IN-NATURE LEONARDO DA VINCI Community Vocational Training Action Programme EDUCATION AND CULTURE “Nature and Rural Realm Interpreter: an innovative training”

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November 2003 WORK - PACKAGES 1- Project start and coordination 2- Making and redacting the training itinerary (4 FOCUS GROUPS) 3- Intermediate evaluation 4- Project testing and didactic guides 5- Publishing and dissemination of results 6- Project assessment and valuation

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November st PACKAGE.- 1/10/ /12/03 Project Start and Coordination 1st Transnational Meeting (León) st Transnational Meeting (León) –Piloting Committee –Work distribution among the 7 partners –NICT Application for permanent communication and self-assessment. Groups sensitising and involvement Groups sensitising and involvement –To make the social actors aware of the actions, in the rural areas at a local and regional level. –National and Regional Educational Bodies involvement for future official approval. –Web page and informative report creation containing the aims of the project and used as a forum for discussion.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November st PACKAGE.- 1/10/ /12/03 Project Start and Coordination SPECIFIC AIMS –Each partner will choose a representant to form the Transnational Piloting Committee to start the project (transnational action and seminars preparation). –Continuous relationship with coordinator (IRMA SL) to help the partners, involved groups and beneficiaries to develop the tasks and to carry out the “work packages” objectives. –Each partner will get as many social actors involved at a local, regional and national level, to achieve a multiplier effect and results diffusion. –To use NICT for the project spreading, starting in the first phase (web page and news report).

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November nd PACKAGE.- 1/01/ /12/04 Making and redacting training itinerary 2nd Transnational Meeting (Portugal) nd Transnational Meeting (Portugal) –Work draft for the 7 training sections: exchange of technical/educational advice To adapt the 7 training sections to the specific needs of the involved and target groups To adapt the 7 training sections to the specific needs of the involved and target groups. Resource Virtual Centre Creation of a Resource Virtual Centre Enterprises involvement to adapt training Enterprises involvement to adapt training to their specific needs. - Training itinerary presentation: 7 Didactic Guides - Dissemination of the first 2 phases results.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November nd PACKAGE.- 1/01/ /12/04 Making and redacting training itinerary SPECIFIC AIMS -To exchange technical and educational material (7 Didactic Guides) -Involvement by the rural training centres and the rural tourism enterprises al a local and regional level (project final test and assessment) -To develop the training itinerary, according to the training sections -To apply a permanent evaluation system from each partner: quantitative and qualitative (adherence signers) for initial valuation.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November rd PACKAGE.- 1/01/ /02/05 Intermediate Evaluation 3rd. Transnational Meeting in Finland: Intermediate results, Focus Groups diffusion and Quality Management Plan) Assessment of the 7 Didactic Guides Transnational action report Involvement state of the social agents Design of a plan for results dissemination of the phases 1&2: informative report in the internet and the didactic guides translated to the partners languages.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November rd PACKAGE.- 1/01/ /02/05 Intermediate Evaluation SPECIFIC AIMS -To monitor the Quality Management Plan within the Transnational Action, elaborated materialse and intermediate results. -To test and to assess the project, according to the implication rate from the education authorities and social agents, specially enterprises showing its capability.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November th PACKAGE.- 1/03/ /08/05 Project testing and didactic guides Practices in enterprises and experimental – demonstrative effect. To use teletraining as a method to assess the training itinerary validity To use teletraining as a method to assess the training itinerary validity: 30 pupils to test the project. To carry out rotation practices in enterprises To carry out rotation practices in enterprises- To design psychopedagogical and social-labour orientation model through personalised tutorials. To start the certification process To start the certification process at a regional and national level. 4th Transnational Meeting in Trento (Italy) th Transnational Meeting in Trento (Italy) -Participation of Education Bodies and social actors related with tourism and rural development -To distribute tasks and results diffusion activities. Virtual Resource Centre Virtual Resource Centre to elaborate a valuation plan - To create a “rural labour exchange” according to the job potentialities and to favour equal opportunities.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November th PACKAGE.- 1/03/ /08/05 Project testing and didactic guides SPECIFIC AIMS - To carry out practical experiences in enterprises - To test training itinerary validity among the 7 partners, introducing teletraining as an innovative method within the rural areas. - Each partner will involve the educational authorities (official certification/competency “Nature and Rural Realm Interpreter”) - To present the 7 didactic guides (each language) - Each partner will carry out workshops related with the specific matters contained in the guides to assess the content by technicians in rural development and educational authorities. - To use the 4 Focus Groups to assess the practices and the rate of labour insertion achieved.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November th PACKAGE.- 1/09/ /12/05 Publishing and dissemination of results Each partner will introduce the obtained results: -Handbook for training in interactive and multilingual CD Rom form. -Basic Guide for lingual learning (English/French) -Presentation of the 7 Didactic Guides in 4 languages Presentation of the project assessment and test results Establishment of a European Network for Nature Interpreters Resources Virtual Centre

