Number: TR/06/B/F/PP/ WASTE-TRAIN VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, CONVEYING INFORMATION ON UP-TO-DATE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO DECISION MAKERS/STAFF INVOLVED IN WASTE MANAGEMENT Fifth Consortium Meeting Warsaw, 14th– 18th of May 2008 WP 6: Monitoring and evaluation of project progress

WP6 – Monitoring and Evaluation of project progress Evaluation achievements and partner’s contributions Three Monitoring – Evaluation reports submitted till Interim stage  First Report consisted of: - description of the evaluation approach, the basic aims and associated activities - an initial appraisal of the project objectives, review of partner work package tasks, strengths and weaknesses, challenges and opportunities, recommendations for future activity - evaluation of the kick off meeting  Compilation and submission of the second Monitoring & Evaluation report, including : - monitoring and overview of project activities; - evaluation notes and observations for WP1; - evaluation of the second consortium meeting.  Interim Monitoring – Evaluation report: - Project developments: review of partner work package tasks, including comments related - Evaluation of the third consortium meeting in Rome - Problems experienced to date, challenges & potential solutions - Partner’s reflexions: transnationality, results compared to initial objectives, sustainability of the partnership, innovativeness of the outcomes, effects of dissemination etc

WP6 – Monitoring and Evaluation of project progress Additional support tools and Pending tasks Additional Support tools prepared:  Naming of files guidelines  Guidelines on the structure of private web area  Quality Management Plan  Supportive tools for external evaluator (to be discussed) Individual discussions with certain partners for working progress and tasks completed Pending tasks contractually agreed (till end of the project): 2 reports Forth Report consisting of: -Overview of the project progress and products delivered to date -Project objectives achievement -Review of indicators (number of copies to deliver – number of participants to attend) -Evaluation report of the fifth partner’s meeting -Reflections of partners on WP 2, WP4 and WP5 Final Report (5 th )

Evaluator’s comments and recommendations COMMENTS Project progress (Forget comment) - Certain delay -in delivering Book of Rubbish - Moodle platform in national languages Project procedures Formal – Informal discussions ? Both considered to be useful and desirable practices on a level of communication on the WPs content and progress. BUT Identification of procedures, allocation of specific tasks of each partner Only during formal discussions Cooperative bridges (especially between technical & pedagogical teams): working group teams have been alarmed, few corrective actions have been made

Evaluator’s comments and recommendations RECOMMENDATIONS -Clear definition of objectives before the meeting sessions and expected outcomes to be defined by each WP leader so as to prevent from losing time on discussions. -Need of a moderator (project coordination) for taking control of the decision –making process and procedures governing the overall management of the project. -Need of Alarming the WP leaders-partners on specific timelines agreed during the meetings for completing their tasks – corrective actions to be taken by the project coordinator and not the work package leader himself. -Reviewing partners budget – Consider possible changes

Internal Evaluation time schedule Deliver by Nicole to all partners by end of May of formularies for the fifth meeting evaluation & WPs 2, 4,5 assessment. Partners should send back their feedback within two weeks time (15/06/08) Individual phone meetings will be attempted by Nicole to all partners by middle of June. Discussions focused on: pilot test of vocational training courses, partner’s concerns on the finalisation of products, objectives achievements, any other issue. Forth Monitoring & Evaluation report to be delivered by end of June. Quality criteria & tools to be delivered to external evaluator ( by when ?). Updated Quality Management Plan to be delivered by middle of June.

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