1. WP2 – STRUCTURE OF COURSEWARE “PROGETTARE LA MOBILITA’” LLP-LDV-TOI-11-IT-743- Agreement N° 2011-1-IT1-LEO05-01950 - CUP: G82F11000540006 1

2. MODULE 0: Mobility political context 2

3. TRAINING UNIT 0.1 Mobility in Europe – Europe 2020 TRAINING UNIT 0.2 “Youth on the Move”, TRAINING UNIT 0.3 European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) 3

4. MODULE 1: The organisational skills 4

5. NumberTraining Unit 1.1 TitleTechnical skills and competences Learning Objective To acquire the knowledge of technique, financial, operative and administrative skills of the organization. To acquire the ability of managing processes of internal control. ContentsThe complexity of mobility actions funded by Leonardo da Vinci’s programme. The complexity of competences and roles needed to plan and execute a mobility project. Skill of “reading” an organisation, its structure and its competences existing. Analysis of organisations, persons and activities. An operative model of organisations’ analysis. Tools to be used for organisational analysis. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice test pre-evaluation and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge. 5

6. NumberTraining Unit 1.2 TitleEligibility and formal requirements Learning Objective Acquire the knowledge of formal requirements to access to funds and opportunities of LLP. Acquire the knowledge of characteristics related to the documents requested for submitting a candidature apply form and signing the Convention. Use of check list. ContentsProcedural and legal basis of LLP. Institutional documents of setting up and management of LLP: European Decision, Calls for Proposals. Support documents: Guide for the candidate, guide for filling in the apply form. Formal requirements of eligibility for candidatures. Essential requirements for submitting a quality proposal. Specific priorities of Italy, Greece and United Kingdom for 2008 mobility calls for proposals. Check list to control of candidature documents. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice assessment of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge. 6

7. 7 NumberTraining Unit 1.3 TitleProfessional profiles and competencies Learning Objective Acquire the ability of working in team. Acquire the ability of assessment regarding competences and professional profiles required to plan and implement a mobility action. ContentsCompetences for working into a staff to prepare and develop the mobility. Social competences. Solving problem competences. Planning competences. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

8. 8 MODULE 2: The project idea

9. 9 NumberTraining unit 2.1 TitleCarrying out analysis of needs Learning ObjectiveAcquiring the knowledge and competencies necessary for an accurate analysis of needs starting out from the target group Acquiring the skill to collect, analyse and report economic and social information Acquiring the knowledge and competencies necessary in carrying out needs analysis of the firm in the field of reference Transferring knowledge and tracing a map of emerging professional profiles in consideration of such variables as occupational capacity, strategies in professional competency, innovation and dimensional growth of enterprises ContentsAnalyses of educational needs Analyses of social and economic local needs Sources for the analyses of context Mapping of professional profiles Working processes observation Macro mode for the identification of beneficiaries FormWord text (eventually PowerPoint presentation) Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

10. 10 NumberTraining Unit 2.2 TitleDefinition of objectives in the action Learning Objective Acquiring the skill to formulate and fix general and operational objectives related to the pre-assessed needs Acquiring the skill to determine reliable indicators in measuring the determined objectives Acquiring the knowledge related to specific projecting methods (for example: the Project Cycle Management) ContentsPlanning and project management methodology Project objectives definition process Objective types in a LLP (Lifelong Learning Project) Elements of Project Cycle Management The Logical Framework and indicators FormWord text (eventually PowerPoint presentation) Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

11. 11 MODULE 3: How to form a partnership

12. 12 NumberTraining Unit 3.1 TitleThe European Dimension Learning Objective Acquiring a clear understanding of the concept of European dimension based on the existing literature and on the mood of the Lifelong Learning Programme. ContentsConcept and significance of the European Dimension. The European Dimension and the concept of citizenship. The integration processes between European systems. The processes in the sector of education and training. The concept of transnationality. TypeWord text. (Eventual Power Point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

