Erasmus+ AgriCulinary

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AgriCulinary – OPH/Erasmus+ Joint Project

In the project we create a new innovative & multidisciplinary future-oriented AgriCulinary Training Unit for culinary & horticultural field towards more sustainable planetary food system.

Period: 1.9.2022–31.1.2025 incl. pilot training 8/2023–8/2024
Contributors: Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH) and Erasmus+
Coordinator: Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College (PCTBC, Finland)
Partners: Mosjøen videregående skole (MVGS, Norway) and Zealand Business College (ZBC, Denmark)
Website: agriculinary.eu >>

Work stages and their leaders:

  • Project Management (PCTBC + monitoring the quality of the project by MVGS)
  • Educational beachmarking & visits (MVGS)
  • Development of curriculum & teacher training (ZBC)
  • AgriCulinary pilot training program unit (PCTBC)
  • Impact and dissemination (PCTBC + MVGS)

Main objectives:

  • A comprehensive understanding of best sustainable practices within culinary and agriculture curriculum to be combiled into a summary report that is used in the development of AgriCulinary training curriculum and supplemental materials.
  • Development of a multidisciplinary Agriculinary training curriculum & materials & to educate teachers for new innovative training unit.
  • Develop and create online publication of the AgriCulinary training and to organize open webinars.

Implementation:

  • Implementing training & piloting AgriCulinary training program collaboratively at three participating colleges offering local contact lessons, collaborative online lessons, webinars & on-site workshops (sharing & learning local practices).
  • Updating AgriCulinary training curriculum, develop training videos & supplemental materials during piloting of training.
  • Developing a summary of best educational practices and produce final version of AgriCulinary training unit to be shared publicly online.

Results:

  • Training of teachers, completion of all training materials and disseminate project findings and information via online platforms including; webinars, video and printed content, educational curriculum and training materials for AgriCulinary classes and practical activities.
  • Develop and create of www-pages, completion of video summary of the whole project, organize dissemination workshop and final report of the project.

Pro sustainable food and planet 💚

Erasmus+ AgriCulinary – further information

Erasmus+ Value Europe

Johanna Mäesalu
Manager, International Affairs
+358 (0)50 380 5944
johanna.maesalu (at) perho.fi