Romanian Ministry of Labour – PON Human Resources 2007-2013
COMPROF – Development of Professional Competences of Employment Services
Development of a proactive attitude on the part of the Public Employment Service towards people searching for a job, through the increase of professional skills and awareness of the culture of service. Main activities are: definition of standards of employment services; training of trainers; case studies and study visits to best practices in Europe; thematic workshops; seminars to disseminate best practices identified and visited; identification of professional profiles and skills assessment of employees of the Employment Services; training and updating of competences.
Project value: 1.000.000 €
Duration: 03/2009-03/2012
European Union – National Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Programme for Turkey 2006
TURKEY – Support to Human Resources Development through Vocational Education and Training
The overall objective is to promote the development and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Eastern and Southeastern regions of Turkey through the participation of a qualified and skilled labour force. The purpose is to promote human resources development through the upgrading and modernisation of initial and continuing vocational education and training (VET) in the selected provinces (Malatya, Van, Gaziantep, Diyarbak?r, ?anl?urfa, Elaz??, Erzurum, Kahramanmara?) within a lifelong learning perspective.The content of training programmes to be developed, revised and delivered will be based on the results of successive regional economic/labour force surveys, and will include technical skill training (i.e. food processing), training for entrepreneurship (i.e. developing business plans, marketing) in secondary, post-secondary schools, and NVECs, as well as SME awareness raising activities to be provided under VET education programs. Curricula development will be parallel to staff training, and a major public information campaign will be mounted with the social partners to help identify labour force demand, publicize the new programs and encourage youth and adults to enrol.The following results will be achieved:
- Establish structural dialogues between SME associations and educational institutions in order to analyse labour demands in 8 provinces;
- Develop and pilot new modular based curricula including 5th level (of the EQF) in 8 post second higher vocational schools
- Assist the revision and implementation of curricula in 16 VET schools through the support of revised educational materials and equipment aiming at increasing employability and entrepreneurship;
- Support 5 Non formal Vocational Educational Centres (NVECs) in modernising curricula with a LLL perspective;
- Deliver entrepreneurship skills through the provision of VET in 16 VET schools, 8 post Secondary Higher Vocational Schools (PSHVs) and 5 NVECs;
- Assist VET to become more attractive in the selected provinces with the contribution of all stakeholders;
- Enhance the competencies and skills of teaching and managing staff implementing new/revised programs;
- Develop a strategy paper elaborating the experience gained and providing recommendations in terms of recognition of formal and informal learning, and strengthening the quality of LLL in the region
Study visits carried out during the project lifetime:
Period: 15 – 21 Feb. 2009
Study visit in Italy of a delegation of 14 representatives and teachers of the Turkish Ministry of Education and of the Council of Higher Education.
Period: 21-27 March 2010
Study visit in Italy of a delegation of 12 representatives and teachers of the Turkish Ministry of Education, of the Council of Higher Education and Provincial Ministries and Universities.
Period: 9-15 May 2010
Study visit in Italy of a delegation of 13 higher representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Education, of the Council of Higher Education and of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey.
Project value: 5.480.920 €
Duration: 02/2008 – 05/2010
European Union – Previous MEDA Programme
ALGERIA – Support to the programme for the reform of vocational education and training
The aim of the project is to adapt vocational education to the needs of enterprises and to create the best work opportunities and requalification in the labour market, targeting 800 social partners representatives and 80 Managers. The main activities of the project can be grouped in 3 mainstreams: 1) strategic pilot phase 2) start-up and functioning of the vocational education system related to the labour market demand 3) support in the identification of vocational measures matching the main Algerian economic sectors training needs.
Project value: 4.009.000 €
Duration: 12/2002 – 06/2010
Veneto Region – Regional Employment Agency “Veneto Lavoro”
Interreg IIIA Adriatic and Interreg IIIB CADSESDilma, Adriaform and Migravalue
Services of development of training modules to deliver at distance; tutorship to learners for the testing of the training DL curricula on a sample of Interreg users; development of a technological platform of learning in distance online training.
Project value: 69.042 €
Duration: 2008
European Commission – DG RegioInterreg III B ARCHIMED
IMPACT – Sustainable Tourism: identification of good practices and promotion of new activities in the field of European Territorial Cooperation
Organization of 8 training seminars in every eligible area of the program: the South of Italy, Greece, Malta and Cyprus. Objective of the seminars is to give to participants the possibility to face the new projects’ management under the Territorial Cooperation Objective, comparing it with previous Interreg initiative and creating exchange and meeting opportunities. IMPACT seminars involve regions, local entities, public or public equivalent bodies eligible on new Territorial Cooperation Programs 2007-2013.