13. 13 NumberTraining Unit 3.2 TitleNetworks Learning objective Acquiring the ability to think about dimension and types of network required to carry out the mobility project. Acquiring knowledge about the different types of networks and their internal working modes. Acquiring knowledge about the different options and opportunities in forming transnational and national networks ContentsNotion of transnational partnership network. Distinctive elements of mobility networks. The most common types of mobility networks. Macro features of the partners to be involved. First steps for the making: partner’s identification and negotiation. Elements to agree on in a network making. FormWord text( eventually Power Point presentation) Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

14. 14 NumberTraining Unit 3.3 TitleThe mobility project networks: IVT, PLM, VETPRO Learning Objective Acquiring knowledge of the specific characteristics of the trans-national mobility project networks. Acquiring knowledge of the specific characteristics of mobility projects ITV, PLM, VETPRO. ContentComponents and functions in mobility networks. Differences among networks according to the three mobility typologies. Types of institutions and suggestions according to the three typologies. Some examples of VETPRO networks. FormWord text (If relevant, PowerPoint presentation) Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

15. 15 NumberTraining unit 3.4 TitleThe partnership network. Learning Objective Acquiring the skills of correct procedure in filing for a partnership agreement and the necessary tools for a proper documentation for submission. ContentRequired documents for the formalization of the network: phases and degrees of detail. Complementary documents. Commitment for Quality Mobility FormWord text (If relevant, PowerPoint presentation) Assessment modalities Multiple choice test delivered ex ante and ex post, to check the progress.

16. 16 NumberTraining Unit 3.5 TitleThe preparatory visits Learning objective Action that disappears in new European Mobility context Contents------- FormWord. ( possible Power Point presentation) Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

17. 17 MODULE 4: The importance of information

18. 18 NumberTraining unit 4.1 TitleObjectives and channels of communication. Learning objectives The acquisition of quality and quantitative processes related to multi-level information and communication tools. Contents Importance of communication for mobility projects. Contents of the communication plan. Elements of communicative strategy Elements for a successful communication The tools for communication: typologies and suggestions. FormWord text (prospective Power Point presentation). Assessment Modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

19. 19 MODULE 5: Realising the selection

20. 20 NumberTraining unit 5.1 Title Preparation of the selection procedures: including invitations, information and flexibility Learning objectives To acquire the ability to create procedures for the selection of the appropriate participants. To acquire the ability to be able to effectively target the appropriate beneficiaries To acquire the ability to carry out the appropriate communication actions. Contents Elements of the selection phase. Recognising the differences in the three different typologies of mobility.  Characteristics of the selection invitations to join the programme.  Methods for the promotion of the announcement.  Communicative interventions to support the selection. FormWord text (Power Point presentation). Assessment Modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

21. 21 NumberTraining Unit 5.2 TitleRealising the selection: procedures and criteria Learning objectives Acquire management skills to evaluate the candidatures. Acquire skills to build basic criteria of the selection. Know about post selection procedures. ContentsProcedures and phases of the selection. The most common criteria used during a mobility selection. The application tools of the criteria. Needed information to put into practice the criteria? Post selection: advertise of ranking. FormWord text (Power Point presentation). Assessment Modalities Multiple choice assessments of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

22. 22 MODULE 6: Preparatory activities

23. 23 NumberTraining Unit 6.1 TitlePreparatory activities before the placement Learning Objective To acquire competencies about preparatory key elements of guidance, pedagogic and cultural activities to develop the mobility. ContentsStructural characteristics of preparatory action Differences among preparatory activities for IVT (Initial Vocational Training), PLM (People in the Labour Market), VETPRO (Professionals in Vocational Education and Training) activities. Guidance function. Cultural preparatory function. Pedagogic and professional preparatory function. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

