EVA - European Virtual Academy FINAL TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION REPORT AGREEMENT NUMBER 07- 03 06 01/2005/423869/SUB/A5 20/01/2008 Project Leader: - CEFRIEL Version: 1.0 Project Partner: - Italian Department of Civil Protection Status: Final Technical Manager: Lucia De Francesco Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................. 5 1 Introduction to EVA - European Virtual Academy Project .......................... 7 1.1 Projec t overview ...................................................................................... 7 1.2 Contents: Thematic Areas ...................................................................... 8 1.3 Servic es and Tools: EVA Portal ................................................................ 9 1.4 Partners and partic ipants ...................................................................... 10 1.4.1 CEFRIEL .............................................................................................................. 10 1.4.2 Italian Department of Civil Protection ............................................................. 10 1.5 EVA Core Group .................................................................................... 11 1.6 Agreement with THW and SGSP ........................................................... 11 2 Thematic Areas .............................................................................................. 12 2.1 Community Mechanism Training Programe ....................................... 12 2.1.1 Highlighted needs ............................................................................................ 12 2.1.2 Open issues ....................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Training on Interna tional Assistanc e .................................................... 13 2.2.1 Highlighted needs ............................................................................................ 13 2.2.2 Open issues ....................................................................................................... 13 2.3 E-Learning ............................................................................................... 14 2.3.1 Highlighted needs ............................................................................................ 14 2.3.2 Open issues ....................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Training on Prevention ........................................................................... 14 2.4.1 Highlighted needs ............................................................................................ 14 2.4.2 Open issues ....................................................................................................... 15 2.5 Training on Information to the population .......................................... 15 2.5.1 Highlighted needs ............................................................................................ 15 2.5.2 Open issues ....................................................................................................... 15 2.6 Training for Volunteers ........................................................................... 16 2.6.1 Highlighted needs ............................................................................................ 16 2.6.2 Op en issues ....................................................................................................... 16 2.7 Study Groups Ac tivities .......................................................................... 17 2.8 From 6 to 3 Thematic Areas .................................................................. 17 EVA - European Virtual Academy 3 EVA Portal Platform ........................................................................................ 19 3.1 Platform description .............................................................................. 19 3.2 Features and func tionalities.................................................................. 19 3.2.1 Access to information and security ................................................................. 19 3.3 Multimodality .......................................................................................... 20 3.4 Servic es for the users.............................................................................. 23 3.4.1 Documents and multimedia ............................................................................ 23 3.4.2 Calendar of events .......................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 Forum a nd b log ................................................................................................ 26 3.4.4 European Civil Protection Schools Database ................................................. 27 3.4.5 Ac ronym a nd Glossary ..................................................................................... 29 3.4.6 Online News ...................................................................................................... 30 3.4.7 Multibrowser/ multip la tform .............................................................................. 31 3.4.8 Restricted Access to the Po rta l informa tion / Users p rofile............................. 31 3.4.9 Weekly news servic e ........................................................................................ 33 3.5 Servic es for the editor ............................................................................ 34 3.6 Statistic s ................................................................................................... 35 3.6.1 Genera l informa tion on the EVA p orta l registered users’ profile. .................. 35 3.6.2 EVA Portal users and the Community Mechanism Training Programme ...... 36 3.6.3 EVA Portal subscribers and the use of the web services ................................ 38 4 Thematic Areas Guidelines & Recommendations ...................................... 41 4.1 Training Programme and Community Mechanism (with partic ular emphasis on the international assistanc e) ................................. 41 4.1.1 Genera l Issues ................................................................................................... 41 4.1.2 Tra ining Ac tivities .............................................................................................. 42 4.1.3 Future Perspec tives........................................................................................... 43 4.2 Training on Information to the population .......................................... 44 4.2.1 Genera l Issues ................................................................................................... 44 4.2.2 Tra ining Ac tivities .............................................................................................. 45 4.2.3 Future Perspec tives........................................................................................... 46 4.3 Training for Volunteers ........................................................................... 46 4.3.1 Genera l Issues ................................................................................................... 47 4.3.2 Tra ining Ac tivities .............................................................................................. 47 4.3.3 Future Perspec tives........................................................................................... 51 4.4 ICT Tools in support to the three Thematic Areas ............................... 52 20 Ja nua ry 2008 – Ver. 1.0 - © 2008 CEFRIEL Page 3 EVA - European Virtual Academy 4.5 Remarks .................................................................................................. 52 5 Project follow up............................................................................................. 53 5.1 A Sustainable Business model: EVA Portal future ................................ 53 Annex A List of registered users institutions ................................................. 55 Annex B Dissemination activities ................................................................. 61 Annex C EVA Final workshop in Brugge (B) on 3 - 4 October 2007 – List of Participants ................................................................................................... 63 Annex D Template Sheet for school / training centers data collection .. 64 20 Ja nua ry 2008 – Ver. 1.0 - © 2008 CEFRIEL Page 4 EVA - European Virtual Academy Executive Summary The present document intends to report about activities carried on within the EVA – European Virtual Academy Project, lead by CEFRIEL in partnership with the Italian Department of Civil Protection, Presidency of the Council of Ministers an EU Commission co-funded project part of the Fourth Civil Protection Action Programme, which was published in May 2005. The project had the following objectives: 1. To build up an innovative and flexible system for strengthening networking and coordination among Civil Protection training centres and schools at European level for favoring exchange of existing experience, curricula and best practice among European Civil Protection operators and professionals. Particular focus is put on the Community Mechanism Training Programme. 2. To design, develop and implement new training tools using new technologies in support of the enlargement and consolidation of the entire European Civil Protection training system 3. To carry on Work Group activity with the involvement of