FORMATION PROF/La Formation Professionnelle Transrégionale Occidentale
DESCRIPTION:
Vocational training is an increasingly important factor for economic and social regional development. Substantial changes have taken place in Europe in three areas:
- gradual integration of training sub-systems within states,
- regional decentralisation of competencies,
- and conformity and recognition of qualifications on a European level.
Against this background, the project aims to strengthen cooperation among regions with regard to vocational training and to help create a European training area while developing the regional economy, especially SMEs which are very widespread within our territory.
The following are the most relevant objectives: to promote adaptation of training to the needs of the labour market, and to improve mobility in training and on the labour market.
OBJECTIVES:
Overall objective To establish a network for cooperation between systems and tools for vocational training, facilitating innovation and quality improvement based on collaboration among the partners within the framework of their competencies. This will be mediated through common actions, transparency and standardisation of vocational qualifications, the exchange of good practices and the production of training tools and materials.
EXPECTED RESULTS:
With regard to the equivalence of qualifications, the results of the operation will be: specific methods for recognition and accreditation; a methodology for certification and recognition; benchmarking and methods for comparison. Regarding in-company training courses, the expected results will be: improved technical, linguistic and social skills among exchange participants (young people and trainers); and greater cooperation among the training centres and companies involved.
The products resulting from the organisation of courses will be: a course notebook, and the publication of a document on the European dimension of in-company training. Regarding long-term effects, the project mainly aims to expand the European dimension of training systems and to support worker mobility.
TIME: July 2003 - June 2006
LEAD PARTNER :
Departament d’Educació de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Via Augusta, 202-220
08021
SPAIN
Contact Leadpartner:
Xavier Farriols i Sender
Tel: 34 93 551 69 00
Fax: 34 93 241 53 23
Email: xavier.farriols@gencat.net
PARTNERS:
Région Toscane - Bureau de la Formation et la Politique du Travail, Firenze
Chambre de Métiers de Loir et Cher, Blois
Total budget / Budget total (EUR): 400.000
ERDF contribution / Contribution FEDER (EUR): 200.000
