There is a manifest and
worrying gap in the training system of Management for Welfare
Institutions whose main grounds and sources are the following:
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The recent
proliferation and enlargement of Welfare Centres in Europe, has
brought about some initiatives in the design of training programmes
on the Qualification of Managers and directors specialized on the
Welfare sector. At the same time there are many initiatives in
vocational and higher education for the training of the technician
or the “field worker” but still these programmes are not
comprehensive and require further training elements for the
fundamental figure of the intermediate manager.
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Between these two
defined professional profiles there exists a considerable training
gap: The intermediate manager whose main activities are those of
organizing daily work, decision making, management of reduced work
equipment, attendance to people with special circumstances that need
a superior technical preparation, etc. Experience shows that this
professional is a self-learner whose qualifications are acquired in
a spontaneous and practical way by means of the personal experience.
Most of the professionals with these characteristics are women who
have created their professional career from the lowest levels, but
who have been acquiring more complex tasks until they have given
birth to this new and often unacknowledged post.
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This lack of
recognition and subsequent lack of training causes several effects:
professional heterogeneity, delay in training cycles, in many cases,
defects and low quality in the services provided, difficulties to
incorporate this activity to other professional or technical
profiles
The main objective
of this project is that of, while obtaining several intermediate and
final results, improving the professional profile in the intermediate
layers of the welfare field. The initiative is framed within the
outstanding place of social exclusion in the European Union Agenda.
European Disability Fund (EDF) has been a profit of consensus between
European Union States within the framework of the preparatory actions of
the European Union about social exclusion.
The preferential target
group is formed by women with medium and low qualifications.
The Regional Government of Madrid has manifested its interest in taking
quality control of the development of the project and the intermediate
and final products since the very beginning of the initiative. The
project will create an independent quality committee in charge of
evaluating the processes and products. The quality committee will submit
interim and final reports of its activities which will be submitted in
parallel with the official reports. Independent external evaluators will
be contracted for the evaluation of special work-packages and quality of
products. (see work and financial plans)
The Partners
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P1 |
The
Institute for Technological and Professional Studies CEU,
was created by San Pablo University Foundation in the
year 1975 under the category of Vocational Training centre for
higher qualifications. Since its foundation, CEU has been
increasing its training offer to a wider range of qualifications
in different branches and higher studies; at present it is also
a provider of Post-Graduate degrees where it should be
highlighted its Post-graduate degree in Management of Social
Centres. The institute main mission is that of striving for
better social conditions for those in unfavourable conditions;
following this main line the centre is currently designing new
research projects in the social assistance sector. CEU has a
training staff of 120 members and renovated modern premises. The
institute is widely known in the business sector as it has
cooperation agreements with 500 different companies as provider
of training and professional practices for students. The
institution international dimension is found in its
participation in the Leonardo Scholarship programme under the
agreement with some European universities such as the University
of Wales (UWIC).
Role in the
project: Promotion and general management AND QUALITY CONTROL.
COORDINATOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME.
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P2 |
FASE.net
is a private training and consulting centre that provides
training for official entities in Spain such as the Institute of
Employment and the Regional Government. FASE has a staff of 15
people that is often increased through contracting of
specialised experts according to the demand. FASE has the
Official Certificate ISO 9002 for training FASE main activities
are: vocational and continuous
training centre, e-learning,
entrepreneurial training centre,
edition of multimedia didactic methods,
design of web pages, research
and development of international projects,
consulting in human resources and project management
FASE has a
long experience in transactional projects, specially, working in
didactic innovation, new technologies applied to education,
train of the trainer, etc. FASE is currently coordinating the
Leonardo projects BABELIA, Training the e-learning Language
Trainer and e-CREATOR, Training the e-learning Content Designer
which included into the 22 projects approved in Spain in 2002
Leonardo call for proposals. FASE has a team of experts in
pedagogical methods, computers and Internet and a whole
innovative system of e-learning
ROLE IN THE
PROJECT- General coordination the activities and partners
Coordinator of PILOT COURSE.
