Association of Cypriot Women in Tourism

Welcome

Project aim – a reminder To build the skills

of women entrepreneurs involved in rural tourism and crafts

To improve the quality of training provided by the VET sector

Project objectives Adapt ERTD training to meet needs Develop business, marketing & ICT

skills Add craft & food processing sectors Develop sustainable WERT community Accessible training (lower level) Flexible, non formal & informal routes

Target groups

Women entrepreneurs involved in rural tourism, crafts and food production

Women who wish to enter the sector Vocational training providers to help

women entrepreneurs develop the required business skills

Meeting objectives WP4 Agree training package materials,

delivery and assessment WP5 Discuss country pilot and evaluation

plans and requirements WP2 Quality Management Plan - review

progress WP6 & 7 Dissemination & WERT community –

review & plan WP1 Financial review and interim report

requirements

Key milestones

1. Needs analysis survey * by May 20112. Training package * by December 20113. Pilot & evaluation * by May 20124. Website * by December 20105. External evaluation 2nd report by end

September 2011*Translations into partner languages

Update

Actions last meeting Feedback from

National Agency Communication

between meetings- Status reports- Group e-mails- Social partners

Website

www.wertedu.eu Progress: home page translated,

photos, partners, meetings, WP progress, links, facebook, contacts

WERT community - forum Link to moodle for partners -

training

WP4 Product development

Progress with course materials: User guide – participants 5 Units 5 Activities Case studies Videos

WP4 Course delivery Flexible delivery methods to meet

cultural needs of each partner country Assessment - informal & non formal

learning Teacher guide Certificate of participation

WP4 tasks & timescales Revisions by 30 September – all partners Final version circulated – October - CY/UK Translation – November – EE, FI, ES, CY Upload to moodle – December - UK Hard copy produced in all languages – all

partners - December Further revisions following pilot feedback

– July 2012

WP5 Pilot & evaluation

Guidelines and quality criteria Evaluation forms Minimum 8 participant evaluations December 2011 – April 2012 Partner presentations on approach

WP5 UK Pilot Plan

Recruitment – from survey responses, PR, community database

Use of networks – BASCA,WiRE

WP5 UK Pilot Plan Representative

sample: -New businesses – 4-Established businesses – 13

Reserve list!

UK course delivery

5 workshops with guided learning between workshops - December-March

Printed folder with course materials 2 online (distance) Practical workshops and lunch for

networking Guest specialist speakers

WP5 Next steps

Pilot & evaluation country reports – May

Synthesis report – June Translations - July

WP2 Quality ManagementPlan

Review Progress Indicators 2nd evaluator review – product

focus Cultural suitability-build into

product development & process Actions

Summary Agree outcomes from Day 1 Plans for Day 2

Eskerrik asko Gracias

tänan teid Σε ευχαριστώ

KiitosMerci

Thank you!

Day 2

09.30 WP6 Dissemination progress 11.00 Coffee11.30 IPR, EfVET round table plans12.30 Lunch & photo13.30 Activities in Hingunniemi - Mrs.

Arja Aalto 14.00 WP7 WERT community15.00 Budgets & financial monitoring

WP6 Dissemination & exploitation strategy

Disseminate aims, progress, products and results of the project to target groups of women entrepreneurs, VET providers and other stakeholders nationally and Europe wide

Raise awareness and promote the project aims throughout Europe

Facilitate the transferability of the results and knowledge to other stakeholders in other countries

Dissemination review & plans

For interim report: dissemination record, results & feedback 1st year

Target groups Evidence e.g. Articles, photos,

posters 4 copies of translated leaflet Future plans – products and results

UK dissemination review- recruiting for pilot WIRE UK discussions & social

networking course – 200 members Article published in ‘Your Scene’ BASCA meeting & press release Other European projects - envolwe Leaflet distribution at meetings (Somer

Valley Tourism) Built database of women entrepreneurs

Intellectual propertyrights

Product freely available to target groups

Website continues beyond project end

Market product in way best suited to country

Europe wide dissemination EfVET quarterly

newsletters & website entry

Plans for EfVET Conference round table in Malta

Activities in Hingunniemi

Mrs Arja AaltoHead of Natural Resources Sector of Hingunniemi(Horse Care and Management)

WP7 WERT community

Review progress towards strategy – website, facebook, invitation/application form, database

Input required: e-updates, newsletters

Consider sustainability & accreditation

Mobility plans

Budgets, finance & reporting

Key stages

Interim report by Nov 2011 Feedback from interim report 2nd payment of 40% (must spend

70% of 1st payment) Final report by Nov 2012 Final payment of 20% on approval

of Final Report

Financial requirements

Payments based on results and receipts (invoices, boarding passes)

Finance & administration handbook

Exchange rates on date of transfer

Income

Leonardo grant 75% Contribution by partners 25% Any national support to be

declared

Budget headings

Staff costs – timesheets, evidence of day rate

Travel & subsistence – overnight stays Equipment – no budget Subcontracting – translation, printing,

external evaluator Other – EfVET conference fees, press

releases, room hire

Reporting

Complete Interim report for 1st year

Staff costs consistent with timesheets

Staff declaration - timesheets VAT declaration

Next steps WP4 Finalise

course materials Interim report WP5 Pilot &

evaluation WP6 & 7

Dissemination & Community

Next meeting Cyprus April 26-28 Key topics for

discussion –WP5 Pilot evaluation; WP6 Dissemination progress; WP7 WERT community & sustainability

Did we meet objectives? WP4 Agree training package materials,

delivery and assessment WP5 Discuss country pilot and evaluation

plans and requirements WP2 Quality Management Plan - review

progress WP6 & 7 Dissemination & WERT community –

review & plan WP1 Financial review and interim report

requirements

Evaluation

Summary Agree outcomes from Day 2 &

arrangements for tomorrowEskerrik asko

Gracias tänan teid

Σε ευχαριστώKiitosMerci

Thank you!