European projects

Ward Educational Consulting is familiar with the benefits and the frustrations of working in European projects and can offer experience in this area, as well as a range of European contacts.

Examples of projects undertaken:

· Case study on an innovative nursing apprenticeship scheme, part of a contribution to a European project on training and education for health care (QCA for REVIMP project, 2006)

· Participation in PepCAA, a European project to develop formative computer assisted assessment on psychology for teachers 2002-04 (FIM (University of Erlangen) for European Commission under Minerva programme)

· Evaluation of e-learning provision for higher education courses in Information Technology developed in the GENIUS project, 2002/03 (project funded by the European Commission and managed by Reading University)

And (during employment with Guildford Educational Services Ltd)

· Project to investigate company methodologies for identifying, assessing and accrediting 'non-formal learning' (CEDEFOP, 2000-02)

· Manager of project to evaluate the computer-delivered assessments resulting from 18 pilot projects in the SOCRATES and LEONARDO programmes (European Commission, 1998; further evaluation in 2001)

· Project manager of EC-funded LEONARDO project on Computer Assisted Assessment in the Workplace, January 1996 to April 1999 and follow-up Multiplier project 1999-2001

· Survey of databases of vocational qualifications in EC member states, followed by exploration of potential for networking these databases, development of prototype and survey of potential users (CEDEFOP, 1992-3)

· Participation in first invitational conference on databases for Education and training in Europe (CEDEFOP, 1988) and in subsequent activities of EUDAT (European Association of Databases)

· Authoring publications on qualifications and certification in the UK for CEDEFOP and the International Labour Office; co-authoring publications comparing UK systems with those elsewhere in Europe.