ELQ-SME - E-Learning Quality for SMEs - Guidance and Counselling
Research area
Internationalization of vocational training
Short description
The purpose of this project is to develop the quality in vocational and training systems, creating tools and approaches to answer to the identified needs and using ROI methodology as a way of evaluating the quality of e−learning courses.
Needs identification: SME’s low investment on lifelong learning; difficulty on coordinating working timetable with availability to vocational training courses; high level of job rotation; strong resistance towards e−learning; implementation of e−learning through top−down approach and the commitment of the enterprises decision makers.
The general aim of the pilot project is to promote the use of the new multimedia technologies and a guidance and counselling approach in order to improve the quality of learning by facilitating access to online resources and training services as well as tools to evaluate the quality and the return on investment of e−learning focused in SME’s from the trade and services sector.
Aims
Specific aims of the project:
Evaluation of the SME’s organizational requirements, quality criteria and attitudes towards distance learning;
Creation of Project Local Committees involving the end users in order to validate the project outputs;
Train training consultants on Performance Improvement Programme (e−learning quality and ROI methodology);
Benchmarking of e-learning course target to the trade sector, focused on the special needs of SME’s managers,
owners and other decision makers;
Develop products to support employers and training providers to implement sustainable e−learning solutions,
according to quality criteria and ROI methodology requirements;
Disseminate the e-learning methodology near SME’s through training consultants’ guidance and counselling using ROI as a quality measurement tool.
Runtime
15.11.2005-14.11.2007
Professional articles
Morawietz, N.; Vieira, V.:
eLearning Quality in SMEs – Return on Investment of eLearning in SMEs. In: New Learning 2.0? - Emerging digital territories EDEN Annual Conference 2007. Neapel 2007, Pages 130
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Bleck-Klatt, A.; Morawietz, N.:
Guide to Conceive and Evaluate e-Learning Courses for SMEs Entrepreneurs and Training Providers. Nürnberg 2007
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Morawietz, N.:
eLearning Case Studies in SMEs – Elektrobiergans and Apunkt. In: Paulsen, M.; Vanda, F.; Vanda, V. (Hrsg.): eLearning Quality in European SMEs 2006. 2006
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Areas of expertise
Europeanization of vocational training
Learning with media
Partners
- CECOA – Centro de Formacao para o Comercio e Afins (Vocational Training Centre for the Trade) – Portugal
- Berufsförderungsinstitut Steiermark – Österreich
- Confederación de Empresarios de Aragón – Spanien
- NKI (non govermental educational institutes in Scandinavia) – Skandinavien
- Tartu Ulikool, University of Tartu – Estland
Employer
- Europäische Kommission, Programm Leonardo da Vinci Nationale Agentur "Bildung für Europa" beim Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung
