The European project Up Skilling cultural managers: matching skills needs by improving vocational training is a two years’ Leonardo learning partnerships project funded with the support of the European Commission through the Leonardo Italian LLP National Agency. The overall objective of the project is to improve and update the skills and competencies of cultural managers by better matching the training with the labour market needs to improve the quality of the VET offer.

1. Up
Skilling
cultural
managers:
matching
skills
needs
by
improving
vocational
training:
BRIEF
PRESENTATION
This
project
has
been
funded
with
support
from
the
European
Commission.
This
publication
reflects
the
views
only
of
the
author,
and
the
Commission
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
any
use
which
may
be
made
of
the
information
contained
therein.
www.www.culturalmanagers.org

2. Up
Skill:
It’s
a
two
years’
project
to
exchange
and
jointly
test
innovative
vocational
training
methodologies
in
cultural
management
www.www.culturalmanagers.org

3. UPSKILL
AMBITION:
to
update
skills
and
competencies
of
cultural
managers
in
middle
level
positions
WHY?
To
improve
employability
and
careers

4. Partners:
Melting
pro.
Laboratorio
per
la
Cultura,
Rome,
Italy,
project
leader,
www.meltingpro.org
Fondazione
Pastificio
Cerere,
Roma,
Italy
www.pastificiocerere.it
Creative
and
cultural
skills,
London,
UK
www.ccskills.org.uk
Anthropolis,
Budapest,
Hungary
www.anthropolis.hu
FIBICC
www.fibicc.org
SETEPES,
PORTO,
PORTUGAL
www.setepes.pt
Centre
for
Arts
and
Intercultural,
Copenhagen,
DK
www.kunstoginterkultur.dk

5. How
we
are
going
to
fulfil
our
ambitious?
a)
Identify
Key
skills
and
competencies
cultural
managers
b)
Research
Innovative
VET
training
c)
Quality
indicators
to
assess
the
impact

6. Entrepreneurship
Digital
skills
TOPICS AT STAKE IN
UPSKILL
cultural
awareness
Audience
Development
Leadership

7. from:
VET
TRAINING
MODULES
FOR
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
(UpSKILL
project
proposal)
to:
FORMAL/NON
FORMAL
LEARNING
INITIATIVES
and
EXPERIENCES
to empower
cultural professionals
(TARGET)

8. S
E
P201
3
M
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Y
201
4
A
UG201
5
KIC
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OF
F
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LONDO
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BUDAPES
T
MADRI
D
Po
r
T
o
COPENHAGE
N

9. HOW
• Project
meeSngs:
• Rome
• London
• Budapest
Dialogue
with
professionals
of
the
sector:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
Exchange
on
good
pracLces
/
experiences
to
empower
cultural
managers
• Skills
Mapping
• Digital
storytelling
• Mentoring
• ApprenLceship
Final
output
VET
TRAINING
MODULE

10. FROM
NOW
ON:
To
work
on
ways
to
adopt
/adapt
these
learning
iniSaSves
in
our
context
• ImplementaSon:
WORKSHOP/TEST
AT
NATIONAL
LEVEL
Expected
results:
Set
of
formal
and
non
formal
training
/
learning
modules
for
cultural
managers
• Final
Output
Cultural
organizaLons’
growth
and
professionals’
empowerment
Internally
and
externally
• Impact

11. Final
output:
VET
Training
modules

12. UpSKILL
MAPPING
!
!
HAVE
A
LOOK
AT:
Upskill_reserach
_March
2014

13. Results: To develop oriented people skills
Thank you!!!

14. LEARN
FROM
THE
FIELD:
Cultural
managers
and
creative
people
met
so
far,
mobility
actions
as
a
way
of
learn
ing
Visions,
ideas
and
working
team

15. KICK OFF MEETING
@Fondazione Pastificio Cerere
ROME
Thank
you

16. Key
skills:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
SIMONE
PACINI,
SOCIAL
MEDIA
STRATEGIST

17. Key
skills:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
NOMAS
FOUNDATION

18. Key
skills:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
MACRO

19. Key
skills:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
MUSEO
CIVICO
DI
ZOOLOGIA

20. FROM
SKILLS
TO
VET
the
voices
of
mentors
and
mentees
What
kind
of
mentoring
for
cultural
management
?

21. LONDON
MEETING
@CCSKILLS
Key
skills:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
Andrea
Stark

22. BUILDING
A
CR
EATIVE
NATION
CONFE
RENCE
hXp://ccskills.or
g.uk/supporters

23. LONDON
MEETING
@ICCE
Key
skills:
THE
VOICES
OF
CULTURAL
MANAGERS
CrisSna
Da
Milano,
www.eccom.it
Diamond
project
www.diamondmuseums.eu
Zoltan
Imely,
MU
Theater
(
hXp://www.mu.hu/en/),
HU
Aniko
Racz,
SÍN
Cultural
Center
(hXp://en.sinarts.org/),
HU
Clara
Criado
Hernández,
FIBICC,
Spain

24. LONDON
MEETING
@ICCE
SYNAPSE
SESSION
on
CreaLve
Entrepreneurship
Adrian
de
La
court
&
Alexandra
Rowse
ex
CREA.M
mentee

25. BUDAPEST
MEETING
@ANTHROPOLIS
DIGITAL
STORYTELLING
WORKSHOP

26. BUDAPEST
MEETING
@ANTHROPOLIS
SOUND
PAINTING
with
Samu Gryllus / composer
and sound painting tutor

27. BUDAPEST
MEETING
CREATIVE
ENCOUNTERS
ü Budapest Music Center /
contemporary music
ü and jazz concert hall + club with restaurant
ü + library + studio

28. BUDAPEST
MEETING
CREATIVE
ENCOUNTERS
Juranyi House – with
Zenkő Bogdán
incubation house on 6500 m², on 5 levels more than
11 theatre and dance companies, 40 creative and art
institutions rent studio spaces for production +
Jurányi offers 2 stages
http://juranyihaz.hu/en/

29. BUDAPEST
MEETING
CREATIVE
ENCOUNTERS
Trafó György Szabó / managing director
/ contemporary performance and dance center +
rehearsal rooms + 1 stage
http://www.trafo.hu/en-US

30. BUDAPEST
MEETING
CREATIVE
ENCOUNTERS
Budapest Spring Festival Janina Szomolányi / art
manager
Emese Aba / art manager
/ contemporary art festival
http://btf.hu/btf2014/index.php?l=en
MÜSZI
/ incubation house + production house for artists
Olga Irimiás / art manager
Julia Bársony / founder

31. BUDAPEST
MEETING
CREATIVE
ENCOUNTERS
Contemporary Architecture Center
/ creative urban and community based projects
Bálint Kádár / association member, architect
http://lakatlan.kek.org.hu/en/about/
http://budapest100.hu/fooldal
SZIGET
/ Europe’s largest festival for music and arts
Fruzsina Szép / programme director of the festival
http://www.sziget.hu/dws.php?
searchenginerUrl=fesztival&language=en

32. To
keep
up
to
date
THANK
YOU!
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