1. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH
ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME
KEY ACTION 2: COOPERATION FOR INNOVATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH
Multi-purpose center for adult education in clean environment
ECO-Center
ACADEMIC COURSE
ADVANCES IN BIOREMEDIATION
ECO-Center BG01-KA

2. THE TARGET GROUPS Target groups ISCO
Teachers/trainers in adult education:
Biology
Chemistry
Ecology
Environmental engineering
Civil engineering 
ISCO 2320: Vocational Education Teachers
Vocational education teachers teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects in adult and further education institutions and to senior students in secondary schools and colleges. They prepare students for employment in specific occupations or occupational areas for which university or higher education is not normally required.
Career officers, counselors, inspectors; head teachers / principals:
Environmental ethics
ISCO 2423: Personnel & Careers Professionals
Personnel and careers professionals provide professional business services related to personnel policies such as employee recruitment or development, occupational analysis and vocational guidance. 
ISCO 2424: Training and Staff Development Professionals
Training and staff development professionals plan, develop, implement and evaluate training and development programmes to ensure management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by organizations to meet organizational objectives. 
ISCO 1345 Education Managers
Education managers plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate the educational and administrative aspects of education services, primary and secondary schools, colleges and faculties and departments in universities and other educational institutions. 
ISCO 2351 Education Methods Specialists
Education methods specialists conduct research and develop or advise on teaching methods, courses and aids. They review and examine teachers’ work, the functioning of educational institutions and the results achieved and recommend changes and improvements. 
ECO-Center BG01-KA

3. THE TRAINING DETAILS
Teachers/trainers in adult education; Adult learning providers
Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Science education
EQF Reference level
6 / 7
Teaching and learning methods
Online ( Offline (CD); Text
Trainee assessment
Online tests; Paper-based tests
LOs
LO1: Introduction to remediation technology
LO2: Bioremediation of hazardous pollutants
Weighting of assessment - ECVET Credits
LO1 – 2 ECVET Credits gained and proved by certificate
LO2 – 3 ECVET Credits gained and proved by certificate
ECO-Center BG01-KA

4. THE TRAINING DETAILS
Career officers, counselors, inspectors; head teachers / principals
Environmental ethics
EQF Reference level
5 / 6
Teaching and learning methods
Online ( Offline (CD); Text
Trainee assessment
Online tests; Paper-based tests
LOs
LO2: Bioremediation of hazardous pollutants
Weighting of assessment - ECVET Credits
LO2 – 3 ECVET Credits gained and proved by certificate
ECO-Center BG01-KA

5. THE MODULAR TRAINING FRAMEWORK: BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT LOs’ KNOWLEDGE PART
Summary
LO1: Introduction to remediation technology
Basic information about pollutants as substances contaminating natural environment;
The process of pollution;
Human activities as major factors linked to environmental pollution and global warming;
Remediation of the polluted environment and keeping it free from hazardous contaminants as essential issues in maintaining ecological balance;
The need of human intervention for fast remediation of polluted environments;
The application of diversity of remedial procedures - conventional and modern techniques for remediation of polluted environments;
The sustainability of remediation technologies as an extremely important element for assurance of the long-term remediation effect and avoiding any potential problems in future;
The use of certain genetically modified organisms for bioremediation purposes.
ECO-Center BG01-KA

6. THE MODULAR TRAINING FRAMEWORK: BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT LOs’ KNOWLEDGE PART
Summary
LO2: Bioremediation of hazardous pollutants 
The main today’s environmental problems in the context of their direct link to the development of human civilization
The increased consumption of carbon-based energy sources, extraction and processing of mines, and uncontrolled release of contaminants that created the nowadays environmental pollution crisis;
The contaminants created by human activities that present major risks to environment and human health
The possibilities to utilize plants and microorganisms to remediate polluted sites
Bioremediation as an environment friendly procedure that can be utilized to remediate the contaminated sites;
Various bioremediation techniques that have been developed to clean up sites polluted with hazardous contaminants
The decrease in the production and release of pollutants to environment as an approach to control the environmental pollution
The application of bioremediation in combination with conventional techniques to ameliorate the effects of environmental pollutants. 
ECO-Center BG01-KA