LLP Key activity 1 : Policy Cooperation and Innovation,

Studies and Comparative Research

Advisory Board meeting, 26 / 01 / 2010, Brussels

byMagda Kirsch & Yves Beernaert, Educonsult

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• Formulate policy recommendations after identifying & describing challenges & implications of incorporating LLL into Eur. HEI's planning to play a role in nat. LLL strategy.

• Special focus on: – Degree of flexibility in HEI as to RPL – Adapting HEI management & services to new LLL demands– Policies in Eur. countries & their impact on stakeholders – Indicators for a successful implementation of LLL into HEI’s through

a self-assessment tool for HEI's. – good practices, – bench-marking opportunity for the participating HEI’s – missing links between the Eur. & nat. policies, – current capacity of the HEI’s to achieve LLL goals

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• Description National policies for LLL implementationReviewing the implementation of LLL in EU HEI's

• Survey of expectations of LLL'ersQuestionnaire for Lifelong Learners

• Survey of businessesQuestionnaire for businesses

• Survey of business training providersQuestionnaire for business training providers

• Self-assessment tool for individual institutionsTraining package FLLLEXTrain-the-Trainer sessions Report of the self-assessments

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• FLLLEX project results (pre-conference doc.)• Summary internal reports WP 1 – 4• Self-assessment tools and guidelines: WP 5 – 7• Proposals for policy changes of panel of experts and advisory board

• A ‘road-show’ package • LLL Seminar //Eurashe conference 2012 Riga

• A report with policy recommendationsPublication with good practices

• Final report (with external evaluation report)

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WP 1 Literature and Policy Research WP 2 Survey expectations of LLL Learners WP 3 Survey expectations of businesses WP 4 Survey of the business training providers WP 5 Development of a self-assessment tool WP 6 Self-assessment of individual institutions WP 7 Review of the self-assessment WP 8 Dissemination seminar on LLL strategies WP 9 Management: Management of FLLLEX

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Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Impact Sustainability

Both formative and summative external evaluation◦ Monitoring role of external evaluators !

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A questionnaire for all partners twice during the project focusing on organisation and management and communication. ◦ Intermediate report with proposals to improve organisation,

management and communication, if necessary Participation to meetings: checklist Involvement in the preparation & and follow-up of

general meetings Advice on administrative & financial issues

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Regular interviews / discussions with coordinator & team: interview grid

Checklist as to organisation &management Advice to the coordinator on specific training. Drafting of observation sheets for meetings to be

attended Evaluation tool for communication strategy within the

project and towards the outside

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Dissemination table Analysis of the website and other communication tools

such as Newsletters. Evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the

consortium Evaluation of the links with key organisations

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WP1 & WP2 & WP3 & WP 4 Support collection of information Support development & use of questionnaires Support efficient collection & treatment dataWP5 Support development of self-assessment tool and

matrix of national polices Support with advice as to QA in HEI

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WP 6 Support on how to test self-assessment tool Support to prepare training seminar for contact

persons of HEIs Attend & evaluate the training; questionnaireWP 7 Support the selection of the experts: criteria Create links EU clusters 2020, CEDEFOP etc.

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WP 8 Evaluate the conference; draft evaluation form for the

participants Support development of pre-conference volume Support the development of the road package Evaluate the use of the road-package;

◦ tool to evaluate use of road package

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WP 9 Attend some meetings Check work progress within time allocated Support the WP as to specific questions Follow-up the organisation, management and

implementation of the activities of this WP Pass on information as to continuous monitoring and

formative evaluation

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Draft intermediate external evaluation & monitoring reports◦ Presentation to and discussion with Advisory Board◦ Final version

Draft final external evaluation & monitoring reports◦ Presentation to and discussion with Advisory Board◦ Final version

A set of evaluation tools to be used in other project

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The time (days) allocated to the monitoring and evaluation

The budget allocated to the monitoring and evaluation

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Questions?

Good luck with the FLLLEX project

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