The courses, lasting 50 hours, are aimed at local public employees and will be held at the UJI and the UV during the summer and fall of 2024.

Marisa Flor (UJI), Raquel Valle (UV) and Oscar Barberà (UV) will co-direct microcredential courses for local public employees carried out in collaboration and with the support of the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.

The purpose of the courses, which will last 50 hours, is to provide students with the necessary tools and knowledge to be able to develop innovative projects in their municipalities.

The first edition, for the students of Castellón, will be held at the Universitat Jaume I during the months of May and June 2024

Click for more information about the UJI course

The second edition, for Valencia students, will be held at the University of Valencia during the months of September and October 2024

Click for more information about the UV course

An edition is also planned at the University of Alicante.

Program

University Microcredential in Local Innovation

MODULE 1. UNDERSTANDING INNOVATION (10 h)

1.1. Fundamentals of innovation, Marisa Flor

1.2. Innovation in the AAPP, Borja Colón

MODULE 2. INNOVATION IN THE DEFINITION OF PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (20 h)

2.1. Overcoming barriers to innovation. Change management, Fermín Cerezo

2.2. Understand public problems differently. Design thinking and data analysis, Olga Broto

23. Find solutions to the identified challenges, Adrián Vicente

2.4. Implement and evaluate the solution proposal, Rafa Camacho

MODULE 3. THE DESIGN OF A LOCAL INNOVATION PROJECT. FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS NOT TO FORGET (10h)

3.1 The definition of the problem and proposed solution, Raquel Valle

3.2. Implementation, evaluation and evolution of the, Ana Báez proposal

MODULE 4. PRESENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT (10h)

4.1. Non-face-to-face work and tutoring, Marisa Flor and Oscar Barbera

4.2. Presentation of projects and closing, Marisa Flor and Oscar Barbera