To develop Growing European Micro-enterprises (GEMs) using digital technologies supported via a coaching programme. Erasmus Project

Project Title

To develop Growing European Micro-enterprises (GEMs) using digital technologies supported via a coaching programme.

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Pedagogy and didactics; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

Growing European Micro-enterprises (GEM) is about building High Growth Enterprise Coaching capacity and capability in Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Austria and across Europe. GEM aims to contribute to the development of an increase in the number of High Growth Enterprises throughout Europe.

Project partners will:
(1) Develop a High Growth Enterprise Coaching Framework setting out the competences and skills required by High Growth Enterprise Coaches, recognising the specialist nature of the role;
(2) Create a specialist VET Curriculum and training course to develop specialist High Growth Enterprise Coaches;
(3) Promote high growth enterprise coaching as a specialist form of business coaching.

The project will develop and deliver two Intellectual Outputs:
(1) GEM Transformation Portal containing 10-12 specialist Learning Journeys, checklists, tools and models, guides, other resources and a good practice forum.
(2) A handbook entitled, ‘Growing European Micro-enterprises through High Growth Enterprise Coaching’.

Growing European Enterprises (GEM) will create a new digital learning tool giving VET teacher/trainers access to a new open education platform called, ‘GEM Transformation Portal’. The Portal will provide experienced VET teacher/trainers and coaches with continuous professional development opportunities. It will also contribute to developing the next generation of High Growth Enterprise Coaches.

The GEM Transformation Portal will be built around a new High Growth Enterprise Coach Competence Framework. Initially, the GEM Transformation Portal will be translated into English, Dutch, Spanish and German with the aim of making it available in additional languages in the longer term.

To widen the impact of the project still further, partners will also publish a handbook called, ‘Growing European Micro Enterprises through High Growth Enterprise Coaching’ which will also be available in the four languages. The handbook along with the GEM Transformation Platform will contribute to the development, success and sustainability of European micro-enterprises helping to build high growth business coaching capability and capacity across Europe. Currently, there is NO such programme for training and developing high quality Business Growth Enterprise Coaches – GEM will fill this gap.

On completion of the project, partners will hold a series of national Multiplier Events and will seek to sustain and exploit the project results and Outputs with the aim of widening the impact of the project to other micro enterprises, SMEs and stakeholder throughout Europe. The project will run from October 2019 to September 2021.

Project Website

http://growingenterprises.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 185060 Eur

Project Coordinator

SOLUCIONES TECNO-PROFESIONALES CONSULTING & Country: ES

Project Partners

• Stichting Europees Keramisch Werkcentrum/ European Ceramic Work Centre
• Exponential Training & Assessment Limited
• VIENNA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS
• Fundacion CESTE Educacion y Empresa
• MOMENTUM MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED