Welcome

Day 109.15 Project update, interim report feedback &

quality management review10.00 Pilot & evaluation – partner presentations10.45 Coffee11.00 Pilot presentations, reports & new activities12.30 Lunch & photo 14.00 Overall pilot results, target group views &

translations15.00 Dissemination & partner presentations17.00 Summary

Project objectives

• Adapt & transfer LIFE Train the trainer programme

• Add greater focus on employability & entrepreneurship

• Help disadvantaged young people• Develop potential for LIFE products to be

included in VET teacher training

Target groups

• Vocational teachers and trainers• Vocational learners• Employer groups• Organisations which support disadvantaged

young people• Key influencers in national VET teacher

training frameworks

Meeting objectives

• WP1 Review progress including interim report feedback, finances & target group feedback

• WP2 Review quality management• WP5 Review pilots in each partner country &

overall findings• WP6 Review dissemination progress & plans • WP7 Review country sustainability reports &

overall strategy

Actions from last meeting

Key milestones & results

1. Needs analysis survey *complete2. Training package * complete3. Pilot & evaluation * discuss today!4. Website * - in place/update – more translation 5. Evaluation - interim report feedback6. Sustainability reports - discuss today! 7. LIFE 2 leaflet *- done*Translations into partner languages

Interim Report feedback

• Good project management & partner cooperation

• Positive European dimension (EfVET)• More dissemination – all partners• Website – more input & translation• Clear on added value from LIFE 1• Develop sustainability strategy• Financial

WP2 Quality Management

• Review plan • Update indicator statistics from each partner • Pilot – teacher, learner, employer, VET

institution totals & satisfaction/improvements• Dissemination – web links, statistics, range • Sustainability – target group links & progress• Agree actions – pilot group feedback &

intentions after training

WP5 Pilot & evaluation

• Present country reports

• Written country reports now due

• Synthesis report 31 May/translations 30 June

Pilot - Minimum numbers

• 12 teacher evaluations; 1 learner group (minimum 8 learners) including disadvantaged student perspective; 1 employer group (minimum 4 employers)

• Minimum 2 tasks & 2 activities in each pilot• Employer feedback on relevance & usefulness

of product in terms of entrepreneurship & employability

• Ensure distribution of pilot tasks & activities

Pilot – EfVET round tables

• Interest from Belgium, Denmark, UK, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal

• 11 felt Trainer Pack would be useful to their organisation

Pilot activity – EfVET Conference

• Ethics in Business activity

• Positive feedback• Excellent for

communication & language skills

• “I will use it to develop work placement skills”

• “practical, experience based”

WP5 Pilot & evaluation

• Amendments and improvements

• Product innovation: new activities, examples and videos for online pack – partners to present

WP4 Target group feedback

Welcome

Day 209.15 WP5 Pilot & new activities10.30 WP6 Dissemination 12.30 Lunch 14.00 WP7 Sustainability15.30 Interim feedback, final report

requirements & finances16.30 Next steps17.00 Summary of outcomes and agreements

WP5 Pilot - common threadsWell•Positive feedback•Helped teachers to reflect on life skills & share ideas•Helped teachers & learners to connect with real world•Creativity/entrepreneurial•Useful source of ideas•Worked well with disadvantaged learners•Employers confirmed needs

WP5 Pilot - common threadsImprove•More time•Some found evaluation difficult – needs to be linked to key competence•Some activity instructions difficult to follow•Some found group work difficult

WP5 Pilot - common threadsRecommendations•Teachers need to try out activities themselves first•Teachers need to adapt activities to learner group & link to life skills•Teacher as facilitator

Proposed changes

• Add translations banana split • Use forum for feedback, suggestions & new

materials• Add examples of job profiles

Proposed new material

Activities•Interview practice•Embedding English•Tit for tat strategies for creating long lasting relationships•Sharing information – International Energy•My choice

• Self image• Puzzle• Dating profile

characterisation Good practice example

amendments• Entrepreneurs’ DayVideos

Proposed new activities UK

Interview practice•Job ads, descriptions & person specifications•3 roles•Use of video – communication skills•Employer involvement

