Psycare (ERASMUS+ KA2 Partnership): 2025-2027
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT?
The project is a partnership between Godalen VGS (Stavanger, Norway) and seven other partners, including Techcollege. The partnership spans a total of seven European countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Spain, Cyprus, and Ukraine.
The aim of the project is to develop, test, and translate/adapt—for future use across all participating countries—a training module for hairdressing education. This module focuses on equipping students and trainees to handle client interactions that involve discussions of difficult personal topics. The project seeks to address a growing psychological challenge faced by professionals in the hairdressing industry (and similar personal service sectors): the expectation that they listen to and engage with clients' personal challenges and private problems, regardless of how traumatic these may be. This creates a mental burden that can, over time, be detrimental to the professional's psychological well-being and health. Through the developed training module, the project therefore aims to provide professionals with the tools to manage these conversations and the associated mental strain.
WHO IS BEHIND?
Project Applicant and Contract Holder:
Godalen High School
Eastern Ring 55
4015 Stavanger, Norway
Partners:
Techcollege
Kristianstad University
Elmetorpsvägen 15,
291 39 Kristianstad, Sweden
A&E Loizou Hair & Beauty Enterprises Ltd.
Alexandrou Ypsilanti 46
8020 Paphos, Cyprus
www.revolutionhairandbeauty.co
Aural Art Productions Nilsen
Kvitsøygata 25
4014 Stavanger, Norway
SIA Business University Turiba
Graudu Street 68
1058 Riga, Latvia
Instituto de Educación Secundaria El Palo
Old Road of Velez 17
29018 Malaga, Spain
South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University
named after KD Ushynsky
ul. Staroportofrankivska 26
65020 Odessa, Ukraine
Co-financing:
ERASMUS+ KA2 Small-Scale Partnership
(approved by ERASMUS+ in Norway)
WHICH COURSES ARE PARTICIPATING?
The following programs from Techcollege participated:
Hairdresser
THE PROJECT IN NUMBERS
Total project budget: 250.000 EUR
Techcollege budget share: 10,6%
Project period: 01.09.2025 – 31.08.2027
WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE PART OF THE PROJECT?
The project comprises the following activities:
3 joint partner meetings (in Norway, Spain, and Sweden) + one developer meeting (in Cyprus). Techcollege participates in the partner meetings.
Development of 8 thematic modules (of 1 hour each)—aimed at vocational education and training (VET) students at EQF levels 3–4—adding up to constitute a comprehensive course module on tools for handling difficult personal interactions with customers and mitigating the psychological strain resulting from such interactions.
Translation of the course module into the languages of all participating countries.
Testing of the course module in all participating countries and refinement of the final product based on insights gained during testing.
Production of an instructor’s guidebook for using the course module.
Production of "best practice guidelines" for hair salons and similar businesses regarding the course module's theme.
Dissemination of project results through participation in at least one European conference for the hairdressing industry.
Techcollege contributes to the project by testing the developed course module within a Danish educational and industry context and translating all module contents into Danish.
WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED RESULTS OF THE PROJECT?
The project expects to achieve the following results in accordance with the performance objectives set out in the application:
Course module for vocational education and training (VET) programmes (hairdressing and similar personal service trades) developed, comprising approximately 8 hours of training.
Course module tested, adapted, and translated into the languages of all participating countries.
Course module supported by a specially produced instructor’s guidebook and "best practice guidelines" for employers.
Awareness of the course module promoted through participation in conference(s) at European level.
Contact
Vocational Teacher and Coordinator: Lone Foged Thomsen, Lifestyle and Health Education Department,
loft@techcollege.dk, (+45) 2526 6688
Head of Education: Pia Susanne Jørgensen, Lifestyle and Health Education Department,
psu@techcollege.dk, (+45) 2526 6460
Executive Consultant: Peter Wendelbo Jensen, People & Organization / International Department, petj@techcollege.dk , (+45) 2240 0840