CONSORTIUM
STAR FOREST
STAR FOREST: Adult training to use the multifunctional forest as a source of employment, sustainability and social inclusion
The project is highly motivating for the Cooperation Association, as it will contribute to improve the capacity of organisations
to work transnationally and across sectors and provide new economic and employment niches through the sustainable use
of forests in their regions, rather economically disadvantaged and with problems of depopulation, in the case of the region of
the coordinator and some partners.
The coordinator is going to implement a new training centre recently approved: “CEINFOR SAN VITERO, International
Centre for training and innovation on ecosystem services and the fight against depopulation through the new professional
qualifications demanded by the rural environment”, so the implementation of the STAR FOREST ERASMUS+ project would
improve its international capacity; besides the STAR FOREST competences, training plan and educational results could be
implemented in the centre, improving its sustainability.
But the STAR FOREST project is also necessary for the EU. The forest is an abundant and varied ecosystem in the EU,
source of an important variety of resources and ecosystem services (multifunctional forest). The value of non-wood natural
resources can become an important source of subsistence for rural population. The FEADER (European Agricultural Fund
for Rural Development) expresses the necessity of finding alternative training schemes for people in rural areas based on
emerging products (non-wood forest products - NWFP) to improve socio-economic conditions and the settlement of the
population in areas of severe abandonment.
The new possibilities linked to the NWFPs, the green economy and the transition to a climate-neutral economy are a clear
opportunity for economic development, especially in rural areas, which will always result in the fixation of population and an
opportunity for the integration of the disadvantaged groups.
Non-wood forest products (NWFP) are an important source of income and a fundamental pillar that sustains the concept of
multifunctional forest. As it is a relatively new activity, there is a gap of specific training tools adapted to the population that
can access these new resources. This is the reason for developing a competence that addresses this forest aspects, which
at the same time favours the strengthening of key competences that affect the whole EU.
It is necessary to develop non-formal education systems that address these needs by providing integral and professional
training to the rural population. The STAR FOREST project improves the availability of quality learning opportunities for
adults and the access for all to training in rural areas, through the implementation of ICT resources, helping to overcome
geographical barriers, promoting social inclusion in economically disadvantaged areas, harmed by depopulation.
The project is highly motivating for the Cooperation Association, as it will contribute to improve the capacity of organisations
to work transnationally and across sectors and provide new economic and employment niches through the sustainable use
of forests in their regions, rather economically disadvantaged and with problems of depopulation, in the case of the region of
the coordinator and some partners.
The coordinator is going to implement a new training centre recently approved: “CEINFOR SAN VITERO, International
Centre for training and innovation on ecosystem services and the fight against depopulation through the new professional
qualifications demanded by the rural environment”, so the implementation of the STAR FOREST ERASMUS+ project would
improve its international capacity; besides the STAR FOREST competences, training plan and educational results could be
implemented in the centre, improving its sustainability.
But the STAR FOREST project is also necessary for the EU. The forest is an abundant and varied ecosystem in the EU,
source of an important variety of resources and ecosystem services (multifunctional forest). The value of non-wood natural
resources can become an important source of subsistence for rural population. The FEADER (European Agricultural Fund
for Rural Development) expresses the necessity of finding alternative training schemes for people in rural areas based on
emerging products (non-wood forest products - NWFP) to improve socio-economic conditions and the settlement of the
population in areas of severe abandonment.
The new possibilities linked to the NWFPs, the green economy and the transition to a climate-neutral economy are a clear
opportunity for economic development, especially in rural areas, which will always result in the fixation of population and an
opportunity for the integration of the disadvantaged groups.
Non-wood forest products (NWFP) are an important source of income and a fundamental pillar that sustains the concept of
multifunctional forest. As it is a relatively new activity, there is a gap of specific training tools adapted to the population that
can access these new resources. This is the reason for developing a competence that addresses this forest aspects, which
at the same time favours the strengthening of key competences that affect the whole EU.
It is necessary to develop non-formal education systems that address these needs by providing integral and professional
training to the rural population. The STAR FOREST project improves the availability of quality learning opportunities for
adults and the access for all to training in rural areas, through the implementation of ICT resources, helping to overcome
geographical barriers, promoting social inclusion in economically disadvantaged areas, harmed by depopulation.
OBJECTIVES
• Improve learning opportunities for adults in rural areas about multifunctional forest and use of non-wood products for rural socioeconomic revitalisation.
• Develop new competences for adult education and educational resources supported by ICT to promote employment opportunities and integration of vulnerable people.
• Implement a training system and cooperative networks among different sectors and countries.
• Support social awareness about environment and climate challenges Implementation.
• Develop new competences for adult education and educational resources supported by ICT to promote employment opportunities and integration of vulnerable people.
• Implement a training system and cooperative networks among different sectors and countries.
• Support social awareness about environment and climate challenges Implementation.
RESULTS
Integrated training system and OERs for adult education about the sustainable use of multifunctional forests:
• Curriculum and new professional competences
• Trainers’ Training Handbook
• European Educational Portal (E-learning)
• Training content: structured course, visual resources (“Training pills”) and other OER
• A Pilot course
• Compilation of “Good Practices” and practical reports
• Cooperative multidisciplinary networks for lifelong learning and experience exchange
• Curriculum and new professional competences
• Trainers’ Training Handbook
• European Educational Portal (E-learning)
• Training content: structured course, visual resources (“Training pills”) and other OER
• A Pilot course
• Compilation of “Good Practices” and practical reports
• Cooperative multidisciplinary networks for lifelong learning and experience exchange
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