Embedding English

• Improve work related vocabulary, style and spelling

• Look, cover, write, check game

• Compose e-mails• Assessment chart• Codes SP, GR• Improvements

WP6 EfVET Conference 2012

• LIFE 2 good practice example in employability workshop discussion & booklet

• Over 220 delegates

WP6 EfVET

• Ideas 23-26 Oct 2013• Quarterly newsletters• 520 hits on website

WP6 Dissemination & exploitation strategy• Disseminate aims, progress, products and results of the

project to target groups, VET providers and other stakeholders nationally and Europe wide

• Raise awareness and promote the project aims throughout Europe

• Facilitate the transferability of the results and knowledge to other stakeholders in other countries

Final Report

• By activity – group together• Target sectors/group involvement• Number of participants, organisation names• Why organisations chosen and relevance?• Results & feedback from stakeholders• Aims of activities , suitability & success• Impact on target groups & geographical• Impact on national VET sector & sustainability

Intellectual propertyrights• Product freely available to target groups

• Website continues beyond project end

• Market product in way best suited to country

Website

• www.life-2.eu • Train the Trainer in all languages• More translation• Links with partner & other websites• 544 visits • 260 unique visitors• Forum & LinkedIn – 10 members• News sections - EfVET

Dissemination & plans

• Target groups database of national & local organisations

• Dissemination progress and plans from partners

• Update quality indicators

Dissemination UK

• Press articles – Somerset Guardian & Radstock Journal

• Online – Bath Business News, SW Skills newsletter, What’s Hot News

• Your Scene December 2012 & Teaching Excellence January 2013

• LEP employer forum February 2013

Dissemination UK

• Websites – Excellence Gateway• National Agency news and blog• Institute for Learning e-newsletter & Linkedin

Group (930 members) • 9 seminars/meetings (teachers & employers)

BSU & NRC

Summary

• Agree outcomes from Day 1– WP1, WP2, WP4, WP5 & WP6

• Plans for Day 2

WP7 – Sustainability strategy

• Potential for including LIFE 2 products in national teacher training

• Involvement of stakeholders & key influencers e.g. award bodies, decision makers, training support agencies

• Discuss potential for using Train the Trainer Pack with database of contacts

• Progress reports by partner• Partner evaluation reports by March 2013

WP7 – Sustainability reports

Partners to present country reports

WP7 - Sustainability

• Agree how the LIFE 2 Train the Trainer Pack can continue to be developed and exploited across Europe beyond the project lifetime

• Impact of innovation after project end & in other countries

• Continuing dialogue with labour market, authorities & colleges to maintain support

• Summary evaluation report by ANESPO by June 2013

Budgets, finance and reporting

Finance – key stages

• Feedback from interim report• 2nd payments made• Final Report by Dec 2013• Final payment of 20% on approval of Final

Report

Income

• Leonardo grant 75%

• Contribution by partners 25%

• Any national support to be declared

Financial requirements

• Payments based on results and receipts (invoices, boarding passes)

• Finance & administration handbook• Exchange rates on date of transfer• Keep within budget

Budget headings

• Staff costs – timesheets, evidence of day rate • Travel & subsistence – overnight stays• Equipment – no budget• Subcontracting – translation, printing• Other – EfVET conference fees, press releases,

room hire

Reporting

• Complete Final Report financial tables for whole project period

• Staff costs consistent with timesheets• State specific activity e.g. WP6 dissemination• Staff declaration – timesheets• Travel & subsistence – durations within dates• VAT declaration

Reporting

• External printing in subcontracting• Evidence – subcontract agreements/purchase

orders to support invoices• Keep within EC maximum day rates• Exchange rates for RO & DK• Eligibility• Any questions? Individual partner sessions

Next meeting

• Copenhagen 25-28 September

• Key topics for discussion – Final Report, WP2 final evaluation, WP6 & 7 dissemination & sustainability progress, finances

Next steps• Summary and

outcomes, actions for WP1, WP7

• Areas where help required?

Did we meet objectives?

• WP1 Review progress including interim report feedback, finances & target group feedback

• WP2 Review quality management• WP5 Review pilots in each partner country &

overall findings• WP6 Review dissemination progress & plans • WP7 Review country sustainability reports &

overall strategy

Evaluation

Summary

• Agree outcomes from Day 2

• Agree actions and timescales

• Plans for Day 3

Day 3

Further discussions on amendments, new activities, innovation and added value and examples for online trainer pack; ideas and plans for dissemination and sustainability

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