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ARTICLES – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
DIGI-Paint is an exciting Erasmus+ project which is dedicated to strengthening online, blended, and distance teaching and learning capacity. The primary objective is cultivating digital pedagogical competencies among educators, enabling them to deliver inclusive and high-quality digital education.
EVENTS – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Catch-up: DIGI-Paint final conference
On 6 September 2023, the final DIGI-Paint conference took place at the Centres de Compétences in Luxembourg.
ARTICLES – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
DIGI-Paint: Calling all Painting and Decorating trainers to become ambassadors!
Do you want to contribute to the promotion of the use of digital teaching tools in their classrooms? Find out how!
ARTICLES – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
DIGI-Paint digital tools: Distance learning with quality resources
Foster creativity in teaching and proactive approaches to inspire and motivate your students.
ARTICLES – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
DIGI-Paint: Paving the Way for Skill Enhancement in the 2023 European Year of Skills
In the spirit of fostering skill development and knowledge-sharing, DIGI-Paint project had an active participation in the 2023 European Year of Skills.
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ARTICLES – SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The DIGI-PAINTNet Hub is online
This Hub for Teachers, Trainers, and in-company Tutors is established to bring together educators from across Europe, expanding the reach of the painting sector to include other building activities.
ARTICLES – AUGUST 22, 2023
DIGI-Paint Final Event – Programme
You are all invited to the Final Conference organised by UNIEP and Centres de Compétences. The conference will take place at the Centre de Compétences Parachèvement in Bettembourg (Luxembourg) on 6th September from 9 a.m..
ARTICLES – AUGUST 9, 2023
Technological University Dublin presents the Learning, Teaching, Training Activity
How did the meeting develop? Who was involved? What is the potential of this project?
ARTICLES – AUGUST 8, 2023
Within the DIGI-Paint project, five virtual courses will be realised, dedicated to the following topics: Measurement and Calculation, Pathologies: identification and remedies, Wallpapering, Coating woodwork, and Spraying a raw plaster ceiling.
ARTICLES – JULY 10, 2023
Join DIGI-Paint Final Event. A digital vision for Painting and Decorating Educators
You are all invited to the Final Conference that UNIEP and Centres de Compétences are organising at the Centre de Compétences Parachèvement premises (Bettembourg – LU).
ARTICLES – JUNE 27, 2023
The Painting & Decorating Association introduces the L.T.T.A. to its readers
Take a look at the article and browse the site to learn more about the Association.
EVENTS – JUNE 22, 2023
It was an event organised by EPP, with the support of UNIEP and all the other Partners, to show teachers, educators and stakeholders the first results achieved by the DIGI-Paint project. Useful and tailor-made tools for training in the field of painting and decoration.
UPDATES – JUNE 19, 2023
When gaming meets learning – SMEunited talks about the DIGI-Paint project
SMEunited in his article shows the potential of DIGI-Paint and the innovation this project can bring to the painting and decorating sector. Read the article and find out more.
EVENTS – JUNE 14, 2023
The Learning, Teaching, Training Activity was held in Rome from the 5th to the 7th of June
The L.T.T.A., one of the most important events of the DIGI-Paint project, took place in Rome last week.
The aim was to find solutions to help Teachers, Trainers, and company Tutors provide distance education and training using new digital tools.
EVENTS – JUNE 1, 2023
Join the DIGI-Paint Virtual Focus Group
which will take place on 12 June from 2.00 p.m. to 4.40 p.m. (Brussels time).
Building capacity to implement online, blended and distance teaching and learning! Register for the event.
UPDATES – APRIL 24, 2023
The new Learning Resources video tutorial is online
There are different types of content that the trainer must master because they each have different characteristics that can be more or less conducive to learning. We are talking about passive, dynamic and interactive content.
UPDATES – APRIL 13, 2023
Technological University Dublin explains the importance of the DIGI-Paint project
Why was it born? What challenges has the painting sector faced in recent years? What added value can DIGI-Paint bring to the industry?
UPDATES – APRIL 6, 2023
Factsheets in English, French and Italian are now available
Factsheets have been created to better understand the analysis of the main topics within the Guidelines. The main aspects covered in this manual and the videos are presented straightforwardly through attractive graphics and concise text.
UPDATES – MARCH 28, 2023
Keep up to date with news from the DIGI-Paint project
Find out how the project is progressing and all the main results achieved so far.
Take a look at our newsletter!
EVENTS – MARCH 14, 2023
Virtual courses recently presented in Brussels
The second partner meeting of the Erasmus+ Digi-Paint project has been held in Brussels on the 22nd and 23rd of February 2023 at the premises of project’s supporter SMEunited. This meeting was essential to gather all partners and take stock of the project’s progress.
UPDATES – MARCH 14, 2023
These will be held in partner’s countries and aim to present the first part of the project results to teachers and trainers to make them implementable within their training courses.
UPDATES – MARCH 14, 2023
A Learning, Teaching, Training activity for trainers to test VR courses
The highlight of this LTTA will be the testing of the Virtual courses by the participants (4 courses on computer + 1 in Virtual Reality), who will be able to perform the exercises available and give their feedback.
UPDATES – MARCH 14, 2023
DIGI-PAINTNet, the good practices’ hub for educators
This platform aims to connect tutors, teachers and trainers throughout Europe to ensure a continuous exchange of regulatory updates, innovations, new practices in the sector, and all information helpful in developing their training courses.
UPDATES – MARCH 14, 2023
SMEunited talks about the DIGI-Paint project’s “good practice”
SMEunited, the European social partner representing SMEs in Europe, strongly supports Digi-Paint activities as a good example to help educators to use digital tools in training in order to attract more young people to the craft.
