EUROPA - Socrates Comenius

INSTITUTION ORGANISING THE TRAINING
NAME OF THE ORGANISATION:	Pixel Associazione
STREET AND NUMBER:	Via Luigi Lanzi, 12
POSTCODE:	I-50134 -
TOWN / CITY:	Florence
COUNTRY:	Italy
WEBSITE:	www.pixel-online.net
ORGANISER/S OF THE TRAINING:
PERSON 1:	Dr. Elisabetta Delle Donne
TEL NR:	+39-055-489700
FAX NR:	+39-055-4628873
EMAIL:	training@pixel-online.net
PERSON 2:	Andrea Peraldo
TEL NR:	+39-055-489700
FAX NR:	+39-055-4628873
EMAIL:	andrea@pixel-online.net

FULL DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING CONTENTS
*IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING: (EN)*
Preparation*	Prior to the beginning of the course, participants are invited to present themselves in the forum space which will be set up on the Pixel website specifically for the course. Participants will be asked to describe their role in the institutions for which they work and give details on any skills and experience already matured in the field of European Project Management Participants will also be asked to prepare a synthetic presentation of an on-going European project or of a project idea that will be the starting reference for the carrying out of the practical activities during the classroom course Prior to the beginning of the course, participants are invited to familiarise themselves with the functioning of the European Union through the following suggested readings: 1) Panorama of the European Union. A brief explanation of what the European Union is, what it does and how it works You can find it online at: http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/79/index_en.htm 2) Europe in 12 lessons A more detailed but very readable overview of the EU’s past, present and future. You can find it online at: http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/91/index_en.htm 3) How the European Union works A description of the EU institutions: what are they and what do they do. You can find it online at: http://ec.europa.eu/publications/bookle … dex_en.htm 4) Europe on the move. Each booklet in this series deals with one of the EU’s main areas of activity. You can find it online at: http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/68/index_en.htm 5) New Financial Rules for European Projects You can find them online at: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/publications/publications_en.cfm Also it could be useful to visit the official European Union portal at http://europa.eu/ Participants will be also asked to present themselves onto the Europlan Portal and on the Forum that will be activated on the Europlan Portal itself http://europlan.pixel-online.org/
Objectives*	The European Project Management course aims to provide participants with the skills to enable them to effectively manage a European project. This includes: - manage contractual procedures with the European Commission; - organize and plan the project work; - manage the project partnership; - monitor the project development and evaluate its outcomes; - create and deliver project reports; - manage the financial and administrative issues of the project. More information about course's objectives can be found on the EuroPlan Portal at http://europlan.pixel-online.org/
Methodology*	The course lasts 55 hours of which 30 hours will be classroom based learning in Florence and 25 hours will be e-learning - 6 days of classroom based learning (From Monday to Saturday) of 5 hours each (for a total of 30 hours) - 25 hours of e-learning The approach used is highly practical, based on the expertise of the course trainers who have over 15 years experience in European project management and planning. A practical simulation is carried out for each topic in focus aiming to simulate the management of the different aspects of a project. At the end of the European Project Management course, every work group have produced their set of Guidelines on How to Effectively Manage a European Project. The methodology that will be used for the e-learning course is based on the distribution to the participants of a CD-ROM containing the study materials. The structure of the e-learning course is similar to a Power Point presentation with the possibility of accessing in-depth information relating to a particular slide and attachments containing reference material. Practice exercises and tests based on the themes developed will be available at the end of every section. During the e-learning based training, the course’s participants will have the opportunity to further investigate on the topics presented during the classroom based course. The e-learning based training will be integrated by a forum space and two virtual meetings during which learners will meet with the course trainers and discuss with them course related issues The check of the competencies acquired at distance is made submitting a test to each course participant at the beginning and the end of the distance course, in order to measure the differential between the competences at the beginning and at the end of the course. More information about course methodologies can be found on the EuroPlan Portal at http://europlan.pixel-online.org/
Follow-up*	The four weeks following the classroom based course will be devoted to the e-learning based course that the participants will attend from their own workplaces The structure of the e-learning course is similar to a Power Point presentation with the possibility of accessing in-depth information relating to a particular slide and attachments containing reference material. On each slide of the e-learning course there is the possibility of asking questions to the on-line tutor by simply clicking on the button ”Questions?” which automatically opens up an e-mail window where it is possible to send a question directly to the tutor. The check of the competencies acquired at distance is made submitting a test to each course participant at the beginning of the distance course. At the end of the distance course, a new test is made, in order to measure the differential between the competences of each participant at the beginning and at the end of the course During the four weeks after the classroom course, 2 virtual meetings are organized between the course trainers and tutor and the course participants to further analyze and discuss the contents learnt at distance. An on line Forum is also available for all course participants to ask questions to the course trainers and share the answers with their colleagues Finally, participants will have access to the EuroPlan Portal - The European Cooperation Portal for Education, Training, Culture and Research (http://europlan.pixel-online.org/) with which they will enter and keep in contact with all the participants of the 30 editions of the course, joining a network of more than 400 institutions and experts interested in European Cooperation Through the Portal, participants will be informed, through appositely developed and updated News section, about funding opportunities among the most important Programmes in the field of Education, Training, Culture and Research

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES (DAY BY DAY)
*IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING:*	Module 1: Introduction to Project Planning (5 hours classroom course - 10 hours at distance) • Presentation of participants • Formulation of the project idea and admissibility check • Analysis of the Application Form • Project selection criteria • Selection procedure • Practical simulations Module 2 - Practical Issues on Project Organization (5 hours classroom course - 5 hours at distance) • Presentation of participants project ideas • Creation of work groups • Planning of project activities • Creation of calendar of activities and quality plans • Practical Activity Module 3: Project Management Strategies and Contractual Issues(5 hours classroom course) • Identification of project management strategies • Contract with the Commission • Contract with the Project partners • Sub contracting • Practical Activity Module 4: Partnership Management (5 hours classroom course - 5 hours at distance) • Building up the Project partnership • Characteristics of a Good Partnership • Management Methodologies • Organization of Partners Meetings • Ice breaking strategies • Practical Activity Module 5: Evaluation and Dissemination (5 hours classroom course) • Evaluation: Why, What, How, When • Dissemination: Why, What, Who, When • Dissemination Tools • Examples of approved on-going project • Practical Activity Module 6: Project Reporting and Administrative Issues (5 hours classroom course - 10 hours at distance) • Writing public and confidential project reports • Effective presentation of project outcomes and deliverables • Administrative and Financial Rules • Practical Activity

TYPE OF CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE AWARDED
*IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING:*	Certificate of attendance including description of training content Europass on request

ENGLISH:	Certificate of attendance including description of training content Europass on request