The project was launched by the Institute with Belgian and Italian partners in March 1996. All three are promoting distance training and developing a pool of multimedia training materials. The multimedia CD-Rom developed under the project in Greece has been based on subjects of interest to the seven SMEs which will take part in the pilot implementation phase. The subjects themselves are at levels intended to vary according to the user. Thus SME employees receive a basic definition of quality and assistance in the implementation of a quality assurance system.
Implementation is also a priority consideration for quality assurance managers.
For top management, on the other hand, the emphasis is more on understanding the need to implement a system in the first place and the benefits of its application. Adapt project activity in Greece so far has also resulted in the completion of two studies. The first, prepared by the Dimitra Institute, examines technological solutions to the challenge of distance training provision. Its initial recommendation is for a centre which incorporates telematic and multimedia technologies to promote distance training and the development of multimedia materials, with the Internet as the main communication infrastructure. Secondly, the study proposes tailor-made multimedia training materials in packages to address specific SME needs.