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- Last Updated: 07 March 2018
AquaTT was founded in 1992 under the EU COMETT (Community programme in education and training for technologies) programme as the University Enterprise Training Partnership (UETP) to coordinate the training requirements of the aquaculture industry through a single body.
Initially, the main activities of AquaTT were providing support for international exchanges of students and staff members from universities and enterprises, providing short courses in advanced technology training for industry, carrying out industry surveys, and developing training materials and information on research and development.
The Lindsay Laird AwardIn 2008, AquaTT and Aqualex Multimedia Consortium (AMC) Ltd established an award in honour of former AquaTT director Lindsay Laird for the most innovative poster (in English) submitted by a student at the The European Aquaculture Society’s annual International Conference. Read more... |
AquaTT’s Educational Projects |
Current Educational Projects: |
Aqua-tnet
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INTRANEMMA
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2FISH
To learn more about 2Fish CLICK HERE, or visit www.2fishproject.eu |
Previous Educational Projects: |
Aqua-RET & Aqua-RET 2
Aqua-RET 2 built upon the Aqua-RET (Aquatic Renewable Energy Technologies) project which developed online training materials to improve end-user’s understanding of marine renewable energy technologies (Run of River, Tidal Impoundment, Tidal Stream, Wave and Offshore Wind). The aim of Aqua-RET 2 was to improve awareness of marine renewable energy sources, and be of benefit to the future workforce of this fast-developing sector and its cutting-edge technologies. To learn more about Aqua-RET2 visit www.aquaret.com |
PESCALEX & PESCALEX 2
The aims of PESCALEX 2 are to transfer the PESCALEX materials to wider geographic/linguistic areas; to translate all PESCALEX materials into other languages; to transfer the fish health/diseases content to new users; and to combine innovative (VOLL) language learning with tutor-led & ODL methods in a multi-lingual online environment devoted to fish health management at the VET level. To learn more about PESCALEX2 visit www.pescalex.org |
VALLAThe VALLA (Validation of all Lifelong Learning in Aquaculture) project will demonstrate how to validate and recognize short-term sectoral training (including non-formal learning) and will test how some types of lifelong learning fit into the EQF targeting the aquaculture sector as a pilot case study. One of the project's aims is to explore the acceptability of the WAVE protocol as a validation procedure useful for assessing recognised VET skills and competencies, as well as its potential role in assessing a range of non-formal and informal prior learning experiences. To learn more about VALLA visit www.vallaproject.com |
WAVEThe WAVE project has created a database of current occupational competencies and skills across the European aquaculture industry. The Master List of WAVE competencies is based on existing practices in aquaculture across Europe, which allows comparisons to be made between countries, techniques and methods. To learn more about WAVE visit www.waveproject.com |
Vocational AqualabsThe overall aim of Vocational Aqualabs is to improve VET systems in the European Aquaculture sector to ensure researchers receive continual professional development training in generic skills which will a) result in increasing the quality, attractiveness and security of research career pathways b) increase the relevancy of researchers and their research to the sector c) improve knowledge transfer to industry for exploitation contributing to a sustainable sector in Europe. To learn more about Vocational Aqualabs visit www.aqualabs.eu |
Planet AquaPlanet Aqua endeavours to inspire and encourage young people in Ireland to appreciate the environmental and scientific importance of conserving and preserving the planet's water habitats and resources, and in doing so, inspire them to take action in their lives to minimise their individual ecological footprints. To learn more about Planet Aqua visit www.planetaqua.ie |
Aquaculture Student Workshop 2004The Aquaculture Student Workshop took place at the Aquaculture International Exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland, from 19-23 May 2004. The workshop was devised and organised by the partnership of AquaTT UETP Ltd (lead-partner), Aqualex Multimedia Consortium Ltd (AMC), Ghent University and Heighway Events. It received funding from the Directorate General Fisheries. Read more... |