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European Certification

Q-Cert-VET Standard Enters Public Inquiry Phase

Felgueiras (PT)/Essen (GER), June 2012 - Co-coordinator Sandra Feliciano of the European Q-Cert-VET program has announced that the Portuguese standard prNP 4512:2012, Training Management Systems, including Technology Enhanced Learning, is entering the public inquiry phase. » MORE

Lifelong Learning

Reviewing and Reviving VET Practices

Vilnius (LT), April 2012 - The Revive-VET project addresses the European priority of contributing to the development of lifelong learning. It suggests reviewing and reviving Vocational Education and Training (VET) practices with the focus on the improvement of quality, attractiveness, and accessibility. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Blended learning project on EU governance

London (UK), April 2012 - (by Bob Little) People working for the European Commission, Parliament, its Bodies and Agencies will now have access to state-of-the-art online blended learning materials and programs on EU decision making, law and policies. The contract to supply these materials has been awarded to The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA, a centre of European learning and development for the public sector), the College of Europe (a university institute of postgraduate studies and training in European affairs) and eXact learning solutions (the online and mobile learning solutions provider). » MORE

Training for EU Staff

New Blended-learning Project on EU Governance

Sestri Levante (IT), April 2012 - The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), the College of Europe, and eXact learning solutions have been awarded a four-year contract to provide the European Commission, Parliament, and its Bodies and Agencies with online blended-learning materials and programmes on EU decision making, law, and policies. » MORE

Early Language Learning

Language Meets Intercultural Competences - LIMERIC

Miercurea-Ciuc (RO)/Graz (AT), March 2012 - The kick-off meeting of the LIMERIC project took place in February 2012, in Graz, Austria. LIMERIC's main aim is the development of a non-formal and blended-learning-based training programme for adults working in the extra-institutional sector of early childhood education and care. » MORE

EU Project

Gaining an Understanding of Virtual Schooling

Sheffield (UK), March 2012 - The European project VISCED focuses on the transnational appraisal of virtual school and college provision. Partners in the VISCED project are making an inventory of innovative ICT-enhanced learning initiatives for the 14-21 age group in Europe. » MORE

Continued Partnership

Four-Year Distance Learning Work Plan for eXact Learning

Sestri Levante (IT), February 2012 - The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has renewed its relationship with eXact learning solutions, vendor of online and mobile LCMS and digital repository solutions. eXact learning solutions is to deliver a new four-year work plan to increase technological innovation in its distance learning program. » MORE

New EU Project

Assessment of Inquiry Learning in Science

Dublin (IE), February 2012 - The Irish Minister for Education and Science, Ruairí Quinn TD, has launched a €3.75m EU-funded initiative that aims to revolutionise the way science is taught and assessed in classrooms across Europe. The project, SAILS (Strategies for Assessment of Inquiry Learning in Science), is funded by the European Framework Programme (FP7) and is coordinated by a team from Dublin City University. It is led by Dr. Odilla Finlayson, Dr. Eilish McLoughlin, Dr. Paul van Kampen, Dr. Sarah Brady, and Dr. Deirdre McCabe of CASTeL at DCU. » MORE

Excellence Rating

Assuring eLearning Quality with epprobate

Brussels (BE), January 2012 - Today computers, tablets, and smartphones have become an everyday part of the learning process. However, this technology often fails to live up to the expectations people have for it. The lack of quality of the courseware has been one of the key reasons of this failure. Now a worldwide consortium of experts is addressing this gap by developing an international quality label for eLearning resources - the "epprobate". » MORE

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