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Leonardo da Vinci programme CONTACT SEMINAR

“Matching labour market supply with labour market demands”

COMPENDIUM OF PARTICIPANTS

11 September – 14 September 2011 Tallinn, Estonia

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Croatia / Hrvatska

Ms Renata Marusic

Institution and Position Association of Trades and Crafts Zadar Secretary

Type of Institution Chamber of crafts

Web site www.uoz.hr

E-mail [email protected]

Thematic ideas for a potential Leonardo da Vinci project

There is a gap between demanded and offered skills on labour market and we plan to develop a project which addresses some of the specific problems related to vocational education. This will include vocational schools and employers in order to improve the vocational education programme and training. We intent to apply for IPA funds with the project. Visiting VET institutions in Tallinn will be very interesting practical experience. In addition, we hope that the seminar will help us gain new contacts in order to build potential partnerships in our future EU projects.

Motivation

This seminar, pooling together expertise from various camps, will help us understand the different aspects related to the vocational education experience in the EU, but most of all will provide us the collection of already-gained expertise and best practices.

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Croatia / Hrvatska

Mr Krunoslav Grudiček

Institution and Position The Secondary School of Electromechanical Engineering Varadin VET Teacher

Type of Institution Secondary VET school

Web site http://www.ess.hr



Our school is interested in upgrading the specialist knowledge and skills of our teachers primarily in the field of Mechatronics/Robotics where the merging of diverse technologies has led to new production systems/new generation of products and, subsequently to the new labour market needs. Such upgrading should, inter alia, include issues such as new workplace concepts/new skills that are emerging in relevant European companies as well as updated competencies of our EU colleagues related to the methodical-didactic dimension of teaching that, instead of static curricula/conventional methods, combine elective curricular activities/explorative learning and diverse multimedia aids. A potential project (preferably a Leonardo da Vinci partnership project) should build on the capacity building activities/various VET innovations introduced under the EU-funded (pre-accession funds) project "IPA-With Flexible Learning Approach and Curricular Innovations towards the Labour Market: Advanced capacity building of VET teachers, the extension of educational opportunities through access to internationally recognised certificates, establishing a Centre of Excellence for New Technologies etc. We are primarily interested in establishing co-operation with VET centres / schools, particularly from countries such as Finland, Denmark, Norway and Estonia, which introduced relevant school-based innovations/flexible learning approaches and facilities. We would welcome direct exchange of experiences with VET teachers from the aforementioned institutions and (where applicable) with the representatives of relevant social partners.

Motivation

The VET schools in the field of electrotechnics, IT and mechanical engineering could, through their school curricula/projects, do much more to prepare VET students for the world of work and, even more importantly, for increased sophistication of various integrated technological and organisational solutions (products/services) that have been introduced by European companies. Hence, the Secondary School of Electromechanical Engineering Varadin identified a need for a project/comprehensive exchanges of experiences with the VET institution(s) from the EU member states aimed at ensuring further modernisation of the VET school curricula and extensive utilisation of flexible/hybrid learning spaces where VET students can participate in a variety of school-based training and have adequate access to the specialized didactic equipment/expertise that matches labour market needs. In that respect, we particularly favour the fact that the contact seminar is co-organised by the NEW SKILLS Network and the Nordic-Baltic partnership (countries with a number of best practice examples).

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Cyprus / Kýpros

Mr Costas Schinis

Institution and Position B Technical school of Limassol Teacher

Type of Institution Technical vocational school

Web site



Assisting students in the process of entering into the labour market by providing them with the necessary skills. Acquiring new contacts from other European countries and exchanging ideas on possible projects that will improve international cooperation between technical and vocational schools in facilitating the transition from an educational environment to the labour market. Proposed Project title: Making it easier. Studying the current situation in various European countries with regards to the local requirements and demand of the labour market. Comparing the current educational systems and courses to establish the need for any changes in the preparation of the labour force to coincide with the labour market demands. Coordinating the interim findings at planned meetings in the participating countries, discussing the outcomes from the individual countries in a joint meeting and documenting suggestions taking into account the needs of the labour market in all participating European countries. Creating a market that will give the opportunity for the work force to move freely between all European countries in search of a better future, thus providing a chance for employers in different European countries to employ the best possible candidates. We would like to engage other vocational schools and industry partners.

Motivation I am looking to establish contacts with other Vocational organizations to try and create or take part in a Leonardo project that will help our students to enter into the labour market with the best prospects available.

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Cyprus / Kýpros

Mr Socrates Charalambous

Institution and Position Paphos Technical School European program coordinator

Type of Institution Public secondary school

Web site



Integrating the skill needs of the labour market into VET. We would like to focus on Tourism, aiming to make qualifications more transparent across Europe and allow greater mobility of the industry's workers. We intent to produce tables to identify differences in standards and qualification between the partnership countries. We would like to engage educational vocational organizations, tourism public authorities and all hotel and catering organizations.

Motivation To meet and cooperate with other related organizations with the aim of forming a partnership and preparing a relevant application.

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Denmark / Danmark

Mr Niels Rasmussen

Institution and Position Tradium International Coordinator

Type of Institution Vocational secondary school

Web site www.tradium.dk



The focus of our Department of Smiths is on the steel industry, CNC automation and welding. The focus will vary, depending on the department in our organization. We would like to include more international aspects in our education. We are interested in other vocational schools and industries.

Motivation

As an international coordinator for the school, Niels needs a lot of contacts in Europe. At the moment we do not have any good contacts in the Nordic countries, and Niels will have a special focus on achieving this. Our Department of Smiths is actually looking for contacts in Sweden.