24. 24 NumberTraining Unit 6.2 TitlePreparatory activities after the departure Learning objective Acquire the skill concerning planning of activities aimed to improve the linguistic and communication competences of persons making mobility. ContentsSpecificities of the linguistic preparation. External providers. Linguistic competences certificate Actions to be made before the departure. Actions to be made after the departure. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

25. 25 NumberTraining Unit 6.3 TitleHow to plan the practical and logistic support in loco. Learning Objective Acquire knowledge about practice activities and logistic support to be ensured, to manage conveniently a mobility action. ContentsRoles and responsibilities about organizing preparatory logistics activities. Logistics aspects to be looked after: travel; insurance and health cover, work permit, residence permit; board and lodging; local transports. Possibility of looking after some logistical aspects from the side of the beneficiaries. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

26. 26 MODULE 7: The training content

27. 27 NumberTraining Unit 7.1 TitleStandards for defining the training content. Learning Objective To acquire the ability to manage the procedures for the participative and cooperative planning. To acquire the knowledge of the main standards of reference for the contents planning: feasibility, consistency, sustainability and usefulness. ContentAims of the training content in a mobility project. Stages for the formulation of the training content. Differences between IVT, PLM and VETPRO mobility. Standards of reference: consistency, feasibility, sustainability and usefulness. Necessary flexibility in the planning and the possibility of re- arranging the training content. FormWord text. (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

28. 28 NumberTraining Unit 7.2 TitleThe fundamental elements of training contents. Learning Objective To acquire knowledge of the structure typical of the training design for a mobility experience. The European Quality Charter for mobility. ContentsThe essential elements to include in the contents of the mobility training. The training objectives. The methods of implementation of the training. (activities, accompanying measures, evaluation). The validation of the skills acquired through mobility. The specificity of VETPRO mobility. The European Quality Charter for mobility: objectives and contents. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

29. 29 MODULE 8: The monitoring and the tutoring

30. 30 NumberTraining unit 8.1 TitleProfessional roles and profiles for monitoring and tutoring. Learning objectives To acquire the ability to plan correctly monitoring and tutoring activities in a mobility project. To acquire the knowledge of the tasks, duties and role of the tutor (referred to the host organisation, the enterprise and the sending organization). Content Content and characteristics of the monitoring of a mobility project. The object of the monitoring. Characteristics of a monitoring plan. The roles regarding monitoring. The tutor’s competences. Specifically of the VETPRO (Professionals in Vocational Education and Training) tutors. Form Word text (prospective Power Point presentation). In the section there is a grid regarding the competences of the tutors of the coordinating organisation. Assessment modalitiesMultiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

31. 31 NumberTraining unit 8.2 TitleHow to monitor the training Learning objectives To acquire the knowledge of how to monitor a training; To acquire the knowledge of which are the tools most frequently used to monitor and carry out the tutorship. Contents The overall monitoring of a transnational mobility project. The specific monitoring of a mobility project: the preliminary, intermediary and final phases. The specific instruments to monitor the training. The monitoring indicators. Form Word text (prospective Power Point presentation). Assessment modalitiesMultiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

32. 32 MODULE 9: The validation of competencies

33. 33 NumberTraining Unit 9.1 TitleNational and European policies for the validation of placement experiences. Learning Objective Acquire knowledge of the main National and European policies about recognition, validation and development of competences acquired abroad. ContentsConcepts of validation, recognition and certified competences. The principle of transparency. European development towards the certified competences. The European Qualification Framework. ECVET Italian development of rules and systems. FormWord text (if relevant, Power Point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

34. 34 NumberTraining Unit 9.2 TitleMethods and tools for the validation of competencies Learning Objective Acquire the knowledge of scopes, limits, methods and tools for the validation of competences. Acquire the knowledge of Europass structure. ContentsTypology of tools for the validation of competences. Object of the validation (linguistic preparation, participation, certification of Europass Mobility). Distinctive characteristics of IVT. PLM and VETPRO mobility certification. Access modalities to Europass certification. FormWord text (if relevant, Power Point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

