Taskforces and committees

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Book:	Taskforces and committees

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Date:	Friday, 13 March 2026, 9:57 PM

1. Project Steering Committee
- 1.1. Committee Members
2. T1.6 Topical Taskforces and Report
3. Communication & Dissemination (CDE) team
4. TFI Y e-internship for youths
- 4.1. TFI Y members
5. TFI HE
- 5.1. TFI HE members
- 5.2. T2.2.3
6. TF-TL Taskforce on Transformative Learning
7. E-internship Program Committee
8. TF RV Taskforce on Recognition & Verification
9. TF GP Taskforce for Green Paper
10. Sus-TF Project Sustainability Strategy Taskforce

1. Project Steering Committee

SC is the core decision-making body consisting of one representative from each partner institution. This representative shall be the project coordinator of each institution or a person nominated by the coordinator as her/his deputy.

SC will meet online up to four times a year to discuss and review the progress of project activities, make decisions, approve deliverables, resolve possible conflicts and agree on any risk contingency measures. Other tasks of this implementation body may include:

~ Providing input to the monitoring and evaluation strategy of the project;

~ Providing advice on the budget;

~ Helping to achieve the project outcomes;

~ Identifying the priorities in the project – where the most energy should be directed;

~ Identifying and responding to potential risks;

~ Approving reports coming from the quality teams;

~ Providing advice (and sometimes making decisions) about changes to the project.

1.1. Committee Members

HSWT - Anja Weber

KITA - Samuel Owusu-Takyi

NICOSA - Thembeni Mazamisa

WEBIN - Yahya Adow Ibrahim

UFS - Corli Witthuhn

Hawassa University - Yitna Gebreab

UGB - Anicet Manga (or Prof. Ousmane THIARE)

EDI - Getnet Dadebo

BizMetrics - Matthew Ash

HAMK -Esko Lius

2. T1.6 Topical Taskforces and Report

Each TF constitutes of members from each partner.

Each TF has 2 months to collect data, analyse the state of the art, and to prepare a basline report in the following 4 areas for each partner country:

Twin transition in agriculture and rural development education and training
Intercultural dialogue and civic participation in education and training
Entrpreneurial mindset in agriculture and rural development education and training
Career guidance in agriculture and rural development education and training

The report will summarize key conclusions and recommendations that will be integrated into project implementation work plan and all work packages.

The country reports shall be collated into 4 topical reports.

2.1. TF Twin transition in agriculture and rural development education and training

HSWT - Anja Weber

KITA - Antoinette Damien

NICOSA - Thembeni Mazamisa

WEBIN - Dragana Jovanović

UFS - ?

Hawassa University - Yitna Gebreab

UGB - César Bassene

EDI - Tsigereda Mekuria

BizMetrics - Matthew Ash

HAMK - Sirpa Ojansuu

2.2. T2.1.1 Facilitated webinar for HE teachers and youth trainers, with focus on newcomers, on designing e-internship and twin transition

In month 5, consortium will commence with WP.2 by organizing international facilitated webinar on designing e-internship and twin transition.

The webinar will be co-designed by HSWT and HAMK (segment for HEIs), and WEBIN and NICOSA (segment for youth workers).

The webinar will address partner (and other interested) staff from partner HEIs and youth sector, and will be dedicated to widening knowledge about and understanding of the concept of e-internships, as a model of developing organizational and business skills and attitudes through practical (virtual) experience, through the perspective of twin transition and methods to integrate green and digital approaches into an e internship.

It is expected it will bring together up to 40 participants from partner organizations and organizations outside consortium. Participation of female participants will be encouraged, and in case of excessive number of registrants, gender balanced selection will be carried out.

The webinar will last for 4 hours and will be split into 2 days. First day will be dedicated to HEIs, and second to youth organizations and organizations working on behalf of youth. Some of the key topics that will be addressed include:

Day 1:

Introduction to e-internship in HE context and how HEIs may plan e-internships as learning method/unit/practice, or as an extra curricular activity;
Virtual company simulation method;
Virtual training programmes, topic selection and open learning pathways, and optimization;
Twin transition (TT) and how to integrate the principles of TT into HEIs operations and programmes;
Integration of e internship into curricula or as extra curricular activity;
Recognition and validation of learning outcomes of e internships in HE.

Day 2:

Introduction to e-internship in youth context and how youth organizations may plan e-internships as learning method/activity in their youth work programmes or projects,
Virtual co-working simulation method;
Virtual training programmes, topic selection and open learning pathways, and optimization;
Twin transition (TT) and how to integrate the principles of TT into youth organizations operations and programmes;
Integration of e-Internship as programm e-activity in onetime projects;
Recognition and validation of learning outcomes of e-internships in youth work sector.

2.3. TF Intercultural dialogue and civic participation in education and training

HSWT - Anja Weber

KITA - Antoinette Damien

NICOSA - Nomfundo Molefe

WEBIN - Dragana Jovanović

UFS - Lynette Jacobs

Hawassa University - Yitna Gebreab

UGB - Prof. Ousmane Thiare

EDI - Abrham Aberra

BizMetrics - Matthew Ash

HAMK - Sirpa Ojansuu

2.4. T.2.1.2 Facilitated webinar for HE teachers and youth trainers: Intercultural dialogue and civic participation through e-internship

Another international facilitated webinar (month 5) will be held to introduce facilitators (HE staff and youth workers) with use of the model of e internships to boost intercultural dialogue and civic participation.

