• Introduction
• Basic contents
• Main Objectives
• The project partners
• The roles of the 6 partners

Introduction

The current developments of international data networks (Internet and Online services) for the first time offer extent possibilities to implement computer aided multimedia telelearning in the field of initial and continuing vocational training. This concerns for example possibilities of simultation, mulitmedia aided interactive learning as well as in parts automatised learning assesment. Just these possibilities place among other things the basis for a didactic development of telelearning. Especially for promoting learning offers and learning partnerships throughout Europe, the utilisation of transnational networks seems to be advantageous.

Nevertheless many priviously developed modules of telelearing remain unsatisfactory because both in development and above all in realising didactic innovations they do not show to advantage. The new techical possibilities are used for the most part, but often the qustion arises whether there is a didactic innovation in comparison to paper orientated distance learning concepts.

In the context of promoting didactic utilisation of new media throughout Europe, the traning and teaching personnel take a key position. Here the planned project must start: ways of qualifying training and teaching personnel how to use telelearning are to be shown.

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The followning basic contects and qualification are planned:

• Basic principles of data networks
• The Internet and possibilities of how to use it.
• The current situation of educational institutions as suppliers in the european area.
• Data networks as a medium of learning and communication.
• Didactic aspects of open telelearning.
• Multimedia networks
• Basic principles of how to develop interactive applications of telelearning.
• Data nerworks as an information and discussion platform as well as a medium for tutor and support activities.
• Online and data protection as well as user protection.
• Technical prerequisites and costs of using Online services and networks.

Main objectives of the pilot project are above all:

• Development of a common framework for a curriculum to qualify trainers in telelearning (predominant referring to all project partners)
• Testing of the curriculum and evaluation of the corresponding measures of qualification (partner specific) with the experience exchange in order to work out transnational common features.
• Design of an information and dicussion platform in the Internet for exchanging experioences among the partners and their participants
• Creation of transferable products such as:

- curricula (including common quality standards)

- syllabuses

- teaching and learning materials

- project tasks and descriptions

- guidance for potential training and teaching personel
 

The project partners

CNC-Zentrum Hamburg, Germany

Traning organisationin the field of CVT in the sector of metal industry. The activiteies are: CVT, Consulting, Research & Development. European experiences: Participated in Eurotecnet, Participating in Leonardo, Adapt end ESF 3 and 4

AOF-Education Centre, Denmark

Run and founded by AOF Give, i.e. The Workers« Educational Association of Give. On the European level the Education Centre is running af variety of language, vocational training and democracy promoting projects. Finansin: e.g. Phare Democracy Fund, ESF, Petra

Area + Network, S.L., Spain

A SME-specialised organisation for traning the trainer, it has trained 2000 trainers since 1991. Also analysing traning needs for trainers, producing several pedagogic materials to train trainers, electronic and video support; working on projects for innovation on continuous vocational training and telelearning. Teletraining at distance from Europe and Latin America.

Casa Di Carita e Mestieri, Italy

Non profit organisation. It has been developing communitarian projects like Lingua, Petra, Employment (Horizon. Youthstart, Now) and Leonardo.

Kunnskapscenteret i Gildeskal, Norway

Fishing industry business (northern Norway) based on local supplies of fish. Main products are stockfish, lye-prepared fish and salted fish for national markets. High demands of product quality have urged the enterprise to pay attention to the education standard of the workers, especially related to craft certificates.

Pasterur Vocational Traning Institute, Greece

Institute in the field of voc. Studies, founded in 1967. Private institution above Lyceum level, the largest of its kind in Greece. Every year about 2500 students attend courses offered by Pasteur. Sectors: Health sciences, Computing sciences, Educational sciences, Business administration and Economy sciences.

The legal partners, all have several associated partners (e.g. SME«s, Schools, customers, social partners). The associated partners emphasize a wide range of areas of CVT participating and are going to transfer and disseminate the project results in as many directions as possible:

Associated partners are:

• Nordmetall Verband der Metall - und Elektro-Industrie e.v., Germany
• ALCO Company, Denmark
• Riga State Technical Highschool, Litauen
• Kunnskapscenteret i Gildeskal, Norway
• AS Nordkraft, Norway
• Saltdal videregŒende skole, Norway
• National Education office Nordland, Norway
• Storjord skole, Norway
• Group "Y" ltd, Greece

The roles of the 6 legal partners are the following

CNC-Zentrum Hamburg, Germany

• Development of a curriculum to qualify trainers/teachers in telelearning and exchange of know how in order to work out transnational common features.
• Testing of the curriculum and evaluation of the corresponding qualification modules
• Creation of transferable products (e.g. syllabuses, teaching/learning materials, project tasks and decriptions).
• Disseminatin of project results in and out of the Internet platform
• Project mangement.

• To take an active part and to contribute the Danish experience in carrying out the project.
• To establish, keep up and develop an Internet-based conference platform to contain all the project experience and discussions.
• To make avalilable for the project the electronic facilities and equipment

• Need analysis of skills
• Design and create contents and products
• Design tools for evaluation
• Train trainers
• Dissemination of project results

• Development of the common framework
• Development and testing of Training modules
• Dissemination acitvities

• Developing qualification standards applied to all partners
• Verifying and homogenizing common evaluation instruments.
• Planning information and discussion programs in Internet for the interchange of experiences among the partners.
• Making transferable didactic products regarding teledidactics, vocational orientated handbooks

• Developing a common framework for telelearning, referring to the entereprises in the project.
• Offering an on-the-job enviroment for developing, testing and evaluating the curriculum to qualify teachers for telelearning.
• Traning for trainers
• Evaluating methods and systems in the enterprises in terms of availability. Quality and costs.
• Using electronic media in a wide range adapted to target group and objectives of traning.
• Exchanging experiences from telelearning with cooperating partners
• Developing systems of maintenance and renewal of competence in telelearning.
• Establishing local infrastructure to undertake need of traning and education in the districts.