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Denmark / Danmark

Mr Flemming Christiansen

Institution and Position Tradium Educational adviser

Type of Institution Vocational secondary school

Web site www.tradium.dk



The topic could be hands-on pedagogy and didactics in combination with dual training. Our organization is open to other possibilities as well. We would like to include more international aspects in our educations. We would like to get in touch with other vocational schools.

Motivation

Flemming wants to get in touch with possible partners in a TOI project. Our Department of Electricity has just finished another TOI project, and would like to get involved in another international project. Our department of Technical Design is also interested in international cooperation.

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Estonia / Eesti

Mr Heiki Ojala

Institution and Position Võru County Vocational Training Center Project manager

Type of Institution Vocational training centre

Web site www.vkhk.ee



We would like to focus on and develop independent work at vocational schools (objectives, methods) and practical activities in ecotourism. We are interested in engaging vocational training institutions.

Motivation We would like to find partners and meet former partners with the aim to cooperate.

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Estonia / Eesti

Ms Eleri Cortina

Institution and Position Tallinn Kopli Vocational School

Type of Institution Vocational school

Web site www.tkak.ee



We would like to focus on finding better possibilities of cooperation for our school. Our organization would like to improve and expand new partnerships as well as develop continuing education department. We would like to engage other vocational schools, different companies that our school has common contact with.

Motivation I would like to find contacts so students could find application in the labour market.

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Estonia / Eesti

Ms Piia Ardel

Institution and Position Valga County Vocational Training Centre Project manager

Type of Institution Vocational training centre

Web site http://www.vkok.ee



The objective is to find work placements by new contacts for the next mobility projects. Our organization would like to develop international relationships between the partners, both for students and teachers in order to exchange experiences and get new knowledge. We would like to engage vocational training institutions and receiving organizations.

Motivation Meeting new partners will provide a good opportunity for building up a trustworthy partnership.

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Estonia / Eesti

Ms Jelena Lohmatova

Institution and Position Vestifex Koolitus Director

Type of Institution Private training organization

Web site www.vestifex.com



We would like to focus on combined training programmes and mobility projects for people in the labour market We would like to develop the organisation of mobility projects and develop new ideas in order to contribute to adults learning. We would like to engage stakeholders of vocational education and training.

Motivation I am highly interested in finding new partners for further Leonardo da Vinci projects and to develop new ideas for international cooperation.

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Estonia / Eesti

Ms Mari Seemer

Institution and Position Estonian Post Ltd Training specialist

Type of Institution Ltd company (services)

Web site www.post.ee



Estonian Post intends to focus on the following topics: - Logistics: how the supply chain, courier and parcel system, road transportation, city logistics and innovation in logistics are organized; - Service development and management: how new services are planned, analysed and developed; how the service market is monitored and analysed; also what kind of trends are in parcel service markets; B2C process. - Employees: development and training programs - career planning, inner-training and rotation system etc. We are interested in benchmarking traineeship projects or best practice seminars on focused topics. We would like to engage postal organizations, logistic and counter service companies.

Motivation Estonian Post would like to meet potential partners to take part in traineeship programmes. We have very good feedback from past projects.

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Estonia / Eesti

Ms Aleksandra Leštšuk

Institution and Position Narva Vocational Trainig Center Informational technologist

Type of Institution VET

Web site www.nvtc.ee



Our focus will be on: -Partnerships with other vocational educational centres. -Possible placement opportunities abroad. -Professional development. We would like to develop cooperation and partnership. We are interested in working with other vocational centres, host partners and language schools, institutions offering placement opportunities.

Motivation

Narva Vocational Training Center is one the biggest studying centres in Estonia and it has taken part in the different projects for a few years. It would be very important to cooperate with other vocational institutions is one main field for this year and future at all. We find interesting and useful to find contacts over the world.

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Finland / Suomi

Mr Ari Nevalainen

Institution and Position Koulutuskeskus Salpaus Senior lecturer

Type of Institution VET school

Web site www.salpaus.fi



The focus of the Euromodules project is on new content and methods of learning in ICT, electronics or electrotechnical education within the EU area, renewing contents of competence requirements and new professions in technical sector which impose a demand of stronger professional core skills but also with increasing importance the strengthening of the key competences such as multimedia literacy and ICT-skills, multicultural skills (language and culture, multicultural communication skills), team working skills, entrepreneurial spirit, flexibility and adaptability, etc. The structural change, especially in electrotechnical industry proposes a challenge for the competitiveness of this whole industrial sector of electronics and mechatronics. The aim of the Euromodules project is to: - Update of the electrical engineering skills and new competence requirements in co-operation with companies - Increase the learning motivation of students - Develop a new interactive learning environment in electrotechnical secondary education and develop EU cooperation on a world-scale market - Plan (and devise) a project in cooperation with partner countries/students and teachers and companies from chosen sectors

- student mobility and on-the job-learning/practical placement - international group work/workshops - multicultural skills development/key competencies - Collaborative Networked Learning (CNL) - Communication, discussion and dialog via internet based platform, including chat & library of collected materials and links

- Collect new skills and competence requirements (company analysis) of electronics and ICT, based on which a new learning module will be planned and tested (to be carried out in another EU country/partner institute in order to increase student and teacher mobility and European cooperation between schools and companies for added value) Experts and the mainstream companies are included = > collective information and intelligence => collaborative networked learning The organizations and target groups we would like to engage are VET schools, companies and maybe some university that has knowledge about CNL.

