Use of Esa Earth Observation Educational Resources in Vocational Education and Training - Lifelong Learning: Towards Stem Promotion and Development of Skills

Abstract

Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Life-Long Learning (LLL), stand at the forefront of Europe's strategic policies in Education, in response to the lack of students' interest in STEM and the emerging needs for new skills in the labour

Body of Knowledge for the Earth Observation and Geoinformation Sector – A Basis for Innovative Skills Development

“…As shown in studies in the context of European projects (Cipriano et al, 2013;Rip et al, 2014;Hofer et al, 2019), or by European associations and the European Commission in the framework of Space market uptake in Europe (Delponte et al, 2016) and Copernicus market analysis (PwC, 2019), the space/geospatial sector requires a skills strategy. This strategy should bridge the reported gaps and mismatches between the supply of and demand for education and training in the sector (Mouratidis, Koutsoukos, 2016) and is expected to foster the Space/Copernicus user uptake. In order to keep up with the rapid developments in the Earth Observation and Geoinformation sector and to bridge the skills gap between supply and demand of education and training in the space/geospatial sector a skills strategy was proposed (Miguel-Lago et al, 2019).…”

Exploring the importance for promoting Earth observation in education

“…VET is education that prepares students for work in a specific trade, a craft or a position in engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil, and architectural), computer science, safety-related professions, agriculture, social sciences, medicine, law, etc. [8]. VET can be used in secondary education or at a postsecondary level which is usually the case for technological institutes or colleges [8].…”

“…[8]. VET can be used in secondary education or at a postsecondary level which is usually the case for technological institutes or colleges [8]. Vocational education is sometimes referred to as career and technical education.…”

“…Without a doubt, ESA stands at the frontline of space education and with the use of its educational materials it can ensure the future employment of a highly qualified workforce for both itself and the European Industry. There are countless of employer organizations that offer people the opportunity to work in the fields of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing data and techniques, along with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Cartography and Surveying [8]. Return to the Manage Active Submissions page at http://spie.org/submissions/tasks.aspx and approve or disapprove this submission.…”

Lifelong training program on QGIS tools for earth observation sciences in south-east Europe

“…The advancements in EO have also been an excellent benefit for education using various and impressive amounts of satellite images and data for planet Earth, being acquired from space (Mouratidis and Koutsoukos, 2016). In addition, the nonformal professional education system is an essential step toward using the newest GIS and EO technologies by active workers and adults in the private and public sectors.…”