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Virtual Teams press release

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Project News.

The COVID-19 pandemic enforces thousands of organizations in Europe and the world to work remotely. To make the transition as smooth as possible, those who lead remote teams need to have the skills needed to lead them effectively. Read the first press release of the project Virtual Team and find out more about the topic.

Project – Overview

The COVID 19 pandemic enforces thousands of organizations in Europe and the world to work remotely. This trend is growing faster than ever and shows no sign of slowing down. It’s the future of work with benefits for both employers and employees. Still, many organisations are struggling to apply good practices and routines to ensure productivity and wellbeing in their workforce during these challenging times. To make the transition as smooth as possible, those who lead remote teams need to have the skills needed to lead them effectively.

This project aims to help Leaders in Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to acknowledge the importance of digital skills and wellbeing practices in maintaining healthy and productive virtual teams.

Specific Objectives

  • Provide SMEs tools, techniques and practical tips to help Virtual Team.

  • Leaders lead effectively, communicate successfully and so increase the performance of their virtual/remote teams.

  • Equip HR Professionals to improve their people’s wellbeing by adjusting their policies and procedures. Improve the quality of work in virtual teams.

  • Leaders will be trained on prioritising team building, fostering close collaboration, setting clear direction and objectives and leveraging technology.

  •  professionals will be trained to familiarise themselves with the IT infrastructure and available digital tools to set appropriate teleworking policies in place.

Target Groups

  • Team Leaders and Managers, including in-company VET providers.

  • HR Professionals, including in-company VET providers External VET providers.

  • Partners with a background in psychology e.Partners with a background in management.

  • Partners with a background in Human Resource Management.

  • Partners with a background in technology.

  • E – Workers.

Outputs

  • A toolkit for virtual team leaders, HR Professionals and managers.

  • In-service training    course    for    VET professionals.

  • MOOC on effective management of virtual teams.

Transnational Meetings

Kick off Meeting

The kick-off meeting of the project took place online on July 16th, 2021. The meeting started with a welcoming and a presentation of partners. The development plan of the project including deadlines of tasks and division of work between partners was presented and partners agreed upon all the upcoming activities.

 

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2nd Meeting

The second transnational project meeting of the project took place online on November 8th 2021

 

Focus on children; Strengthening Policies in Sports and Leisure ACTIVitiEs

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Projects & Initiatives.

Sports plays a decisive role in children development, promoting important values, social inclusion and a healthier way of life. However, violence in sports remains an alarming phenomenon with limited implementation of policy measures tackling the issue. ACTIVE goal is to promote the embedding of child safeguarding policies by sports clubs, extra-curricular activities organisations as well as leisure and recreational clubs working with children. The projects aims at improving knowledge of sports organisations around the prevention of violence against children in the field of sports and at enhancing sports professionals’ skills in preventing violence cases against children in the field of sports. The project will attempt to tackle these by developing an online self-assessment tool, allowing sports and leisure clubs to identify and address gaps in terms of implementation of Child Protection Polices in their premises.

Cyprus Education Summit: Setting a framework for the digital transformation of education

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Archived News.

Cyprus Education Summit 2021 sought to offer the forum for the presentation and analysis of present realities, developments and opportunities in the field of education through digital transformation and the development of digital skills. Leading experts, researchers and professionals from the field contributed in this direction with their presentations and their participation in the conference.

The workings of the Conference commenced with welcome remarks from the Executive Director of CARDET, Dr Charalambos Vrasidas, the Rector of the University of Nicosia Dr Philippos Pouyioutas and his Excellency the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Mr Prodromos Prodromou. Consecutively, the first session of the Conference, through presentations from Themis Christophidou, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Kyriakos Kokkinos, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, and George Zisimos, Head of Policy Programming Unit, at the European Training Foundation delved into the policies, challenges and opportunities in Cyprus and Europe via the promotion of digital skills.

In succession, the second session of the Conference focused on the promotion of digital skills in Cyprus Education. Specifically, Dr. Athina Michaelidou, Director of the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, presented the actions taken to facilitate the digital transformation of the Educational System, while Dr Efi Onisiforou, of CARDET and the University of Nicosia, illustrated the contribution of STEM education in the development of digital skills. The workings of the Conference were concluded with a panel discussion with the participation of representatives of educational organisations.

During the conference, the speakers stressed the need for investment and introduction of digital tools in the field of education as well as the need to promote and enhance digital skills that are now considered vital. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the policies and efforts of educational institutions for the transition of the educational system of Cyprus to the digital age as well as the contribution of STEM education.

