transfer of innovation multilateral projects (toi)

Agenzia nazionale LLP - Programma settoriale Leonardo da Vinci

Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della RicercaMinistero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali

Transfer of Innovation Multilateral Projects (TOI)

The Call for Proposal 2009Priorities and Application

Form



Aim

Improving the quality and attractiveness of the European VET System by adapting and integrating innovative contents or results from previous Leonardo da Vinci projects, or from other innovative projects into public and/or private vocational training systems and companies at national, local, regional or sectoral level

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Transfer of innovation

• At geographical level– Import from other countries– Export to other countries

• At sectoral level– Adaptation of products to the needs of other

sectors / areas of training provision

• To new target groups– Adaptation of products to the needs of other

potential users (and/or development of supports for facilitators)

• From laboratory to real world – Transfer as integration into current systems and

practices (dissemination, enlarged testing, actual exploitation of results, etc.)



Process for transferring

• Identifying and analysing targeted user requirements

• Selecting and analysing innovative content to meet these requirements

• Analysing the feasibility of transfer

• Integrating (certifying) it in European, national, regional, local and/or sectoral training systems and practices

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Who can participateAll those in VET, other than at tertiary level, as well as the

institutions and organizations facilitating such education and training, such as:

• Institutions or organizations providing learning opportunities in the fields covered by the Leonardo da Vinci sectoral programme

• Associations and representatives of those involved in vocational education and training, including trainees’, parents’ and teachers’ associations

• Enterprises, social partners and other representatives of working life, including chambers of commerce, other trade organizations and sectoral organizations

• Bodies providing guidance, counseling and information services relating to any aspect of lifelong learning

• Bodies responsible for systems and policies concerning any aspect of lifelong learning vocational education and training at local, regional and national level

• Research centres and bodies concerned with lifelong learning issues• Organization at tertiary level can participate in the projects, but the results

should not target those attending vocational education and training at tertiary level• Non-profit organizations, voluntary bodies, NGOs

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Operational provisions• Duration

– Minimum 1 year – Maximum 2 years

• Financial provisions– Maximum Grant is 150.000/year– Maximum Community Grant is 75% of eligible cost

• Minimum number of countries– 3 organizations from 3 different countries (one EU

Member State)

• Minimum number of organizations– 3 organizations

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Call for Proposal 2009 (1)Policy framework

Copenhagen process updated by the Maastricht Communiqué (2004)

by the Helsinki Communiqué (2006)most recently by the Bordeaux Communiqué (2008)

Main focus on:• Enhancing the attractiveness, quality and performance

of VET systems• Improving transparency, information and guidance

systems• Recognition of competences and qualifications• Strengthening the European dimension

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Call for Proposal 2009 (2)

Policy framework

Promoting testing and implementation of the common European tools for VET

• European Credit Transfer System for Vocational Education and Training(ECVET) system

• European Qualifications Framework (EQF)• Follow-up to the 2004 Council Conclusions on

quality assurance in VET

Special attention to facilitating the participation of sectors, social partner organizations and companies, in particular small and

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LdV General objectives

a. Supporting participants in training and further training activities in the acquisition and the use of knowledge, skills and qualifications to facilitate personal development, employability and participation in the European labour market

b. Supporting improvements in quality and innovation in vocational education and training systems, institutions and practices

c. Enhancing the attractiveness of vocational education and training and mobility for employers and individuals and to facilitate the mobility of working trainees

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LdV Operational objectives

a. Improving the quality and increasing the volume of mobility throughout Europe of people involved in initial vocational education and training and in continuing training, so as to increase placements in enterprises to at least 80.000 per year by the end of the LLP

b. Improving the quality and increasing the volume of co-operation between institutions or organizations providing learning opportunities, enterprises, social partners and other relevant bodies throughout Europe

c. Facilitating the development of innovative practices in the field of VET other than at tertiary level, and their transfer, including from one participating country to others

d. Improving the transparency and recognition of qualifications and competences, including those acquired through non-formal and informal learning

e. Encouraging the learning of modern foreign languagesf. Supporting the development of innovative ICT-based content,

services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning10




Priorities for TOI projects

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Priority 1:

Transparency and recognition of competences and qualifications

Priority 2:

Developing the quality and attractiveness of VET systems and practices

Priority 3:

Developing the skills and competences of VET teachers, trainers and tutors

Priority 4:

Develop Vocational Skills considering the labour market needs

Priority 5:

Raising competence levels of groups at risk

Priorities applicable across all multilateral Leonardo projects:•Vocational oriented language learning (VOLL)•Content integrated language learning (CLIL)



Supporting the development of national and sectoral qualifications systems and frameworks which incorporate common European tools for transparency and recognition (Europass portfolio, ECVET system and EQF)

