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SME ACTorSMEs Action learning facilitator.

Ruggiera SarcinaFinal Event

24 October 2008Bucharest

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www.smeactor.eu In brief

• A Leonardo da Vinci Pilot Project

• Key words: training of learning facilitators, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), action learning, networking

• Two Years: 2006-2008• 9 partners• Involving 6 countries

and 8 EU regions

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www.smeactor.eu Sme ACTor Project

• What is SME ACTor? SME ACTor framework

• Why? SME ACTor rationale

• How? SME ACTor development

• What? SME ACTor results• Who? SME ACTor

partnership• What next? SME ACTor

future development

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• What is SME ACTor? SME ActOR framework





future development

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www.smeactor.eu What is SME ACTor? SME ACTor

framework•The overall Leonardo da Vinci Framework:“…the promotion of a Europe of knowledge by developing a European area of cooperation in the field of education and vocational training…”

•A Pilot Project:“…design, developing, testing, evaluation and dissemination of innovative practices in terms of methods, contents or products…They must develop tangible products,…”

•The priority: Continuous training of teachers and trainers:“ new skills and competencies for VET teachers, training and other learning facilitators essential in a lifelong learning context”

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future development

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www.smeactor.eu Why? SME ACTor rationale

• SMEs: engine of EU economy, BUT…

The addedd value of co-operative paths, clusters, networks

How to support a co-operative How to support a co-operative path?path?

• The opportunity of Action Learning methodology:

intervention method based on the assumption that people learn most effectively when working on real time problems occurring in their own work settings

SMEs Action Learning Facilitator

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Who can animate a co-operative Who can animate a co-operative path based on AL methodology? path based on AL methodology?


a person with specific competencies directed to develop trust for cooperation between SMEs in a given regional or industrial context despite and beyond their ongoing competition.

The facilitator

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The 4 roles of the facilitator


ModeratorExpert in process

management

Trainer Coach

1.Facilitating dialogue

2.Facilitating the process

3.Facilitating learning

4.Facilitating the personal involvement

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implementation of action learning methods and tools within their activities

SUPPORT THE SMES AGGREGATION PROCESS BY THE FACILITATORS EMPOWERMENT

Strategic objective:

How?

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future development

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www.smeactor.eu How? SME ACTor development

The The frameworkframeworkThe The frameworkframework

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Contexts Contexts scoutingscouting

Contexts Contexts scoutingscouting

Pilot Pilot learning learning

LabsLabs

Pilot Pilot learning learning

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Collaborative Collaborative learning learning virtual virtual

communitycommunity

Collaborative Collaborative learning learning virtual virtual

communitycommunityFieldbookFieldbookFieldbookFieldbook

Valorisation and disseminationValorisation and disseminationValorisation and disseminationValorisation and dissemination

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Pilot learning Pilot learning LabsLabs

Pilot learning Pilot learning LabsLabs

First tier First tier facilitatorsfacilitatorsFirst tier First tier

facilitatorsfacilitators

Second tier Second tier facilitatorsfacilitators

Second tier Second tier facilitatorsfacilitators

SME SME workshopworkshop

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SME SME workshopworkshop

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10 full-days Learnshops for 16 participants

10 full-days Learnshops for 16 participants

36 Labs (workshops) sessions involving about 60 SMEs;

Sectoral focus; deeply territorial embedded; using facilitating tools,

workable results; continuous assessment, evaluation and reporting

36 Labs (workshops) sessions involving about 60 SMEs;

Sectoral focus; deeply territorial embedded; using facilitating tools,

workable results; continuous assessment, evaluation and reporting

22 Learnshop sessions in 7 different regional

contexts, involving 68 participants

22 Learnshop sessions in 7 different regional

contexts, involving 68 participants

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CollaborativCollaborative learning e learning

virtual virtual communitycommunity

CollaborativCollaborative learning e learning

virtual virtual communitycommunity

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• What? SME ACTor results

• Who? SME ACTor partnership

• What next? SME ACTor future development

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www.smeactor.eu What? SME ACTor results

• A tested path for developing SMEs co-opetition

• A ‘tested’ curriculum• A wide trained group of

facilitators• A wide group of SMEs aware

of the need to co-operate and using AL methods

• A tested virtual community and related tools

• A rich web site: www.smeactor.eu

Facilitating Networking

An Action Learning

Fieldbook

PublisherPublisher

AND….. the fieldbook : tools, messages, experiences, examples,…

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future development

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www.smeactor.eu Who? SME ACTor partnership

1. Unimpresa Romania, Bucarest (leading partner);

2. University Aurel Vlaicu, Arad; 3. Dortmund University of

Technology– Sozialforschungsstelle, Dortmund (D);

4. Istituto G. Tagliacarne, Rome (IT);

5. Team, Genova (IT); 6. Forim, Potenza (IT); 7. Viladecans City Foundation,

Viladecans (E); 8. Karol Adamiecki University of

Economics, Katowice (PL); 9. Bekescsaba BIC, Bekescsaba

(H).

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• What? SME ACTor results

• Who? SME ACTor partnership

• What next? SME ACTor future development

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www.smeactor.eu What next? SME ACTor future

developmentThe follow up activitiesfollow up activities and the launching of new SMEs co-operative path The transferability to other countries countries and regions and regions

The transferability to other sectorsother sectors: e.g. public administration and local developm.The transferability to other target other target groupsgroups: e.g. guidance, counselling, …

The development of other ICT basedother ICT based facilitating tools

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Information and documents available at:

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