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PARTNER VIEWS AT THE START OF TULIP

PARTNER VIEWS AT THE START OF TULIP. TULIP evaluator Kari Seppälä Tallin 6.11.2008. Idea: to make the partners conscious of their motivations, aims, resources, options and practices in TULIP 2nd enquiry with mostly the same questions in autumn 2009

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PARTNER VIEWS AT THE START OF TULIP

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  1. PARTNER VIEWS AT THE START OF TULIP TULIP evaluator Kari Seppälä Tallin 6.11.2008

  2. Idea: to make the partners conscious of their motivations, aims, resources, options and practices in TULIP 2nd enquiry with mostly the same questions in autumn 2009 The evaluator will make good use of the information in the interim and final reports. 16 responses from 13 partner institutions, each institution covered Everyone answered to almost all of the questions. The collection of answers is a wide and versatile source of ideas and tools for the implementation of the project. TULIP partner answers to the 1st evaluation questionnaire

  3. Why did you join the TULIP project? • How do you plan to benefit from the TULIP project professionally?

  4. Adding an activity that was lacking vs. further developing the activities Responsibilities, eg. supporting members, answering learning needs Not many chances for European cooperation Personal & institutional motivations Cooperation and contacts Case examples and ideas Methods and models Careers and markets Lifelong learning APEL & RPL Partner motivations & benefits

  5. What do you plan to learn in the TULIP project?

  6. Trade union – university partnership: philosophy, principles, models, managing, practices Partnerships in their social contexts LLL in TU/HEI partnerships HEIs > TUs/ TUs > HEIs European agenda into national discussion Solutions and practices in other countries for development in home country TULIP as an opportunity to learn at home Personal professional interests (international project work) Things to learn

  7. How do you plan to learn in the TULIP project?

  8. Exchange of experience Collaboration of colleagues and confrontation of approaches From mistakes Testing ideas Piloting models Proposing projects Meeting local trade unions activists Through dissemination Ways of learning

  9. What is your special expertise that the TULIP project and partners can benefit from?

  10. Project key content Trade Unions (women’s networks, excluded) (University) lifelong learning (SMEs, in-house training) Cooperation between TUs and HEIs Special expertise Quality assurance Financial expertise Structural and policy issues Law and human resources Familiarity with national context Partner expertise

  11. What are your key networks that you plan to make use of in the TULIP project?

  12. Key networks • Trade unions at all levels • Academic and lifelong learning networks • Entrepreneurs’ Associations, Chamber of Commerce, agencies of regional and economic development as well as EU issues • European networks of trade unions and universities • European projects

  13. Are you involved in other projects (in your institution, national or international) that could support TULIP?

  14. Everyday work In-company training projects Management development programmes Many national initiatives European projects: Quality LLL Accreditation Volunteering Work in Europe Workers’ participation Relevant project activities

  15. What are the activities or features of your institution that you want to develop with the help of the TULIP project?

  16. Knowledge, contacts, relations, collaboration, networks Quality culture APEL LLL Provision, programs, award Internal structures Support to ’underrepresented’ TULIP for the institutions

  17. How do you plan to make use of the results of the TULIP project in your university/trade union?

  18. Practices Reports, monograph MA student thesis Workshops, forums > project development > research Situation Starting - continuing In the HEI / TU Projects and policies Nationally Political agenda Lobbying Making use of the results

  19. How do you plan to use TULIP as a tool for staff development? • How do you plan to involve colleagues in your university/trade union into the TULIP project?

  20. Staff development Materials available Being available Conference Programs Study cases Personal learning Involving staff Involving staff Information, materials Discussion, meetings Search of references and experts Teacher training and other delivery MA student New projects Staff development & involving staff

  21. How do you plan to involve colleagues in the partner institution (trade union/university)? • What are the concrete links outside the university/trade union that you want to strengthen with the support of TULIP?

  22. Concrete links TULIP partners TU’s > HEI’s Colleagues and institutions in HEIs Volunteer and employer organizations Work councils Kooperationsstellen Involving external people Materials and meetings Common plans and strategies Supporting key colleagues in network Partnerships – snow ball principle Involving networks

  23. How do you plan to promote discussion on trade union - university cooperation

  24. Institutional - project- national – European Finding what was already done Expert addresses ”Open doors” for discussion during University Days Lay member briefings While lobbying Via learning structures Senate bureau meetings Through supporters  ”vanguard” Promoting discussion

  25. How do you plan to disseminate the products of the TULIP project?

  26. Institutional, national, European Dissemination plan Website, leaflets, articles, monograph, HEI newspaper Conferences, round tables, presentations, seminars, project fairs Develop own services Integrate the project results into activities Other & new projects Into policy Replenishment of the TULIP Web site Dissemination

  27. How do you plan to continue the cooperation between the universities and the trade unions after the TULIP project? • How could the TULIP project continue its work?

  28. TULIP after TULIP ”Depends on the results we get” Cooperation with or without a project Specific questions Expanding network TULIP website “We hope that this will be the start of a long and fruitful relationship.” Future in general TULIP > everyday work Courses and programs Methods and tools Research work New structures in HEI Strong support for trade unions Widening networks Grow international! Life after TULIP

  29. Clear motivations Ambitious learning objectives More thinking to concretize the benefit for the organization Versatile learning methods Relevant expertise and networks Promising ideas for involving staff and staff development More thinking to the involvement of the partner institution and promoting discussion Already elements for dissemination and life after TULIP My appraisal and suggestions

  30. GO AHEAD AND ENJOY THE GREAT POTENTIAL OF TULIP! Thank you

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