TRANSNATIONAL WORKING Lloyd Broad, FORWARD PROJECT and David England, CEED PROJECT

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TRANSNATIONAL WORKINGLloyd Broad, FORWARD
PROJECTandDavid England, CEED PROJECT
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FORMAT FOR WORKSHOP

• WHAT ARE THE FORWARD AND CEED PROJECTS?
• ACTION 1 - A FEW TIPS.
• ACTION 2 - A FEW MORE TIPS..
• KEY TRANSNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS (ADDED VALUE)
• - FORWARD
• - CEED
• IMPACT AND VISABILITY
• FINAL THOUGHTS.

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THE FORWARD PROJECT

• RESEARCH, DEVELOP AND TEST
• A range of interventions to support
  under-represented groups of people make a
  successful transition into and through
  employment.
• ACCESS, RETENTION AND PROGRESSION

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3 DISTINCT TARGET GROUPS

• DISABILITY.OLDER WORKERS.POOR BASIC SKILLS
• PEER LED RESEARCH
• TRAINING VOLUNTEERS
• COMMUNITY LED PROGRAMMES
• SUPPORTING COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS
• SUPPORTING DIVERSITY IN COMPANIES
• NEW WEB SITES
• BUSINESS AGENCY FOR PWDs

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FORWARD DP
EMPOWERMENT
PROJECT CONTEXT
Progression
Retention
Access
EQUAL OPPS
THEMATIC CONTEXT
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
INNOVATION
Basic Skills
Disabled Workers
Older Workers
Trans- national
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THE CEED PROJECT

• Individual Employability Plan
• Diversity model
• Tutor-Mediator Role
• Video/DVD of Project

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ACTION 1 - A FEW TIPS...

• 1. FINDING TRANSNATIONAL PARTNERS(finding the
  right partners?)
• PAST WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
• OTHER TOWN OR CITY NETWORKS (TWINNING, EUROCITIES
  etc)
• PARTENERIAT EVENTS
• EUROPEAN COMMON DATABASE
• START AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE!

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ACTION 1 A FEW TIPS..

• 2. DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO EXPLORE.
• PROCESSES
• SYSTEMS
• PRODUCTS
• TOOLS
• METHODS
• LEARNING
• COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES

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ACTION 1 A FEW TIPS..

• 3. BEGIN PREPARING TCA
• IDENTIFY COMMON INTERESTS
• INDENTIFY UNDERLYING PROBLEMS
• IDENTIFY COMMON/COMPLEMENTARY DELIVERABLES
• DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN
• Eg, research, study visits, piloting, joint
  events
• NB BEWARE ETCIM !!!! (DO IT ALL IN WORD FIRST)

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ACTION 1 A FEW TIPS.

• 4. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER
• PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BARRIER TO SUCCESSFUL
  TRANSNATIONAL WORKING IS NOT KNOWING WHAT THE
  OTHER COUNTRY IS ACTUALLY DOING!
• SEE HANDOUT
• A FRAMEWORK TO DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING

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ACTION 1 A FEW TIPS

• 5. UNDERSTAND AT WHICH LEVELS IN THE DPs
  CO-OPERATION WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE

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TIERS OF COOPERATION
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ACTION 1 A FEW TIPS..

• 6. BE CLEAR WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE
• IDENTIFICATION OF GOOD AND BAD PRACTICE
• PILOTING OF NEW IDEAS
• FORMALISTAION OF NEW NETWORKS HERE AND ABROAD
• SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF COMMON PROBLEMS AND
  DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO TACKLING THOSE PROBLEMS
• SHARED STRATEGIES FOR DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS
• WHERE IS THE ADDED VALUE TO LOCAL ACTIVITIES..?

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ACTION 2 - A FEW TIPS...

• Continually test understanding and compatibility
• Allow for cultural differences at the outset
• Commit to the aims and objectives completely
• Know what you want from the Partnership
• Agree on equal division of tasks
• Nominate responsibilities at each meeting and
  agree co-ordination for next meetings

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- FORWARD -

• WHAT WE DID (1)
• TRANSNATIONAL EVENTS
• STUDY VISITS
• BILATERAL JOINT WORKING

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- FORWARD -

• WHAT WE DID (2)- REAL EXAMPLES
• JOINT EVENTS
• WORKSHOPS
• PILOTING
• JOINT DEVELOMENT OF NEW TOOLS SERVICES
• TESTING
• SHADOWING
• RESEARCHING

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- FORWARD -

• WHY DID TRANSNATIONALITY WORK (1)?
• EMBEDDED INTO LOCAL ACTIVITIES
• ACHIEVED COMMITMENT AT ALL LEVELS
• INVOLVED PARTNERS AND BENEFICIARIES AT ALL LEVELS
• APPLIED SUFFICIENT RESOURCE

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- FORWARD -

• WHY DID TRANSNATIONALITY WORK (2)?
• HAD DEDICATED TRANSNATIONAL MANAGER
• REGULAR COMMUNICATION (AVOID LONG PERIODS OF
  INACTIVITY)
• ONE COUNTRY ALWAYS ACTED AS SECRETARIAT
• ENERGY AND COMMITMENT
• WE GOT ON WITH EACH OTHER.

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS- CEED -

• We completed 90 of agreed work packages
• Overall we worked together well
• No clashes
• We expect to continue with Round 1 Partners into
  Round 2

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IMPACT AND VISABILITY

• RECORD THE JOURNEY who, what, when, where
• IMPACT ON THE LEADING PRINCIPLES
• METHOD FOR CAPTURING ADDED VALUE
• RECORDING THE LEARNING
• METHODS FOR MAINSTREAMING AND DISSEMINATION
• IMPACT ON PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
• HOW..VIDEO/DVD, REPORTS, RESEARCH, NEWSLETTERS,
  BROCHURES, WEBSITES etc,etc..

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AND FINALLY..

• WHAT HAVE WE SAID..
• ACTION 1 TIPS
• ACTION 2 TIPS
• SEEK REAL ADDED VALUE - resource, communication,
  commitment and involvement
• RECORD THE JOURNEY impact and visability

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THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK