To be presented at ICT Proposersday 2011, Budapest (FP 7)

1. Supportive systems for
continuous and online
professional development
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2. The SupSys project is developing an
alternative to established education and forms
of training in the shape of a supportive system
that contribute towards solving companies’
and organisations’ need for a flexible supply of
competence
The challenge is how to develop a Support
System based on contemporary media that
continuously strengthens the individual's
qualifications.
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3. Informal learning, Virtual communities, CoP -
Communities of Practice, Online learning communities…
Lieve Van den Brande, European Commission, DG Education and Culture,
PPT, download 24 ‎eb ‎ 011
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4. Article: Supportive systems for continuous and online professional development
Jobring,Svensson eLearning Papers n° 22 (2010)
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5. How?
Based on Shared Interest
Combine Formal and Informal learning
Combine Individual and Collaborative
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6. Potential target groups
• Co-workers in different SMEs with similar spheres of activity
Examples: Financial managers in various SMEs, production managers in various SMEs
• Co-workers in major businesses, companies,
or groups with similar spheres of activity
Examples: Store managers in a major retail chain, HR staff in various municipalities.
• Individual professionals linked to the same industry without being
geographically or mutually in competition
Examples: Shoemakers, accountants, dentists, and farmers
• Members of trade associations, unions,
and professional and industrial organisations.
Examples: Teachers, consultants, therapists; Occupational groups in union organisations
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7. Supsys
work/learning
group
process
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10. Ove Jobring, Dr.,
UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG Department of Work Science
ove.jobring@gu.se
Phone +46 708142010
Box 705, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden, 2
The project
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LinkedIn
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