The document provides information about the SmartVET project, which aims to improve training for vocational education teachers in Ireland on the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs). The project will identify best practices in IWB training from other countries in Europe and provide Irish vocational teachers with competencies and resources to better design lessons and integrate IWBs into their everyday teaching. Project outcomes include analyzing teachers' IWB training needs, an online community for teachers to collaborate, and training programs and materials to be showcased at information bootcamps. Contact details are provided for organizations involved.

1. INTERESTED?
To learn more about the project or to
access the project resources go to
www.smartvetproject.eu
FIT Ltd (Co-ordinator)
7a Bellevue Industrial Estate
Glasnevin, Dublin 11
Email emmabeatty@fit.ie
http://www.fit.ie
City College Norwich
Ipswich Road
NR2 2 LJ-Norfolk-East Anglia
United Kingdom
http://www.ccn.ac.uk
Wicklow VEC
County Wicklow VEC
PO Box 15, Church Street,
Wicklow Town
http://www.wicklowvec.ie
IVEA
Piper's Hill, Kilcullen Road,
Naas, Co Kildare.
http://www.ivea.ie/
TellConsult
Utrecht, The Netherlands
http://www.koenraad.info/TELLConsult
ENAIP
Educational Service Center of Trieste,
Via Istria 57 34137, Trieste
http://www.enaip.fvg.it/
Co. Wicklow Vocational
Education Committee
This project has been funded with support from the European
Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the
authors, and the commission cannot be held responsible for
any use which may be made of information contained within.

2. The SmartVET project aims to remedy this by:
- Identifying good practice in the delivery of
training on IWBs and transfer it to the VET
sector in Ireland
- Providing VET teachers with competencies
needed to design educational resources
suitable to be used with IWBs and to
integrate them in everyday teaching
activities
- Fostering the use of IWBs in the delivery of
CPD programmes to VET teachers.
The outcomes of the project include:
- A needs analysis of VET teachers in terms of
IWBs training.
- An online Community of Practice for VET
teachers to share and collaborate around
their use of IWB’s.
- Training Programmes, Learning Manuals
and CPD materials on IWBs.
- IWB Information Bootcamps showcase the
CPD materials.
If you require more information, please
contact the Project Coordinator
(details on back)
What is Smart VET ?
In the last few years Irish VET classrooms have
seen the addition of Interactive Whiteboards
(IWBs) which have been welcomed by
enthusiastic teachers.
According to extensive researches IWBs create
a range of learning opportunities for both
teachers and students and teachers have found
them highly motivating and learner-centred
when integrated innovatively.
Although IWBs have become commonplace in
VET colleges in Ireland, limited time and
training resources have meant that they remain
under utilised.
The SMARTVET project has been commissioned
to remedy this by identifying good CPD
practice throughout Europe and transferring it
to VET colleges in Ireland.