Motivation We had an application in 2010 for a partnership project "Euromodules" but it was not accepted in all partner countries.

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Finland / Suomi

Mr Antti Kippo

Institution and Position Central Ostrobothnia Rural Institute, Kannus unit Teacher of Business Economics and Information Technology

Type of Institution Vocational education

Web site www.kpedu.fi/kannus



Our focus is on developing management studies for vocational education in agriculture. We would like to find out what the situation is in other European countries, anticipate future needs of the labour market and start developing agriculture business management studies. We are interested in including other vocational schools, agricultural organizations (representatives of labour market, entrepreneurs, etc.).

Motivation To meet potential new project partners and start preparing a project plan and application.

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Finland / Suomi

Mr Antti Yli-Kankahila

Institution and Position Varia Vocational College Lecturer


Web site www.eduvantaa.fi



We intend to focus on implementing curricula for the learning periods in enterprises. We would develop the counselling of the company operators working with students and teachers. We would like to include enterprises, VET schools and training organizations in ICT.

Motivation Our cell is aiming to develop on-the-job learning and company co-operation. The seminar gives us a good opportunity to learn from other operators.

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Finland / Suomi

Mr Miika Keijonen

Institution and Position Invalid Foundation Development manager

Type of Institution

Web site www.keskuspuisto.fi



We intend to focus on new skills for new jobs and enhancing the employment possibilities of disadvantaged groups. We would like to develop an international Job Coaching training course and also the methods of Job Coaching in European context. We are interested in organizations who want to develop their competences in the area of student/client guidance during on-the-job learning periods and the transition phase into the work environment.

Motivation Invalid foundation / Keskuspuisto Vocational College is planning a new TOI project and is looking for new possible partners.

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France / France

Ms Laure Reviglio

Institution and Position Itineraire International Regional manager

Type of Institution NGO

Web site www.itineraire-international.org



We would like to develop our partnerships in Europe to improve the quality of our projects, and to respond to the needs of young people with fewer opportunities. We are also in need of exchanging practices with other organizations on the topic of the seminar, as it is our main goal. As a regional NGO, we are also here to help other organizations who want to set up Leonardo da Vinci projects: this seminar would help us build a network of partners. We would like to develop a Partnership project, to build strong relationships with European partners. Participating in this seminar would help us meet future partners, and build this project. We work specifically with young people with fewer opportunities, and we would like to meet other organizations that work with the same groups (disabled, unemployed, etc.)

Motivation

Our organization sets up individual monitoring for young people who want to build a mobility project (jobs, internships, volunteering), especially for young people with fewer opportunities. Each year we send some youngsters to placements in the frame of the Leonardo da Vinci programme. Our goal is to help youngsters match the needs labour market with the help of mobility projects. In the evaluation of our last project, Leonardo advises us to develop our partnerships in Europe. As regional manager, I am in charge of our European partnerships on the scale of our territory (Paris).

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France / France

Ms Sabrina Bondoux

Institution and Position Agrosup Dijon

Type of Institution Higher education in agriculture

Web site www.agrosupdijon.fr



We are working for instance on the implementation of a phytosanitary certificate among professionals in the agricultural field. The process is starting in France. The idea would be to work on such a theme on the European level. We would like to find out what the state of the art is in other countries, how the process was started, whether there are certificates dedicated to the public (not only professionals), and how they are implemented. We are also interested in finding out if there are possibilities for common work on, for instance, pedagogical processes. We are interested in institutions working in vocational training regardless of whether they work in the agricultural field or not.

Motivation

Our institution is currently engaged in several projects focusing on the development of new competences and on the adaptation of vocational trainings to "green jobs". We are interested in meeting partners from other countries in order to explore the possibility of future collaboration.

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France / France

Ms Anne Perrault

Institution and Position CBC Formation (Training Center) Responsable Relations Entreprises et Développement

Type of Institution

Web site www.cbc-formation.com



Topics: European and international mobility and transfer of skills to improve the integration into the labour market. Mobility for unemployed young people and mobility for adults during a professional training Networking project focusing on the development of skills. We would, at first, like to develop a mobility project for unemployed people and, at a later stage, a networking project. We are hoping to work with an organization engaged in Leonardo mobility or transfer programmes. Our target groups are unemployed people and training centres.

Motivation We are interested in developing a partnership, integrating and starting a Leonardo project.

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France / France

Ms Maddalena Cremonesi

Institution and Position APCMA (Permanent assembly of skill crafts chambers) Head of Studies

Type of Institution Chambers of craft

Web site www.artisanat.fr



1) The craft sector generates a tradition of local services, but the offer must comply with the individual request of the consumer, which includes more "European" requirements in terms of standards, tastes, product diversity. For a growing number of sector activities, the environment becomes directly or indirectly regional, European or international (for potential customers, suppliers, competitors and, for example, in terms of production standards and safety). It is therefore essential to develop the skills of the entrepreneurs and employees of tomorrow, who should definitely be prepared to take this reality into account in the European area. 2) The organisation of European pathways for the benefit of apprentices, yet deemed to be in difficulty at school, is now recognized as a means of skills development. European mobility of apprentices is likely to promote a more sustainable integration in employment, participating in the consolidation of the skills on which to build the concept of lifelong learning. For these reasons, the Chambers of Trade and Craft wish to continue their investment in European exchanges of apprentices, with a focus on a better consideration of the needs of businesses, which are also the key players in work and training. This is a part of awareness and enhances the benefits of mobility to the business by deepening: - Approaches and methodologies to make the skills acquired during mobility visible - Approaches and tools to better promote and recognize the skills to needed on the European labour market and in further training - Approaches for effectively integrating the organisation of mobility as a teaching tool in the curriculum to develop the necessary skills for businesses. My participation in the seminar will help get in touch with organizations in Europe in order to: - Develop our plans for mobility and partnerships CMA / CFA - Respond to requests for CMA / CFA to develop projects "partnership" - Expand the network EuroApprenticeship and synergy with pilot projects and tools developed in Europe.

