The main aim of the SMACITE project is three-fold:
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To fill the skills gap of technicians and engineers designing, developing, and operating Smart Cities infrastructures and services.
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To upgrade the accessibility of Smart Cities professionals to high quality training materials by adjusting proper educational tools and developing profession-specific learning resources.
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To unify the appropriate learning outcomes of Smart Cities technicians and engineers and thus improve their mobility throughout EU countries.
The specific project objectives are the following:
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Define the emerging job profiles of “Smart Cities Technician” and “Smart Cities Engineer” in line with ESCO, eCF and DigComp to support the transferability and recognition of the developed competences
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Design the Smart Cities multi-disciplinary and learning outcomes-oriented curriculum.
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Design the learning resources of the curriculum
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Design a diagnostic tool to identify the training needs of Smart Cities technicians and engineers and propose flexible and personalized learning pathways
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Develop a MOOC for the upskilling/reskilling at Smart Cities enabling technologies (e.g. Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Big Data)
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Develop a Virtual Worlds platform for the upskilling/reskilling at soft, entrepreneurial and green skills
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Design certification tools to verify the competences
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Pilot the curriculum with Smart Cities technicians and engineers from Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, and Spain and evaluate the experience
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Measure the curriculum impact
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Disseminate project at the target audience
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Take measure to support the exploitation and sustainability of project results