In cooperation with a number of higher education establishments, a teacher traininginstitution and seven European schools with specific support for talented and giftedstudents, academic experts and experienced teachers are developing a training andfurther training package in the area of supporting talented and gifted students. Up tonow, none of the higher education establishments or universities in the countriesinvolved have had an adequate package for this particular area of educationalresponsibility. However, supporting particularly gifted children and young peoplerequires teaching staff to demonstrate special commitment and particular skills, sincewithout these attributes, focused support for these key social groups can never besuccessful. The aim of this project is to develop a fundamental basic and further trainingscheme for teachers supporting gifted and talented students, taking account ofexperiences and concepts accumulated in participating schools. The aim of the projectis to develop online basic and further training modules, closely linking theory andpractice, and to create a practical manual on the subject of supporting gifted andtalented students (including multimedia preparation). See Annex A: Model curriculum.The model curriculum to be developed, eVOCATIOn, includes three key content areasfor supporting gifted and talented students:a) fundamental principles, differentiation, individualisationb) coaching, mentoringc) observation and perception. This combines the following elements:- academic foundation: fundamental, academically sound theories (including papersfrom experts on the respective subject areas);- investigation and consideration of practically orientated and practically relevantelements of supporting gifted and talented students: work meetings (subject meetingsand year meetings) and practical phases with academic experts in the theory andpractice of developing basic and further training modules;- feedback and practical testing in participating schools with academic guidance andsupport;- evaluation: evaluation and academic support from higher education establishmentsand universities;- certification. These steps ultimately lead to certification in basic and further trainingmeasures;- distribution and use: implementing pan-European basic and further training measuresin subject-specific modules.