"<< Background >>The project aims for ADULT ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION with a focus on DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCES for 100 LOW-QUALIFIED ADULTS,current/potential entrepreneurs that wish to develop or improve their businesses and productivity, by using cloud technologies and software in their practices.Reflecting on the EU Digital Education Action Plan priorities and considering that an average of 57% of European citizens has no received the right education on basic digital skills and that EU countries are still facing challenges regarding digital development, resulting in a disproportionate impact on social inclusion, business internationalization and social and economic sustainable development in the partner countries.""Digital transformation"" has been a trend over the last few years, with SMEs as well as large enterprises moving operations to the cloud and adopting online productivity and collaboration services. The lockdown and remote working imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic were an unexpected reality check for organizations of all sizes, many businesses going bust or experiencing survival challenges.Organizations had to design a new course for their business toward cloud computing and digital transformation, the global health crisis serving as a de facto catalyst for establishing the value and flexibility of cloud computing.In the past, cloud computing was about modern infrastructure for quicker innovation, faster time to market and cost optimization. However, the pandemic has brought factors like flexible computing power, high availability, disaster recovery, lower cost for backup and disaster recovery, resilient core for business process and business continuity, legacy skill risk, remote workforce management, safe return to the workplace, and business agility into focus to allow for resilient business functions. In many cases, business operations had togo for the socially distanced era as a result of increased demand for e-learning, telemedicine, robotics, composite artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) scenarios, intelligent chatbots, digital payments, virtual retail experiences, etc.There’s been an exponential escalation in the e-commerce industry as more people shifted to shopping online, as well as in video-streaming services, with more people staying home and bereft of other entertainment options. This has led traditional retailers and brick-and-mortar stores to pivot to online ordering, curbside pickup, BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store) and home deliveries to preserve their customer base. The pandemic and remote working scenarios have underlined the vitality of the cloud for business continuity with remote workforces and seamless online collaboration.The project will address THESE PROBLEMS BY DEVELOPING AND OFFERING BLENDED TRAINING SESSIONS ON CLOUD & FREE OPEN SOFTWARE FOR EBUSINESSINTEGRATION, EXTENDING AND DEVELOPING THE COMPETENCES IN THE DIGITAL AREA, IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE SUPPLY OF HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF LOW-QUALIFIED ADULTS and IMPROVING THEIR CHANCES TO BETTER FIT THE SOCIAL AND LABOR MARKET NEEDS.<< Objectives >>“A NEW SKILLS AGENDA FOR EUROPE” states that “too few people have the entrepreneurial mindsets and skills needed to set up their own business and Europe needs digitally smart people who are not only able to use but also to innovate and lead in using these technologies”. Cloud computing is one of the strategic digital technologies considered important enablers for productivity and better services. Also, starting with 2020, european countries were thrown in the face of an unknown obstacle - the covid pandemic, that threathened the status qvo of the economic aparatus all over the world. New ways of ""doing things"" were needed, to avoid economic and social blockages, and to blend social distancing with telework, and health safety measures. Therefore, it was observed an increased use of cloud computing and cloud software usage, but still the EU level remain slow: 26,2%.Scope of the project: train the actual and future e-entrepreneur which incorporate e-business and cloud solution into their own practices for achieving the common European goal to develop a smart and inclusive growth based on knowledge and innovation and reap the benefits of a digital single market.Specific objectives:1. Wide dissemination and raising awareness in using cloud-based software among a minimum of 1000 current or potential entrepreneurs, especially young adults and women’s, from partner’s countries and at European level, in order to encourage new start-ups creation and increase business competitiveness through producing and dissemination of creative handbook for digital entrepreneurs2. Enriching partners’ training offers and increase adult education quality through development of innovative blended learning curriculum and educational materials that address to their target needs in the field of digital entrepreneurship and which will help integrate e-business3. Increasing the digital entrepreneurship key competence of minimum 50 entrepreneurs from vulnerable groups and minimum 50 entrepreneurs through training provision in all partners countries4. Strengths partners' capacities to introduce digitization into education by implementing a common learning management system, developing and running e-learning courses and digital materials and by enhancing peer collaboration and self-evaluation5. Enhance the communication, exchange and flourish of good practices between partners through an active participation of staff into all project activities.At the level of partnership 100 persons will be trained into this project, 20 for each partner, belonging to a category of adults which are already entrepreneurs and need to include ebusiness practices and cloud technology into their current practices increasing the productivity of their business or wish to become entrepreneurs in the future.The activities proposed envisage obtaining the project, testing the course with vulnerable potential/current entrepreneurs and raise awareness of cloud software at alllevels.