Work programme
Tasks of the project
| Task 1: Core skills analysis |
| Responsible partners | Diskurssi co-ordinates and is responsible for the country study of Finland; the other country studies are carried out by: Tipperary, Kulturlandschaft Uckermark, Buiting Bosontwikkeling and Veronica |
| Participating partners | Metsähallitus, Finnish Environment Institute, Tapio, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Coillte |
| Timetable | November 2005 - February 2006 |
| Purpose | Comprehensive analysis of working life requirements of NRE planners and trainers in priority sectors in view of collaborative planning in each partner country to be taken into account in the design of the CoPack |
| Methodology | Collection of documents, professional analysis, e-mail survey (questionnaire), selected telephone and face-to-face interviews, focus group discussions |
| No. of staff days | Managers: 2
Researchers: 84
Teachers/trainers: 18
Technical: 5
Administrative: 2
Total: 111 |
| Task 1 | Professional analysis of working life requirements in each partner country, based on an agreed theoretical framework, legislation, perceptions of planners and trainers, interest of the public, environmental and natural resource controversies, etc. (responsible partners above) |
| Task 2 | Compilation of the results of the country studies into a synthesis report (Diskurssi) |
| Task 3 | Printing and publication of the synthesis report (Finnish Environment Institute) |
| Results | Country study reports and a synthesis report with recommendations concerning the assessment of available VET and the design of the CoPack |
| Task 2: Assessment of available VET and related development needs |
| Responsible partners | Larenstein co-ordinates and is responsible for the country study of the Netherlands; the other country studies are carried out by: Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Eberwalde, Mendel, Tipperary and Zvolen |
| Participating partners | Tapio, Finnish Environment Institute |
| Timetable | November 2005 - April 2006 |
| Purpose | - Comprehensive assessment of the quantity and quality of the available VET and training materials for NRE planners and trainers in priority sectors in each partner country, reflecting the preliminary results of the core skills analysis);
- assessment of the related development needs to be taken into account in the design of the CoPack
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| Methodology | Professional document analysis of curricula, training materials, course descriptions and evaluations; e-mail survey (questionnaire); selected telephone and face-to-face interviews with teachers/trainers |
| No. of staff days | Managers: 3
Researchers: 160
Teachers/trainers: 34
Technical: 9
Administrative: 4
Total: 210 |
| Task 1 | Assessments in each partner country (responsible partners above) |
| Task 2 | Compilation of the results of the country studies into a synthesis report (Larenstein) |
| Task 3 | Printing and publication of the synthesis report (Finnish Environment Institute) |
| Results | Country study reports and a synthesis report with recommendations concerning the design of the CoPack |
| Task 3: International seminar |
| Responsible partners | Finnish Environment Institute and Oulu University of Applied Sciences |
| Participating partners | All other partners |
| Timetable | September 25 - 27, 2006 (in order to contribute to the preparation of the CoPack) |
| Purpose | Start-up of open discussion concerning the professional and educational profile of NRE planners. Up-to-date scientific knowledge and practical experiences on collaborative planning among the project network |
| Methodology | Two-day open seminar in Finland with five key speakers and presentations by partner organisations |
| No. of staff days | Managers: 2
Researchers: 108
Teachers/trainers: 23
Technical: 6
Administrative: 3
Total: 142 |
| Task 1 | Preparation and marketing of the seminar (Finnish Environment Institute, Oulu University of Applied Sciences), preparation of seminar material (partners making presentations) |
| Task 2 | Facilitation of the seminar (Finnish Environment Institute) |
| Task 3 | Participating in the seminar (all partners) |
| Task 4 | Printing and publication of the seminar report (Finnish Environment Institute, Oulu University of Applied Sciences) |
| Results | Seminar; material; report; articles in professional journals |
| Task 4: Trainer's tool package on collaborative planning (CoPack) |
| Responsible partners | Diskurssi co-ordinates; other partners which participate in all planning workshops and produce material are: Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Larenstein, Eberswalde, Mendel, Zvolen, Tipperary, Tapio, Finnish Environment Institute |
