28.02.2024
STRIPES project consortium kick-off meeting
What do Slovenia, the Netherlands and Lebanon have in common? The STRIPES project!
The three-day kick-off consortium meeting of the STRIPES project was held remotedly during the third week of Februrary 2024 (13/2, 14/2 and 16/2). STRIPES project started in December 2023 and it is the first project at IRI UL in which we are working with colleagues from Lebanon (CIS College, INMAA, IRADA in Berytech) in addition to colleagues from the Netherlands (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). Although the participants were deprived of face-to-face contact with each other, the quality of the meeting was not compromised in any way. We spent some time getting to know each other, but otherwise we planned, shared ideas and discussed the project.
Lebanon is facing a humanitarian, economic and governmental crisis, especially among young people, which is leading to rising unemployment. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (T-VET) can make an important contribution to the socio-economic development of the country by providing relevant skills for the labour market. To this end, two STRIPES Centres will be established under the STRIPES project to increase the capacity of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (T-VET) in Lebanon and to implement work-based learning programmes that link graduates to the labour market.
The STRIPES project will provide tailor-made training, workshops, study visits, co-design, training of mentors to support the establishment of STRIPES Centres and enable them to play an intermediary role between T-VET Centres, their students (internship) and graduates (employment) and the labour market. STRIPES aims to contribute to a positive image of T-VET education among students as well as stakeholders.
IRI UL plays an important role in career consulation and dissemination. We will start a competition to select logo for the project, with the participation of students from the CIS College in Lebanon, and then continue with the setting up and editing of the project website and other dessemination tasks.