The team met for the first time from 19-21 October 2016 at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh.

Programme

Wednesday 19th October

  • 13:00 – 14:00 – Arrival refreshments
  • 14:00 – 15:45 – Welcome & Introductions: Brief overview of the project aims, vision, organisation, strategy. Role of IDSS. Team members introduce their own role, expertise, interests (Lead: John Holford, Nottingham)
  • 15:45 – 16:00 – Afternoon tea & coffee
  • 16:00 – 17:00 – WP1: Mapping European and national policies and programmes, and their contribution to economic and social inclusion (Lead: Josu Solabarrieta, Deusto)
  • 17:00 – 18:00 – Informal meeting of the Management Board (Lead: John Holford, Nottingham)

Thursday 20th October

  • 09:00 – 09:15 – Morning tea & coffee
  • 09:15 – 11:00 – WP2: Constraints and facilitators of access and participation (Lead: Ellen Boeren, Edinburgh)
  • 11:00 – 11:15 – Mid-morning tea & coffee
  • 11:15 – 13:00 – WP8: Knowledge discovery on evidence-based policy-making in participating countries (Lead: Rong Qu, Nottingham)
  • 13:00 – 14:00 – Sandwich lunch
  • 14:00 – 15:45 – WP9: Establishment of Intelligent Decision Support System for evidence-based policy making countries (Lead: Rong Qu, Nottingham)
  • 15:45 – 16:00 – Afternoon tea & coffee
  • 16:00 – 17:00 –  WP3: The role of European governance in adult education and learning policy (Lead: Marcella Milana, Verona)
  • 17:00 – 18:00
    – Project management and integration management, administration, finance and reporting systems, project timetables. (Ruth Elmer, Nottingham)
    – Role of the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA) and key points on project management and ethics (Kerstin Wilde – EC-REA)

Friday 21st October

  • 09:00 – 09:15 – Morning tea & coffee
  • 09:15 – 11:00
    – Project Management (Alex Hammond – EU Projects Coordinator, Research, Enterprise and Graduate Services, University of Nottingham)
    – WP4: Determinants of participation in Adult Education: a macro-systemic approach (Lead: Ides Nicaise, Leuven)
  • 11:00 – 11:15 – Mid-morning tea & coffee
  • 11:15 – 13:00 – WP5: Organisational structuration of early careers: the role of HRM, HRD, workplace learning and innovation (Lead: Günter Hefler: 3s)
  • 13:00 – 14:00 – Sandwich lunch
  • 14:00 – 15:45
    – Quality of work and young adults’ motivation/well-being (Lead: Günter Hefler: 3s)
    – WP7: Understanding the role of young workers’ activism for individual learning and institutional change (Lead: Günter Hefler: 3s)
  • 15:45 – 16:00 – Afternoon tea & coffee
  • 16:00 – 17:00 –
    – Dissemination and Impact (Lead: Ellen Boeren, Edinburgh)
    – Reflection & action points (Lead: John Holford, Nottingham)