EVENTS – FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Save the Date – Learning, teaching and training activities
The LTTA is a significant event within the Digi-Paint project and is organised and managed by Formedil (IT). It will involve teachers and trainers who will meet for three days in Rome to discuss and exchange good practices.
EVENTS – FEBRUARY 14, 2023
DIGI-Paint Italian Dissemination Event
Participants appreciated the tools created by Digi-Paint project. They considered them very useful for training painters and decorators and helpful for the exchange of good practices.
UPDATES – FEBRUARY 7, 2023
SMEunited, supporter of the project, talks about Digi-Paint
On their website, they have published an article dedicated to the first results of the DIGI-Paint project.
UPDATES – JANUARY 20, 2023
Virtual courses in VR and AR are coming!
In recent months, thanks to the collaboration between Epistemes and TU Dublin, a lot of work has been done on the development of virtual environments in which students and apprentices can try their hand at practical tests using modern digital tools.
UPDATES – JANUARY 03, 2023
A database of digital tools to support painting educators
The aim is to collect existing digital tools (videos, virtual courses, dynamic templates etc.) used by teachers, trainers and company tutors.
UPDATES – JANUARY 12, 2023
A factsheet is a type of graphic communication that explains a particular aspect simply and concisely.
UPDATES – DECEMBER 22, 2022
DIGI-Paint: a repository of digital tools to support painting educators
DIGI-Paint proposes the creation of several products to which teachers, trainers and company tutors will have free access.
UPDATES – DECEMBER 13, 2022
The new Video Gallery section is available!
This page will host all the videos produced for the project, cataloguing them according to the relevant activities (PR).
UPDATES – NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Digi-Paint 8th Online Follow-up Meeting
The project partners got together again to complete the video production and share new commitments and upcoming results.
UPDATES – OCTOBER 24, 2022
Pedagogical Guidelines for Instructors are now online
The Pedagogical Guidelines for Instructors have been published. You can download them directly from the homepage of the results page on the website.
UPDATES – OCTOBER 19, 2022
The Painting & Decorating Association talks about Digi-Paint in its magazine, The Decorator
The Association published an article about our project and our meeting in Dublin.
UPDATES – OCTOBER 7, 2022
Digi-Paint Seventh Online Follow-up Meeting
A month after our meeting in Dublin, all project partners gathered for a Zoom meeting to assess the project’s progress.
UPDATES – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Digi-Paint project reaches its first objectives in Dublin
Warmly welcomed by our Irish partner, this meeting has been an important moment to gather all partners and to take stock of the project advancement.
UPDATES – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Pedagogical guidelines and provision of VR modules
This document outlines the different topics which are important for the instructors of online trainings in general.
UPDATES – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
A concrete proposal to support educators in distance learning
This project’s goal is to valorise digital resources, proposing them as indispensable educational tools in our times.
UPDATES – SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
LTTA – Learning, teaching and training activities
It will involve teachers and trainers meeting for three days in Rome from 19th to 21st April 2023 to discuss and exchange good practices..
EVENTS – SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
2nd Project meeting, Dublin (IE), 25-26 August 2022
Happy with the temperature and the light wind in the Irish capital, we reviewed all the project steps: from those already accomplished to those that await us in the following months.
UPDATES – AUGUST 9, 2022
Digi-Paint Sixth Online Follow-up Meeting
At the beginning of August, all the project partners got together to take stock, discuss the next steps and organise the next 2nd Project Meeting, which we will hold in Dublin at the end of the month.
EVENTS – AUGUST 2, 2022
DIGI-Paint wins the Erasmus+ trophy
On the occasion of Anefore Summerfest and the 35th anniversary of the Erasmus programme, UNIEP received the Erasmus+ trophy.
UPDATES – JULY 18, 2022
Digi-Paint Fifth Online Follow-up Meeting
In mid-July, another online meeting took place. All partners were updated on the latest developments of the project, and together they identified new steps to be taken.
UPDATES – JUNE 24, 2022
Digi-Paint Fourth Online Follow-up Meeting
These monthly meetings are meant to discuss the state of the art of the project and to agree about better solutions for implementing the activities’ products.
UPDATES – JUNE 7, 2022
Partnership – Who are our partners?
The partnership, coordinated by UNIEP, is composed by 7 partners from 6 countries, each with specific responsibilities in digital and educational technology, pedagogical practices, deep experience in the Painting and Decorating sector and networking.
UPDATES – JUNE 3, 2022
In Paint Platform: a dedicated observatory for the Painting trade
Since September 2019, UNIEP with members and partners, started to implement it and upload digital content for professionals in the painting sector.
RELATED ARTICLES – APRIL 27, 2022
PDA – News & Information for Members
The Painting Decorating Association talks about Digi-Paint in its newsletter.
RELATED ARTICLES – MAY 4, 2022
DIGI-PAINT: A digital vision for painting and decorating educators
DIGI-Paint wants to create digital tailor-made solutions adapted to the painting and decorating educators to give them the resources and tools to overcome the current and future challenges.
EVENTS – APRIL 4, 2022
2nd Project Meeting – Dublin, 25-26th August 2022
The meeting is going to serve to make a state of the art of the project’s activities and work together for agreeing on specific tasks about the Project Results’ phases.
EVENTS – FEBRUARY 11, 2022
DIGI-Paint kick-off meeting
A very successful Kick-off meeting in Brussels for DIGI-Paint, the new project coordinated by UNIEP, on 10-11th February, at SMEunited premises.
RELATED ARTICLES – NOVEMBER 29, 2021
A success for UNIEP – a new Erasmus + project approved!
The Erasmus Agency of Luxembourg, ANEFORE, has just selected the DIGI-PAINT project, submitted by Uniep last May.