Projects should support the testing and implementing of elements of such frameworks:

• Description of qualifications in terms of learning outcomes• Mapping VET qualifications onto the eight EQF reference levels via national

qualifications frameworks and systems• Design of qualifications in transferable units of learning outcomes with

allocation of credit points• Design of VET programmes with flexible devices for validation, transfer and

recognition of learning outcomes achieved in formal, informal and non formal contexts

• Combining and further developing the European tools and frameworks or their application in particular sectors

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Priority 1:

Transparency and recognition of competences and qualifications



• Developing and testing quality assurance procedures in initial and in continuing vocational education and training, including by using European Quality Assurance Reference Framework

• Fostering the development of high quality VET pathways leading to smooth transitions to work and/or progression to further and higher education and promoting guidance and counselling at all levels

• Enhancing the governance and attractiveness of VET systems through increased cooperation with social partners and all relevant stakeholders

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Priority 2:

Developing the quality and attractiveness of VET systems and practices



Developing the skills and competences of VET and guidance professionals, including their continuous professional development and their learning of languages.

Proposals should include:• Developing the role of VET professionals in response to systemic

changes such as the shift to learning outcomes and competence-based systems

• Strengthening the liaison between VET professionals and working life (enterprises, occupational sectors, etc.)

• Developing their pedagogical skills and their involvement in curriculum development

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Priority 3:

Developing the skills and competences of VET teachers, trainers and tutors



Priority 4:

Develop Vocational Skills considering the labour market needs

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Supporting close links to working life in order to make VET more responsive to labour market needs.

Improving sectoral identification and anticipation of skill and competence needs and their integration in VET provision. It implies also promoting integration of learning with working.

Proposals should include:•Fostering the involvement of the different stakeholders in making VET more responsive to the needs of the labour market taking into account systemic changes such as the shift to learning outcomes and competence-based systems•Developing and testing common sectoral methods and systems for anticipation of skills needs, involving companies / sectoral organisations / social partners in VET•Fostering the integration of learning with working life by promoting more learning-conducive environments at the workplace, work-placed training and apprenticeship pathways as a basis for development of vocational skills relevant to the labour market needs



Priority 5:

Raising competence levels of groups at risk

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• Integrating groups with particular difficulties on the labour market (e.g. early school leavers, low-skilled workers, people with disabilities, immigrants and those with a migrant background, and ethnic minorities), by developing their work-related skills and competences

• Increasing the interest and participation of men or women in those VET fields in which they remain under-represented (for instance women in technology)

•Redressing problems caused by demographic change, such as retaining older workers in employment



Application Form(draft version)

• Project Information• Institution/Organisation• Organisations and activities• Presentation of the proposal

– General information– Eligibility checklist– Declaration by Legal Representative– Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme and the

Priorities of the Call for Proposals– Project description– Methodology and workplan– Budget

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Project InformationSummary

In case of approval, the summary will be used as the published abstract of the project, so it must summarise the key issues covered in the proposal (EN/FR/DE):

1. the reason for the project (the main problem being tackled)

2. the main aims and objectives of the project3. the characteristics of the partnership that will

implement the proposal4. a general description of the tangible and

intangible outcomes5. the impact envisaged

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Institution/Organisation

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Organisation (role in the application, legal name in Latin characters, website, country, etc.)

Legal entity (legal address, legal name in national characters, etc.)

Person authorised to legally commit the participant

Legal Representative

Responsible for the implementation of the action

Contact person



Organisation and activities (1)

Classifications (profit/non-profit, public/private, etc.)

Objectives and activities of the Organisation

• General description of the organization (size, scope of work, areas of specific expertise and competence in relation to project proposed)

• Role of the participant organisation in the proposed project

• Skills and expertise of key staff involved in the project (few lines per person)

Other Community funding

Details of projects funded by Community programmes in the last financial year

Involvement in other applications

Details of other LLP applications in this selection year in which the participating organisations are involved

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Organisation and activities (2)

• Demonstrate how the consortium brings together all the skills and competences required to carry out the work programme

• Distribute in an appropriate way the tasks among the partners in order to reach the objectives and the results of the project

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Presentation of the proposal (1)

General information

Eligibility checklist

Declaration by Legal Representative of Applicant organisation

Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme and the Priorities of the Call for Proposals

Project description

Methodology and Workplan

Budget

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• Select and explain how the proposal addresses the:1. Programme General Objectives2. Programme Operational Objectives3. European priorities of LdV (indicate only one)

If applicable1. Contribution to national priorities 2. Horizontal issues (click only)


Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme and the Priorities of the Call for

Proposals

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• Select only the strategic issues that are relevant to your planned activities

• Provide a short explanation of the way(s) in which the issue is addressed in your plans

• Demonstrate how the results are relevant to the priorities of the Call for Proposals, to the operational and general objectives of the Programme


Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme and the Priorities of the Call for

Proposals

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Project DescriptionWhy is the project necessary?

