SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL FURNITURE NEW EUROPEAN SKILLS 2020

SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL FURNITURE NEW EUROPEAN SKILLS 2020 2014 -1 -ES 01 -KA 202 -004883 January 27 2016, European Forestry House Brussels funesproject. eu www. funesproject. eu | 1

Self assessment tool Development of the assessment tool 1. Selection of the workers profiles 2. Allocating the set of skills according to each profile 3. Defining the set of questions to assess the knowledge and competences of each skill 4. Score each question on a scale 0 – 0. 5 - 1 5. Calculate the total score of the skill as a sum of all questions 6. Set the threshold scores for each skill 7. Assess the knowledge and competences for each skill by comparing the total score with the threshold values www. funesproject. eu | 2

Self assessment tool 6 department groups - Management - Technical office and design - Production - Marketing and sales - Storage and packaging - Quality and environment www. funesproject. eu | 3

Self assessment tool 21 skills www. funesproject. eu | 4

Self assessment tool 21 skills www. funesproject. eu | 5

Self assessment tool Set of skills The questionnaire will select the skills depending on the profile of the worker or future worker is testing for. Example: quality and environment department Skills to be assessed 4. Ability to use design as part of firm's strategy 5. Ability to use R&D as part of firm's strategy 7. Manage and plan the production (incl. QMS, lean management, ergonomics etc. ) 11. Ability to use IT tools 15. Branding/Marketing of European tradition --> Selling European quality 19. Controlling (including cost efficiency) 20. Team work skills 21. Environmental awareness; applying the enviromental and sustainability concepts (incl. ecological concepts in the design of products and eco- and 'zero waste' design) www. funesproject. eu | 6

Self assessment tool Set of questions per skill www. funesproject. eu | 7

Self assessment tool Set of questions per skill Assessment of each skill goes via a set of questions Example : Skill 5 - ability to use R&D as part of firm's strategy Questions to be answered 1. Do you use the results of research in the manufacturing process (machines, materials, technologies…)? 2. Do you collaborate with research institutions: universities, technological centres. . . ? 3. Are you involved in national or European research projects? 4. Do you work under a system of management of the research, development and innovation? 5. Do you consider the opportunity and the importance to develop an internal investment in R&D and to improve and finance it? 6. Before making new investments in the company, do you analyze the results of other research projects carried out? www. funesproject. eu | 8

Self assessment tool Scores Self assessment principle: score yourself: 3 possible answers Possible scores to each question Yes, totally score 1 I have my knowledge and competences updated. Yes, partially score 0, 5 I need to update my knowledge and competences. Not at all score 0 I need to take a course for it. www. funesproject. eu | 9

Self assessment tool Scores Assessment of each skill goes via a set of questions Example : Skill 5 - ability to use R&D as part of firm's strategy Scores 1. Do you use the results of research in the manufacturing process (machines, materials, technologies…)? 1 2. Do you collaborate with research institutions: universities, technological centres. . . ? 0, 5 3. Are you involved in national or European research projects? 0, 5 4. Do you work under a system of management of the research, development and innovation? 0 5. Do you consider the opportunity and the importance to develop an internal investment in R&D and to improve and finance it? 1 6. Before making new investments in the company, do you analyze the results of other research projects carried out? 0, 5 www. funesproject. eu | 10

Self assessment tool Total score - assessment Score and assessment of knowledge and competences Example : Skill 5 - ability to use R&D as part of firm's strategy Threshold scores skill 5: Total score: 6 -5 you have knowledge and competences updated. Total score: 5 -3 I need to update my knowledge and competences. Total score: 3 -0 I need to take a course for it. Total score : 3, 5 out of 6 >> I need to update my knowledge and competences www. funesproject. eu | 11

Self assessment tool Online on the FUNES portal Via the tool workers and future workers can assess online their knowledge and competences for a specific job profile. The tool will identify whether knowledge need to be updated or not for each of the required skills linked to the job profile. FUNES project will develop the e-learning training materials to update knowledge and competences for the skills identified in the project The online tool will be available at: http: //www. funesproject. eu/skills/ www. funesproject. eu | 12

FURTHER STEPS FURNITURE NEW EUROPEAN SKILLS 2020 2014 -1 -ES 01 -KA 202 -004883 January 27 2016, European Forestry House Brussels funesproject. eu www. funesproject. eu | 13

Planning intellectual outputs towards end of the project analysis result training E-learning course Final project • CURRENT SECTOR SITUATION • FUTURE SCENARIOS • NEW SKILLS • SELF ASSESMENT • TRAINING MODULES • PILOT TESTING • EVALUATION February 2015 May 2015 September 2015 January 2016 March 2017 May 2017 July 2017 www. funesproject. eu | 14

Intellectual outputs European Mapping of the current situation in the furniture industry February 2015 Definition and development of future scenarios May 2015 Skills demanded by companies in the furniture sector in the new scenarios September 2015 Self-assessment skills system January 2016 www. funesproject. eu | 15

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT Development of the training course March 2017 Definition of learning objectives, according to new defined sectoral and specifies competencies that will be required for current and future workers considering the European levels learning a) Creating training modules, related with the defined competencies b) Learning outcomes and the training content will be developed for a e-learning environment c) Elaboration of training contents d) Translation of the training course and units, every partner translate de contents a their language e) Implementation of the training materials in online e-learning platform (Moodle) f) Transnational meeting to evaluate the training materials in Moodle platform www. funesproject. eu | 16

INTELLECTUAL OUTPOUTS Experimental pilot testing - May 2017 Following policy recommendations/guidelines a pilot course will be conducted to evaluate the developed training material. a) Implementation of a pilot course in every partner institution b) Evaluation of training course, preparation and compilation of the evaluations in each institution www. funesproject. eu | 17

INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS Pilot testing evaluation July 2017 Open on-line course based on the analysis of the results obtained during the implementation of the course in each partner country. a) Pilot testing evaluation, compiling the results of pilot test and drafting a document with the results b) Elaboration of a report with the results of the project, to inform EU furniture sector and stakeholders about the new skills and the kind of course or activities needed for workers or future workers to obtain the new skills identified in the project c) Elaboration of a briefing report including the results of all questionnaires and training courses tests www. funesproject. eu | 18

MULTIPLIER EVENTS • Seminar with results of 04 in Belgium (Innova. Wood) January 2016 • Seminar with results of 05 in Italy (Enaip) March 2017 • Final project seminar/conference in Spain (Fevama) Summer 2017 www. funesproject. eu | 19

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