1. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” InnoSkills Innovation Skills for SMEs Leonardo da Vinci – Transfer of Innovation October 2008 – September 2010 Piloting phase The experience of Treviso Tecnologia

2. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Treviso Tecnologia, special agency for innovation of Treviso Chamber of Commerce: provides consultancy and aid to companies; participates in local and international projects; offers training courses and lifelong learning/training “Innovation” as a need for companies to deal with the “crisis” The challenge: to create a highly pragmatic training programme allowing SMEs to take “possession” of “ready-to-use” tools, methodologies, knowledge to manage innovation Preliminary remarks

3. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Course on “Innovation Management”: two face-to-face lessons, 14 hours “Blended learning” methodology: face-to-face training combined with Internet-based training on Innoskills’ platform “InnoSkills Guide” as training documentation (available online) Practical exercises, group works, debates on case studies and best practices and on participants’ experiences The blended learning training programme

4. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Reviewing contents in the “Innoskills Guide” Validating the accessibility, user-friendliness, suitability and completeness of developed materials and platform Validating the “localization” of chapters in the “Innoskills Guide” in order to identify the components requiring further customisation according to SMEs needs in the Veneto region Assessing the “Innoskills Guide” and the platform in the context of training programmes developed for SMEs entrepreneurs Assessing the possibility to use materials developed in diverse learning contexts (blended learning) Aims of the piloting phase

5. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Planning the seminar on “Innovation Management”, designed for entrepreneurs, managers, consultants Involving experienced trainers on the topic of “Innovation Management” Promoting the training programme Collecting registrations: 60 applications received! Dividing the seminar into two parts (April – May 2010) Holding the seminars Gathering information on participants’ customer satisfaction The process developed

6. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” 53 total participants 41 companies 16 small enterprises ( 250 empl.) observable sectors: manufacturing, industrial design, engineering, ICT, telecommunications main positions detected: management (20), R&D (18), consultancy (9) Target involved

7. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Nearly 100% of participants joined in the second part of the seminar! Participants positively commented on the structure, contents and methods of the seminar on “Innovation Management” Referring to practical cases in daily activities of SMEs has proved to be very important Great importance of sharing/discussing common topics all together User-friendly Innoskills platform Complete, clear contents which can effectively facilitate/promote innovation management within SMEs Content “localization” made relevant to SMEs peculiarities and needs in the Veneto region Results

8. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Improving the platform layout to make browsing and access to functions easier Enhancing the “localization” by adding more case studies, examples, best practices and other specific tools – that is, the strength of the “Innoskills Guide” – specifically tailored to SMEs in the Veneto region Broadening online contents to include slide shows, videos, animations and other multimedia elements aimed at fostering and accelerating the learning process Hints for further development

9. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Please browse the following websites for more information or if you wish to consult the materials and platform developed by the Innoskills project www.innosupport.net www.innoskills.net

10. InnoSkills – Innovation Skills for SMEs LLP-LDV/TOI/08/IT/481 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication 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” Thank you for your attention! Treviso Tecnologia