The webinar will be co designed by NICOSA and WEBIN.

The webinar will address partner (and other interested) staff from partner HEIs and youth sector and will bring together up to 40 participants from partner organizations and organizations outside consortium. Participation of female participants will be encouraged, and in case of excessive number of registrants, gender balanced selection will be carried out.

The webinar will last for 4 hours and will be split into 2 days. First day will be dedicated to Intercultural dialogue, and second to civic participation. Some of the key topics that will be addressed include:

Day 1:

What is a dialogue and role play;
Meeting of cultures;
Assertive speech;
Test of tolerance; Role play;

Day 2:

Civic participation and active citizenship concept;
Universal rights and freedoms,
Concept of public advocacy;
Forms of civic participation;
Participation in HE and in youth sector;
International comparative practices;
Small community projects.

2.5. TF Entrepreneurial mindset in agriculture and rural development education and training

HSWT - Anja Weber

KITA - Antoinette Damien

NICOSA - Nomfundo Molefe

WEBIN - Dragana Jovanović

UFS - ?

Hawassa University - Tirusew Taye

UGB - Abdoul Aziz NDIAYE

EDI - Abrham Aberra

BizMetrics - Matthew Ash

HAMK - Sirpa Ojansuu

2.6. TF Career guidance in agriculture and rural development education and training

HSWT - Anja Weber

KITA - Antoinette Damien

NICOSA - Thembeni Mazamisa

WEBIN - Dragana Jovanović

UFS - ?

Hawassa University - Anbes Tenaye

UGB - Anicet Manga

EDI - Tsigereda Mekuria

BizMetrics - Matthew Ash

HAMK - Sirpa Ojansuu

2.7. T2.1.3 Facilitated webinar for HE teachers and youth trainers: Entrepreneurial learning and career guidance through e-internship

Another international facilitated webinar (month 6) will be held to introduce facilitators (HE staff and youth workers) with use the model of e-internships to boost entrepreneurial learning and career guidance . The webinar will be co-designed by HSWT, BM, EDU, and WEBIN.

The webinar will last for 4 hours and will be split into 2 days. First day will be dedicated to Entrepreneurial learning, and second to career guidance. Some of the key topics that will be addressed include:

Day 1:

Entrepreneurship and education;
EntreComp as European competency framework in education and training;
Model of integration of EntreComp into e-Internships;

Day 2:

Introduction to career guidance and counseling;
Identification of interests and talents and matching with professions;
e-Internships as model for testing talents and interests;
Career tracking system;

3. Communication & Dissemination (CDE) team

Lynette Jacobs (UFS)

Corli Witthuhn (UFS)

Yahya Adow Ibrahim (WEBÌN)

Tirusew Taye (Hawassa University)

Thembeni Mazamisa (NICOSA)

Tsigereda Mekuria (EDI)

4. TFI Y e-internship for youths

The Taskforce for e-internship for youths will be chaired by NYCP. TFI Y will have a min 5 members, representing partner organizations active in HE or in the youth sector. Each organization will contribute with their specific expertise in developing competence based curriculum of the internships.

The following Youth e-internship programmes will be developed:

Facilitated e debate with youth workers and NGOs on twin transition, innovation and training/non formal learning in rural development and the future of skills needs (in line with 2030 sustainable development goals)
Facilitated e debate with youth workers and NGOs on intercultural dimension and civic participation in rural development training, learning and working
Virtual office collaborative simulation 3/6 weeks

4.1. TFI Y members

Thembeni Mazamisa (NICOSA)

Samuel Owusu-Takyi (KITA)

Dragana Jovanović (WEBIN)

Yahya Adow Ibrahim (WEBIN)

Anbes Tenaye (Hawassa University)

Abrham Aberra (EDI)

César Bassene (UGB)

Anja Weber (HSWT)

5. TFI HE

In month 6, consortium will start with developing the e-internship modules for students. The process will start by setting up a task force for e-Internship Programme Committee TFI HE (Task force for e-internship for students). The TF will be chaired by HAMK and will have a min 5 members, representing partner organizations active in HE. Each organization will contribute with their specific expertise in developing competence based curriculum of the internships.

The following e-internship program will be created:

Facilitated e-debate with HE staff on twin transition, innovation and training/non formal learning, agriculture/rural development and the future of skills needs (in line with 2030 sustainable development goals)
Intercultural dimension and civic participation in agricultural/rural development teaching, learning and working
Student virtual company simulation 3/6 weeks
Project development MOOC 1/6 weeks
Civic participation and advocacy training 1/6 weeks
Youth entrepreneurship and innovation training 0.5/6 weeks
e-learning pathway elective 0.5/6 weeks
Development of small community group projects in agriculture/rural development with climate change focus 1/6 weeks
National competition of small community projects in agriculture/rural development with climate change focus
International competition
Evaluation of e-internship