The Grant Collaboration: AIRinVET - Bridging Innovation and Vocational Education

This podcast episode is a collaboration between the AIRinVET project and The Grant. Getting applied research stronger integrated into vocational education is of key importance in moving education and industry closer and develop a stronger understanding between them. The Erasmus+ project AIRinVET has through its two-year duration focused on transforming vocational education through applied research. The project has developed tools and frameworks that equip Vocational Education and Training centers to collaborate effectively with SMEs, bridging gaps between education and industry while driving innovation and competitiveness. In the virtual podcast studio, I have three of the core partners: Barbara van Ginneken from Katapult, the Netherlands, Maëla Barçon from Hanse-Parlament, Germany and Iñigo Mujika from Tknika, Basque Country, Spain. We have a conversation about the challenges that the project addresses and dig into the tools and results that have come out of the efforts. Time codes: 00:01:58 Introduction 00:05:04 Fly in on the AIRinVET project 00:08:34 Setting the scene: why applied research in VET? 00:12:42 The project in a nutshell 00:19:40 Diving deeper: challenges and innovations 00:42:31 What's next? 00:45:59 Hard learnings and positive surprises