European Project EcoQualify III

EcoQualify III

EcoQualify III — Implementation of a Quality Assurance System for Training in Organic Food Retail — transferred a proven German quality-assurance system for the vocational training of organic-food retail staff to Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

Project at a glance

Programme: Lifelong Learning Programme — Leonardo da Vinci, Transfer of Innovation
Project code: 2010-1-GR1-LEO05-03967
Duration: February 2011 – September 2012
Total cost: Not publicly available
Funder: European Union, Lifelong Learning Programme
Coordinator: University of Thessaly — Prof. Stergios Tzortzios
Role of the Lab: Coordinating institution — project management and adaptation of the quality-assurance system

About the project

The project adapted the existing system to the four beneficiary countries and produced a quality-assurance framework and handbooks for trainers in certified organic-product retailing, helping shops and chains offer consistent, well-informed advice to consumers of organic food. Transnational workshops brought the partners together throughout the project, including the third workshop held in Çanakkale, Turkey, in September 2011.

Partners

University of Thessaly (coordinator, Greece) · C.V.T. Georgiki Anaptixi (Greece) · Organic Retailers Association (Austria) · University of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Plovdiv (Bulgaria) · Eurocentre — Land and Environment (Bulgaria) · Institut equalita e.V. (Germany) · EcoR Partner (Romania) · Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey) · ORGÜDER (Turkey)

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