About project

Over the past few years, commercial applications of the drone technology and its growing impact can no longer be ignored. Drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are piloted by remote control or on-board computers through a combination of computer vision, artificial intelligence and object avoidance technology. While some jobs may be made obsolete by drone technology, more jobs will be created to man the drones and ensure an efficient system in the delivery of services for various industries.
Drones have already proved their usefulness in crisis situations, for example, when medicine or antidotes needed to be delivered in hard to reach areas, in urban planning, geographical mapping, archaeology and agriculture. Postal operators also realize the benefits of the drone deliveries in their everyday business, especially the possibilities of using a drone in the delivery of letters and parcels between post offices.
But the issue is, aside amateur use for personal purposes, there is no Training Programs in the market for people to cultivate their drone skills to have broader options in the labour market, pursuing the position of the drone controller.
Our project addresses exactly this need and opportunity, aiming at the realization of a training material for using UAVs on parcel delivery available on three e-learning platforms.
In order to foster employability, socio-educational and personal development, as well as participation in civic and social life our project proposal aims to develop a curriculum, which better meets the needs of individuals and the labour market.
That way, our project is related with the Horizontal Priorities of the Programme: Supporting opportunities for all in acquiring and developing key competences.
Our project will develop partnerships between Postal Operators, Training Institutions, ICT companies and VET providers aiming at promoting and providing initial and/or continuing training to their staff in order to help people to gain practical skills for their job and to effectively integrate these career pursuits into their work setting which is in line with the VET priority: Enhancing access to training and qualifications for all.

The synthesis of the project consortium brings together:
a) Postal operators from three different countries (Croatia, Greece, Cyprus) which serve as the source for the identification of training needs as well as the project’s direct beneficiaries whose personnel will be trained.
b) Vocational training institutions: (AERONAUTICAL TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL RUDOLF PERESIN ZTŠ and AKMI ) which will offer combined expertise in the design, development of UAV operator / remote pilot occupational profile as well as the design and implementation of the professional training program.
c) UAV expert (DRONIT LTD) is a project technological partner being the expert for the development of the flight simulator, the design, development and the overall deployment of the UAV system and UAV’s pilot implementation.
It is envisaged that, by the end of the project, 150 people in the participating countries will be trained.

The above-mentioned objectives will be implemented through a concrete methodology, including the following activities:
a) Conduction of a current needs’ analysis in skills mismatches for UAV Controllers.
b) Preparation of Training Courses for “UAV controller”.
c) Development of a Training programme for Drone Controllers.
d) Implementing the curricula to relevant personnel and certification.
At the end of their practical training period in real environment conditions of UAVs flight, trainees will be certified.

By developing a new learning framework for “UAV controllers” impact of this project will be achieved through:
a) Participants by their employability, enhancement of skills and competences and their access to training and qualification on equal terms
b) Participating organisation (postal sector, VET and SME) through variation of their qualitative service offering, establishing a coherent methodology with specific tools that will enhance their provision of logistics services covering emerging needs, enhancement of quality of services provided to business customers and the society and establishment of a mechanism that will provide them with skilled and qualified UAV controllers, increasing standardization of services
c) New policies are going to be developed for the enhancement of postal sector services
d) A comprehensive framework on UAV’s controller is going to be designed and delivered to national administrations and at EU Level
Coherent dissemination strategy with multi-level approach is designed in order to reach target groups. It aims to ensure that the deliverables of the Project and the results of the project, are going to be communicated and exploited in a sustainable, specific and measurable way, while maximizing its reach and impact to relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries.