Innovative model of RENOWATOR Center of informal SMEs’ employees training supported by e-learning
The article presents the innovative features of the organization of Training-Consulting-Traineeship Center RENOWATOR structured within the framework of PIW EQUAL Project. RENOWATOR Center in the form of a complex structure realizes several possible paths to obtain innovative qualifications certified by the research institutes. RENOWATOR cooperates with the research institutes in transfer of the innovative technologies and knowledge stating as the base for the informal training of MSE employees.
RENOWATOR is the model of the informal center of efficient professional training and of the transfer of innovations from R&D sector to the economy and labor market.
Training in the field of innovative information technologies, which constitutes labor environment of the SMEs’ employees, is organized in the e-learning form. Several dozens of training programs and e-courses modules for innovative technologies were elaborated and deployed. There were such qualifications as Instructional Designer, e-Mentor, Data Analyst, Project Management Specialist, Logistic Advisor, Clients Needs Analyst. To increase the training effectiveness, complex organized center (micro scale) will be incorporated with the cooperation network of the labor market institutions for the reason to keep the workers trained in RENOWATOR Center on the labor market or introduce them for a second time to the market (macro scale).
An interesting aspect of your project is the integration of the IMS standard within the e-learning platform for testing. I am wondering whether the IMS standard would also be useful for sequencing and reporting (where other standards are mostly used such as SCORM).