1. 1 st TRANSNATIONAL MEETING BRUSSELS - BELGIUM FEBRUARY 19-20, 2004 THE PROJECT Gabriella Bettiol

2. B.B.W. - Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft in Berlin unt Brandenburg - Berlin - DE CEFORALP - Lyon - FR CEISET - Centro de Empresas e de Inovaçao de Setubal - Setubal - PT CISL - Trade Union - Venice - IT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF ISLAND - Reykjavik - IS DIMEG - Dipartimento di Innovazione Meccanica e Gestionale - Università di Padova - Padova- IT ECIPA - Società di Formazione Professionale ed Imprenditoriale - CNA - Venice - IT EUROSPORTELLO VENETO - Unione Regionale delle Camere di Commercio del Veneto - Venice - IT INDUSTRIALI VENETO SIAV - Venice - IT O.B.R. - Organismo Bilaterale Regionale del Veneto - Venice - IT “POLITEHNICA” UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA - RO U.E.B. - Union des Entreprises de Bruxelles - BE REGIONE DEL VENETO - Dipartimento Formazione - Venice - IT S.V.O. - Studiecentrum voor Ondernemerschap - Bruxelles - BE TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF TIMISOARA - RO TRANSNATIONAL NETWORK

3. PROGRAMME OF THE FIRST TRANSNATIONAL MEETING BRUSSELS - BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 19-20, 2004 Opening and Welcome to the participants Industriali Veneto SIAV, Agenzia Nazionale Leonardo ISFOL The aims of the Project Industriali Veneto SIAV Presentation, motivation and expectations by all the Partners (Coffee Break at 10,30 h.) Lunch h. 14,00 h. 15,00 h. 15,15 h. 15,30 h. 17,00 h. 17,30 h. 18,00 h. 20,00 h. 9,00 h. 9,15 h. 9,30 h. 13,00 Presentation, motivation and expectation by all the Partners (Continuation) Intervention by a Representative of the E.V.T.A.’s (European Vocational Training Association) The Agenda of the Meeting Industriali Veneto SIAV Project’s Work Plan – Industriali Veneto SIAV Sharing of tasks and documents to be issued by the partners Coffee Break Partners’ remarks Close of day one Dinner at a Restaurant in Brussels city centre THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19

4. Explanation of the financial and economic management of the project Agenzia Nazionale Leonardo ISFOL, Industriali Veneto SIAV Partner’s remarks Coffee break Final considerations (By all the partners) Close of the works h. 9,00 h. 10,00 h. 10,30 h. 11,00 h. 11,45 h. 12,15 h. 12,30 h. 13,00 h. 14,00 h. 15,00 h. 15,45 h. 16,00 h. 16,30 Work methodology Industriali Veneto SIAV Explanation and simulation of use of the VCP Platform Industriali Veneto SIAV Coffee Break Explanation and simulation of use of the VCP Platform (continuation) Industriali Veneto SIAV Definition of the names and profiles of the people who will take part in the e-community Definitions and selection of the members of the Steering Committee Partner's remarks Lunch PROGRAMME OF THE FIRST TRANSNATIONAL MEETING BRUSSELS - BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 19-20, 2003 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20

5. THE GRADUAL AGEING OF THE WORKFORCE IS BECOMING EVIDENT IN VARIOUS EUROPEAN PRODUCTION AREAS THIS TREND IS CAUSED BY THE LOWER BIRTH RATES, AND IT CONCERNS ALL THE EU MEMBER STATES, THOUGH WITH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PECULIARITIES SUMMARY

8. Total Fertility rate - 1990-1994

12. THE “AGEING WORKFORCE” ISSUE IS COMPENSATED FOR NEITHER BY THE INCREASING PRESENCE OF WOMEN ON THE LABOUR MARKET NOR BY THE NET MIGRATION RATE OF GROWTH. THIS MEANS THAT, IN ORDER TO GIVE CONTINUITY AND PRESERVE THEIR WORKING ACTIVITY, SMALL ENTERPRISES, THEIR OWNERS AND WORKERS ARE FACED WITH THE NEED TO FIND WAYS AND MEANS OF TRANSFERRING PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TACIT COMPETENCE TO OTHER WORKERS SUMMARY

13. THE CREATION OF A TRANSNATIONAL NETWORK AT EUROPEAN LEVEL ACTING AS A REPOSITORY OF COMPETENCE AND AS THE CARRIER OF INFORMATION FOR THE PRESERVATION AND CONTINUITY OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TACIT COMPETENCE OWNED BY THE SENIOR EMPLOYEES. AIMS OF THE PROJECT

14. THE PROJECT ENVISAGE THE NETWORK IDENTIFICATION OF METHODOLOGIES AIMED AT SETTING UP CONTINUOS TRAINING SCHEMES SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO THE TARGET GROUP CONSIDERED (SENIOR EMPLOYEES) BY FAVOURING INTERACTION AND THE EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES WITH YOUNGER COLLEGUES (the intergenerational co-operation) THUS SUSTAINING A NEW STRATEGY OF AGE MANAGEMENT AIMS OF THE PROJECT

18. THE NETWORK WILL DEVELOP AN INTERVENTION MODEL TAILORED TO THE SMEs SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR BRINGING COMPETENCES UP-TO-DATE, TARGETED TOWARDS THE ELDERLY EMPLOYED PERSONS AN OTHER AIMS CONSISTS IN AWAKENING A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WITH SPECIFIC FEATURES TO THE PROBLEMS OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AIMS OF THE PROJECT

19. THIRDLY THE INTERVENTION IS AIMED AT WIDENING THE ORIGINAL NETWORK IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SHARING OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ISSUE OF THE AGEING WORKFORCE BY A MAINTREAMING PROCESS THAT WILL INVOLVED STAKOLDERS, POLICY MAKERS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTION AIMS OF THE PROJECT

20. THE WBS Work Breakdown Structure

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22. WEB SITE http://www.leonardotacitus.net FIRST TRANSNATIONAL MEETING - BRUXELLES VCP - VIRTUAL COMMUNITY PORTAL SECOND TRANSNATIONAL MEETING - TIMISOARA MAINSTREAMING ACTION PLAN TOOLS FOR THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT