Information Day, 20 January 2015 Audrey Frith, Director of
European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning “Experience from policy cooperation and innovation” Information Day, 20 January 2015 Audrey Frith, Director of EUCIS-LLL Building a citizen’s voice on education and training issues European civil society platform on lifelong learning A few words about EUCIS-LLL and the LLL-HUB project Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 A unique European platform on Lifelong Learning 36 European organisations in education, training and youth European civil society platform on lifelong learning Call: “KA1: Policy cooperation and innovation - Networks”, LLP Duration: December 2013 – May 2016 (30 months) Total budget: 408 785€ Number of partners: 10 National actions: PL, BE, NL, TK, ES, BG, PT Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Vision: creating a space for lifelong learning Objectives: •Foster a shared meaning of lifelong learning •Enable cross-sectorial, multi-stakeholder cooperation •Structure the first transnational policy learning on EU LLL strategies based on genuine research and dialogue at regional/national level Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning 3 phases: LLL-Labs (until Jan 15) LLL-Forums (Spring 15) LLL-Agora (Feb 16) Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Success factors for EU policy development projects Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning 1. Relevance Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Relevance Key elements •Relevance: to your organisation, your system & EU… •Become familiar with the objectives & priorities of the call and understand the political context EU policy papers, research, international surveys, projects results… Follow the links… Use key words… •Demonstrate the EU added value / innovative aspect of your project •Build on the results of successful projects (CB4LLP methodology) Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning State of the art A growing influence •LLL comprehensive strategies LLL most cited positive impact of ET2020 (EASQ Survey) •Development of EQF/NQFs •Development of validation systems Inventory: from 50% to 75% MS have developed stratregies •Increased use of learning outcomes approach… From transparency and mobility tools to transformative tools: push towards more learner-centred systems. ET2020 Review… momentum to move a step forward. Is LLL still relevant (UNESCO 2013)? How to make sure actors work together? Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning State of the art Identifying gaps and building evidence •Lack of political will: inertia (no implementation of policy priorities) •Resistance from educational actors (recognition of NFIL) •Lack of use by final beneficiaries (Eurobarometer 417: 34% heard about one of the EU tools) •Difficulty to implement cros-sectoral approaches •Lack of partnerships accross sectors and actors •Funding / sustainability: who pays? •Bottlenecks in the systems (i.e. dead ends, lack of guidance) Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Quality Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Quality of project design and implementation Setting goals and priorities •What do we want to achieve together (outcomes)? •What are partners own expections about the project? •Do we understand the same thing behind the concepts used? Recommendations: •Working together in the writing process: make sure your partners understand the objective of the project; take into account their different needs, approaches, capacities, competences… •Define clearly the approach and the policy priorities •Risk analysis: what are the changes you are demanding on the systems / who is impacted / is there resistance to be expected… •Have in mind your future exploitation plan Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Quality of project design and implementation Project planning •Activities planned (WP): logic steps •Share of responsability: i.e. who will translate national practices into policy recommendations and identify success factors Recommendations: •Step by step approach: what does it mean for each partner (avoid having partners who cannot deliver their tasks) •Take time to share with your partners (i.e. national states of play) at the start of your project before drafting tools/reports •Budget needs can be different from one partner to another (i.e. translation/interpretation needs, capacity to host events/meetings) Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Quality of project design and implementation Project planning: reversing the curve Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Quality of project design and implementation Partnership •Multi-stakeholder partnerships •Understanding of their strenghts and weaknesses •Capacity to bring change, to work with others (credibility) Recommendations: •Think our of the box: working with other actors and identify support partners (i.e. European networks) •Strong coordination: Teamlab, Skype, Google forms… to be in permanent contact with partners (quality plan – external evaluator to identify potential risks) + report forms / vademecum •Intercultural dimension and language Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Impact Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning How can change happen? Innovation •Unique approach / methodology to be applied/developed •Partnership •Exploitation of results 3 phases: LLL-Labs LLL-Forums LLL-Agora Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning How can change happen? Communication/Dissemination •Adapt the results/messages to the target groups •Build alliances •Use social media, IT tools… Recommendations: •Policy-makers: messages should be SMART Specific / Measurable / Achievable / Relevant / Time-bound •Monitoring tools Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015 European civil society platform on lifelong learning Thanks for your attention and good luck! Rue de l’industrie, 10 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.eucis-lll.eu Information Day – KA3 Action “Support for policy Reform”, 20 January 2015
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