SME1

The project, "SM elearning”: • Was a Leonardo da Vinci programme for vocational

training led by GIPFAR (France) and co-coordinated by Fons Formació Zona Mediterrània.

• Was developed over the years 2005-2007 and includes the participation of training centres and SMEs in Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Ireland, and Norway.

SM Elearning Project

The main project aims were:

•“To offer reference points and tools to clarify new technological possibilities and their advantages to training centres and industrial SMEs.”•“To propose new methods, services and contents adapted to new working environments.”

Project Aims

•AGEFOS-PME Bretagne - France•MCA-UGT - Spain•FITEQA - Spain•Cork Institute Of Technology (DEIS) - Ireland•Rogaland Kurk OG Kompetansesenter (RKK) - Norway•KEK Integration and APIVITA - Greece •University of PLOVDIV - Bulgaria•Business Development Centre (BDC) - Poland•WISPRO - Poland •SEC Suisse - Switzerland (Silent Partner)

Project Partners

The main stakeholders

• Training centerso Trainers and professionals actors of training

• Industrial SMEso Managers and decision Makers

• Training financers, and organizationso Actors of training organization

The main project phases aimed to:

1 Identify local training problems related to the use of ICT in industrial SMEs.

2 Study ICT based training setups in relation to the needs of SMEs (using a common methodology) and to disseminate the conclusions reached from the examples studied and the research related to them.

3 Identify and disseminate strategic recommendations (good practices) for the application of ICT based training in European industrial companies.

4 Produce a guide for the application of innovative ICT based training in the industrial sector for training centres and their actors.

5 Evaluate the training models studied, the methods, the good practices and recommendations among the different groups identified.

Project Phases

The 4 main Work Packages of the project:

1. WP I : Constitution of workgroup and operation planningMain Product: Setting up of bodies and operational research of working plans.

2. WP II: Research, study and evaluation of good practicesMain Product: Index of innovative training practices in industrial SMEs.

3. WP III: Research and study of elearning and ICT based training modelsMain Products:i. Strategic recommendations for the application of ICT in the training

aimed at industrial SMEs.ii. Guide for ICT application within European industrial SME s.

4. WP IV: Evaluation, products validation, final edition , dissemination and valorisationMain Product: Evaluation, valorisation and final assessment of materials developed.

4 main Work Packages

The 2 main Work Packages of the project which will be of use in SME2:

WP II: Research, study and evaluation of good practicesMain Product: Index of innovative training practices in industrial SMEs.

WP III: Research and study of elearning and ICT based training modelsMain Products:i. Strategic recommendations for the application of ICT in

the training aimed at industrial SMEs.ii. Guide for ICT application within European industrial SMEs.

Work Packages 2 + 3

The 3 main Project Products:

• Index of innovative training practices in industrial SMEs.

• Strategic recommendations for the application of ICT in the training aimed at industrial SMEs.

• Guide for ICT application within European industrial SMEs.

SM Elearning 3 main Products

Work Package 2 represented the main bulk of (theoretical) work in the project – The Index of innovative training practices in industrial SMEs.

Aim: To Identify good practice training set-ups based on ICT for training in industrial SMEs and/or with the workers of industrial SMEs.

Focus: - The conditions for success- The conditions to transfer these experiences.

Work Package 2

1. Working and methodological hypothesisTo form a starting point to identify advantages & limitations of ICT training in SMEs. Developed collaboratively via brainstorming & research

Work Package 2 Steps 1

2. Conceptual frameworkA series of key concepts for investigation. These definitions were common guidelines and formed the basis for the interviews and tools later developed

Work Package 2 Step 2

3. Methodology of work for the indexan analysis of training designed for industrial SME workers in order to gather European experience in this field

Work Package 2 Step 3

3. Methodology of work for the index

Initial training process idea

Evaluation of the training set up

Principle of the analysis of the training set up

Work Package 2 Step 3

4. Work AnalysisMainly via evaluation questionnaires (based on the Kirkpatrick model) & aimed at managers/trainers/students and adapted to each profile to find the key points in the areas of motivation, the learning process and results of the training action.

Work Package 2 Step 4

4. Work Analysis

Work Package 2 Step 4

Work Package 3 represented the additional products to be issued:– Strategic recommendations on innovative training in SMEs– Application guide for the use of ICT in training

Work Package 3

Strategic recommendations on innovative training in SMEsTo aid understanding of how information and communication technologies can be used in training, how they improve the performance of training and at the same time, reduce its cost, and finally how they help develop diversity and individualisation in training.

Work Package 3

Application guide for the use of ICT in training To help trainers and training organisations to develop innovative and ICT-based services to improve quality, accessibility of training especially for industrial SMEs, taking into account their own constraints.

Work Package 3