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Training for Technology Transfer

IT Project Traineeships Pilot

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What is it?

• A way of transferring the technology and know-how developed in IT R&D projects to people who can put this to use elsewhere for the benefit of European industry and society.
• A scheme for training people to exploit the results of R&D in IT.

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Who can take part?

On the R&D side, any consortium consisting of some or all of the participants in an ongoing IT R&D project plus any additional members necessary; on the trainee side, anyone who satisfies the profile the consortium is looking for and whose involvement in the scheme would contribute to the development of their career.

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Who can apply?

Applications for funding must be made by consortia. A consortium draws up a proposal for a detailed training scheme and submits this via its coordinating partner to the Commission. This can be done at any time up until 15 February 1996. The Commission arranges for independent outside experts to evaluate the proposals received and selects and awards contracts on the basis of their findings. Contract funding covers a trainee's salary and additional costs directly incurred by running the training scheme.

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What should a proposal cover?

A consortium's proposal must include the objectives of the training, its industrial relevance, the benefits to the trainee and the consortium, and a precise training and management plan. Full details are available from the contact point given below.

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How should a consortium select a potential trainee?

A consortium is responsible for selecting a trainee according to an open and fair procedure acceptable to the Commission. Trainees must have an appropriate background and their training should make a clear contribution to their career development.

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Are there any examples of training schemes?

Here are three indicative examples:

• The consortium consists of the developers of a micro-sensor technology, the trainee comes from an SME in the medical instruments industry, and the benefits are to promote the early adoption of the technology in the healthcare sector.
• The consortium consists of the developers of a hardware/software co-design system, the trainees come from a number of training organisations, and the benefits are to establish the mechanisms for training potential users in advance of the system coming to market.
• The consortium consists of the developers of a planning and scheduling technology together with potential users of systems based on this technology, the trainees come from an applications development organisation, and the benefits are to establish a "critical mass" of expertise in the technology's use in advance of it coming to market.

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For more information, see the specific information package or contact:

IT Programme Office
Blvd du Souverain 191-197
B-1160 Brussels

fax +32 / 2-663-7200
e-mail esprit@dg3.cec.be

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