consultancy. project development. training. january, 28, 2010, rome staples conference changemaker...

Consultancy. Project development. Training.

January, 28, 2010, Rome

Staples conference

Changemaker Passport


Content

1. About iq consult

2. Reports & certificates

3. Our experiences

4. Changemaker Passport


About iq consult

• 15 years experience in providing start-up advice and developing

best practice initiatives, especially for disadvantaged groups

• Awarded projects include:

enterprise Supporting young entrepreneurs

kulturgewinn Empowering local artists

enterability Start-up support for people with disabilities


Reports & certificates

School reports

•Attest knowledge in certain subjects (e.g. foreign languages, maths)

Letters of reference

•Attest skills in certain work fields and partly also social skills

But

•They reflect only a limited part of all skills and competencies

•In some countries, negative remarks are prohibited (e.g. in Germany)

•References for internships are often extremely positive due to the special circumstances of the employment (no or little salary ...)


Reports & certificates

In order to perform sucessfully in the global economy, companies and employees need to develop further competencies than only expertise on a certain subject.

Required competences are e.g.: mobility, intercultural skills, adaptability

Certificate of competence

•Attests problem solving skills

•Gives information on the motivation and willingness to solve problems under various circumstances successfully and responsibly


Our experiences: Qualification passport

Initial situation•German model experiment: Modular qualification programme responding to individual needs for catching up professional education

•Target group: young, socially disadvantaged people under 25, mostly without any graduation

Challenge•Optimizing the qualification offers in a short time period


Our experiences: Qualification passport

Outcome•Compilation and approval of achieved competences (formal and informal professional and educational experiences)

•Check-up via personal interviews and examination

•Developing an individual qualification schedule, regarding professional subjects and methods as base for a target agreement

•Qualification passport aiming to

document experiences and educational processes for employers

Motivate, guide and inform the participants

Work as controlling instrument for teachers

Disadvantage•Only professional skills are documented


Our experiences: enterprise passport

Initial situation•German pilot project: Developing integrated start-up support for young people under 27

Challenge•Optimizing start-up support responding to the needs of young people

Outcome•Analysing competences corresponding to someone´s aptitude as entrepreneur and to the business idea

•Identification of the individual need for support and qualification in order to shape the entrepreneurial and professional skills

•Developing an individual qualification schedule including target agreements

•Documentation of qualification steps by the institutions involved


Our experiences: enterprise passport

• The enterprise passport aims to

guide business starters

work as controlling instrument for advisors

inform partners (banks, business development departments etc.)

The enterprise passport was awarded as “Best Practice” by the EU



Initial situation•Facing global challenges, more and more young people seek to work in a responsible position in the social sector

•Social companies require (especially leading) staff with sophisticated social and communicative skills, problem solving skills, empathy and the ability to integrate

•School reports and letters of references provide little information on social and personal competencies

Challenge•Defining competencies that are crucial for working in the social sector

•Identifying fields of work and qualification in which those competencies can be achieved



Outcome•Analysing fields of activity and requirements for leading staff in the social sector

•Defining areas of competencies

•Providing information on possible fields of work within the social sector

•The Changemaker Passport aims to

Guide young people seeking to work in the social sector

Appreciate their social commitment

Help social entrepreneurs to find the right staff


Thank you very much for your attention!

Norbert Kunziq consult gmbh

Muskauer Straße 2410997 Berlin

[email protected]

www.iq-consult.com

consultancy. project development. training. january, 28, 2010, rome staples conference changemaker...

Documents

project development

professional skills

documented slide

disabilities slide

intercultural skills

social skills

professional subjects

individual needs