The SWORD project: an operational plan

1. SWORD (School and WOrk-Related Dual learning) The SWORD project: an operational plan Kick-off meeting Autonomous Province of Trento Trento, December 18-19, 2014

2. Introduction We will now have a look at the whole project, and share its activities, products and outputs. In particular we focus on: • general objectives • reasons for this project • project management guidelines • expected results: intellectual outputs, multiplier events, training schemes • involvement of partners in the activities / tasks • costs and contributions

3. General Objectives SWORD will analyse existing models of Dual Learning (DL), aiming at bringing to a new, shared European approach. SWORD aims at identifying a model of DL foreseeing cross-national mobility processes and strengthening the transition from school to training and to Labour Market (LM). Within the SWORD project, the Province of Trento intend to: • Enhance the role of apprenticeship into the education and training offer; introducing accompanying forms for the transition of students to the LM; introducing an integrated system of curricular internships, summer internships and placement; • Identify local centres, able to combine training schemes and the production chain, to create networks among technical education, VET, vocational training, university and research, and enterprises.

4. Reasons for SWORD The general goal for Province of Trento, Province of Bolzano, the Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the area of Gdansk (represented by TNOIK) is to run a test of a model for the transition from school to the LM. Among the partners belonging to countries where Dual Learning Models is already used, Arbeit und Leben – Hamburg, as well as BFI Upper Austria, have been working for a long time together with other local players involved, on an assessment of the existing critical issues, especially in the transition from school to the LM. SWORD will merge these goals, in order to identify an innovative model of transition, by paying attention to the promotion of experiences which combine classroom training and enterprise training to develop professional skills, adequate to innovative labour market and research fields.

5. Project management The key issues are: • a partnership agreement, stating management strategies and partners' responsibilities; • a kick-off meeting, appointing the Project Steering Committee, the operational structure and the activities timeplan; • a clear subdivision of responsibilities among partners; the elaboration and distribution of a monitoring plan and the definition of feedback mechanisms connected to the decision moments; • a project logo and the activation and implementation of a dedicated website including a reserved work area for the partnership; • use of telephone, e-mail, skype and other telecommunication tools for constant contacts among partners; • partners meeting every six months, open to other stakeholders (coming from institutions, enterprises, research, education and training). First and last meeting in Trento, + 2 in Hamburg, 1 in Linz, 1 in Gdansk, and 1 in Trieste.

6. Project Steering Committee Can you please confirm these names? Are they the right ones? PAT Daniela Carlini A&L-HH Hans Thormählen BFI-OÖ Josef Stockinger Tnoik Maksym Pimenow FVG Giovanni Tonutti PAB Mario Farias

7. Expected results 3 intellectual outputs (O1, O2, O3) 5 local multiplier events (E1) and 1 transnational conference (E2) 2 mobility schemes, one study visits to Austria and Germany for trainers (C1, duration 5 days) and one for young people (C2, duration 28 days) Signature of cooperation agreements among partners, based on the recommendations and guidelines given in the Manual of Game Rules, and aiming to make operational a model of dual learning foreseeing as well education-to-labour-market transition moments to be carried out in different countries through cross-national mobility processes. Development of a network of schools, training agencies and enterprises, supported by public local administrations in order to guarantee internal and external mobility of the project target groups, also thank to the participation to future calls for mobility projects.

8. Intellectual Outputs • O1: Comparative Analysis Report, including two activities: O1-A1 collecting documentation on partner areas; O1-A2 comparative analysis report; • O2: Development of a model, schemes and tools for education to labour market transition, including: O2-A1 shared approach to the transition; O2-A2 tuning of the model, planning and implementing the transition scheme in the different contexts; O2-A3 test of the model; • O3 Manual of Game Rules, recommendations and guidelines, including: O3-A1 definition of the structure of the manual; O3-A2 drawing up the manual.

9. Multiplier events and Training mobility • 5 multiplier events (E1) for the dissemination of the education to labour market transition model, in the five partner areas; • 1 final conference (E2) in Trento; • 5 days study visits (C1, in Austria and in Germany) for teachers/operators of the school and of the training systems; • 28 days mobility internships (C2) in enterprises of other countries for young people going to exit the educational system or having just left it.

