01.
Information collection and analysis
1.1 End-user survey in order to reveal expectations of target groups towards the proposed climate services
1.2 Comprehensive analysis of current state of the Climate Service in Ukraine
1.3 Adapting the Competency Framework for Provision of Climate Services to the realities of Ukraine
1.4 Identification of educational needs according to the analysis of current state of the Climate Service in Ukraine and the Competency Framework for Provision of Climate Services adaptation to specific conditions of Ukraine
1.5 Development of the concept of Multilevel Integrated Practice-based Education in the field of Climate Services
1.6 Development of overall strategies of education and training in the Climate Services, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for different target groups
02.
Development of a Research-and-Education Platform
2.1 Formulation of project assignments for development of a research-and-education platform
2.2 Development of the Information and Telecommunication System for the research-and-education platform
2.3 Working-up and further development of an information system to support the research-and-education platform including climate data archives, software for data base management and data processing, analysis and visualization
03.
Development of ClimEd Courses
3.1 Selection of course topics in the field of Climate Service and defining curricular solutions
3.2 Elaboration of the courses for different levels of LLL in the field of Climate Service
3.3 Elaboration of the courses for development of social-economic and information and communication competences and skills in specialists in the field of Climate Service
3.4 Elaboration of courses in climate change and the related aspects for experts in climate-dependent economic sectors, policy- and decision-makers
3.5 Development of modules on the Climate Change Economics in order to implement them in the courses of general and specialized Climate Service
3.6 Development of massive open on-line courses for enhancing climate literacy for the general public
04.
ClimEd Piloting
4.1 Implementation of courses for different levels of LLL in the field of Climate Service and modules on the Climate Change Economics
4.2 Implementation of courses for development of social-economic and ICT competences for specialists in the field of Climate Service
4.3 Implementation of courses for development of competences in the field of climatology for experts in the climate-dependent economic sectors, decision- and policy-makers
4.4 Promotion of massive open on-line courses in international and national platforms Coursera, edX, Udemy, Prometheus
4.5 Promotion of developed distant-learning entire courses and particular parts of courses in international professional platforms EUMETCAL, MetEd, Global Campus
05.
Staff capacity building
5.1 Training events on implementing competence-based approach to curriculum development in the Earth Sciences. Introduction to the Competency Framework for Provision of Climate Services
5.2 Training sessions on adaptation of the Competency Framework for Provision of Climate Services to conditions of Ukraine, on development of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for various economic and other sectors
5.3 Training events on development of competences in the use of the climate data processing software
5.4 Training sessions on the Climate Services
5.5 Training sessions on applying different technologies of blended/on-line learning in education
5.6 Training events on mastering technologies of massive open on-line courses development for the general public
5.7. Training events in the field of Climate Service in various economic sectors for the faculty staff of sectoral universities
06.
Quality Assurance and Control
6.1 Development of a strategic plan for quality improvement
6.2 Assurance of the quality of training events for the teaching staff
6.3 Quality assessment of the developed online and offline resources
6.4 Quality assurance for the project activities by virtuous circles
6.5 Quality control of the project results
07.
ClimEd dissemination and exploitation
7.1 ClimEd web site and promotion activities
7.2 Developed DL Portal
7.3 Developed dissemination and exploitation strategies
7.4 Wider outreach activities
08.
Project management
8.1 Preparing Partnership Agreement
8.2 Holding project meetings
8.3 Overall and local coordination
8.4 Ensuring purchase of the required equipment and software
8.5 Financial management