Goals and Objectives
The project has a number of general goals and objectives listed below which relate to the proposed outputs and facilitating greater awareness and understanding of the process across the sector.
Goal: To improve understanding of the Bologna Process within the post compulsory education sector.
Objectives:
- To promote the competitive advantages of adopting the Bologna Process
- To help people understand the practical implications of Bologna in their own role
- To help people understand the implications for learners in their organisations
- To produce a resource suitable for use across different institution types
Goal: To assist colleges and universities in their preparedness for the EHEA
Objectives:
- To understand the current position in the sector to inform the work of relevant support organisations
- To allow institutions to evaluate their own state of readiness and develop an individual action plan
- To test suggested approaches within the community in a variety of contexts
- To suggest further work that key agencies can take forward
Goal: To promote collaboration between colleges and universities and the adoption of shared good practice across the sector.
Objectives:
- To bring together a range of disparate information sources into a step-by-step guide
- To raise awareness of relevant standards and their uses
- To build on other work in the sector, e.g. the JISC MLEs for Lifelong Learning programme and work on e-Portfolios, Lifelong Learning etc and bring such work to the attention of a wider audience
- To facilitate exchanges and sharing of information between practitioners
- To inspire organisations to improve their support for lifelong learners
