The project aims to develop & integrate Art & Design micro-credential courses into existing HE programs focusing on skills deemed necessary for the Green Transition, SDGs and the New European Bauhaus. It will: establish alternative spaces of learning for course delivery; transfer targeted knowledge ensuring learners future employment; train & improve sustainability competences of Educators; invite current professionals to upskill; and promote behavioral change in line with the Green transition. Integrate micro-credential courses based on the NEB into existing HE Arts & Design programs

• Establish hybrid & alternative spaces of learning in line with the NEB for course delivery
• Improve sustainable competences of Art & Design Educators
• Strengthen & improve employability within the creative industries
• Promote behavioral change in line with the Green transition

Integrating micro-credentials into existing HE Arts & Design programs allows students to choose a larger number of reduced load courses. In line with EU recommendations the courses will complement existing qualifications, and be used in the role of Art and Free Electives, providing added value while not undermining the core principle of the full degree programs, this model aims to simulate innovative learning and teaching practices within the discipline. Course content will facilitate the green transition, focusing on the ideals of the NEB and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) thus supporting the priority of the environment and fighting against climate change. Students will be appropriately assessed in person through workshops, a crucial assessment method within the field of art & design to assure authentic work and critical thinking.

Establishing hybrid spaces of learning in line with the NEB, delivers the courses asynchronously via an interactive digital platform as well as physically in alternative spaces of learning. The objective aims to support digital and green capabilities of the higher education sector. Furthermore, the introduction of the hybrid space of learning calls on educators to develop their sustainability competences and support the approaches of the green transition and integration of the NEB.

In order to improve the employability of Arts & Design creatives in line with the green transition for the creative industries, the proposals approach was to first identify the needs, competences and skills gap, across all partner countries in current arts and design HE, and across working professionals. These needs will be integrated into the micro-credential courses.