Motivation

The Chambers of crafts and professional organizations of SMEs in Europe have a long tradition to become involved in European exchanges for young workers and apprentices because they recognize the benefits that such experience can have on the development of skills and the quality of the proposed training.

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Germany / Deutschland

Ms Mercedes Thiel

Institution and Position Europe Direct Informationcenter Bad Hersfeld

Type of Institution NGO

Web site www.europa-osthessen.de



We see ourselves as a "multiplier" for different target groups in our region to generate European projects with European partners. One of our tasks - especially in our region - is to assist small enterprises and regional communities with finding European partners for useful and innovative projects so as to exchange experiences on the labour market. We are interested in: 1. Mobility projects for professionals: a) in offices (in SME and in communities), b) linguist secretary (for regional SME and communities too) 2. Offers for trainees in European network from Europe Direct Information center

Motivation We need European partners for mobility projects (for vocational learners, employees in SME, trainers in our vocational schools).

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Mr Detlev Meyer-Plate

Institution and Position Gewerbeschule Bad Säckingen Teacher, Head of English and Constructional Engineering Section

Type of Institution Vocational School

Web site http://www.gewerbeschule-bad-saeckingen.de/



We intend to focus on: - organising meetings of the teachers at our school and the instructors at training companies to talk about the learners’ needs. - introducing a system of continuous information exchange with the training companies of our learners, e.g. present the implementation of our curriculum in the meetings of the respective chambers of commerce. - cooperating with universities to get to know the future performance of our students to attune our lesson plans to their future needs. - cooperating with traditional modern secondary schools and possibly middle schools in order to get new learners at our vocational college and to provide them with a training course tailored to their needs. - implementing a feedback system with training companies and universities. - cooperating with training companies, universities as well as schools from which we get our learners. We are interested in engaging chambers of commerce, training companies and universities.

Motivation

The Gewerbeschule Bad Säckingen aims to continuously improve its organisation. One field of activity is implementing and improving cooperation with external institutions like universities, chambers of commerce, training companies as well as schools from which we get out learners. During the seminar we will be looking for partners cooperating with external institutions and we would like to share experiences with them and find new ways of cooperation.

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Mr Frank Moll

Institution and Position GSI - Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH Head of the department e-Learning

Type of Institution Vocational Training Institution

Web site http://www.gsi-elearning.de/home/



Our focus will be on creating new courses on the market and finding partners for upcoming projects. Furthermore, we are looking for partners who are interested in creating new digital methods and documents for education and training. We are looking to engage other Vocational Training Institutions.

Motivation We are looking for partners to develop our existing range of products and exchange ideas in the education sector.

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Ms Ursula Grimm

Institution and Position Deutsche Angestellten Akademie Educational consultant

Type of Institution

Web site www.daa-hamburg.de



One project should support the exchange of educational professionals. Themes shall be professional experience, supporting mobility and political education. The activities are to meet other professionals, to develop new ideas and to get extensive self-development by practical trainings. The organization should be active in the area of adult education or education for young people.

Motivation Make contact with an organization in order to exchange professionals and develop further ideas.

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Iceland / Ísland

Mr Dofri Hermannsson

Institution and Position Metanorka Excecutive manager

Type of Institution Private firm/corporation

Web site www.metanorka.is



We would like to focus on establishing infrastructure for biogas cars in Iceland, increase biogas production and grow a bigger market for biogas in transportation by converting gasoline cars to methane/gasoline hybrids. We would like to share knowhow in the converting business and the business of developing, building and running biogas plants based on second generation organic substances. We are interested in engaging private firms, NGOs, municipal and government authorities that are working or have already worked on similar projects.

Motivation We are interested in collaborating and sharing experience with other actors in the field of green energy in vehicle mobility.

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Iceland / Ísland

Ms Stefanía G. Kristinsdottir

Institution and Position The East Iceland Knowledge Network Managing director

Type of Institution Education and training

Web site www.tna.is



Name: Integration or vocational and innovation support, creating new skills and jobs. Acronym: Job and skills creation. This will be done through interdisciplinary cooperation and utilization of available tools such as: - Markviss - tool for analysing skills and developing vocational training programmes within companies. - Innovation support and value chain analysis. - Vocational counselling and skills validation. The idea is to integrate these services creating on-stop-shop for services for the labour market. Integrating companies simultaneously in projects that will develop their training agendas as well as opening them up as a training venue for the unemployed and people in work rehabilitation. The objective is to enhance vocational training but at the same time explore possibilities of job-creation through need and value chain analysis within companies - with the objective to explore possibilities of innovation and job creation either within or related to the companies. These methodologies are closely related to ISO 26000 standard for corporate social responsibility. Activities: Markviss analysis of skills and needs within the companies. Methodology already used in Iceland for 5 years that will be transferred to other partners. Translation - adoption to an integrated training package. Innovation support and value chain analysis. Definition and development of training package in partners’ languages. Skills validation and skills maps adopted between partners as part of the training package. This would occur during the first 6 months; the next 12 months would be used for implementation (defining number of companies and beneficiary within the target group); the last 6 months would involve the evaluation and dissemination of results. TEIKN would like to engage similar clusters of VET organization, development agencies and work rehabilitation agencies and employment agencies in Europe.

