Adaotation of SMELearning' results in SME 2.0 LdV project. Presentation of Darragh Coakley, Budapest, November 2011.

1. SME1

2. SM Elearning Project
The project, "SM elearning”:
• Was a Leonardo da Vinci programme for vocational
training led by GIPFAR (France) and co-coordinated by
Fons Formació Zona Mediterrània.
• Was developed over the years 2005-2007 and includes
the participation of training centres and SMEs in
Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Ireland, and Norway.

3. Project Aims
The main project aims were:
•“To offer reference points and tools to clarify new technological
possibilities and their advantages to training centres and industrial
SMEs.”
•“To propose new methods, services and contents adapted to new
working environments.”

4. Project Partners
•AGEFOS-PME Bretagne - France
•MCA-UGT - Spain
•FITEQA - Spain
•Cork Institute Of Technology (DEIS) - Ireland
•Rogaland Kurk OG Kompetansesenter (RKK) - Norway
•KEK Integration and APIVITA - Greece
•University of PLOVDIV - Bulgaria
•Business Development Centre (BDC) - Poland
•WISPRO - Poland
•SEC Suisse - Switzerland (Silent Partner)

5. The main stakeholders
• Training centers
o Trainers and professionals actors of training
• Industrial SMEs
o Managers and decision Makers
• Training financers, and organizations
o Actors of training organization

6. Project Phases
The main project phases aimed to:
1 Identify local training problems related to the use of ICT in industrial
SMEs.
2 Study ICT based training setups in relation to the needs of SMEs (using a
common methodology) and to disseminate the conclusions reached from
the examples studied and the research related to them.
3 Identify and disseminate strategic recommendations (good practices) for
the application of ICT based training in European industrial companies.
4 Produce a guide for the application of innovative ICT based training in the
industrial sector for training centres and their actors.
5 Evaluate the training models studied, the methods, the good practices
and recommendations among the different groups identified.

7. 4 main Work Packages
The 4 main Work Packages of the project:
1. WP I : Constitution of workgroup and operation planning
Main Product: Setting up of bodies and operational research of working plans.
2. WP II: Research, study and evaluation of good practices
Main Product: Index of innovative training practices in industrial SMEs.
3. WP III: Research and study of elearning and ICT based training models
Main Products:
i. Strategic recommendations for the application of ICT in the training
aimed at industrial SMEs.
ii. Guide for ICT application within European industrial SME s.
4. WP IV: Evaluation, products validation, final edition , dissemination and
valorisation
Main Product: Evaluation, valorisation and final assessment of materials
developed.

8. Work Packages 2 + 3
The 2 main Work Packages of the project which will be of
use in SME2:
WP II: Research, study and evaluation of good practices
Main Product: Index of innovative training practices in industrial
SMEs.
WP III: Research and study of elearning and ICT based
training models
Main Products:
i. Strategic recommendations for the application of ICT in
the training aimed at industrial SMEs.
ii. Guide for ICT application within European industrial
SMEs.

9. SM Elearning 3 main
Products
The 3 main Project Products:
• Index of innovative training practices in
industrial SMEs.
• Strategic recommendations for the application
of ICT in the training aimed at industrial SMEs.
• Guide for ICT application within European
industrial SMEs.

10. Work Package 2
Work Package 2 represented the main bulk of (theoretical)
work in the project – The Index of innovative training
practices in industrial SMEs.
Aim:
To Identify good practice training set-ups based on ICT for training in
industrial SMEs and/or with the workers of industrial SMEs.
Focus:
- The conditions for success
- The conditions to transfer these experiences.

11. Work Package 2 Steps 1
1. Working and methodological hypothesis
To form a starting point to identify advantages &
limitations of ICT training in SMEs. Developed
collaboratively via brainstorming & research

12. Work Package 2 Step 2
2. Conceptual framework
A series of key concepts for investigation. These definitions were
common guidelines and formed the basis for the interviews and tools
later developed

13. Work Package 2 Step 3
3. Methodology of work for the index
an analysis of training designed for industrial SME workers in order to
gather European experience in this field

14. Work Package 2 Step 3
3. Methodology of work for the index
Initial training process idea
Evaluation of the training set up
Principle of the analysis of the
training set up

15. Work Package 2 Step 4
4. Work Analysis
Mainly via evaluation questionnaires (based on the Kirkpatrick
model) & aimed at managers/trainers/students and adapted to each
profile to find the key points in the areas of motivation, the learning
process and results of the training action.

16. Work Package 2 Step 4
4. Work Analysis

17. Work Package 3
Work Package 3 represented the additional products to be
issued:
– Strategic recommendations on innovative training in
SMEs
– Application guide for the use of ICT in training

18. Work Package 3
Strategic recommendations on innovative training in
SMEs
To aid understanding of how information and communication
technologies can be used in training, how they improve the
performance of training and at the same time, reduce its cost, and
finally how they help develop diversity and individualisation in
training.

19. Work Package 3
Application guide for the use of ICT in training
To help trainers and training organisations to develop innovative and
ICT-based services to improve quality, accessibility of training
especially for industrial SMEs, taking into account their own
constraints.