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GRUNDTVIG
Helsinki, 30th Aug 2012
Welkom !
IMPACT OF GRU IST
GRUNDTVIG is in many countries the
1st and only source of in-service training
opportunities
Grundtvig In-Service Training - STUDIES
- Aug 2011:WoSCoP-study (West of Scotland Colleges’ Partnership)
Analysis of Provision of and Participation in GRU IST activ
- May 2010:Tilkon Consultancy
Impact of IST activities supported by COM & GRU – Surveyamongst BE participants in 2007-2009
GRU IST - PROVIDERS – Why ? WoSCoP
- Satisfaction rate: 78%-91% of respondents positive , (providers of GRU funded project courses : 91%)
- +90%: identified a need in AE (transnational studies/EU policy docu)
- 63% : EU dimension more important than financial sustainability
41%: financial loss – 46%: financially sustainableNon-formal training: 22 % financial loss
- 87%: desire to increase EU outlook or NW
- 66%: open up existing courses to EU audiences
- MP leading to IST courses: good channels for transfer of innovation => new products & EU approaches
- BUT: only 25 % of IST courses from MP reported financial
benefits ( 40 % of providers without GRU MP funding)
GRU IST - PROVIDERS – Why ? WoSCoP
- Expansion of international networks
- Increase in staff interest in EU cooperation
GRU IST - PROVIDERS – IMPACT ? WoSCoP
- Use of new methods & approaches in the organisation
- Additional cultural benefits
- Extend the range of provided services
- Open up to new groups of learners
Very positive view of impact
- More motivated to continue teaching (89 %)
GRU IST - PARTICIPANTS – Personal level
WoSCoP
- Improve intercultural awareness (89 %)
- Use new knowledge (88 %) / skills (86 %) in my work
- Increased awareness of different education systems in EU
- Started to learn a new language (54 %)
- Got involved in Grundtvig projects (59 %)
Overwhelmingly positive assessment of impact
- Stronger European dimension in the organisation (78%)
GRU IST - PARTICIPANTS – Institutional level
WoSCoP
- Increased international networking (74 %)
- Openness to other cultures (80%)
- New teaching / learning materials (71 %)
- More staff to IST abroad more often (58 %)
on operational level in AE sector:
GRU IST - PARTICIPANTS – Sectoral level
WoSCoP
- Especially in countries with less developed ones- eg- museums, prisons, family-school relationships etc
- Has already resulted in a Grundtvig project (BE: 7 %)
GRU IST - PARTICIPANTS – Eu cooperation
Tilkon Consultancy
- Professional contacts with people from other countries:
- still in contact: BE : 72 %
- Still in contact with trainers: BE: 49 %
- Plans to set up GRU activities with people I met (BE: 21 %)
Overall evaluation of Grundtvig IST
Highly positive, esp IST structured courses
Impact on personal, organisational & sectoral
Level: very high.
Quality assurance: should be emphasised & encouraged
Overall evaluation of Grundtvig IST
* ¾ of respondents expressed
high satisfaction about financing, grant
amounts and funding conditions.
* 58 % very satisfied about present
funding model
Future plans WoSCoP
• 95 % recommend IST participation
* 85 % intend to participate in the future
85 % of providers intend to continue GRU IST
9 % uncertain
6 % stop
6 % stop:
-Uncertainty of getting funded participants=> Enormous need
PROBLEMS
- Lack of marketing strategies for reaching
new target groups
