OUT-IN: Organising, Using and Transferring Innovation

14 December 2009Rome, Italy

LATVIA

STATE EDUCATION CENTER

Public administration institution subordinated to

the Ministry of Education and Science,

Republic of Latvia

• National general education curriculum;• Vocational education; • Special needs education; • National assessment and certification;• Hobby education;• Teachers in-service training;• Projects.

SPHERES OF ACTIVITIES:

OUT-IN

in LATVIA

• “This experience has given me a new direction in my work and encouraged to learn how to properly develop project proposals.”

• “The workshop was useful – it gave a general insight into project proposal writing procedure and encouraged to write and submit a project proposal.”

• “The workshop tutors were very supportive and personally took care that each participant would benefit from the workshop.”

Quotes from participants

Tutors

Vita Inga

Participants

• Selection

• Number of participants – 46

• Composition of participants - vocational schools, primary schools, secondary schools, local authorities, adult training centres

Workshop structure

• One day face-to-face sessions (2)

• Self-training in between the sessions (2 weeks)

Workshop activities

• Introducing to LLP and the concept of mobility;

• Going through the courseware topics and structure;

• Guiding individual self-learning process;

• Reviewing the courseware material;

• Brainstorming, sharing and developing project ideas;

• Guiding and tutoring development of project proposals.

Main challenges

• Participants represent different types of schools;

• Different background experience;

• Lack of ability to see the school as a part of community;

• Lack of time;

• Knowledge of English.

Some ideas for project proposals

• Increasing teachers’ role in the career education process in vocational education.

• Exploring common and unique in art traditions in Europe.

• Improving professional rehabilitation for disabled people to promote their integration in the labour market.

• Acquiring new technologies and skills in woodcarving.

• Providing entrepreneurship skills and knowledge to unemployed.

Results and success

Each participant

• acquired project writing skills;• generated several mobility project ideas;• prepared draft project proposal application;• exchanged experience and learned from each

other;• established project group network.

Sustainability issues

• Providing assistance in finalizing project proposals;

• Organizing follow up meeting for project submitters;

• Including project writing skills in teachers inset programs.

“Sharing project ideas among participants and receiving

practical support from tutors was really valuable and motivating

experience for writing and submitting a project proposal.”

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR ATTENTION!