Motivation

The East Iceland Knowledge Network (TEIKN) is leading a group of institutions that are interested in forming a transfer of innovation project related to in-company vocational training both for company workers, unemployed people and people participating in employment-rehabilitation.

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Ireland / Éire

Ms Sarah Togher

Institution and Position IASE (Irish Association of Supported Employment) National Co-ordinator

Type of Institution NGO - Not for profit

Web site www.iase.ie



We plan to discuss and develop project ideas & visit VET institutions in Tallinn in order to make personal contacts. Also, to research Transfer of a project from another country to develop strategies to promote the employability of marginalised groups. We are interested in engaging Disability Group Employment/recruitment organizations, national umbrella body.

Motivation Matching labour market supply with demands is very relevant to IASE as the focus of our work is on promoting equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities throughout Ireland.

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Ireland / Éire

Mr Hugh Reilly

Institution and Position Meath County Enterprise Board Chief Executive

Type of Institution Public Authority Local

Web site www.meath.com



Our focus will be on training for enterprise both for students, middle aged people and for people aged 50+. We would like to develop on-line repositories of enterprise education for ease of access by those considering creating a job for themselves. We are interested in organizations involved in training people for job creation and self-employment.

Motivation

Meath CEB is the primary agency in County Meath, Ireland dedicated to the development of micro-enterprises. The Board is engaged in delivering a Schools Enterprise Programme, a "Women in Enterprise" programme along with networking and personal training programmes.

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Ireland / Éire

Mr Bill Halliden

Institution and Position Irish League of Credit Unions HR & Training Manager

Type of Institution Co-operative financial institution

Web site www.creditunion.ie



We believe that in order to promote the take up and transfer of the REVOW tools and methods it will be useful to develop training programmes to support sectoral practitioners in sectors that do not have formal educational entry routes. These programmes would enable sector players to develop sector specific RPL standards and to train VET trainers to assist workers in developing their own RPL portfolios. We would like to identify new partners to work with us on the next stage of REVOW. We are interested in sectoral representatives, unions and employer bodies, third level institutions and commercial organizations.

Motivation

We are currently involved in an LdV Transfer of Innovation Project REVOW, which is a project that is developing and applying Recognition of Prior Learning tools and methods in new countries and sectors. We would like to disseminate information on this project and look to develop a new project based on this work.

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Ireland / Éire

Mr Peter Davitt

Institution and Position Fast Track Into IT CEO

Type of Institutions Non-profit

Web site www.fit.ie



New technologies, ICT, green energy

Motivation To build networks and partnerships for future TOI project applications especially with organizations from Estonia and the Baltic area.

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Ireland / Éire

Mr Frank Vaughan

Institution and Position Irish Congress of Trade Unions Director of Learning

Type of Institution Trade Union Confederation

Web site www.ictu.ie



We are interested in finding partners to explore innovative approaches to re-skilling for the "green" economy and in disseminating information about a project we are currently involved in concerning RPL. We would like to develop partnerships for exchange programmes and for the development of future project collaboration. We are interested in vocational training bodies, social partners, research institutes.

Motivation Congress has a general interest in Nordic experience in a number of areas including access to training, Recognition of Prior Learning, and strategies for blended and e-learning.

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Italy / Italia

Ms Francesca Menozzi

Institution and Position TECLA Association Project Officer

Type of Institution Not for profit National Association of local authorities (Provinces - NUTS III)

Web site www.tecla.org



The topics we would like to focus on are recognition and certification of competences, transparency of qualifications, green and white jobs, training. The activities we would like to develop are management and coordination, monitoring and evaluation, communication and dissemination, research. We are interested in working with local authorities, universities, employment agencies, training agencies, secondary schools.

Motivation

Italian Provinces are in charge of vocational training and management of employment policies, therefore, we would like to explore project ideas aimed at overcoming gaps between education/training and the labour market.

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Italy / Italia

Ms Grazia Santoro

Institution and Position IIS Don MILANI-PERTINI Teacher

Type of Institution Vocational and technical school

Web site www.iisgrottaglie.it



The topics would concern the labour market and especially tourism. The activity I would like to develop is training. The focus group would be students from ages 17 to 19.

Motivation I am a teacher of a practical subject and I am interested in finding partners for a mobility project for my students.

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Italy / Italia

Ms Alessandra Ruggiero

Institution and Position IIS "G. FALCONE" Teacher


Web site www.ipssfalcone.it



The project would deal with social care and ICT. I would like to develop a partnership focusing on mobility. I would like to engage students from ages 17 to 19 and non-profit associations in the project.

Motivation To find partners for cooperation.

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Italy / Italia

Ms Maria Grazia Cupini

Institution and Position I.I.S.S James Clerk Maxwell Milano Italy Teacher of English, Euro project referent

Type of Institution State technical school

Web site www.maxwell.mi.it



We would focus on getting new tools for a better involvement in the labour market through a mutual exchange of experiences. We would like to provide working experience abroad for the students in the mechanical and electronics field based on the latest technologies and improving technical languages. Companies in the area of Milan can give students from ages 17 to 19 the possibility to get a working experience as we are doing with our students.

Motivation Collaborating with European partners in order to help students face the labour market with more know-how and the latest tools.

