Technological innovation
Technological progress sets the pace of major social and economic changes, making technology a key element for the development of the Basque Country and, consequently, for our vocational education and training.

Projects
Robotic clinical laboratory
Innovation project in VET centers (Tknika)


Duration
4 years

Educational centers and institutions involved in the project
Centres:
- Repelega LHII

Project relevance
The project to incorporate digital twins into the vocational training of clinical electromedicine technicians is important, as it could improve the quality and safety of the services offered in the clinical electromedicine sector by providing these professionals with up-to-date skills and knowledge in the use of digital technologies. Moreover, using digital twins in training would enable students to solve problems more effectively and would foster innovation and creativity. Therefore, this project has the potential to enhance technicians’ professional performance, strengthen their competitiveness in the job market, and ultimately improve the medical care provided to patients.

Objectives
- The integration of digital twin technology into the training of clinical electromedicine technicians aims to develop their skills in the design, programming, and use of these systems for the repair and maintenance of medical equipment.
- Providing students in clinical electromedicine with more practical and advanced training in the use of digital technologies, enabling them to solve problems using digital twins, optimize processes, and analyze data to improve their professional performance.
- Fostering students’ innovation and creativity by applying digital twins to solve complex problems. This will enable them to develop new solutions and improve existing processes.
- Improving the quality and safety of services offered in the clinical electromedicine sector by ensuring that clinical electromedicine technicians have up-to-date skills and knowledge in the use of digital technologies. This will enable them to prevent and solve problems more effectively and efficiently.
- Enhancing the competitiveness of our students in clinical electromedicine in the job market by providing them with up-to-date skills and knowledge in the use of digital technologies. This will give them access to more specialized and better-paid job opportunities.
Projects
Smart sensors and cybersecurity
Applied innovation and knowledge transfer project in vocational education and training


Duration
One year
Funded by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training – EU – NextGeneration

Educational centers and institutions involved in the project
Organization: Festo Automation, S.A.U.
Centres:
- Repelega LHII
- Armeria Eskola LHII
- Zapatón BHI
- JOSEP BRUGULAT BHI

Summary
Within the range of technologies encompassed by Industry 4.0, we aim to focus on two main areas: smart sensors and cybersecurity.

Project relevance
Companies are increasingly demanding more specialists in fields such as mechatronics, industrial communications, interface design, and other emerging positions related to Industry 4.0 technologies. This demand must be met by training programs most closely linked to industry (such as electricity and electronics, and mechanical manufacturing). It is important to note that the pace of adaptation in the education sector differs from that of the production sector; there is still a gap between vocational training centers and companies.
Therefore, on the one hand, it is necessary to promote industrial vocations, and on the other, to adapt curriculum content to Industry 4.0. Companies are looking for highly specific and specialized professional profiles—individuals capable of adapting to the changes driven by the sector. Although some qualifications have been created or updated in recent years, companies still believe that the curriculum content taught in classrooms is not properly aligned with the skills future graduates will need in the field of Industry 4.0.

Objectives
- Developing didactic materials on the mentioned technologies, based on new challenge-based educational concepts and adapted to the specific characteristics of vocational education and training (VET) students.
- Creating modular, concise, educationally innovative documentation adapted to the needs of industry.
- Creating a network of vocational education and training (VET) centers to respond to innovation and continuous training projects in companies that have branches throughout Spain or carry out projects with clients outside their own autonomous community. Furthermore, this collaboration will help standardize the training levels in this specialty across the national territory.
Projects
Susmile
Project co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme


Duration
2 year

Target audience
- VET providers and educational institutions
- Logistics companies, industry clusters, and associations
- Private stakeholders in the logistics sector
- Authorities responsible for education and logistics policy
- Local and regional authorities
- The research community and the general public

Educational centers and institutions involved in the project
Organization: Festo Automation, S.A.U.
Partners:
- mlc·its·euskadi Mobility and logistic cluster
- AFT Developper la Formation Trasnport et Logistique
- Ceska Logisticka Asociate
- ITL Instituto sui Transporti e la Logistica
- Prospektiker
- CISITA PARMA Sviluppo risorse per l´azienda
- Ikasplay
- NVF Národni vzdelávací fond

Summary
The SUSMILE project is a two-year ERASMUS+ strategic partnership that brings together 8 partners from four EU countries to create a training program for digital education. To this end, it offers effective and inclusive tools, materials, resources, and teaching methods to ensure remote learning in the field of last-mile logistics.
A MOOC has been developed, focused on sustainable last-mile delivery, consisting of two units:
- eLearning modules: Include theoretical and assessment materials for both initial and continuous training, along with an adaptable learning kit.
- Serious game: The player will apply the knowledge acquired through eLearning and put the skills gained into practice.

Project relevance
The aim of SUSMILE is to develop a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that integrates high-quality digital eLearning resources, enabling VET providers to train their students online on fresh, practical, and innovative concepts related to sustainable last-mile logistics.
The activities were carried out in Spain, Italy, France, and the Czech Republic.