EL-Practice: Practical trainings for sustainable energy consumption via personal behavioural changes

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The goal of the EL-Practice project is to help young adults (29-39 years) to improve their knowledge, skills, competences and self-confidence in order to become actively involved in creating a sustainable society and take responsibility for their life choices. The project's interactive e-course, easily available on a mobile platform, will be an excellent tool to promote and shape among young people the change of habits related to the effective use of energy, leading to the cooperation for a more sustainable Europe.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

mapping of existing competencies and level of knowledge in the partner countries in the field of energy literacy by carrying out a survey among the target group (persons aged 29-39),
definition of the target group's needs in the area of energy efficiency and climate protection based on the results of the survey,
development of interactive e-course, enabling users to improve their knowledge, skills and competences in the field of energy literacy,
development of educational materials for young adults,
organization of training courses for young adults,
promotion and dissemination activities of the project and its results.

EXPECTED PROJECT RESULTS:

to increase the competence and knowledge of young adults on energy literacy through participation in project activities,
development of interactive and innovative educational materials on energy literacy and energy efficiency,
exchange of experience and gaining new knowledge through the e-course and the project website,
to familiarise a large number of people from the partner countries with the project activities mainly through events and activities disseminating its results,
thanks to the increase of knowledge and skills young adults will be able to create sustainable households and will become more self-confident in the face of energy challenges.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités" – Poland
INNOVATION HIVE – Greece
Mednarodni institut za implementacijo trajnostnega razvoja – Slovenia
North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency – Croatia
LEVILO – Verein für ökologische und soziale Nachhaltigkeit – Austria
ZAVOD ENERGETSKA AGENCIJA ZA SAVINJSKO SALESKO IN KOROSKO – Slovenia

WEBSITE:

www.el-practice.eu

NEWSLETTERS:

PROJECT RESULTS:

PR1 - COMPETENCES ABOUT ENERGY LITERACY BY YOUNG ADULTS

The aim of the PR1 was to carry out an analysis, mapping of existing energy literacy competencies among young adults and to identify gaps and common features, representing a framework for our further design of training and e-course content. On the basis of the information obtained, a report was compiled which, in future, will become an information and education tool for various stakeholders on existing competences.

PR2 - EL-PRACTICE MOBILE-FRIENDLY PLATFORM

The aim of the PR2 was to involve young people in the interactive distance learning in energy literacy training. Despite good intentions, many young people are unable to physically attend the training courses, so the project partners decided to develop an online platform to ensure that as many people as possible have access to the knowledge. In order to facilitate the use of the platform, the El-Practice team prepared User Guides in 6 different languages:

PR3 - MODULE BOOSTING ENERGY LITERACY COMPETENCIES

The aim was to develop an e-course, supporting energy literacy and behavioural change in young adults to foster a transition towards sustainable societies. The course is integrated into the mobile-friendly platform (developed under PR2) and is a key project result.

Anyone interested in the training is invited to register via the link below.

Registration

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: 01.02.2022 r. – 31.01.2024

FINANCING: Project is cofunded with the support of the European Commission, under the Erasmus+ program.