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Italy / Italia

Mr Luciano Donato Marino

Institution and Position Sistema Turismo s.r.l. President

Type of Institution Vocational training centre or organization

Web site www.sistematurismo.it



In our future projects, there is the will to participate, always within the Leonardo da Vinci programme, in different measures than those strictly related to mobility. Our participation in the contact seminar in Tallinn responds therefore directly to our specific needs. The first objective of our participation in the Contact seminar is therefore to test and improve our capacity of planning and managing transnational projects and to assess the possibility of activating project experiences with other companies attending the seminar. We hope to meet potential partners for both partnership and TOI projects. We expect to get in contact with vocational training centres, schools, organizations interested in building a project with us.

Motivation

The theme, as well as some specific work sessions of the contact seminar, is extremely relevant to the activities of Training Vision. Our Organization plans and manages international mobility projects in different sectors. We welcome students, teachers and people in the labour market from different European countries within the Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus and Grundtvig programmes. Our mission is providing educational experiences in territories that, given their economical, historical and social characteristics, make it possible to increase the beneficiaries' career prospects and personal prosperity. Exchanging experience with other European and training organizations is essential for us in order to improve our design capabilities and diversify our own experience.

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Italy / Italia

Ms Valeria Orsini

Institution and Position Europeando President

Type of Institution

Web site www.europeando.altervista.org



Our focus will be on unemployed people. We would like to develop placements. We are interested in engaging non-profit associations.

Motivation We would like to find new partners.

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Lithuania / Lietuva

Ms Eglė Lingaitienė

Institution and Position Northern Lithuania College Head of International Relations and Projects Department

Type of Institution Higher Education Institution

Web site www.slk.lt



We would like to focus on the development of vocational skills that are relevant to the labour market needs and on developing skills to identify gaps that correspond to future labour market needs. I would like to join the workshop which will seek to join the EU vocational training institutions and corporate or social partners in the consortium. The aim of this could be to develop a project focusing on the transfer of vocational training innovation to encourage a stronger connection between learning and work, making the workplace a more conducive learning environment, promoting learning at work and internships that might become the basis of the development of vocational skills that are relevant to the labour market needs. Activities our organization would like to develop at the seminar: - to exchange experiences in the development of vocational skills relevant for the need of the labour market and get new information that can be used for developing other LLP activities - to work in groups to find suitable partners and form a consortia for an innovation transfer project - to discuss and develop project ideas - to visit VET institutions in Tallinn (especially colleges) in order to make new contacts We would like to engage: - institutions or organizations involved in vocational education and training; - associations and representatives of institutions or organizations involved in vocational education and training; - enterprises, social partners and other representatives of working life, including chambers of commerce, other trade organizations and sectoral organizations; - bodies providing guidance, counselling and information services; - bodies responsible for systems and policies concerning any aspect of lifelong learning vocational education and training at local, regional and national level; - higher education institutions. Target groups: Risk group people that face difficulties in labour market, e.g.: unqualified workers, disabled people, women on or after maternity leave, economically vulnerable people and others that could advantage from learning in a distance way.

Motivation

Implementing other projects financed by EU funds, NLC bought the most modern equipment and updated facilities for practical training and distance learning. A Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Project in collaboration with the social partners will provide an opportunity to identify skills that could be improved at the workplace and integrate them into vocational skills development activities. NLC regularly organizes training courses for adults, international transfer of experience in making the workplace more conducive to the learning environment, to promote learning at work and contribute to improving its quality and availability. The organisation of qualitative practices is one of the main conditions for a preparation of specialists sufficient for labour market needs. By blending organizational arrangements for vocational practices and transferring best solutions, SLK will be able to update the organizational system of practices which would lead to superior performance of the practice, and thereby contribute to improving the competitiveness of graduates.

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Lithuania / Lietuva

Ms Lina Kausakiene

Institution and Position Kupiskis Technological and Business School Principal

Type of Institution Vocational Secondary School

Web site http://www.ktvm.kupiskis.lm.lt



We intend to focus on developing the experience, international mobility and professional expertise of professional teachers. We would like to develop international cooperation in the area of vocational training. We are interested in working with vocational institutions, social partners, other members of vocational activity and learning.

Motivation Meet partners from EU vocational institutions for cooperation.

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Lithuania / Lietuva

Ms Inga Balnanosienė

Institution and Position Kaunas Regional Labour exchange Head of Labour Resources Division

Type of Institution Public institution

Web site www.ldb.lt



We would like to work in the field of professional counselling and guidance. The project idea is to develop the description of different job positions in for young people. The special methodology will help choose a study programme and profession. We would like to find partners for the project and develop the main tasks of the project. We are interested in involving adult learning centres, public authorities, business associations and companies.

Motivation We are looking for international partners in order to prepare the project in the field of vocational education and training.

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Lithuania / Lietuva

Ms Ausra Ziboliene

Institution and Position JSC Rokiskio suris Assistant to the CEO

Type of Institution Dairy processing company

Web site www.rokiskio.com



We would like to focus on the integration of practical knowledge into professional training procedures in order to better reflect actual labour demands. We would also concentrate on other countries’ experiences in the field of training in the workplace and the requirements/recommendations for trainers/tutors. We would like to get to know the training systems in other countries, to see the real communication between trainers and trainees as well as be involved in the actual performance of training in the workplace. In order to implement the project, a target group of the company’s employees would be selected. It would be aimed at creating an internal system helping young people get ready for the labour market. However, certain requirements should be set for the staff that will be performing as trainers in the workplace. Close and open cooperation between trainers and their trainees would give rise to higher efficiency and quality of both work and study. We would expect to find a partner from a country that has deeper traditions of training in the workplace so as to develop close cooperation, share experiences, and improve training procedures in the company.

