Objetivo The research intends to offer a methodological contribution and operative instrument in favour of E&T and employment policies.Although European SMEs account for 71% of European employment they are unable to formulate detailed training strategies which can guarantee qualification adjustements and increased competition. Hence the need to focus the research on small-firms network (clusters) which represent best suited targets for the analysis of employment and learning dynamics. The main points of this research project are: 1) Identify and analyse the present function of SME in the framework of learning. How do SMEs organise their training, identify their training needs. How is the acquired know-how redistributed, what is the cost-effectiveness of the process. 2) Identify operative models of competence development and tranfer within and between SMEs. 3) Provide working indicators (manuals) capable to support training policies in favour of SMEs. These will be supplied at the EU level and Member States level. They should help to: a) activate the link between E&T centres; b) motivate the inter-organizational cooperation for the definition of better training practices; c) provide analysis of trends for supply and demand of skill needed at the level of labour market; d) determine range of services to support improvement of skill adjustement and employment rate in the clusters. Ámbito científico social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programa(s) FP4-TSER - Specific programme of targeted socio-economic research, 1994-1998 Tema(s) 02 - RESEARCH ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO GUGLIELMO TAGLIACARNE PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA CULTURA ECONOMICA Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Appia Pignatelli 62 00178 ROMA Italia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (6) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie deParis Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 79,Avenue de la République 79 75543 Paris Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos European Centre for Work and Society Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 43,Hoogburgstraat 6221 CP Maastricht Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Fondazione per la Ricerca sulla Migrazione e l'Integrazione delle Tecnologie Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Giovanni Gemelli Careri 11 00147 Roma Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Informacion y Desarollo SL España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 19,Barria 19 48930 Las Arenas Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH Austria Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 20,Elisabethstrasse 20 8010 GRAZ Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RELATIONS Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 30,Tabernacle Street 30 EC2A 4DD LONDON Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos