Project idea:

The project idea is rooted in the exploitation, scalability and sustainability of the OMERO project results. OMERO delivered (https://www.visualrehabilitator.eu/) an EU Curriculum leading to a new specialist figure, the Visual Disabilities Rehabilitators (VDR) providing physical, mental and sensorial rehabilitation services, in a new trans-disciplinary, user-centred and ICT-based approach. Starting from a core group of OMERO partners, the CALLIOPE project will reinforce and expand the original network of organizations introducing new ones, providing new perspectives and increasing their capacity to operate jointly at transnational level.

The labour market need for Visual Disabilities Rehabilitators will be addressed through a personalized training of professionals, in a “skills first” and micro-credential-based approach, supporting entrepreneurship.

Thanks to a platform developed within the project, professionals interested in Visual Disabilities Rehabilitation will be able to:

• Self-assess their skills compared to VDR Professional Profile and Curriculum developed in OMERO project, in order to identify specific skills gaps related to specific areas or to the whole Curriculum;
• shape a learning-outcome-based, tailored and personalized training path, overcoming the identified skills gap addressing their skill gap through an e-learning platform;
• organize a personalized “blended” training program, integrating online learning units and face-to-face lessons organized periodically by the network of Higher Education institutions established by the project;
• get a certification based on micro-credentials and ECTS and considering the personalized training programme, both online and in presence;
• be a member of an online professional register for visual disability rehabilitation supporting both entrepreneurship and employers’ search for professionals.