Institutional Capacity Building for Curriculum Integration & Development
The Capacity building programm is centered around institutional capacity building for integrating and developing the curriculum. This crucial phase encompasses the development and delivery of innovative training programs that focus on building capacity, soft skills, and professional development. These training programs are meticulously designed to bridge the existing gap between academia and the water industry. The objective is to assist early-career water professionals in acquiring the skills necessary to thrive in the water sector, ensuring their success and contributing to the industry’s growth and innovation.
The Objectives:
The specific objectives of WP3 are to:
O3.1. Design learning activities in the class for the acquisition of the defined soft skills
O3.2. Test and validate the guideline and framework in selected pilot HEIs, and make necessary modifications based on feedback and evaluation results.
The WP3 aims to upscale and improve the higher education curricula for water management with the soft skills, by offering the custom-tailored learning activities to be incorporated in classes. Additionally, this WP pursues pilot testing and validation of the framework and guideline developed in the WP2 (D2.2. and D2.3.). These specific objectives contribute to the overall objective of the SKILLS4Water project to upscale the soft skills and competencies of young water professionals in water higher education curricula. By achieving these objectives, WP3 will enable institutions across Europe to better prepare students for the challenges of the water management industry, while also ensuring that soft skills are integrated in a standardized and effective manner. The designed learning activities and validated framework will have a lasting impact on water management education and contribute to the overall success of the SKILLS4Water project.
Based on the expected results from the WP2, especially the developed framework for incorporating soft skills in water management curricula, the team members will design the learning activities to include in classes. Additionally, SKILLS4Water will prepare an assessment guide for validating the soft skills acquired throughout the learning activities within the modernised water education curricula.
