About RESELTAM

The project RESELTAM (“RESELTAM: Development of web-bases education module for the craftsmen working in restoration sector to receive a vocational training according to European Quality Standardization”) began in 2007 and was implemented during two years until 2009. The project was developed in the frame of the Development of Innovation Multi-lateral projects of Leonardo da Vinci Programme within the funding organization EACEA (European Commission Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency). Indeed, the collaboration of 7 European organizations and other silent partners aimed at responding to the education needs of the craftsmen in restoration sector with the production of an e-Learning training system.

The project was handled with Vocational Education Training provider organizations that collaborated to the main production of the e-Learning training system and of other outcomes of several types: the Website of RESELTAM, the Bazaar (database) and Forum communication tools, and the Handbook for the e-Learning system and presentation of the project. The e-Learning system, divided into four sections, provides a detailed education in Masonry, Metal, Stone and Wood based on the needs of the craftsmen working in the restoration sector. This education has been elaborated considering attentively the target group (craftsmen) and the relative professional sector, with the help of analyses held at a large-scale in the partners’ countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland and Turkey). After the development of the e-Learning content, it was tested during a piloting stage in order to ensure the quality and convenience of the system and the training created. All these tools and outcomes are open and ready to use for receiving training and further information.

The partners involved in the RESELTAM project followed the long-term objective of increasing the standardization of craftsmen’s education levels in the European region. Their cooperation to the project contributed to the promotion of innovation and education in the professional field. The multi-language criteria were respected so as to encourage the highest impact of the project’s results.