The two-year implementation of the DISCOVER project across Cyprus, Greece and Tunisia has concluded with a set of impactful digital tools and capacity-building initiatives designed to accelerate the digital transformation of the Tunisian Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The project focused on equipping VET centres with modern strategies, frameworks and training to help them respond effectively to labour-market demands for digital skills.
Digital Learning Strategy Toolkit
The Digital Learning Strategy Toolkit and Ecosystem Mapping was designed to guide Tunisian VET centres in shaping, developing and delivering effective digital learning strategies. It connects the centres’ needs with a structured framework and maps the roles, responsibilities and dependencies required for successful implementation. The Toolkit includes a digital learning readiness checklist adapted from the EU SEFIE for Work-Based Learning and tailored to the Tunisian context through extensive research activities. To support this work, the consortium conducted three focus groups with 24 participants across three VET centres and distributed self-assessment questionnaires to VET providers, trainers and learners, receiving 73 responses.
Training Curricula for VET Providers and VET Trainers
The training curriculum for VET trainers provides structured guidance on digital teaching methodologies, while the curriculum for VET providers supports institutional digital transformation efforts. Both curricula adopt a blended learning approach, combining self-paced online modules with in-person training. The project complemented these efforts through a two-day online study visit with 28 participants and a three-day physical study visit in Athens with 11 participants. In Tunisia, 15 Master Trainers completed an online Training of Trainers, while 34 VET providers and 41 VET trainers took part in three training cycles delivered across the participating VET centres.
Master Trainers’ Handbook
The Master Trainers’ Handbook was developed as a practical guide for Master Trainers tasked with delivering the curricula to VET professionals. It offers detailed instructions, tools and methodologies to ensure consistent and effective implementation. This component helped consolidate cooperation among eight institutions, establishing partnerships that will continue beyond the project’s lifetime.
eLearning Platform
A dedicated eLearning platform hosts all project resources — the Toolkit, curricula, Handbook and interactive materials — in English, French and Arabic, ensuring wide accessibility across the Tunisian VET ecosystem. The platform has engaged more than 100 registered users, while the DISCOVER Facebook page attracted 436 followers.
Dissemination and Stakeholder Engagement
The DISCOVER project placed strong emphasis on visibility and stakeholder outreach.
The Final Conference held in Bizerte on 13 November 2025 brought together 100 stakeholders from across Tunisia. A further 200 stakeholders in Cyprus, Greece and Tunisia were reached through six dissemination workshops. The project also established a solid online presence, with the DISCOVER website registering 31,861 visits in 2024 and 74,660 visits in 2025.
All project resources are available through the eLearning platform: https://e-learning.discoverproject.eu/.
Through its extensive research, targeted training, and multilingual digital tools, the DISCOVER project leaves a lasting legacy for the Tunisian VET sector, strengthening its capacity to design and implement digital learning strategies and to keep pace with the digital skills demanded by today’s labour markets.
Find out more about this interesting project here: https://discoverproject.eu/
Website
https://discoverproject.eu/Target Groups
Teachers, School leaders, School staff, Adults, VET professionals, Adult educatorsEducation Level
Higher education, VET, Adult education, Professional education
