OB1. Empower VET trainers
Empower VET trainers with the right competences, strategies, and digital tools to effectively guide and support company tutors.
Erasmus+ KA220-VET · 2024–2027
Place and train for real inclusion at work
PATCH helps VET trainers, company tutors and employers create workplaces where people with mild to moderate cognitive disabilities can learn, work and be recognised — in the catering and hospitality sector.
101M
people in the EU live with some form of disability
50.8%
employment rate of disabled people aged 20-64, vs 75% of non-disabled
60
people with special needs involved in the national pilots
7
partner organisations across 6 European countries
What is "place and train"?
Instead of training first and hoping for a job later, the person is placed inside a real company and trained there by a company tutor, while a VET trainer follows the progress and prepares the workplace. It works especially well in catering and hospitality — but there is no standard way to train the people who make it happen.
PATCH fills that gap with a shared European methodology, digital learning materials and a recognition system based on micro-credentials.
Consortium partners
Meet all partnersObjectives
At PATCH, we’re committed to building a more inclusive and skill-driven future in the catering and hospitality sector. Our main objectives are to:
OB2. Design innovative training methods and materials
Design innovative training methods and materials that help company tutors successfully include and train people with special needs (SNs) in real workplace environments.
OB3. Establish a skills recognition system
Establish a transparent and credible skills recognition system, using micro-credentials to evaluate, validate, and celebrate the abilities of individuals with cognitive disabilities.
OB4. Promote long-term impact
Promote long-term impact by encouraging the adoption of PATCH's results and best practices within the VET systems of all partner organizations and beyond.
Project results
See all resultsR1 · WP2
VET Trainers' MOOC
An online, 24/7 training programme for the trainers of company tutors, with a guidance module, digital learning modules, a knowledge test and open-badge certification.
R2 · WP2
Company Tutors' curriculum
A standardised blended training course for company tutors, delivered as an interactive e-book with tools, methods and guidance for the inclusion of workers with special needs.
R3 · WP3
Micro-credential evaluation system
An evaluation and recognition system based on micro-credentials that valorises the life skills and technical skills of people with mild to moderate cognitive disabilities.
R4 · WP4
Recommendations
Policy recommendations for public authorities and practical advice for the engagement of entrepreneurs in the hospitality and catering sector.