The project turned out to be a very interesting experience in terms of research on self-employment. As it turns out, the phenomenon itself is well defined, but it does not function on a formal basis and is not distinguished as a separate category according to the SME definition (under which the self-employed are included in the microenterprises group). Therefore it is very rare that institutions offering training, counselling and support services for businessmen perceive the self-employed as a separate group of clients who have somewhat different needs than businessmen who are employers. It is even difficult to precisely determine the scale of this phenomenon in the individual countries (the number of one-person companies), because it is not a group which would be the object of systematic research, or even public statistics. The results: 2.1 Desk study report on State of the art of Self-Employment iin partner countries and in each partner country; SWOT analysis (Specific career counseling and guidance services addressed to people considering self-employment at partners’ countries); database, Summary report of the WP2: Report concerning identified strengths and weaknesses of existing guidance and career counselling services included in selfemployment in Finland, Poland, Romania and Austria.

http://www.self-employment.org/

The Euracademy Observatory project intends to build systematic documentation on the use of ICT-supported learning, including blended learning, by employees of SME’s and micro-enterprises in rural Europe, in the context of life long learning, leading to formal qualifications or even to non-validated skills acquisition or personal development. It is focussed on these primary target groups: training providers, people working in rural SME’s or micro-enterprises and self-employed persons (including farmers), social partners representing employers and employees, policy makers ant other stakeholders who can influence policy at regional or national level in the field of life long learning and continuing education.

http://www.euracademy-observatory.org/

To raise standards in civil society development across Europe, the European Fundraising Association (EFA) has developed EFA Certification, a European qualification in fundraising.

The result of the EUROFRAT project, EFA Certification recognises robust professional fundraising training by identifying key competencies and providing a culturally sensitive syllabus along with guidelines to ensure successful training delivery.

www.efa-net.eu

TETRIS is a new way of teaching the TRIZ methodology and techniques for schools and companies. TRIZ is a romanized acronym for Russian "Teoriya Resheniya Izobretatelskikh Zadatch" meaning "Theory of solving inventor's problems" or "Theory of inventive problem solving". The TETRIS project will develop a course that will overcome psychological inertia and will boost creativity, problem setting and problem solving capacity.

http://www.tetris-project.org/

iQSim develops innovative and interactive web-based simulator quality management tools, for integration in LMS(s), that improve a) skills upgrading processes in mechanical industry and welding, b) the teaching quality management designs, and c) the learning environment in VET training programs. WHAT: iQSim elaborates a single point of access to (multilingual) simulator tools to be applied in Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, and Hungary, as well as in Europe.

John.B.Stav@hist.no

Mobile devices are popular and well used by many people within our target groups, but not for learning. The project is going to develop and test a performance-centered Mobile Learning Model (PML Model) to be used for the mobile devices by applying performance centred approach methodology. The advantages for trainees are derived from providing learners with a job aid in the context of their work by combining training and performance support where the actual work takes place. Students would benefit from flexibility and choice in where and when they learn outside of the wired (or un-wired) classroom. Students will use the technology in their study that would enhance their readiness for tomorrow’s workplace where employers want graduates who know how to use technology for learning and working.

www.pu.acad.bg

Cyber bullying is a new form of school bullying that involves the use of electronic devices. The CyberTraining project aims at providing a well-grounded, research-based training manual on cyberbullying for trainers. The training manual will include background information on cyberbullying, its nature and extent in Europe, current projects, initiatives and approaches tackling the cyberbullying problem, best practice Europe-wide as well as practical guidance and resources for trainers working with the target groups of pupils, parents, teachers and schools.

http://www.zepf.uni-landau.de/

The aim of the project is to develop the European instrument for acknowledgment of competences of autistic people. The result of this project should be a regular part of Europass. All type of competencies will be included. The results should help the transition form a school to a word of work or from a school to a school. The developed instruments will be focused on theoretical and practical knowledge of the target group.

www.lebenshilfe-giessen.de