ENGINES Project

Work Packages

Each should contain Planned scope, Documented activity and Resources. Periods below are original planned project months, not actual completion dates. M1 began on 15 November 2019.

WP1: Development of a Tracer Studies Mechanism on Higher Education

Original planned period: M1–M7 Documented coordination: Metropolitan College; questionnaire and methodology correspondence led by Popi Christopoulou.

Planned Scope

Establish a structured way to investigate graduate career pathways and compare higher education provision with labour-market needs.

  • 1.1 Research, selection, analysis and adaptation of tracer-study methodology.
  • 1.2 Quantitative and qualitative research on university alumni career paths.
  • 1.3 Development of a market-driven skills map.
  • 1.4 Synthesis report combining tracer studies and skills mapping.
  • 1.5 Electronic manual supporting the tracer-study and skills-mapping approach.
  • 1.6 Study visit addressing analysis of labour-market needs.

Proposed public activity text:

Partners contributed to the preparation and refinement of a common tracer-study questionnaire and an interview template. The final questionnaire was circulated following partner feedback. RKU circulated the survey through its alumni and institutional networks and followed up to support participation. Project correspondence in February 2021 reported progress with survey collection and interviews and sought the subsequent analysis.

Status: Methodology, questionnaire circulation and data-collection activity are documented. The 100 responses represent an interim consortium total, not a final verified total.

Resources

WP2: Mentoring and Career Guidance Mechanism for University Administration

Original planned period: M8–M13 Lead organisation: Verify in the original project-description work-package table before adding a lead label.

Planned Scope

Research career-guidance methods and good practices; prepare a career-office restructuring plan; develop an online mentoring mechanism with private enterprises; organise a European study visit on career-office operations.

WP3: Work-Based Learning Mechanism for Students

Original planned period: M14–M20 Lead organisation: Verify against the original project description.

Planned tasks:

Develop a work-based-learning strategy and methodology; organise apprenticeships; develop job shadowing and industry field trips; organise university–enterprise development workshops.

Expected outputs:

Practical mechanisms for connecting students with workplace learning and employer engagement.

Status

These are planned activities. ENGINES placements, field trips and workshops will be the outcomes.

WP4: Modular Curricula Updating and Modernisation Methodology

Original planned period: M21–M25 Lead organisation: Verify against the original project description.

Planned tasks:

Develop a DACUM-based approach, undertake training-needs analysis and establish a business–university consultation mechanism to support curriculum review. DACUM refers to Developing a Curriculum; TNA to training-needs analysis.

Expected outputs:

Methods for identifying occupational competencies and incorporating industry input into engineering and informatics curricula.

WP5: Training Academic and Administrative Staff

Original planned period: M26–M29 Lead organisation identified in the project records: RK University

Planned tasks:

Train staff on the tracer-study mechanism, mentoring and career guidance, work-based learning, and curriculum modernisation methods developed through WP1–WP4.

Expected outputs:

Staff able to apply the proposed toolbox in participating universities.

WP6: Pilot Implementation of the Toolbox in Universities

Original planned period: M30–M36 Lead organisation: Verify against the original project description.

Planned tasks:

Pilot tracer studies; mentoring and career guidance; work-based learning; and curriculum-modernisation mechanisms, followed by refinement of the toolbox.

Expected outputs:

A tested and improved set of institutional methods connecting education and employment.

WP7: Project Management

Original planned period: M1–M36 Coordinating institution: RK University

Planned tasks:

Administrative coordination, technical coordination and sustainability activity.

Proposed public activity text:

RK University coordinated project administration, communication among partners and implementation planning. Documented work includes grant and partnership documentation, the online kickoff meeting held on 21 May 2020, circulation of meeting records and project information, preparation and revision of the implementation schedule, collection of partner progress reports, and liaison with the agency.

WP8: Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation

Original planned period: : M1–M36 Organisation identified: Metropolitan College

Planned tasks:

Quality assurance and monitoring; evaluation methodology and reports. The design included a quality-assurance board, indicators and external evaluation arrangements.

WP9: Dissemination and Exploitation

Original planned period: M1–M36 Documented lead: SAL Institute of Technology & Engineering Research / Adarsh Foundation

Planned tasks:

Dissemination plan; project website; portfolio of dissemination material; final conference.

Proposed activity:

Dissemination preparation included planning communication activities, selecting platforms, arranging the project domain and collecting partner information for the website.

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