| Participating partners | All other partners |
| Timetable | January - December 2006 |
| Purpose | Drafting, testing, finalisation and translation of a new trainer's tool package for the partner organisations and other interested VET and NREP organisations within the partner countries and beyond (the tentative main elements of the CoPack are presented in Section C.2.) |
| Methodology | Group work and joint discussions in planning workshops, collection and analysis of material, production of printed and electronic material, pilot testing courses, translation |
| No. of staff days | Managers: 5
Researchers: 262
Teachers/trainers: 56
Technical: 15
Administrative: 6
Total: 344 |
| Task 1 | Preparations for the CoPack planning workshop, e.g. preparation of materials, drafting of plans (Diskurssi, Larenstein) |
| Task 2 | CoPack planning workshop I (week 3/2006, the Netherlands): reviewing the results of the studies; detailed planning of the contents and preparation process (responsible partners above) |
| Task 3 | Collection and analysis of reference material for the CoPack (responsible partners above) |
| Task 4 | Drafting of the various components of the CoPack (responsible partners above) |
| Task 5 | CoPack workshop II (week 11/2006, the Czeck Republic): presentation of the draft CoPack, initial testing (training of trainers of the pilot testing courses); detailed planning of the pilot testing courses (all partners) |
| Task 6 | Testing of the CoPack in the preparation and implementation of eight pilot testing courses, March - September 2006 (Oulu University of Applied Sciences and Tapio, Finnish Environment Institute and Diskurssi, Eberswalde, Larenstein, Mendel and Veronica, Tipperary and Coillte, Zvolen |
| Task 7 | CoPack workshop III (week 37/2006, Germany): analysis of the results of the testing courses; detailed planning of the finalisation of the CoPack (responsible partners above) |
| Task 8 | Finalisation of the various components of the CoPack (Diskurssi, Oulu University of Applied Sciences) |
| Task 9 | Translation of the CoPack (about 150-200 pages) into the main languages of the partner countries (Czech, Dutch, Finnish, German, Slovak) through sub-contracting (Mendel, Larenstein, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Eberswalde, Zvolen) |
| Task 10 | Printing, production of the CD-ROM and Internet versions of the CoPack (Oulu University of Applied Sciences) |
| Results | Trainer's tool package on collaborative planning (CoPack). CD-ROM and Internet versions. |
| Task 5: Valorisation (dissemination and utilisation of the results) |
| Responsible partners | All partners, co-ordinated by Oulu Polytechnic |
| Participating partners | |
| Timetable | October 2005 - August 2007 |
| Purpose | Effective dissemination of the products and experiences of the project to all interested users; utilisation of the results by the project partners and other interested users |
| Methodology | Website; publication of reports (printed and electronic); collection and analysis of research results and experiences; presentations, group work and joint discussions in workshops and public seminars; dissemination through national and international networks; articles; utilisation of the products in the development of VET curricula and practices by the project partners and other interested organisations (see Section C.3.) |
| No. of staff days | Managers: 3
Researchers: 156
Teachers/trainers: 34
Technical: 9
Administrative: 4
Total: 206 |
| Task 1 | Establishment and maintenance of the project website, starting on week 40/2005 (Oulu Polytechnic) |
| Task 2 | Publication of the study reports in the international publication series and website of the Finnish Environment Institute (by June 2006) |
| Task 3 | Preparation and implementation of the six national dissemination seminars (weeks 33-39/2007) (Finnish Environment Institute, Mendel, Eberswalde, Tipperary, Larenstein, Zvolen) |
| Task 4 | Dissemination through national and international networks on the project partners (all partners) |
| Task 5 | Writing of articles to relevant national and international journals / publications (most partners) |
| Task 6 | Utilisation of the results in the development of VET curricula and practices by the project partners and other interested organisations |
| Results | Availability and accessibility of the products and experiences of the project to all interested users; utilisation of the results by the project partners and other interested VET and NREP institutions in the partner countries and beyond |
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