1. Project Partners meeting
Increase the competitiveness of the PL-LT borderline through development cooperation and clustering services
Project Partners meeting
Bialystok,

2. Lead Beneficiary:. Foundation for the development
Lead Beneficiary: Foundation for the development of the Bialystok University of Technology
Partners: Innovation and Development Promotion Centre
Alytus Business Advisory Centre
Project duration: 12 months ( – ), last 3 months – only administration and closing actions
Budget: 247 378 EUR, financing 85%

3. Main goal of this project is to increase competitiveness in metal-mechanic and related branches within the Polish – Lithuanian border.
Target group consist of few hundred people from both sides of the border. Metal-mechanic workers (PL, metal-wood (LT), students – future sector's workers on both sides of the border

4. ACTIONS 1. Information and promotion activities
Organization 2 conferences in Białystok and Alytus.
2. Project management
selection of service contractors, financial control, elaboration of reports and audits of the project and its promotion. Personnel of the PL-LT project will have periodic meetings.

5. 3. Cluster's Academy
Trainings and workshops for the employees of the branch in two segments: interpersonal and technical.
Interpersonal competence block will enclose 5 thematic sections: human resource, motivation, coaching, communications techniques and trade and sell. Every section will last 24h and consist of group of 12 people.
Together 5 groups x 12 pers = 60 pers ( 24 h/per gr) in PL and 5 groups x 10 people – 50 people (24 h/per gr) in LT.
Number of particip. Block I: 110 people (Arranged LB, B2, B3 partners)

6. 3. Cluster's Academy
Block of technical competences will enclose 5 thematic sections: production techniques, Lean systems technological processes, design processes, operating competency. Section realized in time framework of 24 hours, in groups of participants.
Together 5 groups x 12 people = 60 people (24 h/per gr) in PL and 5 groups x 10 people – 50 people (x 24 h/per gr) in LT.
(Arranged LB, B2, B3)
Number of participants Block I and II: 220 people.
Recruitment regulations will be elaborated for the need to describe rules and criteria for the recruitment of the participants of the training.

7. 4. Development of business support services
4.1 Creating European Cluster Management Certificate of Quality - 1 piece – (arrangement of B2)
4.2 Experience exchange workshops, good practice transfer, exchange of personnel between beneficiaries and leading companies within the cluster - Two 3-day workshops consisting 10 people each (Arrangement of LB, B2, B3)
4.3 Elaboration of IT communications and management cooperative network system application – 1 piece (B2 arranged)

8. 4. Development of business support services
4.4 Elaboration of innovative system for measuring effectiveness and profits in cooperative chains, elaboration of tools, report and IT application for measuring profits within the framework of cooperative links – 1 piece (B2 is arranged)
4.5 Elaboration of cluster's catalogue of the branch's potential with the MPC cooperation offer (PL-ENG) included – 1000 pcs. (B2 partner arranged)
4.6 Elaboration and production of a promotional MPC film in PL-LT version (B2 is arranged)

9. (Arrangement of LB, B2, B3 partners)
5. Increase in the quality of vocational training – Cooperation platform
5.1 Interdisciplinary Creative Groups – creation of 12 groups consisting 9 listener students (from regional technology universities and training centres (6 groups in PL and LT) and group tutor from the company and university / training centre. Groups will have to solve practical problems which were distinguished by the employers within the project's sector. Interdisciplinary Creative Groups will function for 8 months of the project. Every group will meet every 1-2 months
(Arrangement of LB, B2, B3 partners)
5.2. Competence and vocational trainings for students – creating 6 thematic groups, 15 people each, with the subjects mostly desired by the companies. Each training will be realised within the time framework of 50 h.
6 groups x 15 people = 90 people (50 h/per group) in PL and 6 groups x 10 people = 60 people (50 h/per group) in LT
Number of participants: 150 people (Arrangement of LB, B3)

10. INDICATORS
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11. SCHEDULE – ACTION PLAN
(5) Opening conference:
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12. Reporting: each 3 monts
Reporting : - own report of the partner to Controling Institution of 1-st level
- approval of the report - consolided report of LB to JTS
Trainings: implementation of the project, reporting, planned on the end of February by JTS