ProADAS

Pro-ADAS project aimed at tackling the gap between ageing population and digital literacy and address the high necessity for digital key competences due to the growing seniors population in Europe.
Active ageing means that senior citizens activate themselves in order to be as independent and autonomous as possible, taking part in personal, societal and economical; digital skills play a crucial role and promotion of Active Digital Skills “proADAS” was oriented to a proper methodology and subsequent results triggering these skills and leading the elderly to be an active part of society.
The proADAS’s targets were:
- Strengthen and reinforce institutions and centres, stakeholders, experts and practitioners in the fields of adult education & lifelong learning, digital education & promotion of active ageing competences.
- Empower adult training providers and older people’s carers to successfully deal with seniors’ training.
- Make digital competences more accessible to seniors over 60-year old and increase the use of ICT at all levels.
- Enhance seniors competences and skills - thus their social participation and quality of life - so that they are positively included in.
- Use innovative methods and supportive packages with digital tools & Open Educational Resources towards trainers and trainees needs.
- Construct a real methodology and approaches gathered in a curriculum tailored to seniors characteristics and needs with educational practices and learning materials arising from and adapted to the variety and variability of the third age.
Expected Results include a proADAS curriculum, proADAS e-learning courses through an e-platform and a proADAS Mobile Application. The project has been funded 261,841 Euro.

Context: According to the Digital Agenda for Europe (2014-2020), enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion is one of the main priorities of the European Economic and Social Committee. All Europeans – and here elderly people- must become e-seniors as soon as possible.

Stakeholders involved: The project involves institutions, public and private bodies, governmental services, NGOs, community centre representatives, along with professionals, stakeholders and practitioners, adults training providers, social workers, educators, medical and nursing staff oriented to the elderly people caring, and senior citizens themselves.

Key learning points: The project proADAS is in alliance with the development of relevant-high quality skills and competences, since the partnership of the participating bodies here are oriented and committed to implement all these actions/activities needed for supporting seniors in acquiring and cultivating to their best level the basic skills and key competences, both with a digital content, towards personal development, civic participation and successful social life.

Evaluation: No

Information sources: https://www.adriaticionianeuroregion.eu/progetti/proadas-project-description/?lang=it

Read the full analysis: http://proadas.eu/