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P3 |
The Foundation for European Initiatives
(T.F.E.I.) was established in 1998. The Foundation's "Mission
Statement" is to develop, manage and administer projects to
enable organisations to work together as partners in the
promotion of European initiatives. Although The Foundation has
a wide ranging activity schedule one of its priorities for
2004/2007 is the facilitation of multi sectoral Partnership
activities and the development of initiatives for people to
develop new approaches to learning.
A
number of projects have already been developed and The
Foundation has secured substantial European Union funding for
its activities. With extensive experience of developing
e-learning materials including the integration of video, sound
and sign language, translation and promotion of these materials
into Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, supported by
an extensive programme of interactive learning methodology TFEI
will bring a unique understanding of how people can learn using
21st century technology to this project.
Role in the
project: COORDINATOR OF THE RESEARCH SURVEY
Final
evaluation of the project
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Analysis of the needs: 50-100 interviews per participant
country to experts and technicians
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Assessment of the materials and definition of the common
methodology
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Collaborate in the curricula design
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Translation of the manual and final products into national
languages
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Realization of pilot training with the target group: 10
students per partner
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Summary
of innovating experiences en Europe: Each partner analyses
innovative training experiences in the welfare sector
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Links
and professional directories of interesting websites: The
most useful links for training in the Welfare Sector.
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Development of a Module of curricula
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The “Centre
for Management and Vocational Training” (CMVT) JSC and the
Centre for Vocational
Training within it were established in 2004 with main share
holders “Geomine – consult and engineering” Ltd. and “Elatzite
copper” JSC.
The main
activities of CMVT, JSC are connected with qualification and
re-qualification of the staff of the share holders, organisation
of working meetings and seminars for exchange of experience and
good practices. The main goal of the training activities
provided by CMVT is to contribute for implementation of
contemporary production technologies corresponding to the
legislative requirements as well as the European standards in
the branch. Main themes of the training activities for the staff
of the companies aimed at upgrading of the qualification of
managers and of the workers are: business planning of investment
projects, standards and requirements in the field of safety
conditions of work, management of ecological risks and
competitiveness of the industry, training of welders, accounting
standards, corporate social responsibility. CMVT has a license
for corporate social responsibility. In the trainings leading
experts from the country and abroad are being invited as
lecturers, representatives of Universities, state institutions
and of other companies are involved so as to ensure the link of
the training with the science and achievements in the industry
in the country and Member States. CMVT has recently started work
on project under the Kyoto protocol – climate changes.
The Centre
for Vocational Training is a structure of CMVT providing
vocational training courses for unemployed and employed persons,
above the age of 16. It is licensed by the National Agency for
Vocational Education and Training, according VET Act. It
provides training in different professions, including these in
the welfare sector, on the basis of developed by outstanding
specialists programmes. It has gained good image on the
Bulgarian market of qualification services by ensuring quality
of theoretical and practical training.
ROLE IN THE
PROJECT. COORDINATOR OF THE NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS
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P5 |
ABIF, Austria
1.
Abif – Analysis, Consulting and Interdisciplinary Research is an
independent social science research and consulting institute
with a clear focus on practical application of research. In
1999, scientists of different disciplines and trainers founded
abif with the goal of creating an interdisciplinary network for
conducting high-quality research based on a multi-methodological
approach. Abif focuses on: education, labour, gender, family,
integration. It is specialised on the evaluation of training and
educational projects as well as on labour market programmes. The
scientific researchers of ABIF are partly also well-trained and
experienced in carrying out vocational guidance and coaching.
2.
Abif has participated in several Leonardo projects and numerous
other international as well as national projects in the
vocational guidance sector as a project co-ordinator and project
partner. On behalf of the Public Employment Service abif has
carried out several national projects on Vocational Orientation
in the Focus of Labour Market Policy of which one includes a
documentation of pedagogic and didactic methods in scope of
vocational guidance courses. Abif employs scientific research
staff who additionally have experience in soft skills training
and vocational orientation training. The project manager has
experience as a trainer in vocational guidance courses
Role in the
project: COORDINATOR OF STUDY RESEARCH AND SWOT ANALYSIS.
