Vir2TEX will have an immediate impact during the implementation stage on the students and the lecturers of partner organizations, and a lasting effect on various stakeholder groups. The impacts of Vir2TEX are;
- Vir2TEX will improve the learning and skill of students by putting them in the middle of real situations in an interactive learning platform, and also enable lecturers to transfer their knowledge to students via an innovative approach.
- Vir2TEX will help participating organizations in widening their organization network they collaborate with. Close ties formed during the development and implementation of Vir2TEX will be a crucial opportunity for future collaborations in the same field.
- On target groups;
Textile vocational students engaged through dissemination activities and online channels will improve their awareness, knowledge and skills through the created innovative VLE. Professional progress of the students of the field will be supported and a higher level of education quality will be achieved via a developed interactive platform.
Lecturers of the field will benefit from the developed innovative learning materials while transferring their knowledge to their students. Providing high-quality education while teaching a subject online which requires practice is difficult and challenging. This innovative approach will help teachers to receive the best learning results in vocational training.
Private firms and new employees; The developed innovative learning platform will enhance the learning and awareness of new employees, therefore, shorten the orientation time
Desired impact of the project at the local, regional, national, European and/or international levels
At the local level, students of partner organisations will be supported via this innovative learning platform and graduate with both academic and practical knowledge, therefore, will be better equipped for professional work life. Moreover, lecturers of the partner organisations will also benefit from this platform while better transferring their knowledge and achieving a higher level of quality in vocational training. Both of the aforementioned statements will result in more candidate students.
At the regional level, a higher quality of education will result in more students enrolling in partner organisations. Both these organisations and the city/town where they are located will also evolve in terms of both economic and cultural views and the neighborhoods will be more attractive.
At the national level, other organisations will look up to partner organisations and inspire them for providing better education. Like a domino effect, Vir2TEX will help other national textile vocational schools to improve their way of teaching with these innovative digital tools for better learning results. A collaboration between the educational institutions and the government may result in policy changes or financial supports to be used in creating VLEs for other vocational fields.
At the European/international level, Vir2TEX is expected to form a synergy between textile vocational schools globally and lead to further collaborations, exchange of good practices and knowledge. The power of this synergy is expected to reflect in other fields in vocational training.