<< Implementation >>The partnership will implemented the following activities:A1- Project management; - Carry out all managerial aspects which will conduct in achievement in good conditions of all project objectives. -Developing the Project Handbook, Communication Plan, Quality Plan, Deliverable Acceptance Plan. Planning, execution and follow up meetings will be realized. The status and progress reports will be drafted periodically.A2 - Quality Monitoring & Evaluation;All activities will be monitored and controlled all project duration. The specific procedures will be defined in the Quality plan and will be related tomeasuring ongoing project activities. Cost, time and efforts will be analysed and improved. The partner responsible will produce Quality Review Reports with theconsolidation of the results and recommendations.CLOSING- Ensuring that all deliverable are realized in time and are high quality.A3 - Project Dissemination & Communication;A detailed dissemination plan will be drafted and dissemination activities will be carried outMonitoring the results of dissemination activity will be also carried out checking whether the planned actions were put in place and indicating correctionsDissemination impact measurement it will be a major concern; an impact strategy will be drafted; specific indicators for each action will be measured in the reporting stagesA4 - Exploitation of results;Exploitation Plan: will present in detail a roadmap of sustainable activities for the future that partners intend to implement for futureexploiting the project results to support their own activities, including communication channels to be implemented in the future.A5 - Pilot testing the training course with learners;- Developing the project results as they were described in the application form- choosing and applying the best adapted methods to find trainees: direct communications, searching on existent clients’ databases; promotional activities, like: advertising on project/partners’ web-site, social networks, e-mailing campaigns, others; each partner will follow the own methodsRunning the training activities, both for face to face and in the on-line environmentA training schedule it will be designed for each partner and coordinator. Each partner will run their own module/units of training; 5 days training dedicated to face to face training will take place; learners will study at their own pace; at the end the learners will be evaluated and be certificated on the Moodle platform.A6 Engage cooperation regardless digital education integration; O4SELFIE organizational self-assessment: partners will self-evaluate using SELFIE assessment for identify the actual level of their digital development,renewed in the closing phase.<< Results >>The main results of the project are:1. Cloud and free open software for e-business integration. Handbook for digital entrepreneurs.2. Digital entrepreneurs’ curriculum3. Digital entrepreneurs’ blended training courseProject RoadmapProject Management Handbook4 Minutes of the project meetingsInterim and Final ReportsQuality Management PlanQuality Monitoring and Evaluation ReportsOver 200 satisfaction questionnaires filled by participants at the multiplier events15 self-evaluations of partners organizations with SELFIE toolDissemination & Communication Strategic PlanProject dissemination materialsProject Branding: Will include 1 logo, 1 brochure, templates – presentations, 6 newsletters, 1 poster and drafting of 10 press releases tobe delivered to online media, radio, TV, 1 project website, 1 social media profile page; Production of 1 promotional video about the project.2 annual dissemination reports20 news/articles into partners European web-portals and partners web-sitesminimum 60 posts into social media channels1 project YouTube channel and minimum 10 video-tutorial disseminated1 trainer course space on Moodle platform; minimum 1 forum set2 blogs articles on EPALE platform1 poster, 1 flyers or brochures, 1 map , 1 DVDs produced5 multiplier events organizedExploitation PlanOther results:5 promotional materials produced 100 learning agreements produced and signed5 training schedules produced5 sessions of face to face training organized1 LTTA of 5 days organized100 feedback questionnaires filledThe project will work with Open Project Management Methodology offered for free by European Union to potential beneficiaries.The main impacts:- Increased awareness of cloud-based software among current or potential entrepreneurs- Improved digital entrepreneurship competencies of potential/current entrepreneursLong term impacts:- increased business competitiveness- better labor productivity of entrepreneurs- new women’s/youngest/old’s in business- new start-ups cre"

"<< Background >>“The rural areas in the EU cover 83% of the EU territory and were home to 29,1% of the EU population in 2018, while 39.3% of the population lived in cities and 31.6% lived in towns and suburbs. The rural areas facing with challenges like: Demographic change, Connectivity, Low-income levels, Limited access to services, but also opportunities like: producing high quality food and non-food products and contribute to the richness and diversity of European culture; ensuring stewardship of natural resources and mitigating the effects of climate change. In this respect, the PROJECT GOAL is to increase the number of trained and certified “community development officers” in rural area by providing training and certification for this occupation to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.This will create a long-term impact on their local communities:-Raise awareness about the opportunities arising from transition and green, sustainable and digital Europe-Help community members to create and finance local business, taking the opportunities of the transition to a green, sustainable and digital Europe; this will lead to retention of population on the rural area and balanced distribution of population, better employment rate and increased incomes for local entrepreneurs and their employees-Increasing connectivity between LAGs and stakeholders in Europe, helping communities to work and innovate into European single Market and not isolated by guidance and case study, success stories, finding partners, etc. -Facilitating the access to consultancy and training<< Objectives >>SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:1. Adapting