DigiFE is an Erasmus+ funded project that aims to equip agri-food entrepreneurship VET educators with the know-how, confidence, skillset, essential tools, and resources to digitalise and develop their teaching practice. This in turn will facilitate learners in agri-food entrepreneurship VET programmes to create an online identity for their local brand and business. The Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway is leading the project and working in partnership with ourselves Macra na Feirme, Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (CIA) Toscana, in Italy and The Polish Farm Advisory and Training Centre (PFA), in Poland.
The second transnational meeting was held in Lomza, Poland, along with a wonderful first Multiplier event earlier this year in January. There was great engagement in both the meeting and the conference held. PFA warmly welcomed partners Macra, ATU Galway and CIA to their office in Lomza on 18th January to discuss and plan for project outputs including ‘how to engage your rural agri-food learner online’. Participants than travelled to a local bakery to see the production process of the local cake Sękacz. That evening, partners made some final preparations for the conference on the 19th January held in the University of Mans.
The conference was entitled The DigiFE International Conference and brought together the public with VET Educators. The main topic of the conference was ‘Modern methods of teaching vocational subjects and digitilisation of educational training programs’. Ciara Murray presented some of the activities and events we have in Macra and this was translated for Polish participants. The feedback from conference participants will help Partners further develop project outputs going forward.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable trip to Lomza in Poland and we look forward to the next transnational meeting due to be held in Ireland and hosted by Macra na Feirme. We are eager to welcome our partners from PFA in Poland, CIA in Italy and ATU in Galway. More information on the Project can be found on the DigiFE Instagram page digife_ or www.digife.eu
Project partners pictured at the University of Mans with Vice-President Dr Eng. Andrzej Borusiewicz, prof. Mans
Project partners visiting local bakery to see the production of traditional cake Sękacz.
