1. Support for the REFIT actions for the ELD
Task 3: Training and Capacity Building on
ELD implementation
4 and 5 October 2017
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2. Outline Objectives Existing training initiatives: EU and national
Process for the review – the survey
Options for future training
Conclusions
Next Steps
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3. Objectives Objectives of the project
responding to the issues raised by the Evaluation Study on the implementation of the ELD
addressing the following three barriers to the full implementation of the ELD and to reaching its objectives:
Insufficient evidence base for evaluation - there is a need for a register;
Lack of clarity regarding key concepts;
Lack of knowledge on the ELD at national level.
Task 1, Task 2 and Task 3 of the project respond to these three barriers
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4. Objectives Objectives of Task 3 To review existing ELD trainings,
To identify future training needs and
To develop a concept for future and more effective ELD training and capacity building.
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5. Process
The report on training and capacity building has been developed through:
Desk Research
Development of questionnaire
Testing the questionnaire with ELD Government Experts
Involving stakeholders – on line Survey
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6. Process On line survey: 27 answers from 14 countries
BE and UK (4); IT (3); FL, PL, SK, ES (2) and
1 from HR, FR, DE, IE, MT, NL, PT, RO.
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7. Existing training initiatives: EU
Existing training material
The current ELD Training Material is available in three versions for:
a half-day face to face workshop,
a one-day face to face workshop,
a two-days face to face workshop.
Training handbook for ELD trainers, with slides in pdf form.
Developed after long process of consultation (stakeholders, Member States and Commission) and expert involvement
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8. Existing training initiatives: EU
Evaluation
ELD community
Stakeholders and NGOs
Trainers with experience on technical and legal/administrative issues
Lack of common understanding on key legal concepts
Case studies; training tailored to domestic implementation
Translation of the material
General positive evaluations: 64% of participants and 74 of ELD GEG
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9. Existing Capacity building initiatives: Member States
Existing initiatives
Guidelines, ELD information in website or IT tools, publicly available database, workshops and trainings. Examples are found in:
Guidelines: DK, IT, FL, NL, PT, SK, ES, UK (disappeared from web)
Website/IT tool: EL, EIRE, SK
Public database/register of cases: EE, FR, LV, PL, PT
Workshops/information events: AT, FR
Any other initiatives ?
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10. 11 Options for capacity building
Face to face training
Webinars
Trainer of trainers
Joint EU/national trainings
Peer to peer training
ELD wiki
Helpdesk
Existing networks
IT tools,
Newsletters
Blended tool
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11. Stakeholders views on capacity building concepts
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12. 11 Options for capacity building
Concept
Benefits
Risks
Estimate of costs
(1 –cheapest; 5 - most expensive)
Stakeholder opinions
(1 – not favourable; 5 very favourable)
Environmental damage risk and evaluation IT tools
Quantification of (imminent) environmental damage
Margin of error
Lack of use by practitioners 5*
4.22
Face to face training
Enhance understanding of ELD through doing practical cases
Use of existing EU DG Env. Materials (as to be adapted by trainers according to needs and traget groups)
Complex to organize (dependent or target group, duration, number of trainers needed) 3*
4.10
Helpdesk
Direct responses to specific questions/problems by knowledgeable persons
Ensuring coherent application of ELD across EU
Uncertainty concerning the frequency of use 2
3.82
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13. 11 Options for capacity building
Concept
Benefits
Risks
Estimate of costs
(1 –cheapest; 5 - most expensive)
Stakeholder opinions
(1 – not favourable; 5 very favourable)
Blended tool – E -tool
One access point to information
Available in different languages
Facilitating communication between different ELD stakeholders and practitioners
Lack of technical knowledge of the users
Lack of use by practitioners 5*
3.78
Reliance on existing networks
Proven effective tool to disseminate the information
Communication channels already established
None identified 1
3.75
ELDWiki
Set up and maintenance
3.68
Joint EU and MS trainings
Enhance learning through doing case studies
Control over the delivery of training (quality assurance) – all the same as in face to face!
Exchange of national stakeholders with colleagues from EU Commission (1st hand advice)
Host needed
Interpretation
Limited number of participants with concrete knowledge
Audience with different needs and familiarity 4*
3.66
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14. 11 Options for capacity building
Concept
Benefits
Risks
Estimate of costs
(1 –cheapest; 5 - most expensive)
Stakeholder opinions
(1 – not favourable; 5 very favourable)
Webinars
Reduce costs
Easy to organise
Reliance on the (updated) existing material
Limitations on practical use of the teaching
Lack of technical knowledge of the users 1
3.45
ToT
Building up a wider pool of ELD experts in EU
Enable Member States to implement national ELD events with “their” experts
Lack of appropriate trainers
Lack of quality control over the delivery of training
Trainees may not become qualified ELD trainers in just one ToT
Trainees are not available for duration of event which must be no less than 5 days 3*
3.41
Newsletter
Easy to disseminate
Informative
Not used by practitioners
Not sufficiently specific 2
3.17
Peer 2 Peer training
Direct exchange of experience between practitioners
High practical learning effect given small number of participants
Limited number of participants
Lack of control over the delivery of training (quality assurance)
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15. Conclusions Conclusions Lack of data on costs
Training should be tailored to training needs & participants
Updated slide packs
National experts
Differences in knowledge between CA and operators or NGOs should be taken into account while joint trainings are good for networking
Adaptable material
Existing material should be used to develop new one, merging EU and national sources
Pdf format limits adaptation to the needs of the audience and does not allow for merging with national material
New adaptable material should include legal aspects
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16. Conclusions Conclusions Case-studies training sessions
Promote discussions amongst participants
Important missing element up to now
The role of the EU ELD Register/cases database
Benefiting from existing ELD Training material
Adapting material which was focused on transposition of ELD
Development of case studies
Harmonised interpretation of terms and concepts
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17. Project Next Steps Final development of prototype
Comments up to 10 October
Final Report on Task 2: Common Understanding Document of key concepts & terms
Final Report on Task 3: Training and Capacity building
Final Draft Report
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18. Thank you Marta Ballesteros marta.ballesteros@milieu.be www. Milieu.be