Motivation

The company, Rokiskio suris, welcomes a lot of students from universities and vocational schools to undertake their practical training in one of our plants located in Rokiskis, Utena or Ukmerge. Mainly they are students of food technology and business management. The company’s employees act as tutors helping young people complete the tasks given to them and to integrate them into society. Therefore, it is essential to train the employees in order to improve their interpersonal skills and the ability to share their knowledge and experience which would result in the higher performance of trainees. Consequently, cooperation between business and educational institutions would help to better match labour market supply with labour market demands.

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Norway / Norge

Mr Geir Solli

Institution and Position Mosjøen videregående skole International coordinator, Head of Department

Type of Institution Upper secondary school / vocational

Web site www.mosjoen.vgs.no



The current Leonardo da Vinci Partnership project is about sharing and disseminating knowledge on renewable energy among schools and SMEs. At this stage the project runs well, and we would like to develop this into a more durable arena for the transfer of innovation. We will continue with VET and IVT (mobilities) and Leonardo Partnerships. We would like to develop our work further into TOI projects. We are interested in engaging vocational schools offering programmes within energy and energy supply, particularly those who are engaged in innovative renewable energy solutions, as well as companies that are engaged in renewable energy thinking and solutions.

Motivation This school has a long experience in Leonardo Mobility (IVT) and VETPRO. We are currently running a Leonardo Partnership project which we hope to develop further into a TOI project.

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Norway / Norge

Mr Terje Walderhaug

Institution and Position Steinkjer Videregående Skole Teacher

Type of Institution Upper secondary school

Web site http://steinkjer.vgs.no/Sider/default.aspx



We would like to focus on the learning of jobs in an international environment and provide better motivation for the pupils to get better grades and better understanding about other nations. We would like to develop exchange deals with other schools. We are interested in working with businesses involved in the catering industry, for example restaurants, hotels, etc. We are also interested in companies/organizations that deal with international customers, learning languages and learning about other countries.

Motivation We would like to get in touch with others and seek schools to work together on the exchange of pupils.

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Norway / Norge

Mr Arne Gabreil Sveen

Institution and Position Næringsetaten Oslo kommune Section head

Type of Institution City government

Web site www.nae.oslo.kommune.no



We intend to focus on gathering information from people and agencies with experience from the business support sector in the Nordic/Baltic region and compare it with our own national benchmarking. We would like to develop standards and guidelines for the training and education of business support professionals for SMEs and microenterprises in Norway. We are interested in engaging organizations, both public and private, and NGOs working with and advising SMEs and microenterprises in their efforts to get started in business.

Motivation

The project will hopefully give us the opportunity to share experiences and practice from the business support sector in the Nordic/Baltic region in order to explore the prospect of developing a multilateral (EU) standard for business support professionals. There seems to be a need for a minimum benchmarking of experience, skills and education in this vocation.

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Norway / Norge

Mr Trygve Jacobsen

Institution and Position Mo and Jølster Principal


Web site www.mojo.vgs.no



We intend to focus on a subject directly connected to the topic of the contact seminar but with focus on agricultural education and the labour market for young farmers or farm workers. We need more partners and experience from others’ good practise. We are interested in engaging other vocational schools and organizations for adult education.

Motivation We have an idea for a new project together with the Rural Institute of Central Ostrobothnia in Kannus Finland and other partners.

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Norway / Norge

Mr Bjørnar Mjøen

Institution and Position Alta videregående skole School leader

Type of Institution Public upper secondary school

Web site http://altavgs.no



We would like to form projects within the field of VET. We intend to develop an exchange project in the field of vocational education. We would like to develop public vocational education and training in cooperation with private or public enterprises.

Motivation We would like to find partners for a Leonardo project and exchange ideas for international cooperation.

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Poland / Polska

Ms Milena Gromadzka - Jakubowska

Institution and Position Centrum Kształcenia "Nauka" Teacher

Type of Institution School

Web site www.nauka.pila.pl



Access to the European labour market for graduates of secondary schools. We would like to exchange experiences on how other countries’ graduates enter into the labour market and get to know the possibilities for further education in the countries of partner schools. We are interested in working with other schools and the target group would be teenagers from secondary schools.

Motivation Our goal is to find a partner for a school partnership project so that we can prepare our students for the labour market within the European Union.

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Poland / Polska

Ms Ewelina Kaczmarek

Institution and Position Wrocław University of Economics Responsible for project coordination and evaluation

Type of Institution Higher Education Institution

Web site www.ue.wroc.pl/english/



WUE is paying particular attention to adapting its graduates to the current needs of the labour market. The main initiatives undertaken within projects include: - Expanding the variety of university educational offers by implementing new teaching methods, blended and e-learning, organising training courses supporting entrepreneurship for both academic and non-academic community. - Close cooperation with regional business partners (organising placements in regional companies, consulting study programmes with business representatives and adjusting curricula to their suggestions). - Developing managerial, teaching, computer skills of university staff. WUE is interested in the joint realisation of future projects developed in the above mentioned areas. We would also pay particular attention to the topic of monitoring graduates’ career paths as well as thoroughly evaluating other project actions and results. We are also open for other suggestions. The main field of interest is to broaden the network of international relations, both with businesses and higher education institutions. We are looking for partners who are experienced in applying and running projects financed by the EU. Project target groups would include university graduates and staff, as well as other social groups (promoting lifelong learning).

