BIM 4 Placement

Programme: Erasmus+ KA2 – VET Strategic Partnerships
Project Code: 2016-1-IT01-KA202-005399
Duration: Concluded
Countries: Italy, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom
Lead Organisation: Centoform Srl, Italy
Partners: Oulun Yliopisto (FI), Viasys Vdc Oy (FI), Regione Emilia-Romagna (IT), Universitetet I Stavanger (NO), AEEBC Ltd (UK)

Project Overview

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of buildings and infrastructures. While BIM is well established in northern Europe — Finland and Norway have been among the earliest adopters — awareness and implementation in southern Europe, particularly Italy, lagged significantly behind.
BIM 4 Placement was a capacity-building Erasmus+ project that set out to bridge this gap through transnational cooperation among six organisations across Italy, Finland, Norway and the UK. The project promoted BIM as a training subject for employability, upgrading qualifications and creating a network for work-based learning.

Objectives

• Deepen knowledge about BIM as a skills-development training subject for employability goals
• Build a transnational bridge between northern and southern European BIM practices and expertise
• Upgrade existing training tools and professional qualifications in the building and construction sector
• Create a VET network to promote work-based learning around BIM

Implementation

The project brought together six organisations — VET providers, regional authorities, universities and an EU association — from three countries. Partners conducted intensive transnational training courses to exchange best practices in BIM training and implementation, alongside local training events for trainers, teachers and students in the building sector. A new serious game about BIM was developed for beginners, and a comparative research study was produced.

Expected Results

• Comparative research publication: “BIM as Driver for Innovation and Employment”
• New and renewed professional qualification in building and construction for Emilia-Romagna Region
• New and updated training programmes about BIM for students, unemployed and employed professionals
• New BIM serious game for beginners
• BIM network connecting educational institutions and companies for work-based learningRete BIM che collega istituzioni educative e aziende per il work-based learning

BIM 4 Placement ha accelerato l’adozione del Building Information Modelling in Europa, aprendo la strada ai paesi del sud Europa verso i livelli di implementazione dei loro omologhi del nord.