10. Involvement of partners: IO1 Managers Researcher/teacher/trainer PAT 2 w/d 40 working days A&L-HH 1 w/d 24 working days BFI-OÖ 1 w/d 24 working days Tnoik 1 w/d 24 working days FVG 1 w/d 15 working days PAB 1 w/d 15 working days please remember that for manager staff, we have to ask a special authorisation to the Italian National Agency, since we must demonstrate that their involvement in the project is directly concerned with the development of intellectual outputs. For all the work effort not directly related to Intellectual Outputs, each partner receives a flat rate contribute equal to 250 Euro per month.

11. Involvement of partners: IO2 Managers Researcher/teacher/trainer PAT 2 w/d 44 working days A&L-HH 2 w/d 60 working days BFI-OÖ 2 w/d 40 working days Tnoik 2 w/d 40 working days FVG 2 w/d 30 working days PAB 2 w/d 30 working days please remember that for manager staff, we have to ask a special authorisation to the Italian National Agency, since we must demonstrate that their involvement in the project is directly concerned with the development of intellectual outputs. For all the work effort not directly related to Intellectual Outputs, each partner receives a flat rate contribute equal to 250 Euro per month.

12. Involvement of partners: IO3 Managers Researcher/teacher/trainer PAT 2 w/d 48 working days A&L-HH 2 w/d 36 working days BFI-OÖ 2 w/d 36 working days Tnoik 2 w/d 36 working days FVG 2 w/d 12 working days PAB 2 w/d 12 working days please remember that for manager staff, we have to ask a special authorisation to the Italian National Agency, since we must demonstrate that their involvement in the project is directly concerned with the development of intellectual outputs. For all the work effort not directly related to Intellectual Outputs, each partner receives a flat rate contribute equal to 250 Euro per month.

13. Involvement of partners: partner meetings N° of Travels PAT 12 A&L-HH 11 BFI-OÖ 13 Tnoik 13 FVG 13 PAB 11 2 meetings in Trento and Hamburg, 1 meeting in Gdansk, Linz and Trieste. We propose to organise the second partner meeting in Hamburg, as well as the partner meeting in Gdansk at the same time of the multiplier event in Germany and Poland, and organise the meeting in Linz during the study visit of teachers/trainers to Austria.

14. Involvement of partners: multiplier events Participants Maximum Erasmus+ grant PAT 80 8.000 Euro A&L-HH 40 4.000 Euro BFI-OÖ 40 4.000 Euro Tnoik 40 4.000 Euro FVG 40 4.000 Euro PAB 40 4.000 Euro A flat rate contribution equal to 100 Euro per local participant. Staff of the partner organisations cannot be accounted !!! Rules for Administrative and financial rules will be detailed in a following presentation.

15. Involvement of partners: Training activities Trainers Students Travel costs Subsistence PAT 6 12 275 €/travel 3.000 + 15.960€ A&L-HH 2 6 275 €/travel 1.000 + 7.980€ BFI-OÖ 2 6 275 €/travel 1.000 + 7.980€ Tnoik 4 6 275 €/travel 1.000 + 7.980€ FVG 4 275 €/travel 2.000€ PAB 4 275 €/travel 2.000€

16. Involvement of partners: Exceptional costs PAT 35.100€ for: external expert for methodological support, involving trainers and teachers in the project activities, printing the Manual of Game Rules, interpretation and translation costs A&L-HH 3.300 € for interpretation and translation costs BFI-OÖ 3.300 € for interpretation and translation costs Tnoik 2.100 € for interpretation and translation costs FVG 2.100 € for interpretation and translation costs PAB 2.100 € for interpretation and translation costs These figures are the Erasmus+ grant provided to the partner, i.e. 75% of the total invoice (e.g. Invoice for the costs for interpretation and translation costs must be equal t 2.800€, to receive a grant of 2.100€). External experts cannot contribute to development of intellectual outputs

17. Thanks for your attention