LEADS Project

Certification of Linguistic, Entrepreneurial And Digital Skills in the Algerian higher education system

A research team from Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University has participated in the Kickoff meeting of the Erasmus+ CBHE Project “Certification of Linguistic, Entrepreneurial, And Digital Skills” (LEADS) led and organized by Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University in Mostaganem. In this project, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University is the co-leader of Work Package 3 (Training the Trainers) with Universita per Stranieri di Siena (Italy).

Collaborating closely with European partners from Italy, Norway, Latvia, and Türkiye, the consortium of Algerian members will create a national framework for the certification of linguistic, entrepreneurial, and digital skills, including associated courses and question banks. The repository will receive official recognition from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which will equally disseminate the project results to all higher education institutions in Algeria.

LEADS project will provide state-of-the-art certification centers with studio courses in each Algerian partner institution. It will train Algerian academic advisors to provide high-quality multimedia training and certification resources; subsequently, these advisors will undertake the responsibility of training other teachers within their respective institutions. Additionally, the project will provide training to engineers who will offer technical support to teachers in the installation and maintenance of certification centers.

LEADS certifications will primarily target undergraduate students, complementing their academic diplomas by providing assessments of their digital literacy, English language proficiency, and entrepreneurial skills; the acquisition of certifications in these pivotal soft skills will enhance their employability. Besides, these certifications may be of interest not only to graduate and postgraduate students, but also to academic, technical, and administrative staff, as well as any person engaged in lifelong learning.

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