Workflow and Expected Results

 

In order to guarantee as much as possible outcomes relevance with respect to their users needs, project’s activities will be carried out according to the following progressive approach: A. Methodologies; B. Learning contents; C. Testing; D. Dissemination & Exploitation; E. while, in parallel, quality monitoring, technical meetings, coordination and management activities will allow the various workgroups to proceed smoothly.
 
A. Methodologies: Developing material for Vocational Training Providers. A university research centre will provide the necessary skills for developing technical guidelines and didactical methodologies, while port and logistic sector related partners will provide experts in Vocational Training in order to integrate and calibrate the proposed methodologies to their specific contexts.
 
B. Learning contents: Developing material for Learners. Trainers coming from the addressed sectors will integrate their skills with experts coming from the IT sector, in order to produce web based and computer based learning contents.
Furthermore, the university research centre will cooperate for adapting the developed methodologies to the contents delivery.
 
C. Testing: Carrying out pilot experiences. Specific target groups will be recognized and addressed by web-based and computer based learning experiences, coordinated by experts coming from the same sectors.
 
D. Dissemination & Exploitation: Through organizing specific dissemination and exploitation events, both at a local level in each single port involved and globally at a project and European level.
 
  • Quality assurance or proper project functioning respect to objectives and expected results will be achieved by a specific WP, number 4, which will develop a Quality Plan, and by means of technical coordination and project management, specifically through:
  • The Steering Committee (SC), thatwill be chaired by the Project Leader, FEPORTS. It will consist of one representative of each partner. It will meet on a pre-planned basis and will be responsible for the strategic planning and direction of the project.
  • Workpackages (WPs), which will be formally depending on the Steering Committee. WP Leaders activities will be coordinated by the Coordinating Partner (P2) and overseen by the Project Leader (P1)
  • Meetings to transfer results from a completed WP to the others and for in-progress reviews of WPs advances.
 
Expected Results
 
OPTIMUS is a project aimed at providing concrete outcomes. Each Work Package is expected to deliver outcomes addressed to specific users needs and, globally speaking, these outcomes will be the components of a sectoral training system and of a new approach for developing, carrying out and evaluating simulation-based training activities.
 
WP1.1. (Report): State-of-the-art survey on past experiences and on operational port professions
WP1.2. (manual): Guidelines and methodologies for Vocational Training in the port sector using simulators
WP1.3. (manual): Performance evaluation of simulation-based systems and training actions
WP2.1. (web): E-Learning Web-Platform
WP2.2. (web): Web and Computer-based courses for people working / willing to work in port operations
WP3.1. (web): Pilot Experiences
WP4.1. (reports): Quality Plan and Reports
WP5.1. (web): Project Dissemination Web-Portal
WP5.2. (paper): Project’s Brochure and leaflets
WP5.3. Dissemination Meetings at local, project and European level
WP6.1. Exploitation Meetings with relevant subjects
WP7.1. Meetings minutes, project communications, reports
WP8.1. Management reports, financial reports