Video May/June 2013 This project (project number NO1-LEO ) has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the view only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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‘REACH the hard to reach - How to engage young learners in workplace training via mobile assisted learning’ was an EU co-funded project transferring successful materials to new countries and target groups between October 2011 and September 2013 The main project objective was to provide innovative and concrete measures for VET to attract and increase motivation of young learners through the creation of multimedia learning units on basic skills 3

The project and its products have primarily been created for young disadvantaged low educated people in Europe who wanted to improve their basic skills. 4

5 Materials were transferred from: the UK and Austria to: Norway Italy Turkey Spain

The main REACH products elaborated by partners are: Mobile Learning Units Didactic Guidelines for learning facilitators and supporting products like Website and Implementation & Exploitation Concepts 6

Detailed insight to the products and the methodology reach the hard to reach kick off, Dec 13-14th

…are applications to use on mobile devices with the purpose of increasing young learners‘ basic skills competences in the following four work sectors: Construction Food production Tourism Health reach the hard to reach kick off, Dec 13-14th 20118

9 Communication Improve listening, reading and writing as well as work related vocabulary in the own or a foreign language. Numeracy & ICT Provides exercises from basic arithmetical opperations to more complex tasks which require conversion and interpretation of results. Increasing the use of ICT programmes and tools in work-place situations. Social &learning to learn Includes tasks for improving team-work as well as self-knowledge. Practicing the ability to find and focus on solutions rather than problems.

Learn how learners and learning facilitators have benefited from the products. 10

Users may use REACH Mobile Learning Units as a stand alone product or use packs or single units within a training activity. The Didactic Manual gives learning facilitators insight info how to apply it properly in various contexts. 11

12 Access Mobile Learning from App Stores Select Units Pre-test in self- assessment Practice and learn Check progress yourself in brain trainer

The learning objective of each unit is indicated before accessing the unit The activities in the units follow two difficulty levels Units are available in English, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian and Turkish 13

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15 "I like that it's more playful than attending traditional work-training." - learner "REACH made learning attractive and motivating for young learners because it enabled them to learn in a self-directed way and on-the-go." - trainer "It is a good supplement in training activities which blend nicely and supports training in many ways because it addresses the learners directly." – HR Manager "REACH provided intuitive learning and can be used in formal, informal and non- formal learning." – VET provider

REACH has been made accessible for download on several app stores. Get it here: reach the hard to reach slide show16 Google Play iTunes

17 Project partners: Rogaland Kurs og Kompetansesenter BEST Institut für berufsbezogene Weiterbildung und Personaltraining GmbH Tribal Education Limited CEDIT - Centro diffusione imprenditoriale della Toscana - S.C.R.L. TRABZON TICARET VE SANAYI ODASI MAKRO Yonetim Gelistirme Danismanlık Limited Sirketi Club de Marketing de La Rioja …please contact a project partner or access the project website:

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