Value: 393.823 €
Period: 2007-2008
http://archimed-impact.eu/
ESF 2000 – 2006 : POR Abruzzo Region
Study Visits for Abruzzo Region civil servants
Service of organization of study visits to meet excellence experiences and organizations, active in employment policies, education and training. Visits were organised as part of a learning process, to understand contexts in which best practices were born and grown. Strengths, weaknesses, success factors were explored and, eventually, a process of recontextualisation to the Abruzzo Region was carried out, to analyse and assess transferable aspects. The project achieved also the creation of a common, coordinated path for the various Employment Centres and for the Abruzzo Region. Twenty visits were organised and carried out, of which 2 abroad, involving 44 managers and civil servants of the Abruzzo Region and its Provinces.
Value: 316.000
Duration: 2007-2008
Chamber of Commerce Industry and Crafts of Reggio Emilia
“Intelligent Scouting” Project
Delivery of services for the promotion of the information, access and management of EU funds and the opportunities available under the financial programmes of the EU for the period 2007-2013.Period: 2006-2007 Province of Reggio EmiliaProject Interreg IIIC ENABLe IMPACT – Energy Audit of Buildings in Local Authorities: Improving Performance through Administrative ActionsTechnical assistance for the financial and administrative management of the project.
Value: 370.000 €
Duration: 2006-2007
http://www.provincia.re.it/
Emilia-Romagna Region
Project Interreg IIIB CARE – Accessible Cities of European Regions
Technical assistance for the monitoring and financial management of the project
Value: 2.000.000 €
Period: 2004-2006
http://www.interreg-care.org
European Commission – DG Education and CultureLeonardo da Vinci Programme
LABOUR OFFICE & CLIENTS – Improving the Communication between Labour Office Advisors and their Clients
Training of public and private employment service operators in new accession countries, in particular advisors, welcoming operators and staff working in the field of matching supply and demand. Production of a training path for job counselling and communication, teaching materials and manual for advisors/trainers.
Value: 300,000 €
Duration: 2004-2007
http://www.labour-office-and-clients.org
ISFOL
Apprenticeship models in Europe: study tours for regional civil servants
Technical assistance for the design, organization and implementation of foreign study tours for the exchange of good practices of the reference parties in all of the 20 Italian regions and the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolsen.
Value: 143.000 €
Duration: 2005-2006
https://www.ifoa.it/apprendistato
European Union – MEDA Programme
MOROCCO – Support to the programme for the reform of professional education and training
Provision of the management and consultancy expertise to the Programme Management Unit and the Support to enterprises for the reform of the vocational education and training system in Morocco in order to better meet the labour needs of local SMEs. The team was composed of: 1) a PMU in charge of identifying needs in curricula development, trainers training and purchasing of didactic equipment; validation of requests from local Training Centres; supervision of tendering cycle; monitoring of implementation of activities; budget and financial management; 2) Training Advisors in charge of identifying training needs inside local SMEs; developing training plans to satisfy the identified needs; assisting the reinforcement of professional associations to better support the SMEs and develop services, especially in the training field.Economic sectors covered: Industry, Agriculture, Transports, Tourism, Civil and Public Works, Fishery, Services.
Project value: 3.900.000 €
Duration: 06/1999 – 12/2004
Province of Reggio Emilia
Equal ALungo Project – Territorial strategies for work tutoring
Technical assistance for the partnership for the development of the Transnational Cooperation Agreement.
Period: 2002 – 2004
Italian Ministry of Employment
CREDIT – Promoting the recognition of qualifications and credits among Italian regions and transfer of a European model (Ulixes European School)
Transfer of a design model and relative skills assessment, developed and successfullyexperimented under the framework of a Leonardo da Vinci Project, to promote the recognition of credits between training bodies in the Basilicata and Puglia regions. Implementation of information seminars in Bari, Lecce, Potenza Matera, study tours for 24 employees of the Puglia and Basilicata regions to the Emilia Romagna region and training of 50 training operators from Puglia and a further 37 from Lucania.
Value 498,000 €
Duration: 2002-2003
Province of Macerata
Consulting project for support to the foreign work placement activities (Germany) and updating in professional training and employment guidance services for the staff of the Province of Macerata
Technical assistance in the field of good European practices in employment guidance services. Organisation of a study tour in Germany to exchange experiences with local institutions in the apprenticeship system.
Value: 175.000 €
Duration: 2000-2001