The Project

EdaEdu - System Actions for Study Circles in Vocational Training, aims to test the transfer of innovation in SMEs through the use of Study Circles. According to this main goal, the project will develop competences for trainers (tutors and experts) concerning Study Circles methodology and its use within the SMEs context. Therefore EdaEdu is targeted at organisations of VET system, along with trainers and SME's. The project promoter ‘Idee in Rete' (no profit association) with partners coming from Italy, Belgium and Sweden (European bodies-EAEA, EARLALL; private and public organisations - Tuscany and Marche Regions, Gothenburg Folk High School, E-ducation.it). EdaEdu is funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme through the Italian LdV National Agency, ISFOL (2006-I/06/B/F/PP-154108). It has started on the 1st March 2007 and will end on the 28th February 2009 (24 months).

EdaEdu will realise, as a main project's outcomes, an Open Transnational Consortium among other potential partners and stakerholders in Europe and a Transnational Service targeted at SMEs and the VET system.

Main Goals

• Develop transfer of innovation among European SMEs through the use of Study Circles
• Define competence standards for trainers of Non Formal VET, concerning the transfer of innovation within SMEs through the use of Study Circles

Main Activities
The project goals will be reached through the realisation of the following main activities:

• training activities for tutors and experts of Study Circle in SMEs (42 h)
• test of 6 Study Circles for the exchange of innovation between Swedish and Italian SMEs (guided visits of entrepreneurs in both countries)
• realisation of training materials targeted at the VET system for the improvement of trainers' competences level (e-learning, ‘model of competence' , ‘model of transfer' of best practices etc..)
• creation of the Open Transnational Consortium and the Transnational Service