Mobilya Sektöründeki Mikro-KOBİ'lerin Yeteneklerinin Dijital Uluslararasılaşma Öğrenme Merkezi Aracılığıyla Geliştirilmesi

Öz

Avrupa mobilya sektöründeki mikro ve küçük ölçekli işletmeler (mikro-KOBİ'ler), sınırlı dijital beceriler, kısıtlı kaynaklar ve stratejik pazar anlayışının eksikliği gibi uluslararasılaşmanın önündeki önemli engellerle karşılaşmaya devam etmektedir. Bu zorluklara yanıt olarak, Erasmus+ Ana Eylem 2 tarafından desteklenen INT4FURN projesi, ECVET çerçevesiyle uyumlu modüler eğitim yoluyla uluslararası iş yetkinlikleri oluşturmak için tasarlanmış bir Dijital Uluslararasılaşma Öğrenme Merkezi geliştirmiştir. Bu makale, platformun pedagojik yaklaşımını, yapısal tasarımını ve tematik öğrenme modülleri, çok dilli sözlükler, eğitici videolar ve öz değerlendirme araçları gibi temel özelliklerini inceleyerek eleştirel bir analiz sunmaktadır. Nitel bir vaka çalışması metodolojisine dayanan bulgular, platformun özellikle mikro KOBİ'lerin ihtiyaçlarına göre uyarlanmış, kullanıcı merkezli, mobil erişilebilir ve dijital olarak kapsayıcı bir öğrenme deneyimi sağladığını göstermektedir. Dijital okuryazarlık ve öğrenci katılımı gibi zorluklar devam etse de INT4FURN merkezi, mesleki eğitime anlamlı bir şekilde katkıda bulunan ve geleneksel imalat endüstrilerindeki dijital ve sürdürülebilir dönüşümün daha geniş hedeflerini destekleyen ölçeklenebilir, yenilikçi bir çözüm olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Uluslararasılaşma
• Mikro-KOBİ
• dijital öğrenme
• mobilya sektörü

Enhancing Capabilities of Micro-SMEs in the Furniture Sector through a Digital Internationalisation Learning Hub

Öz

Micro and small-sized enterprises (micro-SMEs) in Europe’s furniture sector continue to face significant obstacles to internationalisation, including limited digital skills, constrained resources, and a lack of strategic market insight. In response to these challenges, the INT4FURN project—supported by Erasmus+ Key Action 2—has developed a Digital Internationalisation Learning Hub designed to build international business competencies through modular training aligned with the ECVET framework. This paper offers a critical analysis of the platform, examining its pedagogical approach, structural design, and core features, including thematic learning modules, multilingual glossaries, instructional videos, and self-assessment tools. Drawing on a qualitative case study methodology, the findings indicate that the platform provides a user-centred, mobile-accessible, and digitally inclusive learning experience, tailored specifically to the needs of micro-SMEs. While challenges such as digital literacy and learner engagement remain, the INT4FURN hub emerges as a scalable, innovative solution that contributes meaningfully to vocational education and supports the broader goals of digital and sustainable transformation within traditional manufacturing industries.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Internationalisation
• Micro-SMEs
• digital learning
• furniture sector

Kaynakça

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