Aims and Objectives

Type of transfer

Innovative result(s) on which the project is based

Pedagogical materials

Quality of the Consortium

European added value

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• Explain the rationale of and background to the project by defining the needs that it seeks to address

• Describe the current situation in the countries involved, the previous or preparatory work in the domain and the results of any needs analysis undertaken

• Outline the main (published) indicators that illustrate these needs and include references to any declared national or international political priority in this area

Why is the project necessary?

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• Define the concrete aims and objectives of the project and describe the ways in which the situation set out under the needs analysis will be changed and addressed by the project

• Show how project aims and objectives are linked to the selected priorities of the Call for Proposals

Suggestions:– Definition of general and specific objectives to

meet the identified needs– Definition of clear, realistic and measurable

objectives addressing to relevant issue


Aims and objectives

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Explain the type of transfer and how the proposal implements the Transfer of Innovation at:

• Geographical level• Sectoral level• Any other level

Suggestions:– Clear description of specific needs at

geographical, sectoral, target group level the product intends to satisfy

– Real innovative product for the context it is going to be transferred

Type of transfer


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Give detailed information on previous project/s and/or product/s the project is based upon

Describe the innovative content or result/s the project is based upon (i.e. the rationale of and the background to the project, the added value of the proposal, etc.) and how the proposal will trasfer and utilize them

Suggestions:– Give a clear and detailed description of the innovative

result/s the project is based upon– Enclose a copy of any product/s which will be used as

a basis for the current proposal


Innovative result(s) on which the project is based

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In case the proposal seeks to adapt and transfer pedagogical materials for learners or teaching staff:

• Describe the international state of the art and summary of limitations of existing pedagogical materials in the area

• Describe the methodological/didactic approaches on which the products will be based

• Indicate how the planned project will contribute concretely to enhance the diversity of languages in its different activities

Pedagogical materials


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• Describe the consortium as a whole (structure, functioning and experience in transnational cooperation, rationale behind distribution of activities)

• How effective cooperation and communication will be ensured between partners, including arrangements for dealing eventual conflicts

Quality of the Consortium


European added value

Describe the anticipated benefits of implementing the project at European level, which cannot be gained at national or regional level

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• Work packages• Expected results• Dissemination and exploitation of results• Quality management plan• Expected impact


Methodology and workplan

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Provide one table per work package, by adding as many work packages as required, including one for:• the management of the consortium • the dissemination and exploitation of results

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Work packages


Expected results

Detailed description of the specific results expected during the project lifetime

Methodology and workplanGive an overall description of the methodology and workplan in the project



Provide a dissemination and exploitation plan and a timetable showing the key outputs and fitting with the work package/s on dissemination and exploitation of results described in the section “Work packages”


Dissemination and exploitation of results

Quality management plan

Provide a quality management plan, including procedures, criteria and resources for monitoring and evaluation of the project and for internal and/or external evaluation

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• Describe the expected short-term and long-term impact of the proposal on:

– Target groups and/or sectors– Geographical target areas

• Explain how do you intend to measure the expected impact, by describing qualitative and quantitative indicators

• Explain the sustainability of the partnership and products after the project conclusion

• Describe the project impact on the national VET systems of all the partners


Expected impact

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Direct costsA. Staff costs (based on real daily staff cost rates not exceeding the

maximum daily rate indicated in the LLP Guide 2009 - Part I)

• Manager• Researcher, techer and/or trainer• Technical staff• Administrative staff

B. Operational costs1. Travel and subsistence(staff only)2. Subcontracting (up to 30% of the total amount of direct costs)3. Equipment (up to 10% of the total amount of direct costs)4. Other

Indirect costs (up to 7% of the total amount of eligible direct costs)

Budget

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Direct costs costs which are identifiable as specific costs directly linked to performance of the action and which can therefore be booked to it directly

Indirect costs costs which are neither identifiable as specific costs directly linked to the project nor can be booked to it directly but which have nevertheless been incurred in the management of the project

Examples:• communication costs (i.e. postage, fax, telephone, mailing, etc.)• all costs for equipment related to the administration of the project (i.e.

PC’s, portables, etc.)• Infrastructure costs (i.e. rent, electricity, etc.) of the premises where

the project is being carried out• photocopies

Budget

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Award criteria (LLP Guide 2009 - Part III)

• Quality of the work programme• Innovative character and improvement of

national VET systems through TOI• Quality of the Consortium• European added value• The cost-benefit ratio• Relevance• Impact• Quality of the Valorisation plan (dissemination

and exploitation of results)

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Deadline for submission of applications

February 27th 2009



Thanks for your attention

….and good luck!

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