About project

The Knowlo project No. 2021-1-LV01-KA220-VET-000029991 is funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union. The aim of this project is to develop a framework and methodologies for the staff & the educational institutions to help them become SMART Learning organizations of the 21st century. “Knowlo” is currently an ongoing project that will last from the year 2021 to 2024. This project is designed to supplement vocational higher educational organizations, with various frameworks, methodologies, databases as well as tools that will empower them to measure their strengths & overcome the limitations. The framework & methodologies designed in this project can be implemented by any educational organization, looking forward to becoming a SMART learning organization of the 21^st Century.

Main features of the KNOWLO project:

1. Designing & developing methodologies and frameworks suitable for SMART schools (Learning organizations of the 21st century). Methodologies developed taking into consideration intended learning outcomes (ILO) of specific stakeholder and end-user requirements in all partner regions. The developed framework will be validated with EFQM quality standards and compared for efficiency with other developed frameworks & methodologies.
2. Design & development of the self-evaluation methodology, taking into consideration organizational & individual perspectives. Digital tools to facilitate the self-evaluation process, translation of results, and easy access.
3. Definition of specific stakeholder and end-user requirements in the partner regions
4. Development of Benchmarking rules & regulations for easy exchange of information, including support tools. Developing training materials & modules to explain the developed benchmarking method.
5. Developing a database to support (training methods/activities/resources collection). The database is intended to help in the selection of training methods/activities/resources as well as best practices in all fields of the SMART framework.
6. Designing & developing a Basic eLearning module on How to become a SMART organization. Development of methodology for successful knowledge sharing among the organizations. Designing a framework to enable cross-border knowledge sharing on virtual platforms.