Appendix II: Criteria for the selection of proposals and applicants
II.I Selection criteria for project proposals (see below)
II.II Selection criteria for tenders
II.I Selection criteria for project proposals
A. Relevance to the mission of the ECML
The project …
01contributes to the promotion and implementation of Council of Europe positions on language education as expressed in relevant Conventions, Recommendations and Resolutions (for details click here).
02takes account of and/or builds on the results of previous and ongoing work of the ECML, of other units of the Council of Europe and/ or of other European/ international institutions (and does not duplicate previous or ongoing work)
03offers a clear added value for the ECML and for the project (i.e. it could not be better organised by another institution or agency)
04demonstrates creativity and innovation
B. Added value for developing and implementing the ECML long-term vision presented in the Call for submissions
The project …
05will promote inclusive, plurilingual and intercultural approaches and raise awareness relating to the ECML long-term vision as presented in the ECML programme scheme
06does not duplicate but rather complement the project descriptions presented in the Call for tender
07envisages to produce practical tools for implementing inclusive, plurilingual and intercultural approaches (applicable for development projects)
08can provide evidence of positive responses to implementation of the ECML long-term vision, for example, through feedback from participants in the project (applicable for mediation projects)
C. Quality of project design
The project …
09is represented by a fully qualified team (e.g. expert knowledge, complementary experience and expertise, representation of different ECML member states, competence in two working languages)
10is adapted to the formats of project activities funded by the ECML
11targets well-defined groups, has a clear starting point, inner logic and is based on sound project methodology and theoretical underpinning
12is realistic in terms of timeline and balance between planned activities and available resources
13has an evaluation plan that states relevant performance indicators for monitoring the progress and quality of the work
D. Sustainability of project processes and results
The project …
14incorporates efficient and effective activities for larger-scale dissemination including use of ICT
15offers itself for national and regional adaptation and wider-scale application
16involves cooperation with other organisations/networks/associations
17contains a strategy for implementing a multiplication process
E. Potential impact on learning for the benefit of the learner
The project …
18builds on the perspective of learners
19has a clear plan for providing evidence of impact on target groups involved in the project activities
20specifies the tangible added value to inclusive, plurilingual and intercultural learning practice
21specifies how it will help making inclusive, plurilingual and intercultural learning more attractive
II.II Selection criteria for tenders
A. For candidates applying as project coordinators
The application contains a full project description building on the basic project outline provided by the ECML in the list of tender projects. This project description will be analyzed against the selection criteria of project proposals, i.e.
- Relevance to the mission of the ECML
- Added value for developing and implementing the ECML long-term vision presented in the Call for submissions
- Quality of project design
- Sustainability of project processes and results
- Potential impact on learning for the benefit of the learner
Additional selection criteria related to the professional qualification of the candidate to coordinate a particular project:
- Expertise and experience in the relevant project domain
- Affiliation to relevant networks
- Experience in international cooperation
- Project management skills and motivation
B. For candidates applying as a team member
In cooperation with the ECML the coordinator selected for a project will look at the following selection criteria:
- Expertise and experience in the relevant project domain
- Affiliation to relevant networks
- Experience in international cooperation
- Expertise and experience
- in managing a website and in the presentation and organisation of online information (applicable for candidates applying as website correspondent)
- or in working professionally in two languages (translation and proofreading) with at least one of them being an official Council of Europe language (applicable for candidates applying as second working language documentalist)
- or in a multiplying/dissemination function preferably in the context of communicating and promoting expert knowledge to a non-expert public (applicable for candidates applying as mediation link person)