WERT: WP 5

1. WERT: WP 5 • Aim • To pilot and evaluate the content and context of the course material with target groups • To help women owners, and possible entrepreneurs in rural areas to identify the benefits of the course and start to apply the knowledge gained through the course • Result - Pilot and evaluation of WERT Training Package - synthesis and country reports • QM Indicators: ease of delivery and access via e-learning platform for revised training package, quality & relevance evaluation by end users and delivery staff RG EVANS ASSOCIATES November 2010

2. WERT: WP 5 • Evaluation undertaken on specific indicators: • product reviews at key milestone stages • pilot participant evaluations • social partner involvement • number of links with rural tourism networks • number of questionnaires completed for needs analysis by target groups • number of participants in pilots from each target group • number of VET institutions involved in the pilot • number of participants who complete the pilot • evaluation feedback on pilot from target groups and how this is used to improve the training package to meet target group needs more closely • Pilot group intentions following training e.g. start up plans, business links, innovations, improved confidence RG EVANS ASSOCIATES November 2010

3. WERT: WP 6 • Aim • To disseminate the aims, progress, products and results of the project to target groups of women entrepreneurs, VET providers and other stakeholders nationally and Europe wide • To raise awareness and promote the project aims throughout Europe • To facilitate the transferability of the results and knowledge to other stakeholders in other countries • Result 3 - WERT web site for dissemination, partner & target group communication, project progress, key documents, link to learning platform RG EVANS ASSOCIATES April 2012

4. WERT: WP 6 • Aim • To disseminate the aims, progress, products and results of the project to target groups of women entrepreneurs, VET providers and other stakeholders nationally and Europe wide • To raise awareness and promote the project aims throughout Europe • To facilitate the transferability of the results and knowledge to other stakeholders in other countries • Result 3 - WERT web site for dissemination, partner & target group communication, project progress, key documents, link to learning platform • QM indicators: • The dissemination process should be used to encourage use of the WERT training package and to gather feedback on the value and relevance of project outputs through seeking involvement of the wide range of client groups targeted within the project and further afield after the end of the project period. • Dissemination partners should be encouraged to use the website to identify a wider range of recipients who should be invited to access the site and respond to the project outputs, service and products located there. RG EVANS ASSOCIATES April 2012

5. WERT: WP 6 • Evaluation undertaken on specific indicators: • dissemination statistics, web hits • number of links with rural tourism networks • number of VET institutions involved • the extent of dissemination activities (number of newsletters, web page visits, presentations, press articles, discussion forum contributions, social networking, etc) • number and location of local, regional, national and European networks involved in or linked to the project • location of enquiries from linked web sites and other sources • number and location of WERT community members RG EVANS ASSOCIATES April 2012

6. WERT: WP 7 • Aim • To create a long term sustainable community of Women Entrepreneurs of Rural enterprises with specific focus on tourism attractions • To investigate the feasibility of achieving accreditation for the WERT product • Result 4 - WERT web site for dissemination, partner & target group communication, project progress, key documents, link to learning platform RG EVANS ASSOCIATES April 2012

7. WERT: WP 7 QM Indicators: level of communication and use of website for communication with new and potential new users of the training programme? Topics of interest for WERT community between and within partner country communities of women entrepreneurs. Networking and newsletters are key components of the dissemination process for informing WERT course users, Partner Organisations and beneficiaries of the activities and outputs of the project. The newsletters should be used to encourage use of the observatory and to gather feedback on the value and relevance of project outputs through seeking involvement of the wide range of client groups targeted within the project and further afield after the end of the project period. Provision must be made within the project team to gather this feedback information, to evaluate and analyse it and to disseminate key components and aspects of this feedback to project partners where relevant issues are identified in this feedback. RG EVANS ASSOCIATES April 2012

8. WERT: WP 7 • Evaluation undertaken on specific indicators: • dissemination statistics, web hits • number of links with rural tourism networks • number of VET institutions involved • the extent of dissemination activities (number of newsletters, web page visits, presentations, press articles, discussion forum contributions, social networking, etc) • number and location of local, regional, national and European networks involved in or linked to the project • location of enquiries from linked web sites and other sources • number and location of WERT community members • number of people attending EfVET Conference round table and their countries • number of newsletters via European forums such as EfVET and Euracademy • number of links with local, regional and national rural support organisations such as regional development agencies RG EVANS ASSOCIATES April 2012