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November th PACKAGE.- 1/09/ /12/05 Publishing and dissemination of results SPECIFIC AIMS -To monitor the Results Dissemination Plan of the pilot project within each country and at a global level. -To apply New Technologies to approach all the member states and to procure a multiplier effect among the social agents working in the fields of rural development and vocational training. -To start a European Network of Nature Interpreters, to promote collaboration among the partners once the 30 months of the project have finished. -To state the legal bases for the Resources Virtual Centre to valuate the project.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November th PACKAGE.- 1/01/ /03/06 Project assessment and valuation th Transnational Meeting -Qualitative and Quantitative assessment Process -To prepare documentation for the Final Report (Administrative and Financial Handbook) -Internal assessment in the 4 Focus Groups and external with the institutions adhered to the project To sign the agreement to give continuity to the Resources Virtual Centre as well as the European Network for Nature Interpreters to follow with IN-NATURE valuation plan.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November th PACKAGE.- 1/01/ /03/06 Project assessment and valuation SPECIFIC AIMS -Coordination and Piloting Committee assessment of the points (Administrative and Financial Handbook). -To apply the internal assessment system, reflected in the Quality Management Plan: Quantitative and qualitative -To apply the internal assessment system, reflected in the Quality Management Plan: Quantitative (number of local seminars, social agents involved, beneficiaries, publications) and qualitative (innovation, results, phases and subphases, training modules and tasks )

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November st PACKAGE.- 1/11/ /01/04 Project Start and Coordination PARTNERFUNCTIONSTASKSRESULTS METLA -To become part of Piloting Committee with at least one member. - Sensitising social agents working in rural areas. - Normative exchange - Local/regional education authorities involvement. Informative bulletin publishing, reflecting project activities (Finish/English ) CIA TOSCANA -To become part of Piloting Committee with at least one member. - Sensitising social agents working in tourism and involving regional bodies (Natural Parks) - With METLA in charge of the discussion forum (web) - To get the regional educational authorities involved in the project. To form the Piloting Committee, 5 meetings relation to the 6 phases. Web page and news bulleting design. PRAGMA- -To become part of Piloting Committee with at least one member. - Sensitising women associations (equal opportunities). - Training plan design in equal opportunities. - To involve regional educational activities. - To form the Piloting Committee and to fix the working rules for meetings & seminars

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November st PACKAGE.- 1/11/ /01/04 Project Start and Coordination PARTNERFUNCTIONSTASKSRESULTS NITRA -To become part of Piloting Committee with at least one member. - To train and coordinate social agents in Slovakia - Normative exchange - To coordinate the project at a national level so it adapts to the sector jobs and SMEs. Informative bulletin publishing own language. ADRAT -To become part of Piloting Committee with at least one member. - Sensibilization of social agents in rural areas (Tras Os Montes y parque Peneda Geres) - Normative exchange - To involve local/regional educational authorities. Informative bulletin publishing own language.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November nd PACKAGE.- 1/02/ /01/05 Making and redacting training itinerary PARTNERFUNCTIONSTASKSRESULTS METLA -Design of Didactic Guide “Rural Realm Interpreter” - To prepare the 2nd Transnational meeting- documentation exchange for the didactic guides -To make Didactic Guide - Finish Educational bodies involvement - Info exchange (NICT) Didactic Guide To define the operative/practical role of national parks in the itinerary. CIA TOSCANA -Design of module “Natural heritage interpreter” - To coordinate material and being normative related to active tourism. - Didactic Guide of the Natural Heritage Interpreter elaboration. - Enterprises involvement (ecotourism experience). -Pedagogical material partners exchange ( NICT) - Guide presentation (computer format). Telematic applications for the training itinerary (3rd Transnational. Meeting) PRAGMA -Psychopedagogical and social- labour orientation parts (individual tutorials) Actions towards equal opportunity Didactic Guide for social labour orientation. Authorities involvement and groups related with rural women Data introduction in the web page - Guide presentation - Report on the role of the enterprises in equal opportunities in the rural areas.

1st Transnational Meeting IN - NATURE León - November nd PACKAGE.- 1/02/ /01/05 Making and redacting training itinerary PARTNERFUNCTIONSTASKSRESULTS NITRA -To redact environment in the community Directives To get target sectors involved and their collabortation with enterprises for training modules design. -Objectives and priorities of each chapter -Didactic Guide -Relations and agreements with social agents Didactic guide To design methodology.