Participants

The Echo-Net-Train project is a collaboration between three organisations:

• the European Net-Trainers' Association - a trans-national vocational education and training consortium promoting the use of e-learning
• the European Cultural Heritage Organisation Network - ECHONET - an affiliation of museums and cultural heritage organisations across Europe
• the Open College of the North West (OCNW) - a British Qualifications & Currriculum Authority (QCA) - approved national awarding body based in the north west of England

Aims

The Echo-Net-Train project aims to develop a credit transfer platform and a sound, lasting and active partnership between the ECHONET and NET-TRAINERS, supported by the advice and guidance of the OCNW. This work will be carried out through:

1. a pilot of experimental actions that support transnational co-operation in credit transfer
2. research, evaluation and dissemination that ensures that real lessons are learnt and broadcast during the project that make a positive and lasting contribution to the development of a robust system and structure for European Credits for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)

Lead Partner

The Lead Partner of the Project is Lancaster University (UK) Department of Continuing Education (head of department: Professor Keith Percy).

Project manager: Dr. Diane Hopkins                     Project consultant: Terry Cowham

Project co-ordinator and contact :
Paula Foster
Ash House, Bowland College North
Department of Continuing Education
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YT
UK
Tel:+ 44 1524 592567
Fax: + 44 1524 592448
e-mail: p.foster@lancaster.ac.uk