Micro-enterprise Learning Partnerships Erasmus Project

Project Title

Micro-enterprise Learning Partnerships

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship); New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The ME2ME project has been aimed at development of bespoke peer-to-peer learning networks in real and virtual environments where micro-enterprise owners share their knowledge and skills. During 24-month timeframe of the project eight partners from eight EU countries have developed six intellectual outputs, organized five transnational meetings, transnational training event and multiplier event in each partner country.

Each partner has performed piloting on local level, using the materials developed in practical way and developing peer-to-peer learning networks. The project brought together VET professionals and micro-enterprise owners to create attitudes and relationships that otherwise would not be created. Partners have identified skills and knowledge that could be used to benefit the business community as a whole.

Partners performed audits of micro-enterprises in their local areas to identify skills and knowledge that could be useful to the wider business community. The partnership developed and piloted CPD curriculum resources (for VET professionals) and Induction to Pedagogy training programme (for micro-enterprise owners that had no pedagogic training to ensure that the required quality standards are achieved in peer-to-peer learning networks). A suite of bespoke mini-learning-format resources appropriate for on-line learning environments has been developed to address issues identified during a research and audit exercise on local level. These resources supported the role of VET specialists as developers of engaging learning content and facilitators of learning in the new peer-to-peer learning networks.

Partners have developed also e-Learning portal to provide access to the learning resources developed and Policy Paper that addressed the issue of the transforming of micro-enterprise owners from consumers of education and training services into producers of education and training.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 265065 Eur

Project Coordinator

OSRODEK SZKOLENIOWO-BADAWCZY INNEO & Country: PL

Project Partners

• VIESOJI ISTAIGA KAUNO MOKSLO IR TECHNOLOGIJU PARKAS
• UNIVERSITATEA DIN PITESTI
• INNOVENTUM OY
• FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE LIMITED
• REINTEGRA, z.s.
• Pandokrátor Ltd.
• Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative Limited