References in the Vocational Training Sector (excerpts)

The CaT Consulting and Training Europe EWIV (http://www.cat-europe.net) in which both the Berufsförderungsinstitut Wien (bfi Wien) (http://bfi-wien.or.at) and TechConcept - PlanConsult Deutschland GmbH (Munich) are shareholders, uses for its services the long experience of one of the biggest Austrian vocational training institutes, bfi Wien, coming from:

a. International vocational training projects

b. National vocational training projects

c. Management and operation of an own Vocational Training Centre

d. Management and operation of two own colleges.

1. References in International Vocational Training Projects

"Expand jointly"
(content: trainings and seminars in various occupational fields for disadvantaged persons in the border regions to the new EU member states).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General for Enlargement.
Austria. Czech Republic. Hungary. Slovak Republic. Slovenia.

"Mevoc"
(content: development of a quality manual for educational and vocational counsellings).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Germany. Italy. The Netherlands. Romania. Sweden. United Kingdom.

"Fempowerment"
(content: elaboration of innovative approaches to encourage low qualified girls and women under consideration of atypical employment).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Economic and Labour.
Austria. Ireland. Spain.

"Integration Info Service"
(content: integration info service for disadvantaged groups).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour.
Austria. Germany. Ireland. Italy. Spain.

"Qualification empowers"
(content: educational qualification empowers - special promotion of women and young persons).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Social Fund and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour.
Austria. Germany. The Netherlands.

"Riperijo - right person in the right job"
(content: train the trainer in the field of career guidance).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Bulgaria. Cyprus. Finland. Germany. Greece. Romania. Spain.

"EU-EQT"
(content: European qualification supplement in tourism management).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. France. Germany. Greece. Hungary. Italy. Lithuania.

"Seminars in Eastern Europe: Bulgaria"
(content: management training for executives in tourism).
Contracting Party: Austrian Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour and Austrian Bilateral Aid.
Bulgaria.

"Seminars in Eastern Europe: Hungary"
(content: management training for executives in tourism).
Contracting Party: Austrian Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour and Austrian Bilateral Aid.
Hungary.

"Fit for e-commerce"
(content: new business training programme for disadvantaged persons).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Czech Republic. Germany. Greece. Italy. Lithuania. Spain.

"Tune up!"
(content: upgrade energy efficiency in the field of vocational continuing training).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Energy and Transport.
Austria. Czech Republic. Germany. Italy. Spain.

"Preparing for the EURO"
(content: special trainings for disadvantaged young people in school).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General X - Information, Communication, Culture and Audiovisual Media.
Austria. Greece. Italy.

"Minimum knowledge catalogue"
(content: learning vocational skills through multimedia).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Italy. Poland.

"EU-Management of services"
(content: training of key qualifications in business relations on European level).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Germany. The Netherlands.

"Extended heatpump installation"
(content: further training on promising ecological technologies).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Germany. Greece. Spain.

"Mapping out your future"
(content: support of young adults in their vocational choice by means of new media-supported vocational information).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Finland. Italy. Portugal.

"Border land active"
(content: trainings and seminars for employees and personnel managers).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General for Enlargement.
Austria. Czech Republic. Hungary. Slovak Republic. Slovenia.

"Insmi-Train"
(content: development of an Intercultural Competence Training for personnel in the field of human ressources).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Greece. Italy. Portugal. Spain.

"Int. Comp"
(content: development of a training for intercultural competencies for trainers and advisors in the field of professional orientation).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Education and Culture.
Austria. Finland. Germany. Italy. Lithuania. Portugal. Romania. United Kingdom.

2. References in National Vocational Training Projects

"New opportunities with leaving examination ("Matura")"
(content: qualification for general higher education entrance qualification for disadvantaged young people).
Contracting Party: Commission of the European Union/Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
Austria.

"Mosaik"
(content: modular course system for commercial professions).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

"Commercial apprenticeship training for young adults"
(content: trainings for young adults in the commercial field).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

"Pool of Ressources"
(content: measures and trainings for disadvantaged to support the reintegration into the labour market).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

"Arcade"
(content: qualification measures in several occupational areas).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

"Supporting and qualifiying measures"
(content: trainings in various fields [hotel and restaurant trade, trade and industry, transport and traffic, health and social services]).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

"Supporting measures for women"
(content: trainings for women with children who want to return to the labour market).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

"Apprenticeship training for young people"
(content: trainings for apprenticeship occupation in several fields).
Contracting Party: Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.
Austria.

3. Management and operation of the own Vocational Training Centre of bfi Wien (BAZ)

The Vocational Training Centre of bfi Wien was established in 1987 and has a capacity of 730 apprenticeship training positions at present. It offers educational and further training courses for metal and electrical trades as well as information and communication technology and commercial art. Upon training needs analysis qualification trainings were developed and implemented. These programmes meet the strategy of the Austrian employment policy.

Among others, in the Vocational Training Centre of bfi Wien special courses take place to obtain a skilled worker's qualification. Funding is made by the Public Employment Service Vienna of the Austrian Government.

A special department is responsible for studying, identifying and monitoring of the employers' and employees' needs for vocational training.

The overall perspective is the (re-)integration of persons or disabled groups into the labour market. There exists a network of the Vocational Training Centre of bfi Wien with enterprises, and the Employment Service. This implicates continuous strengthening of the institution like checking, improving and - if necessary - changing areas of management activities.

4. Management and operation of two own colleges

The COMMERCIAL SCHOOL of bfi Wien and the COMMERCIAL ACADEMY of bfi Wien correspond with ISCED schools of higher secondary education. Students can attend the schools after the 8th or 9th school year.

• The COMMERCIAL SCHOOL of bfi Wien offers commercial education and lasts for three years. It is possible to specialise in the fields of "Digital Office and Web design" or "Sales and Services" after the second class. The students get a certificate.
• The COMMERCIAL ACADEMY of bfi Wien lasts for five years. The final examination entitles students to visit universities. The Commercial Academy offers specialisations in "European Economy" and "Business Management and Information Technology (IT)".

At the moment approximately 1,400 students are educated by more than 120 teachers.

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