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RURAL/ITER : Transfer of Innovationfrom Naturaliter project and beyond

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Naturaliter : main aims and outputs

WHAT IS NATURALITER? It is a LdV pilot project addressed to agriculture professionals based on training tools and teaching materials to improve vocational skills for achieving a competence on business development plan according to innovative trends in agriculture: organic farming, agro-tourism, quality products, nursery and gardening. The main project output is the NATURALITER TRAINING SYSTEM including:�Interactive self-assessment tool , for a basic approach to the agricultural sector�Virtual case study library, to gather successful case studies from Europe�Training gym, to play the role of a farmer planning own business�Computerized corporate platform, to create a basic business plan of own farm

(see the website http://www.ciaumbria.it/naturaliter/)

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Naturaliter : methodology and training toolsThe NATURALITER TRAINING SYSTEM is based on a reticular methodologyenabling the user to identify the requested competences for own business

http://www.ciaumbria.it/naturaliter

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RURAL/ITER : specific targets and new trendsWHAT IS RURAL/ITER? It is a LdV transfer of innovation (TOI) project addressed to 2nd work experience farmers from other sectors, young and female farmers as new target groups to enhance opportunities and entrepreneurship in agriculture. Besides the innovative trends from the Naturaliter project or some of them, to be updated and adapted, can be considered to be developed the last trends such as:���� renewable energy sources (solar, photovoltaic, wind, biomass,..) and related

new vocational skills���� biodiversity protection and relevant commercial niche markets (farm markets,..)� nutraceutical products and related health sector� eco-tourism services linked to agro-tourism and rural development activities� didactic and social farms linked to social issues of civil society

WHAT’S ON :����training tools for new skills related to the new innovative trends���� new case studies specific from 2nd work experience, young

and female farmers����new active learning methodologyhttp://www.agricolturavita.it/cipat/svl/documentiRead?doc_id=33291&tpl_id=7

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RURAL/ITER PartnershipWestern Greek Region Unit of Achaia Training CentreResponsible for project management and new trainingplatform (GR)

AèV, National Training and Research Centre of Farmers’ Italian Confederation (Cia)Responsible for transfer of Innovation (IT)

Ce.S.A.R., Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development(University of Perugia)Responsible for quality of contents (IT)

UTAD, Centre for Transdisciplinary Development StudiesResponsible for development of innovative trainingmaterials and adaptation to Portugal (PT)

PASEGES, Pan-Hellenic Confederation of Unions ofAgricultural Co-operatives, Responsible for adaptationof training materials in Greece (GR)

CEJA, European Council of Young Farmers Responsible for piloting tests and EU dissemination (B)

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RURAL/ITER methodology and development���� The training tools included in the Naturaliter training system, implemented withthose developed in Italy at national level by "Agricoltura è vita" with the S.E.T.A.

project, i.e. the "farmer's book" for a user friendly planning of the farm activities, constitute the basis for the Transfer of Innovation to be adapted and implemented. ���� Two training need analysis questionnaires, one for farmers and another for experts/trainers according to the innovative trends in agriculture from the RURAL/ITER project vision and description, are the starting point to choice, on the basis of a survey report from different countries, the innovative farming sectors and develop the new training system. ���� The new innovative trends are analyzed in relation to the work process and related competences, also including case studies from different countries. The training materials are focused on new skills from innovative professional competences, based mainly on European Qualifications Framework level 3 and 4 and implemented in a web service user friendly platform.

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RURAL/ITER methodology: interactive learning

RURAL/ITER student-centred learning system: ���� business simulator (innovative training gym)���� web service tutoringfor new skills and jobs(training on demand) ���� interactive business plan (self-empowerment)

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From learning

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personal evolution Innovative coachingTraditional coaching:

lesson/learning

RURAL/ITER methodology:personal evolution

Interactive piloting

Creativity stimulation

Competence growth

Innovativetrends

Farmer as a jobmaker

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RURAL/ITER methodology:personal opportunities

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RURAL/ITER :project development at a glanceBeginning : 01 November 2012 , Kick-off-Meeting Rome 22/23 NovemberMonth 2: state-of-the art analysis on innovative trends in agriculture at European level (background); focus on target users “farmers from previous work experience”, “female entrepreneurs” and “young farmers”.Months 3 - 7: adaptation of existing teaching materials from NATURALITER and S.E.T.A. transferred to the new geographical contexts (Greece and Portugal).Elaboration of questionnaires (from English into Greek, Portuguese and Italian) to better understand i) what kind of training needs can be more suitable for “new farmers”, young farmers, female entrepreneurs; ii) which gaps of competences are to be fulfilled, iii) what are new vision, ideas and multifunctional activities involving innovative farms, iv) which teaching materials and tools can be adapted from "Naturaliter" to RURAL/ITER training system. Need analysis report from the questionnaires. Leaflet with information on RURAL/ITER project (English, Greek, Italian, Portuguese) Month 8: Meeting in Portugal, to share a proposal on adaptation of the new teaching materials and training system targeted to the new target users.Months 9-12: Improved and adapted materials to be tested in Greece, Portugal andItaly by pilot groups of target users (from English original materials into Greek, Italian, Portuguese). Mid-term report.

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RURAL/ITER :project development at a glanceMonths 13-15: Data analysis in Greece, Portugal and Italy with reports; improvement of the teaching materials and design of training tools.Month 16: Meeting in Brussels organized by CEJA, c/o COPA-COGECA (or other EU location) with selected trainers for Training of Trainers (TOT), with participants from Greece, Portugal and Italy and with young farmers managing advanced innovative farms from other European countries (Belgium, Germany, Holland) on how to implement and use the new teaching materials. CEJA will distribute and collect questionnaires in countries with high level of development in agriculture (Belgium, Germany, Holland); languages English and, just in case, mother languages of the participants (CEJA).Months 17-22: Trained trainers organize national workshops, with target users, and test the teaching materials for piloting. Data are collected and elaborated about the opinions of the participating farmers (questionnaire). Reports are elaborated. The new RURAL/ITER training system will be set up for long distance learning on a web site and for off-line training on CD (English, Greek, Italian, Portuguese)Month 23-24: Final Conference in Greece with participation of international experts (CEJA, CEDEFOP); final training products and tools; final technical and financial report.

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RURAL/ITER :dissemination activitiesA dissemination strategy is foreseen at regional, national and European level . At regional level, in the participating countries, farmers' associations, local authorities, policy makers, media are involved by presenting, since the kick-off meeting in Italy, objectives and envisaged results of the project. Open workshops are foreseen in correspondence of all partnership meetings. The RURAL/ITER website is the main tool for external communication and dissemination of results, with a public area, including information on ongoing activities and available deliverables . A newsletter will be addressed to all external members, starting from a selected list provided by each partner. At national level, in each country, the farmers' associations will be informed on objectives and results of the project and invited to participate to workshops and forums. At international level CEJA will inform the member associations on ongoing project activities ; all other partners will involve academic and professional world connected to agriculture and use of rural areas. Press interviews and articles will be organized in correspondence of partnership meetings: in Italy (Nov.2012), to analyze training needs; in Portugal (27/28 May 2013),to set up the adapted teaching materials; in Belgium (March 2014), to perform the Training of Trainers and workshop on “New work opportunities and innovative trends in the European rural areas”; in Greece(October 2014),to present the project outputs and adapted training system for the target users with participation of international experts from CEJA and CEDEFOP.

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