Vision and Outcomes

The vision of the project INSPIRE is to improve the quality and attractiveness of in-service training of teachers at extracurricular learning places. This process will lead to the following outcomes:

1. the first outcome of the project will be an overview about existing concepts of combining learning at out-of-school places with formal learning at school in the participating countries, focused on the subject of environmentally friendly energy use and climate issues. Based on these concepts, examples of best practice will be identified and disseminated;
2. the second project outcome will be the preparation of a set of new training modules, which will be designed in co-operation with out-of-school learning places;
3. a set of new training courses for teachers will be developed and tested. In this context, existing curricula, learning conditions at school and the needs of the teachers will be taken into account and will be used in designing effective strategies for implementing elements of out-of-school learning in formal school education. In a later stage these courses will be con-ducted, evaluated and improved.

Finally, INSPIRE will provide a basis upon which other projects focusing on education for sustainable development as a whole and renewable energy and climate issues in particular, may be undertaken in the future.