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 WP2 Quality Management Plan - review

progress WP3 Needs analysis – review target group

needs by country & overall – reports & translations

WP4 Agree training package development WP6 & 7 Dissemination & WERT

community – review & plan WP1 Financial review

Key milestones

1. Needs analysis survey * by May 2011

2. Training package * by January 20123. Pilot & evaluation * by July 20124. Website * by December 20105. External evaluation 1st report by

April 2011*Translations into partner languages

Update

Actions last meeting Communication

between meetings- Status reports- E-mails- Social partners

Website

http://europe.nortcoll.ac.uk/wert Progress: home page translated,

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

Development: WERT community, confidential area

Link to moodle - training

WP2 Evaluation & qualityreview

Quality management plan & specific quality indicators - review

External evaluator feedback on product & process

Cultural suitability-build into product development & process

Partner requirements

WP2 recommendations

More communication between partners between meetings – Skype, forum

More time to get to know each other at meetings

WP3 reports – more consistent WP6 dissemination – more focus,

state media & methods, more articles

WP2 recommendations 2

Monthly status report – partners to use for planning & ask if anything unclear

Feedback after meetings mechanism More financial information Facility to upload documents Clear re objectives & pilot delivery

methods

WP3 Needs analysis aims

Identify issues that affect WERTs – existing and potential entrepreneurs

Build on initial research & ERTD findings

Identify target group needs (including crafts & food production)

Identify delivery methods to suit target groups in partner countries

UK Needs analysis summary - methodology Focus group Networks e.g.

WIRE Telephone &

meetings Desk research

Results 30 completed

surveys 28 established

businesses 23 for pilot + 1 from Cyprus! 3 distance

learning

Key training needs

Using computers/internet for marketing

Social networking Legal aspects How to market business & product Financial management Databases & spreadsheets Business planning & research

Key issues

Keeping up to date with technology & marketing

Legal requirements for small businesses

Pricing & online booking systems Time & distance to attend workshops

Recommendations

New learning materials – social media

Specific country materials – legal Pilot practical training needed Distance learning option Regular contact to maintain interest Develop suggested topics for WERT

community

Synthesis report

Agree common needs Country specific needs and results Delivery – country specific to meet

cultural requirements Importance of links with target

groups – social partners and networks

WP3 next steps

Agree key elements of training package based on ERTD transfer & survey feedback

Synthesis report by NRC by end April Translate synthesis report by end May Upload reports on website by end

June

WP4 Product development

Agree key elements of training package to meet target group needs

Training course outline structure to meet required business skills

Flexible delivery methods – informal & non formal

Key tasks & timings for ERTD updates & new materials

Group work

Based on needs analysis results & ERTD experience, propose key elements of an innovative training package using the materials provided.

Building on research feedback & ERTD experience, how can we best deliver in partner countries ensuring training is accessible, flexible & innovative?

WP4 tasks & timescales Training course outline – CY – at meeting Update ERTD materials - ES/UK – 31 May New materials – all partners today & by 31

May User guides for trainers & learners- CY/UK -

30 June Moodle on website by 31 July - UK 1st draft circulated for discussion at

September meeting

WP4 tasks & timescales 2 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

Content & context of training materials with target groups

Benefits of training & start to apply learning

8-12 participants January – March 2012 Delivery/timings

Experiences in building women entrepreneur networks in FinlandTerhi Majamaa

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 & exploitation review

11.00 Coffee11.30 WERT community12.30 Lunch & photo14.00 Guest speaker14.45 Next steps15.15 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

Progress summary – dissemination record

Evidence e.g. articles 4 copies of translated

leaflet Future plans – needs

analysis results Intellectual property

rights

UK dissemination review- raising awareness WIRE UK discussions & link – 200

members Article published on NRC website &

College News & 3 regional publications Project web address on e-mails Needs analysis focus group BASCA – 40

members Leaflet distribution at meetings (other

projects, Somer Valley Tourism)

UK dissemination plans

Needs analysis results summary press release, send to press,

database of entrepreneurs, WiRED magazine, Leonardo newsletter

Attend WiRE social networking training

Build database & regular contact as part of WERT community

Europe wide dissemination EfVET member

research sent in March

EfVET quarterly newsletters & website entry

Plans for EfVET Conference round table in Malta

WP7 WERT community

Review progress towards strategy

Input from needs analysis

Consider sustainability & accreditation

Agree next steps

Welcome καλωσόρισμα

Mrs Stavroula Karavassili

hotel owner, manager & President of the “Quality Agreement Pact of Tzoumerka”

Budgets, finance & reporting

Key stages

Contracting Agreement/partner agreements 1st payment 40% National agency monitoring visit &

feedback in 1st year Interim report by Nov 2011

Key stages

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

Interim report tables - template complete as project progresses

Staff costs consistent with timesheets

Staff declaration - timesheets VAT declaration

Next steps WP3,4 & 5

summary of outcomes & actions

WP6 dissemination requirements

WP7 WERT community actions

Expected results & problem areas

Next meeting Finland September

22-23rd

Key topics for discussion –WP4 training product; WP5 Pilot; WP6 Dissemination progress; WP7 WERT community progress; preparation for interim report

Did we meet objectives? WP2 Quality Management Plan - review

progress WP3 Needs analysis – review target group

needs by country & overall – reports & translations

WP4 Agree training package development WP6 & 7 Dissemination & WERT

community – review & plan WP1 Financial review

Evaluation

Summary Agree outcomes from Day 2 &

arrangements for tomorrowEskerrik asko

Gracias tänan teid

Σε ευχαριστώKiitosMerci

Thank you!