the partner’s educational offer to local communities needs by creating innovative, practical and digital curriculum, training materials for “community policy developer” occupation which will include up-dated and future skills: green and digital2. Increasing the capacity and readiness of partners’ organizations to manage digital educational approach thorough development, teaching and assessment on e-learning platform and innovative use of digital tools, as well as participate on thematic “mobility of VET teachers”.3. Skilling and certifying 60 socio-economic disadvantaged persons from rural areas as “community development officer” thorough testing the course in all partners countries4 Increasing the employability potential and practical skills of 60 target learners thorough their direct involvement into work-based approach on external mobility 5. Raise awareness to local communities about the opportunities arising from transition to green, sustainable and digital Europe, including the importance of the job “community policy developer” into rural area and transfer the project results to interested parties through active dissemination of projects activities and results.TRANSVERSAL OBJECTIVE: increasing the management capacity of project partners and transnational cooperation.<< Implementation >>1. Design and run the WBL survey2. Design of curriculum and training materials3. Create 4. Create curriculum and short training materials for “Become digital trainers” mobility 5. Run Become digital trainers” mobility 5. Run entire training course in all partners countries- Selection the 60 target learners- Preparing the learners mobility: WBL for future employment- Preparing the trainers mobility: Become digital trainers- Running mobility of learners: WBL for future employment- Test the digital courses with learners- Obtain National Authority Certification for the course in Romanian and issuing National certified diploma6. Communicate about the project and disseminate the project results7. Perform project management<< Results >>MAIN PROJECT RESULTS AND OUTCOMES:PROJECT RESULTS CATEGORY OUTCOMES- 1 survey report- 1 e-learning project platform- 5 training courses for the job ""community development officer"" for each project languagePILOTING COURSES OUTCOMES- 1 selection grid for participants- 60 skilled persons facing with socio-economic obstacles and coming from vulnerable groups from rural areas- minimum 40 digitals certification with diploma for instructed target passing the final test- minimum 160 badges earned (40 people x4 badge/person) buy the project target- minimum 30 free and open enrolments on digital courses, except the formal participants into the project- employment opportunities inside the project partnership and to local stakeholders for minimum 6 certified persons - minimum 10 persons certified as “community project manager” in RomaniaMOBILITIES OUTCOMES- 60 learners skilled into mobilities- 14 Europass certificates for project trainers into mobilities- 60 Europass certificates for learners into mobilities5. DISSEMINATION AND MULTIPLIER EVENTS OUTCOMES- dissemination plan- project branding kit- kit for using the personal information of the participants for the project purposes- 1 project web-site- 1 project YouTube channel- 1 project Facebook page- 6 multiplier events organized- minimum 50.000 persons informed about projects activities and results- minimum 500 LAGs and interested stakeholders (public/private and local/regional/national/European authorities or bodies) informed about project results and activities"

Context/background of the project:Our project mainly started from current situation and needs:1. Different mountain guide occupational standard in different countries and the need to align these standards to the requests of the International Regulatory Forum (UIAGM). 2. Different level of training and competences of Mountain Guides in the same country and between different countries. 3. Increased interest for green competences (sustainable tourism, eco-tourism) and implementation of these green competences in the mountain guides training program. 4. Desire to align with market requirements by implementation in the training programs of work based learning and new and innovative training methods. 5. Aim that our countries to become full members of International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA) and to become certified at international level to train mountain guides.Project goals: O1 - Increasing the transparency, comparability and recognition of “mountain guide” qualification at European level through development of a common occupational standard using European tools and methods (ECVET, EQF, formal, non-formal education) and adapting of this occupational standard to the national laws in Romania and Bulgaria. O2. Facilitating the learning and labor mobility and employability between involved countries in the project and at European level, by carrying out activities aimed by cooperation and exchange of best practices (such as: learners/teachers mobility’s, blog articles) during the project implementation and post-implementation. O3. Improving quality of VET programs through a better understanding and application of mixed VET methods (e-learning, practice, mobility, work-based learning) through exchange of best practices between partners and development of a training course using these mixed methods having 6 modules / 26 units having a total 1080 hours (45 ECVET points, 4 EQF level) and implementation of this training program in partner countries at different levels.Number and type/profile of participants:Direct beneficiaries:-Staff member of partner organisations - 29 members-Trainees - 40 participants to the training programs Indirect beneficiaries:-159 participants at the multiplying events-340 participants at the dissemination events-22 representatives of national and international authorities involved in presentations and where informed regarding our project: -160000 accessing of project website, e-learning platform, partners websites, facebook, linkedin, etc. The activities carried out within the project:1. Elaboration of the Common Standard for Mountain Guides (methodology, occupational standard, occupational analysis) for Increased transparency, comparability and recognition of the mountain guide qualification and introduction of green competences in the standard in order to have a better response to the market demands. 