Are you an employer of technicians who work on refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment? REAL Alternatives has sent out a call to action inviting employers and manufacturers to share their views on readiness for the broaderuse of alternative refrigerants, and how they can best prepare the work force for the challenges ahead. Looking specifically at what the training requirements are for carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbon and HFO refrigerants,this survey will help the REAL Alternatives consortium to develop blended learning material (classroom based lesson plans, e-learning and a resource library) in the future. They are also inviting those who have existing learning resources that they would like to share with the project to come forward via the survey. You can take part in the online survey – HERE Closing date for participants is January 23,2014. About REAL Alternatives REAL Alternatives programme focuses on carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbon and HFO refrigerants. The objective being to improve knowledge in the service and maintenance of these refrigerants in new systems from the point of view of safety, efficiency, reliability and containment. Delivered through innovative blended learning – a mix of e-learning, face-to-face training materials, practical exercises, assessments and an e-library ofl earning resources – the programme brings together industry knowledge and expertise from across Europe. REAL Alternatives will also build on the established REAL Skills Europe & REAL Zero containment approaches. The two year project will be led by a consortium of six partners from across Europe and is funded by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme. The consortium includes training and professional institutes as well as employer representative bodies. All partners in the REAL Alternatives consortium will contribute to each aspect of the programme with the following key areas of responsibility: 1.Clarifying alternative refrigerant training needs and opportunities in Europe 2.Developing a specification for the e-learning and reviewing resources currently available in Europe to support learning 3.Developing e-learning process, integrating practical learning materials, resources and translation 4.Piloting and testing of materials with live audiences in five languages (English, Italian, German, Polish and Flemish) 5.Monitoring the impact of the project and evaluating 6.Publicity, promotion, and stakeholder engagement 7.Project Management 8.Identifying opportunities for long terms ustainability of outputs [ΠΗΓΗ: http://www.realalternatives.eu/] |