JOBeL-Bio aims

The mission of the JOBeL-Bio project is to maximize the benefits of biotechnology to the European standards by being a qualitative, comprehensive, multidisciplinary model programme in ‘Biotechnology and Environment Protection’ that supports, coordinates, disseminates and advances new options and educational methods.

The project goal is adaptation and upgrading of the results of the already developed BioINEP project “Vocational Training in Biotechnology and Environment Protection” on the basis of dissemination measures through:
Identification of target groups’ and related economic sectors’ and their needs
Enragement of the target groups and levels toward new audience, new educational organizations, new public and privet sectors, new territorial levels
Design and elaboration of new curriculum for job-oriented e-learning in biotechnology and environment protection
Providing assistance to people looking for the appropriate job and needing the suitable qualification
Performing dissemination actions during whole project live for wide spreading of project ideas, objectives, results and outcomes

JOBeL-Bio target groups

young graduates, undergraduates from colleges and universities

young workers and managers from SMEs

young people with low qualification

persons whose qualification requires updating

disadvantaged on the labor market people

JOBeL-Bio target sectors

Biotechnology	Food/feed industry	Veterinary
Medicine	Chemical industry	Farming
Agriculture	Environmental sector

JOBeL-Bio target organizations

Educational organizations: universities, colleges, centres of retraining and qualification improvement;
Research organizations: institutions of hygiene, biotechnological research companies;
Economic organizations: biotechnological companies, regional and national labour desks, trade unions.

JOBeL-Bio results and outcomes

The project products

The project develops innovative multi-language curriculum for vocational training, based on both new technologies and traditional methods and the principles of Open and Distance Learning (ODL), in the field of Biotechnology and Environment Protection. It consists of content-specific modules and additional information resources (glossary and information data-base)
guide for the ODL programme “Biotechnology and Environment Protection”
specific survey tools and methodologies
dissemination materials

The project outcomes

Encouragement of the formation and participation in cross-disciplinary educational programmes that use research strengths and facilities to solve practical problems in cooperation with industry
Facilitation of the process by which new educational results are transfered to companies to stimulate economic development
Increased public awareness and understanding of biotechnology and environment protection and their impacts
Information to the broad audience about the project resources and activities for sustainable economic development
Gaining a broader perspective of biotechnology-related issues by stimulating interactions between biotechnology and social disciplines
Development and provision of excellent research tools and capabilities