VITALity for the Future (2021-2022)

Erasmus+ KA2 project
The project is funded by the Finnish National Agency for Education, Erasmus +. 

The project is coordinated by ROC Midden Nederland, Utrecht / the Netherlands and the network includes partners also from Romania, Austria, Portugal and the UK.

VITALity for the Future aims to change the way vocational education in the health care sector regards personal well-being and positive health at a personal level, a professional level,
from a teacher’s perspective and at a systemic level. In most European countries the population is ageing rapidly. There is unprecedented pressure on health services and community
provision and on the supply of a well-qualified workforce. A paradigm shift from curative to preventative care is essential and this can only be achieved if healthcare staff have the
knowledge to employ prevention skills, technology as part of care delivery, multidisciplinary working, and the skills to encourage and enable people to increasingly take control of their
own care.

The project will develop flexible learning materials to prepare new and present staff in the vitality sector for a new approach to healthy ageing, to be catalysts of change and to make
working in this sector more attractive to young people. Through research in the 5 partner countries, learning materials will be developed based on the knowledge and competences this
approach requires for young people in VET and staff in continuous training. The research and the learning materials will highlight best practice in positive health initiatives that are
relevant to VET organisations.

Learn about the outcomes of the project: https://vitalityforthefuture.eu/