Rebecca WebbExecutive Director Training Express

Presentation (10/2011)

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LEONARDO DA VINCI “Life Long Learning program:

Innovation Tranfser Grant”

http://www.oapee.es

http://www.leonardo.org

Lifelong Learning Programme: Transfer of Innovation EC´s most prestigious grant in continual education

AIMS- Reward innovation: knowledge transfer- Develop & apply virtual technologies- Promote cultural exchange- Encourage cross-sector collaboration (public, private, academic)- Enhance learning opportunity for excluded groups- Encourage professional mobility for disadvantaged collectives

What will the project develop?

ISUS will be the sector’s first fully integrated blended learning solution for languages that is:- At the cutting edge of virtual classroom technology

& contents

- Available in 5 languages (English, Spanish. French, German, Italian)

- Focused on adult learners & improving professional skills

- Accessible worldwide: with international virtual learning capacity

- Internationally recognized for quality: Award elearningage, UK. 2010 http://www.elearningage.co.uk/winners.

What will the product gain? A Competitive Edge:

Price: Virtual Group learning = 1 sixth the cost

Logitsics: Geographical (clients and yours)

Comprehensive: Nº of languages & training types

Expansion opportunity: international scale

Cutting Edge technology: Logistics, management, pedagogical

Quality: Academically validated

Our Consortium

Our responsibilities as a team

Produce Workplan: Material development

Follow the project tracking procedures

Execute Dissemination plan

Provide documentation required by the NA (pedagogical, dissemination, financial)

Crucial periods: Contract Signature: SOWJuly 2012 (Interim Report to NA)

July 2013 (Final Report to NA)

What has been done, remains to be done & by which partner?

Dissemination Target Plan: End user expansion

TARGET: PILOT: 80 users

Step One. Recruit: 80 users Nov. – Dic. Corporate / Unemployed / Social Integration (immigrants)

Step Two: Consolidate group and launch. Jan-March

Step Three: Expand nº of Users. X 6 per trimester. April onwards:

FINAL GOAL: 11,000-12,000 Users

Production and Payment Calander

TRIMESTER DIVISIONTRIMESTER 1Sept. 2011-Dec.

2011:

TRIMESTER 2Jan. 2012-April 2012:

TRIMESTER 3May 2010-August 2012

TRIMESTER 4Sep. 2012-Dec 2012

TRIMESTER 5Jan 2013-April 2013

TRIMESTER 6May 2013-July 2013

PAYMENT DATE March 2012 June 2012 October 2012 Febuary 2013 June 2013

English course Units N 1-2020 Units

N 21-10080 Units

N 100-200100 Units

N 200-300100 Units

N 300-400100 Units CLOSE

Other Languages UnitsFR/ GR/ IT / SPAN

N1-1010 Units

N 11-4030 Units

N 40-8040 Units

N 80-12040 Units

N 120-16040 Units CLOSE

Technology: Platform adaptation

Platform and User needs

analysis

Group Management Programming

(Multiple Sumultaneous learner)

Automated International Coordination programming

Virtual environments: Software

incorporation of virtual classroom tool

Integration: Internal & External (user) Piloting. Quality

Assurance

Beta Launch

Dissemination Target: New Learner incorporation

VET Pilot Group recruiting: 80

learners .National Scale:

Corporate (40)Unemployed (20)*Social Integration

(20)

Pilot Group Consolidation &

Launch

Pilot Group Expansion:6 X New Users National Scale

240 users

Pilot Group Expansion: 6 X New

Users European Scale

1440 users

Pilot Group Expansion:

6 X New Users: International scale

8640

Pilot Group Expansion: 30 % New Users

international scale

11,292

Partner Relations: For the better…

• Our Pedagogical criteria coincide• Our communication is responsive• Our support is reciprocal and constructive• Our production workplan is being met• Our diffusion target is executed

Partner Relations: …or not

• Pedagogical incompatibility (internal)

• External (ISUS Trainer & student evaluation)

Resolution procedure:a. Orientation from TE b. Partner modification

resolution: Approved

or

resolution: By another partner. 10 % limit

Partner Relations: …or not

• Workplan fulfillment

• 90 days Trimester production target to be met

• 120 days limit for delayed material

• 150 days procedure for substitution in project

Action plan cycle:

• 30 days: completion report

Partner Relations: …or not

• Partner´s circumstances have changed: business plan, pedagogical team

• Satisfaction or feasibility

Action plan

• a. 60 days notice• b. finish the corresponding work plan production

Commercial Incentive

15 % reduction on license fee for language developed for 4 years after product finalisation

Free access to ISUS Magazine for one year

10 % reduction on license fee for ALL languages (including English) for 4 years after product after product finalisation

Germany / University: Different conditions due to task differences

Dissemination Target: 80 users (ready for December) and increasing per trimester until end of project

What will we gain as partners?Increased sales and revenueSector´s most commercially competitive serviceDiversified client baseInternational expansion opportunity International recognition and prestigeProfessional exchange

Rebecca WebbExecutive DirectorPresentation (11/2010)

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LEONARDO DA VINCI “Life Long Learning program”

Innovation Transfer Grant