate the same emotions that we experienced, thus encouraging empathy and mutual understanding.
For this reason, we enabled VET students to transfer their learning experience into engaging and creative digital stories! Digital Story Library plays a crucial role in learners’ reflection and thinking during the online course on environmental thinking competence. While progressing through different stages of competence, they are invited to share their experience with digital stories, accompanied by photos, videos or other media of choice.
Try it out and do not forget to publish your story (otherwise it won’t be visible to others )!
 https://met-vet.erasmus.site/platform/login

🍃Cultivate a Green Mindset: It's not just about learning new skills; it's about reshaping how we think and act in our professional lives.

Connect and Collaborate: Join a network of forward-thinking professionals and educators in the community. Share insights, explore innovative solutions, and collaborate on projects that pave the way for a sustainable future.

Empower Your Career: Embrace the green revolution in your industry and stand out as a leader in sustainability. empowers you with the knowledge and skills to drive change and inspire others, opening new pathways for career advancement.

Get ready to be part of the change! With , you are not just preparing for
a career; you are shaping the future of our planet.

According to data from the European climate monitoring service Copernicus, February has never been as hot as this year.
February 2024 was the hottest month ever recorded on the surface of the Earth in modern times. The European climate monitoring service Copernicus underlines that this is the ninth consecutive month in which an all-time high has been recorded. Global warming continues inexorably, the result of insufficient climate action and the continuous increase in the quantity of greenhouse gases dispersed every year in the Earth's atmosphere due to anthropic activities.
It is absolutely necessary to raise awareness on this topic and contribute to educate people on how to act to contribute to contrast global warming.
MET-VET project, through its training modules, contributes to creating environmental awareness in VET learners and their trainers/teachers.

🌍If we focus on the VET domain, its importance for sustainability and for the achievement of the is remarkable.
Professional training, centered on the practical skills and knowledge necessary for a specific profession, is essential for the development of qualified , which in turn are essential for economic growth and sustainability. 🍀Even the , using a systemic approach, recognizes that vocational training plays a key role in achieving . when developed and applied, will support you in having a great on environmental issues. You will learn how to develop the capacity of considering the interaction of several areas and factors in a way that is coherent with aim and objectives both on the practical and values level. This is , an that aims to turn into advocates of the by developing an innovative set of tools that support environmental awareness among VET learners and their educators through . 👉💻

On our MET-VET platform, you'll have the opportunity to develop skills in environmental education! 🌍 We offer an online course focusing on key metacognitive competencies related to sustainable development. Check out the topics covered in our training modules:

📚 Module 1: Individual Initiative and Planning
🔍 Module 2: Reflection and Valuing Sustainable Development
💡 Module 3: Critical Thinking for Sustainable Development
🔄 Module 4: Holistic View and Systems Thinking
🔧 Module 5: Problem Solving and Exploratory Thinking
🔮 Module 6: Mental Scripting and Futures Literacy
🌱 Module 7: Active Involvement and Behavior Change

More information coming soon!

Take a peek at the MET-VET platform – a virtual space for learning, interacting and engaging!
Both learners and trainers will soon have access to an open online course with materials, exercises, and assessment activities – all aimed at improving learners’ environmental metacognitive skills as a core part of their vocational education and training.
Along with the MOOC, on the platform, they will find the Digital Story Library – a digital tool allowing learners to reflect on their environmental approach and learning process.

10 Eco-friendly Valentine's Day Tips To Love the Planet and Your Loved One

1. Rethink your chocolate choices
2. Give cards that bloom into beautiful wildflowers: be original!
3. Skip the bouquets, pick plants
4. Spread the love and donate to a cause
5. Romantic = Farm to plate meal right at home
6. Support a local bakery for someting sweet
7. Ethical is the new sexy- make it clear!
8. Wrap the gift with just love, not paper
9. Wear your love together- and spread a love to Earth message too
10. Support local artists

What are you waiting for then? Go spread your love! And, remember, love should not hurt!

☘️🌍For a socially-just transformation of the EU, all citizens need to obtain the necessary knowledge, competences, skills and attitudes. VET has a key role to play in helping not only young people but also adults in developing those skills and attitudes. Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion has published a compendium of inspiring practices on how VET can support the just green transition.
👉Access the publication here https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/9ffbca44-0e5d-11ee-b12e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

🍃The MET-VET project is nearing a major milestone! The curriculum materials, packed with tools and strategies for boosting environmental awareness in VET education, are almost ready to be unveiled in multiple languages thanks to the dedication of our incredible partner teams across Europe! ✌Stay tuned for exciting updates as we launch the translated curriculum and continue our journey towards a more sustainable future!