Professor Joseph Hassid UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTRE 14 – 15 November 2013, Lisb on ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Structure of Presentation WHO? WHAT? – WHEN? HOW? Open issues for consideration ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

CINET Partners involved in WP5 Lead Partner : University of Piraeus Research Centre (UPRC – P3) Partner in Portugal : Universidade Aberta (UAb – P0) Partner in Spain : Fundacio per a la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC – P2) ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

WP5’s Positioning in CINET Structure WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 WP 6 STRATEGY/ MATERIALS RESEARCH RESULTS CASE STUDIES FEEDBACK ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

WP5 – Objectives The main objectives are: To organise and deliver pilot courses in Portugal, Spain and Greece To evaluate the training courses After the project’s lifetime: (based on evaluation results…) to fine tune content, training delivery process and organisation of Pilot courses. ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

WP5’s Main Tasks – Summary  Task 5.1 : Pilot Training  Task 5.2 : Evaluation of the Pilot Training  Task 5.3 : Launching Certification  Task 5.4 : Commercialising Preparation of Course Offers COMMUNICATION – COORDINATION!! ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

Task 5.1 – Pilot Training – Analysis [February – July 2015]  Pilot training for 30 participants in Portugal, Spain and Greece (total: 90 trainees) Issues:  Identification of eligible participants – Criteria / Options  Organisation of training (in class?, Distant?, Blended? – Duration?)  TRAINING CONTENT  Moodle Platform preparation  Availability of materials (Types? Translations? Printed? Electronic?)  Instructors and Tutors?  Business Plans preparation !  Presentations of Business Plans to potential funding Agencies ! ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

Task 5.2 – Evaluation of the Pilot Training – Analysis [July – September 2015] Evaluation Methodology, Content and Tools Feedback from participants and instructors/tutors Feedback to training adaptation and the entire adaptation/transfer process (WPs: 3, 4 &5) Issues:  Evaluation Guidelines and Tools (translation)  Case studies / Interviews / Testimonials  Feedback from other stakeholders  Evaluation results analysis Guidelines (National – Transnational)  Evaluation Reports (National – Synthesis) – “Lessons learnt - Adaptation needs and Recommendations”  Provide material for Dissemination activities ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

Task 5.3 – Launching Certification - Analysis [August – September 2015]  90 Certificates delivered (30 in each of the 3 countries) Issues:  Proposed “Accreditation” – Definition and associated formalities (institution – National level)  Certification of Instructors and Tutors? ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

Task 5.4 – Preparation of the Course’s Exploitation/Commercialisation [August – October 2015] Identification of Exploitation Partners Training Proposals Issues:  Conditional on Dissemination activities and availability of Training materials  Memoranda of Understanding  Implementation of MoUs ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

WP5 Work Plan 2015 – Tentative TASKS F1F1 M2M2 A3A3 M4M4 J5J5 J6J6 A7A7 S8S8 OCT 9 TASK 5.1 Participants’ Identification Instructors’ Briefing Trainees’ Briefing Delivery of training (3 countries) TASK 5.2 Pilot course Evaluation Results Analysis Evaluation Reports (National & Synthesis) Feedback to others WPs TASK 5.3 Certification TASK 5.4 Exploitation Partners Identification MoUs ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013

Thank you for your attention! This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. ● Joseph Hassid – 15 November 2013