Building Network of Polish eFarmers through eFarmer Project

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Building Network of Polish eFarmers through
eFarmer Project
Budapest, 1 February 2007
Beata Paul, KRIR, The National Council of
Agricultural Chambers
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Structure Of Regional Agricultural Chambers in
Poland
The National Council of Agricultural
Chambers Dolnoslaska Agricultural
Chamber Kujawsko-Pomorska Agricultural
Chamber Lubelska Agricultural Chamber Lubuska
Agricultural Chamber Agricultural Chamber of
Lódzkie Voivodship Malopolska Agricultural
Chamber Mazowiecka Agricultural
Chamber Agricultural Chamber in Opole Podkarpacka
Agricultural Chamber Podlaska Agricultural
Chamber Pomorska Agricultural Chamber Slaska
Agricultural Chamber Swietokrzyska Agricultural
Chamber Warminsko-Mazurska Agricultural
Chamber Wielkopolska Agricultural
Chamber Zachodniopomorska Agricultural Chamber
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Recruitment Process in Poland

• Two rounds of the recruitment and selection were
  carried on in Poland
• I round - April and November 2005
• II round - March and June 2006

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Recruitment Procedure in Poland
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Recruitment Process in Poland

• In the First Round regional chambers collected
  about 50 questionnaires (total about 800) and
  invited for interviews and tests about 30 of
  them
• approx. 10 candidates from each regional chamber
  were recommended to the main office KRIR in
  Warsaw (total approx. 160 persons)
• KRIR invited all selected persons in 3 sessions
  of selection

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Recruitment Process in Poland

• In the Second Round regional agricultural
  chambers distributed the announcement about the
  new recruitment process during agricultural
  events locally organized that time (e.g.
  agricultural fair, local agricultural chamber
  meetings, agricultural exhibitions cattle fair,
  exhibition of agriculture machines, days of a
  field etc.).
• In total appox. 10.000 farmers and persons
  associated with rural areas were informed
• 175 persons for the position of a pilot eFarmer
  were selected
• The above number of pilot eFarmers was assigned
  to participated in training for the pilot eFarmers

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Recruitment Process in Poland method of
recruitment

• Verbal advertisement
• Advertisements in local branch newspaper
  Wiadomosci Rolnicze, Polska Wies
• Internal advertisements in regional (voivoidship)
  agriculture chambers
• Poviat meetings organized by voivodship
  agricultural chambers

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Recruitment and selection Process in Poland
selection procedure

• Knowledge and skills test referred to the CAP and
  procedure of applying for aid for agriculture
• Language skills test
• Computer literacy test
• Tests with problems solving
• Verifying eFarmers efforts during his/her work
  based on the special evaluation questionnaire
• Test verifying presentation skills
• Teaching skills
• Estimation of motivation of a candidate for work
  as eFarmer

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Recruitment Process in Poland criteria of
selection

• Pilot eFarmers are mainly agricultural advisors
  or employees of regional agricultural chambers
• college/ university educated
• have professional experience connected with the
  agriculture background and knowledge of the
  specific agriculture in each country
• have knowledge of the CAP content-qualified
  capability to work with CAP documents and
  knowledge of rules of getting aid and support
  from EU sources
• have presentation skills/ volume of demonstration
  activity and skills

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Recruitment and selection Process in Poland
main duties planned for the position of key pilot
eFarmer

• testing the generic and country prototype of
  eFarmer Portal
• making notes (written feedback) to the
  customization of the generic prototype
• preparing eLearning materials for the next
  eFarmers
• testing eLearning materials
• cooperating in creating CAP content
• supporting the eFarmer promotion campaign

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Activities of pilot eFarmers as an example of
their effective cooperation

• Regular meetings and discussions organized mainly
  in KRIRs office
• Verbal (during meetings) and Electronic exchange
  of comments related to the functionality of the
  eFarmer portal
• Preparing reports on pilot eFarmers working on
  their local environments
• Organizing Info Days and carrying on lectures and
  presentations
• Collecting documentation needed for the Project

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Comparison between I round and II round of
training (workshops)
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I Round of Training kor Key Pilot eFarmers in
Poland
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II Round of Training for Key Pilot eFarmers in
Poland
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Participation of selected key pilot eFarmers in
trainings
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Engagement of employees of regional agricultural
chambers in building eFarmers network
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• Thank you for the attention
• Beata Paul
• National Council of Agricultural Chambers
• Ul. Wspólna 30, 00-930 Warsaw
• 48 22 623-21-65
• www.krir.pl www.efarmer.pl