TIMS COURSE (PR2+PR3+PR4) –“a flexible and learner-centred VET programme” with a practical “Handbook for Innovation Agents” (PR4) - and “TIMS Self-Assessment Tool for Innovation” (PR1) will provide a holistic view for leadership and innovation by comprising managerial, interpersonal and reflective skills which will then be applied into building innovative modus operandi in European SMEs; based on the ISO 560xx series for IM. Main target is Self-Assessment tool as unique tool available for Innovation Management and there are strong interest about it from the Innovation professionals.
The importance of innovation on the survival and competitiveness of organizations is an undeniable fact.Therefore, it is relevant to help SMEs (99%of all businesses in EU) with innovative behaviour and attitudes to achieve/keep their competitiveness and sustainability, resilience and ability to recover from crisis. Establishing such a management system would according to these standards allow any organization regardless of sector, type or size to become more innovative and to achieve more success with their product, service, process, organizational design and business model innovations. The IM will include all activities that are required for generating innovations continuously and can be a stand-alone management system or be integrated into the core operations and management of the organization. The future societies, characterized by constant non-expected changes also bring challenges for VET providers and even to VET learners themselves, raising the need to have new and common methodologies (such EQF, micro-credentials and common digital tools) and pedagogical tools, by embracing "open and distance learning" and “digital competences” (one of the key competences for LLL EU reference framework).