Transnational Bridges Meeting, Iceland 2022

Staður land-based farm. Credit: Jón Steinar Sæmundsson. https://www.instagram.com/jonsteinars/

Partners will meet with Icelandic aquaculture representatives and learn about their experiences and needs. What will follow are two days of work package discussions. Each work package leader will present to the team what has been done so far, what is planned and roundtable brainstorming for each work package.

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Time: 21^thJune 2022 – 22^nd June 2022

Place: Reykjavik

Local organizer: Alexandra Leeper (ICF), Ástríður Einarsdóttir (Holar) and Lilja Gisladottir (UNAK)

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21th of June:

0830-0930 Transport from Grand Hotel Reykjavik to Grindavik

0930-1100 Samherji Land Based Farm (tour/meeting) https://www.samherji.is/en/land-based

1115-1145 Lunch

1145-1230 Transport to Sandgerði

1230-1335 Tour of Samherji processing plant in Sandgerði https://www.samherji.is/en/fishfarming/samherji-fishfarming

1245-1340 Transport from Sandgerði to Reykjavik

1340-1430 Icelandic Ocean Cluster (tour and meeting) https://www.sjavarklasinn.is/en/

1430-1700 BRIDGES project meeting

1430-1700: Bridges project meeting

1430-1440 Welcome by project leader Dag Willmann

1440-1600 WP7 Quality assurance (ICF)

Set up a detailed plan/guideline for BRIDGES internal Quality assurance to be approved with the partners: What should these guidelines be based upon?

Task 7.1: Common Competence framework (CCF) - 31.05.2022

Task 7.2: Framework of Shared Learning Outcomes (FSLO) - 15.06.2022

Task 7.3: Learning resources - 06.07.2022

Task 7.4: Assessment Instruments - 06.07.2022

1600-1700 WP8 Evaluation (BCC)

Set up a detailed plan/guideline for BRIDGES internal Evaluation to be approved with the partners: The whole process with plan, WP meetings and approval to be completed by the end of May 2022.

Task 8.1: Pilot feedback data analysis

Task 8.2: Delivery team internal evaluations

Task 8.3 External project evaluation

22^nd of June:

0900-1200: Bridges project meeting at The Grand Hotel, gallery room.

0900-1030 WP11 Implementation VET enhanced regional development, innovation and entrepreneurship (UNAK)

Text from the BRIDGES proposal:

VET enhanced regional development, innovation and entrepreneurship
VET providers in a (rural) regions will help businesses to apply a bottom up approach to developing an upward converging workflow methodology that enhances the regional economy, by developing, supporting and strengthening the aquaculture business skills base and capabilities for innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Task 11.1: BRIDGES Handbook and multimedia material - 15.06.2022

Make a rough draft for the SME Handbook and multimedia material. Use material given by BCC or set up joint meetings with BCC for support. Any other study/research engaging the Bridges partners and one`s own network is welcome for gathering a better picture of industry needs. The multimedia material can also be rough drafts like pictures uploaded from a hand drawn sketch, whatever is at your disposal currently. Main focus here: how can VET providers give added value to local/international companies other than educating students? > Programs, courses, conferences etc?

Task 11.2: BRIDGES SME action plan checklist - 15.06.2022

Make a rough draft for the SME Action Plan checklist. Use material given by BCC or set up joint meetings with BCC for support. Any other study/research engaging the Bridges partners and one`s own network is welcome for gathering a better picture of industry needs.

Task 11.3: BRIDGES Establishing knowledge triangles - 06.07.2022

Task 11.4: BRIDGES “Toolbox for SMEs Innovation Ecosystem” - 07.09.2022

Task 11.5: BRIDGES Innovation camps - 03.10.2022

Task 11.6: BRIDGES Methodological Guideline for Pedagogical Entrepreneurship - 03.10.2022

1030-1200 WP10 Implementation - VET responsiveness towards Industry needs (BCC)

Task 10.1: Industry Forum - Annual meeting to explore Aquaculture VET demand and supply.

Final delivery:

- - - Short report with results. Multimedia material to present information and cases. Posters, rollups and leaflets - month 48
      - Develop a meeting place where the industry informs and suggests what the VET providers should prioritise.
        
        Industry top leader level
        
        Site managers
        
        Husbandry level
      - Yearly kickoff meetings
        
        Industry and SME’s
        
        VET schools
      - Follow up meetings each semester

Task 10.2: Company micro-forums

- - - Final delivery:
    - Short report with results. Multimedia material to present information and cases. Posters, rollups and leaflets - month 48
      - Together with the VET provider, set up, invite and organize micro forums.
        
        Company specific needs (follow up from D10.1?)
        
        Methods and tools for building close relationships with SME’s.

Task 10.3: Industry in education partnerships

Final delivery:

- - - Short report with achieved results. Multimedia material as a supplementary tool to present cases from industry - month 48.

Task 10.4: Vocational and Education Exhibition Trade Fair

Task 10.5: National and/or regional workshops and aquaculture conference to that addresses 4 key areas:

new research findings with skills needs implications,
political changes related to fish farming regulations and priorities
new and emerging education and training needs, and
hatcheries, farming, processing and supply industry needs.

Each year it should be a theme promoted at the workshop or conference such that it may lead to action and/or change.

1200-1245: Lunch

1245-1530: Bridges project meeting at The Grand Hotel, gallery room. (Coffee served during this lot)

1245-1345 WP4 Implementation - Work-based learning innovation (ELS)

D4.1 Work based learning delivery team guidelines
D4.2 VET practitioner development guidelines

1345-1415 WP6 Implementation - Aquaculture work-based learning pilots (Holar)

Set up a draft of plan for Aquaculture Work-based learning pilots starting from November 2022:

Initiate WP meeting(s): It’s maybe not obvious that the pilots will run simultaneously in all countries. Set up a draft of plan finished by 27.07.2022 and followed by a process for confirmations of VET partners before 05.10.2022.

Deliver plan for the process - 27.07.2022.
Create a rough draft - .

D6.1 Norwegian aquaculture work-based pilots
- - Do you need results/examples Norwegian partners? Define your needs.
    - Its created curriculum for HSE Mentoring program that may be piloted in Norway.
    - Its created syllabus for D6 vessel certificate that will be piloted in Norway. From 01.01.2024, all masters of cargo ships over 8 meters in length must have a certificate. This was also stated as important from the industry at Nordic ASFF in Norway, October 2021.
D6.2 Icelandic aquaculture higher VET work-based learning pilot
- Based on the dialogue in WP3 it may be more appropriate to change this to Norway and/or Sweden and/or Finland?
D6.3 Icelandic aquaculture VET work-based learning pilot
- Do use input from other Icelandic partners.
D6.4 Finnish aquaculture VET work-based learning pilot
- Do you need results/examples Finnish partners? Define your needs.
D6.5 Swedish aquaculture VET work-based learning pilot
- Do you need results/examples Swedish partners?