The "train the future trainers" program, a way to include soft and technical skills in a blended learning program

Abstract

During the period 2018-2021, seven universities and the Greek Atomic Agency were involved in a two-year European Erasmus+ partnership, whose topic is "Train the future trainers". This program was developed using an educational approach expanding the target competences, to improve the blended learning process. Generic skills, such as SDGs and soft skills, are of growing importance for future nuclear engineers. Different innovative ways were explored in the present strategic partnership and adopted to define a new approach. The blended learning activities developed have the value of 4 ECTS per year per topic, subdivided into 2 ECTS for pre-training activities and 2 for the training school. Individual students will be encouraged to follow the activities of both years. Three themes were selected. Each activity must contain an important technical part, but also includes soft skills like communication, stakeholder awareness, teaching to students….