Final
evaluation of the project
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Analysis of the needs: 50-100 interviews per participant
country to experts and technicians
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Assessment of the materials and definition of the common
methodology
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Collaborate in the curricula design
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Translation of the manual and final products into national
languages
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Realization of pilot training with the target group: 10
students per partner
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Summary
of innovating experiences en Europe: Each partner analyses
innovative training experiences in the welfare sector
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Links
and professional directories of interesting websites: The
most useful links for training in the Welfare Sector.
Development
of a Module of curricula
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P6 |
EUROTECHNIKI Ltd
is a business consulting company and training organisation.
EUROTECHNIKI is involved in research, studies and training
provision in industries, services, environment, tourism etc.,
subjects for unemployment people, employees and employers,
applied work based learning, open and distance learning and
multimedia methodologies. The organisation has a board of
directors and 22 co-operated people (tutors, IT experts,
administrative), which are involved in the development of
curriculum, training modules, products for e-learning systems,
multimedia products and in E.U projects management.
EUROTECHNIKI is a member of the PROMETEUS, SEEL, UNIVERSITAS
LINGUAE and SKILLSNET international networks.
Eurotechniki
closely cooperates with the Centre of Vocational Training (CVT)
ORION for the training of the human resources, with
Online Learning, a company providing distance training, and
with Online Solutions, a company of Internet services,
multimedia and new technologies.
Since 2002
those companies cooperate as a consortium.
Since 2003
developed the Greek e-Learning platform (e-Learning Management
System) “Online learning Lessons”. It is an integrated
e-Learning Management System (eLMS) through which distance
training courses can take place via Internet or Intranet
The system
is innovative and flexible it covers a wide range of
applications and it surpasses the limitations of compulsory
presence at a given place and time for both the teacher and the
student, without demanding advanced knowledge of computers on
the part of the user.
Role in the
project: RESPONSIBLE OF WEB SITE.
Final
evaluation of the project
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Analysis of the needs: 50-100 interviews per participant
country to experts and technicians
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Assessment of the materials and definition of the common
methodology
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Collaborate in the curricula design
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Translation of the manual and final products into national
languages
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Realization of pilot training with the target group: 10
students per partner
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Summary
of innovating experiences en Europe: Each partner analyses
innovative training experiences in the welfare sector
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Links
and professional directories of interesting websites: The
most useful links for training in the Welfare Sector.
Development
of a Module of curricula
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P7 |
CC.OO. ARAGON: Association of trade unions.
CCOO one of two most important trade unions in Spain. In the
project participates the representation of the trade union in
the Region of Aragon represented by the department of training .
Its relevance in the project is especially in the tasks of
valorizations and dissemination of the project. CCOO will
contribute to multi-spread the project results into its National
departments as well as will study the accreditation of the
training program as an official Vocational training Title.
ROLE IN THE PROJECT: COORDINATOR OF VALORISSATION.
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P8 |
Dimotiki Epichirisi Axiopiisis Poron Portarias
(DEAPP) (the Municipality Enterprise of Protaria) is involved in
the peripheral development and welfare services in the Portaria
Municipality. The Municipality of Portaria is a mounty
municipality in the region of Thessalia, Greece, with tourist
and rural installations. The Departments of Welfare for children
and elderly people will participate in the project with the
managers and employees in the Welfare Departments.
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P9 |
Politistikos Organismos Iolkou
(the Municipality Enterprise of Iolkos) is involved in the
cultural activities, peripheral development and welfare services
in Iolkos Municipality. The Municipality of Iolkos is a mixed
municipality (urban and mounty) in the region of Thessalia,
Greece, with rural and services installations. The Departments
of Welfare for children and elderly people will participate in
the project with the managers and employees in the Welfare
Departments.
Role in the
project:
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Dissemination of the results.
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Involvement in the project quality management
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Final
evaluation of the project
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