Aims

• To test the transferability of both the model and the accreditation methodology by piloting in other member states and other sectors
• To evaluate their success
• To refine both in the light of the evaluation

WP Tasks

• Recruitment of SMEs in Germany, Spain, France, Sweden and the UK
• Familiarisation sessions with end-users
• Identification of informal (unplanned) learning activities taking place in normal business activities within the enterprises in accordance with the model developed in Work packages Three and Five and recording of the learning in an electronic portfolio
• Promotion of this learning within the enterprises
• Accreditation of this learning according to the methodology developed in Work packages Four and Five
• Evaluation of the pilot activities
• Production of a report for wide dissemination

             Expected Outputs and Results

1.  Participation by over 75 SMEs in five Member States
2.  Guide produced for employers in engineering sector (Variety of media)   FR,  DE, SV)
3.  Guide produced for employers in hospitality sector (Variety of media) (EN, FR, ES)
4.  Guide produced for employees (Variety of media) (DE, EN, ES, FR,SV)
5.  Guide produced for trainers / assessors (Variety of media) (DE, EN, ES, FR,SV)
6.  150 Electronic portfolios produced and accredited (DE, EN, ES, FR, SV)
7.   2 Case Studies to demonstrate the business benefits of informal learning   (Variety of media) in each of the languages (DE, EN, ES, FR, SV)
8.   Report on promotional activities (Word and PDF) (DE, EN, ES, FR,SV)