The document discusses plans to develop a 1-year European diploma course in plain language communication across multiple countries in Europe. Key partners proposed for the course include universities and language organizations from Belgium, Sweden, the UK, Estonia, and Portugal. Additional potential partners mentioned are from Canada and business/public administration representatives from each participating country. The document outlines various work packages needed to develop the course, which would be funded through an EU grant application due on February 26th. The goal is to establish a European Plain Language Institute and diploma for plain language expertise.

1. Europlain.eu (workingname)
Karine Nicolay – Jan Dekelver
Lisbon | 14 October

2. Europlain. Eu
A plain language training project
European diploma in plain language

3. (long history)

4. ...and that’s
when we
decided
to go to
Stockholm
(university)

5. to meet
students
of their
Plain Swedish
Consultancy
Program

6. • Ess
Association Swedish certified language consultants
• Språkrådet
Swedish Language Council
We also visited

7. apply for EU-funding to set up a 1-year-course
on plain communication (language and design)
out of the Lifelong Learning Program
from the European Commission
We left with the idea to

8. • KHKempen (Belgium)
• Stockholm University (Sweden)
• Reading University (UK)
• Institute of the Estonian Language (Estonia)
• a Portuguese university or Português Claro
= ‘partners’
Together with

9. • Simon Fraser University (Canada)
• And/or (?)
= ‘3rd country partner’
Together with

10. • Ess
• International Plain Language Working Group
• a representative from business or public administration
in every country
= ‘associated partners’
Together with

11. • Ess
• IPLWG
• a representative from business or public administration
in every country
- united in European Plain Language Institute (?)
- paid for expertise + quality control
Together with

12. More on the course

14. Suggested workpackages
• before the application: needs analysis
• review state of the art + best practices
• establish the competence profile – learning outcomes (EQF)
• decide what we will teach, teaching methods
• establish admissions criteria, process and test
• make learning materials
• develop e-learing modules and blended learning
• implementation of the course
• promotion, website, conferences, etc.
• quality control
• project management

15. 26th of February
Deadline application

16. Europees diploma
klare taal
European plain
language diploma
Diploma europeu em
português claro
Europskå Klårspråk
diplomå