The role of IT&C tools in Managing Vocational Education and Training Projects co-financed by the European Social Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14738/abr.32.1103Abstract
This paper emphasizes practical ways to manage Vocational Education and Training (VET) projects through IT&C tools. VET projects aim to equip people with knowledge and competences required in particular occupations on the labour market. In this way, as Romania has to recover significant gaps in hat concern the implementation of highly effective VET programmes, European Social Fund represents a huge opportunity for financing such kind of projects. The goal of the paper consists of revealing the project management capabilities provided by Microsoft Project and Balanced Scorecard Designer software, in a real project context. The presentation of a VET project processes, such as planning, assigning resources, budgeting and performance assessment, leads to a comprehensive overview of IT&C contributions to effective project management.
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