PILOT ACTIVITIES

Pilot Activities

As part of Work Package 4 – Pilot Implementation and Evaluation, SEED Future is testing its curriculum and Toolkit in real adult education settings through a series of local 5-day pilot courses in the partner countries. The pilot phase is designed to move the project from training and preparation into direct practice with adult learners, while generating evidence for the final refinement of the Toolkit.

What are the pilot activities?

The pilot activities are local training courses based on the SEED Future Toolkit, developed to support adult learning in three key areas:

  • environmental sustainability
  • digital literacy
  • gender equality

Each pilot course is implemented physically at local level and uses the same core methodology developed through the project’s research, curriculum design, Moodle Toolkit, and Training of Trainers process. The same educators who participated in the WP3 ToT cycle are prepared to deliver these pilots, ensuring continuity between the training phase and real implementation.

Where are the pilots implemented?

The project foresees one 5-day pilot course in each partner country:

  • Estonia – led by RNUN in Pärnu
  • Spain – led by GO GREEN in Torremolinos
  • Italy – led by Minerva APS in Forlì
  • Bulgaria – led by Alternativi International in Blagoevgrad

According to the project plan, each pilot engages up to 20 adult learners, allowing the partnership to test the Toolkit with different learner profiles and local realities.

Objectives of the pilot phase

The pilot activities aim to:

  • test the SEED Future curriculum in real adult education environments;
  • verify the relevance and usability of the Toolkit for diverse learners;
  • support adult learners in gaining knowledge and skills related to sustainability, digital literacy, and gender equality;
  • collect direct feedback from both educators and learners;
  • identify strengths, challenges, and areas for improvement before the final refinement phase.

How are the pilots organised?

Before delivery, partners carry out a shared preparation process that includes:

  • pilot course planning and setup
  • educator preparation for pilot implementation
  • open call and selection of adult learners

After the courses, the partnership collects immediate feedback and then compiles and analyses the results in order to improve the curriculum and Toolkit. This ensures that the final project outputs are not only innovative in theory, but also practical, inclusive, and effective in real-world adult education settings.

Why are the pilot activities important?

The pilot phase is one of the most important parts of the SEED Future project because it connects all previous work packages:

  • the research report and needs analysis,
  • the multilingual Toolkit and Moodle platform,
  • the Training of Trainers,
  • and the final evaluation and refinement process.

By testing the Toolkit directly with adult learners, the project can produce evidence-based improvements and ensure that the final resources respond to real needs across different European contexts.