2. Elaboration of National Standard for Mountain Guides in Romania and Bulgaria and we involved in validation of this standard at national level. 3. Elaboration of a coaching plan and organization of a preparatory course to facilitate the access of disadvantaged persons to mountain guide training. 4. E-learning platform and courses using mixed learning methods (online courses). 5. Long term pilot course (1 year) finalized with national certification in order to test the materials we created and to improve the training program.6. Articles, Handbook, E-learning, integration in the curricula of work based module in order to improve the quality of mountain guides training.7. Participation to the Mobility Events inside project one for teachers and one for learners in order to increase the professional competencies of the trainers and trainees participating in the project.8. Trainees in the pilot course had to prepare projects in the field thematic touristic programs.9. 5 international meetings among partners which improved the cooperation and friendship links established during the project between the three partner countries: Italy, Bulgaria and Romania 10. 4 multiplication events, articles, Facebook posts, video, flyers, brochures, participation to different events for dissemination and multiplication purposes. The main results obtained - Improved occupational standard at European level - 2 New/Improved occupational standard at National level - E-learning platform and blended learning courses - Increased transparency, comparability and recognition of mountain guides across Europe (through the new occupational standard, publications, improved skills of trainers - Short preparatory training course for disadvantaged categories - Long term (1 year) pilot course for certified mountain guides- Increased mobility of learners attending mountain guide courses across Europe (2 mobility events)- Increased employability at local/regional level of mountain guides after certification - Increased awareness and use of thematic touristic programs

Overall goal: creating an innovative integrated school educational approach which will improve teaching and learning performance, inclusiveness and equity of pupils at risk of early school leaving through using therapeutic methods into educational activities and ITC tools envisaging expanding the impact at all levelsSpecific objectives:01. Increasing learning performance and correct poor behavior of 125 pupils facing with risk to ESL into partner schools by developing intrapersonal and interpersonal connected with social, civic, intercultural and media-literacy skills in the partner schools through applying of therapy-based educational methods, between March 2020-June 2021 02. Supporting introduction and effective usage of digital technology for 125 pupils target and enhance continuous communication about ESL problem across different school system actors (project partners, teachers, pupils and families, other stakeholders) through developing a common educational platform with multiple functionalities (forums, chats, blog), between March 2020 – September 202103. Increasing learning motivation and engagement of 125 pupils facing with the risk of ESL in the partner schools through enriching the learning experiences and reducing disparities by accessing digital technologies, using ITC tools and therapeutic digital content in the classroom, between March 2020-June 202104. Supporting teachers from partner organizations to adopt inclusiveness methods, applying more project-based and cooperative/peer-to-peer methods, work into collaborative environment and use digital technologies involving them into teaching-learning activities and practicing on an educational platform, between March 2020-September 2021.05. Increasing the quality of partner’s leadership through learning and applying PM² Open Project Management Methodology, all project duration06. Increasing the visibility of the partners and extending the impact of results at regional, national and European level, during the project and after its lifetime through applying an intensive communication/dissemination strategy and provide open access to educational resources.The major innovation of this project is introducing THERAPEUTIC METHODS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES and not as a separate approach to increase those skills and prevent early school leaving. The most suitable therapeutic methods considered by project specialists to be included in educational approaches for ESL are: expressive therapy (art therapy, dance therapy/movement therapy, drama therapy, psychodrama, melotherapy, writing and bibliotherapy, photo/video-based therapy), emotion focused therapy, group therapy, color and chromotherapy, game therapy, applied behavioral analysis (ABA), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Occupational Therapy , speech therapy, and others.The main intellectual outputs will be: Therapeutic educational activities for ESL inclusiveness. Handbook for teachers.E-learning platform and interactive therapeutic educational resources.Other results it will be implementation of activities for a target number of 125 pupils at risk to early school leaving.During the project implementation all results it will be open to public and shared/promoted through different media and target. Main impact:Increased learning performance of the target improved behavior of the targetIncreased in interpersonal and intrapersonal skills of the targetIncreased social, civic, intercultural and media-literacy skills of the targetImproved communications about the ESL problem between all school actors (project partners, teachers, pupils and families, other stakeholders)Improved educational methods, pedagogies and practices of staff regarding ESL phenomenaImproved competencies of trainers and specialists concerning new educational approachesIncreased awareness about the important role of parents in preventing early school leavingIncreased awareness of the cultural/social/economic institution as drivers of knowledge in primary/secondary educationInternationalization of innovative practices;