35. 35 MODULE 10: How to schedule activities

36. 36 NumberTraining Unit 10.1 TitleHow to realise work plan and timing Learning Objective Acquire the ability of scheduling the project activities coherently with the Apply Form ContentsContents of European mobility project planning. Basic fields to be clarified during the planning. How to realize work plan. Steps of the projects planning. Specificities of mobility planning. FormWord text (if relevant, Power Point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice assessments of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

37. 37 NumberTraining Unit 10.2 TitleTools for scheduling activities Learning Objective Acquire the knowledge of tools for the scheduling of general activities (PERT and Gantt diagrams). ContentsGeneral information about Gantt and PERT diagrams. Gantt diagram: structure, contents, aims and limits. PERT diagram: structure, contents, aims and limits. Parts of the networking scheduling. FormWord text (if relevant, Power Point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice assessments of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

38. 38 MODULE 11: How to evaluate a mobility project

39. 39 NumberTraining Unit 11.1 TitleProcedures, tools and roles for the evaluation of a mobility project. Learning Objective To acquire the ability to plan an evaluation process. To acquire the ability to fix the objectives of an evaluation plan. To acquire knowledge of the main features of preliminary, interim and final evaluation of a mobility project. To acquire knowledge of the roles, skills and tasks of the players involved in an evaluation process. Content The characteristics of an evaluation process: components of the evaluation plan. Aims and timing steps of evaluation. Planning of the constituent elements of the evaluation plan. The distinctive features of the mobility evaluation. The features of some evaluation tools and the roles involved in their use. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

40. 40 MODULE 12: The dissemination strategy

41. 41 NumberTraining unit 12.1 TitlePlanning the dissemination: objectives and process. Learning objectives To acquire the ability to plan the aims of the dissemination of a transnational mobility project, considering its process and its results. To acquire the ability to build up and implement a dissemination plan. To acquire the knowledge of the main characteristics and channels for an effective dissemination process. Content The key-concepts of dissemination, optimization and mainstreaming. The contents of the dissemination plan. The fundamental elements of the dissemination strategy. The dissemination actions and the exploitable channels. The contents of the different possible actions. The EU regulations regarding dissemination. FormWord text (prospective Power Point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

42. 42 MODULE 13: Budgeting

43. 43 NumberTraining Unit 13.1 TitlePrinciples for budgeting construction and implementation Learning Objective Acquire the ability to define the structure of project costs, so that it is consistent with the financing rules of the Programme. Acquire the knowledge of the main criteria to comply with in the building of the budget. ContentMain rules to elaborate the budget. Interaction among partners for the drawing up of the estimated budget. Need for financial monitoring. Supporting documents for budget definition. The main financial macro items. Activities that can be financed and items thereof. Ambiguity of tariff limits. FormWord text (If relevant, Power point presentation). Assessment modalities Multiple choice tests of subject matter pre and post training to quantify and qualify the progression of knowledge.

44. 44 NumberTraining Unit 13.2 TitlePrinciples and financial rules of mobility. Learning Objective To acquire knowledge of the rules for the expenditure eligibility. To acquire the ability to properly complete the sections of the questionnaire about financial aspects. To acquire knowledge of the main aspects of the Agreement between the National Agency and the beneficiary of the subsidy. To acquire knowledge of the main documents supporting the financial implementation of the project. ContentConstruction of the budget in the application stage. General criteria for the admissibility of the expenses. Items of clearly inadmissible expenses. The distinction between the subsidy requested and the total budget. Connection between the duration of mobility and the construction of some items of expenditure. What happens after approval of the project. Timing of disbursement of funds. Documents to be retained and attached to the final report. FormWord Text (Possible presentation in Powerpoint). Assessment modalities Multiple choice test carried out at the beginning of and at the end of the self-training, to establish a comparison.