You can find all the presentations of the Education Summit in its dedicated platform: https://cypruseducationsummit.com/presentations-2/

The Cyprus Education Summit is held on an annual basis with the ultimate goal of exploring important aspects of education and training, but also of highlighting important actions and initiatives in the field. In this direction, the conference promoted the exchange of knowledge, views and experiences between experts, researchers and professionals from the field of Education.

 

Cyprus Education Summit: Setting a framework for the digital transformation of education
Cyprus Education Summit: Setting a framework for the digital transformation of education
Cyprus Education Summit: Setting a framework for the digital transformation of education

Wires-Crossed: Handling Fake News and Developing Real Media

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Archived News.

Are you concerned about the effects of fake news on the lives of people around the world? The Wires-Crossed project has tried to handle this problem by developing resources which teach people how to develop their own quality, real media. Read the team’s fourth and final newsletter to learn more about the project’s lifecycle and take a look at our national blog featuring real news stories written by local people.

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VIRTUAL TEAMS: supporting collaboration, productivity and wellbeing in virtual teams and remote workers

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Projects & Initiatives.

This project aims to help Leaders in Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to acknowledge the importance of digital skills, engagement and wellbeing practices in maintaining healthy and productive virtual teams.

Its objectives include the development of appropriate competencies in team leaders to better manage virtual team wellbeing and productivity and at the same time enrich their capacity to use the appropriate technological tools. Virutal Teams also aims to equip HR professionals with tools and skills to be in a position to promote positive organisational cultures by adjusting their policies, practices and procedures and support their staff.

OBJECTIVES

  • Provide SMEs tools and techniques to overcome these challenges

by providing practical tips to help Virtual Team Leaders lead effectively, communicate successfully and so increase the performance of their virtual / remote teams.

  • Equip HR Professionals to improve their people’s wellbeing

by adjusting their policies and procedures, thus maintaining a positive and productive eWork environment for all.

  • Improve the quality of work in virtual teams

20 Managers/Team Leaders, HR professionals from SMEs and VET Trainers (in-company or external) from the 6 participating countries in the project will be chosen to participate in piloting the training modules of the training programme.

TARGET GROUPS

The primary target groups for this project include:

Team Leaders and Managers, including in-company VET providers

HR Professionals, including in-company VET providers External VET providers.

Partners with a background in psychology e.Partners with a background in management.

Partners with a background in Human Resource Management.

Partners with a background in technology.

E – Workers.

The second newsletter of the project CoDe

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Archived News.

 
“The resource book on coaching best practice has been the focus of the CoDe project partners since 2020. Read more about it in the project’s second newsletter.”
 
”Το βιβλίο πόρων για τις βέλτιστες πρακτικές καθοδήγησης  βρίσκεται στο επίκεντρο των εργασιών της κοινοπραξίας του έργου CoDe από το 2020. Διαβάστε περισσότερα στο δεύτερο ενημερωτικό δελτίο του έργου”

Δεύτερο ενημερωτικό δελτίο προγράμματος CASINO

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Archived News.

 
“Tο έργο CASINO, το οποίο έχει ως στόχο να παρακινήσει την ομάδα στόχου ΕΑΕΚ να επιστρέψει στην εκπαίδευση ή στην αγορά εργασίας μέσω της μάθησης με βάση τις προκλήσεις και του διαδικτυακού παιχνιδιού, συμπλήρωσε 6 μήνες. Διαβάστε περισσότερα για την πορεία του έργου στο δεύτερο ενημερωτικό δελτίο.”
 

Ensuring the safe participation of children in sports

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Archived News.

CARDET successfully organised an online discussion on the safety and rights of children in sports, with the aim to offer comprehensive information and guidance to key stakeholders in the field. The event was aimed at parents, coaches and sports professionals who had the opportunity to be informed about the existing data and the necessary steps that are needed in order to provide a safe environment for children in sports.

For this reason, local and international experts and representatives of institutions were invited to participate in the discussion. More specifically, the Commissioner for the Protection for Children´s Rights, Despo Michaelidou-Livaniou, the President of the Council FONI, Anastasia Papadopoulou, the Technical Director of Liverpool Academy in Cyprus, Nektarios Alexandrou, and representatives from UEFA Foundation for Children participated in the discussion and shared their experiences and insights.

As more and more children engage in sports activities, it is extremely important that they can safely participate, without any fear. An important parameter to achieve this is the correct information of all bodies and individuals involved in sports, as well as parents and children. This is the main goal of the ACTIVE project, and we are positive that this events will pave the beginning of many more positive discussions and actions around the subject.

eMysteries 4th Newsletter

Written by Chara Pilidou on . Posted in Archived News.

Check out the eMysteries latest newsletter and find out what we have been up to lately, just a step away from the project’s closure. You can gain free access to all the educational content developed by signing up to our online platform, which serves as a tool for teachers to help them apply new teaching practices.

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