Motivation

Participation in the contact seminar gives a great opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences between participants and identify common fields of interest. I believe the partnerships established during the seminar will be successful in the joint application and realisation of a Leonardo da Vinci project/ projects (action to be discussed).

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Poland / Polska

Mr Marek Wrona

Institution and Position Zespol Szkol in Tarnobrzeg Teacher

Type of Institution Public school

Web site www.gornik.tbg.net.pl



My organization focuses mainly on vocational education. The areas of education are electrical, electronic, informatics, mechanic or car mechanic subjects. We can cooperate with various organizations which focus on vocational education. As for target groups we are interested in groups of teachers or students.

Motivation I was coordinator of 2 European Leonardo da Vinci VETPRO projects and I would like to participate in or find contacts to organise another project.

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Portugal / Portugal

Ms Rita Souto Bizarro

Institution and Position Centro Tecnológico do Calçado de Portugal Responsible Training Department

Type of Institution Private research centre

Web site www.ctcp.pt



We would like to focus on the labour market - new skills / adapt existing skills. We would like to develop / transfer contents on various fields for labour market target-groups. We are interested in engaging all organizations / people in labour market / companies.

Motivation Exchange ideas on new projects, present possible opportunities for collaboration.

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Portugal / Portugal

Mr Sérgio Fernandes

Institution and Position INSIGNARE International Projects Coordinator

Type of Institution

Web site www.insignare.pt



We would like to focus on helping to strengthen the connection between both our schools and the surrounding community, on a national and regional level. We would also focus on organizational management simulating software and developing the students’ mix of hard skills and soft skills in order to adapt to the labour market needs. We would like to develop LDV Partnerships; LDV TOI. We would like to engage vocational or secondary schools. Our target group would be students between the ages of 15 to 20.

Motivation

One of my jobs at INSIGNARE is being in charge of international projects, so it is my responsibility to find, contact, establish and manage partnerships with European organizations similar to ours. Due to our participation in last year’s contact seminars, my organization, which owns two vocational schools, was able to submit applications for Leonardo Partnerships, TOI and Initial Training. As not all of them were successful, we intend to keep on learning in order to be even more efficient. That is why finding new partners, who are more experienced than us but also willing to learn from our mild knowhow is still important.

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Slovenia / Slovenija

Ms Zdenka Wltavsky

Institution and Position University Rehabilitation Institute Republic of Slovenia Project manager

Type of Institution Health institute

Web site www.ir-rs.si



Our project idea is to improve the integration of people with disabilities into the open labour market. Our institution offers support to the employers for successfully employing people with disabilities. We would like to cooperate with employers in the adaption of the workplace or support services for the easy employment of disabled persons. We are interested in engaging associations/representatives of employers, vocational rehabilitation organizations etc.

Motivation

I am working in the field of vocational rehabilitation for persons with disabilities. We would like to prepare a Transfer of Innovation project for the better inclusion of those persons into the open labour market with cooperation of employers and market demands.

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Spain / España

Mr Adolfo R. De Los Reyes Molina

Institution and Position IES Leonardo da Vinci Chair of Department


Web site



The project would focus on work placements. We would like to cooperate with other organizations in giving students work placement opportunities. We are interested in engaging companies which would give our students the possibility for work placements.

Motivation I am interested in making contacts.

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Spain / España

Mr Antonio Hernandez

Institution and Position IES Puerto de la Cruz European program coordinator

Type of Institution High school

Web site http://www.iespuertodelacruz.es



We are interested in starting a new project focused on publishing the companies our high school is working with and where our students are holding their training sessions. This information should include the opinion our students have given us about this period of training, a map including the location of the company, the type of training and technologies they have been using, facilities such as transport, dining, etc. We are interested in engaging vocational training schools.

Motivation Our institute has a long history of working in innovation and we want to deepen it.

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Spain / España

Mr José María Morata Ordóñez

Institution and Position IES "SIETE COLINAS" Secondary teacher

Type of Institution Secondary - vocational training school

Web site www.sietecolinas.es



Our purpose is to create European links for starting a project which may be useful for finding solutions for our students in a common European labour market. We are interested in developing partnerships, student and teacher mobilities. We would like to engage any kind of organization that suits our needs.

Motivation

We are interested in creating partnerships with other European institutions on topics related to giving our students the chance to look for a position in the current labour market, especially in our field of production of air conditioning or similar.

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Spain / España

Mr Sebastián Rubio Valero

Institution and Position IES CAÑADA REAL Teacher

Type of Institution School

Web site



We would like to get to know the Project better and to get in touch with companies interested in signing an agreement with our students. Our high school would like to work with other schools and exchange students between companies and countries involved in the Project. We are interested in computer or software companies.

Motivation We are providing ideas in order to develop an educational agreement between several European countries.

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Sweden / Sverige

Mr Magnus Andersson

Institution and Position AB Företagsutveckling i Lund Owner

Type of Institution

Web site www.futveckling.se



Our focus would be on: - The employability of the students! - The employers’ knowledge of the education forms and the students’ competence. We would like to link the labour market to the students in a more efficient way. Make the information between them more available. Teach the students how to market themselves. We would like to engage the labour market as well as the educators and students.

Motivation We would like to connect with different countries in the EU to be able to learn and teach the students how to also think internationally in the search for a job position after they have completed their education.

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Sweden / Sverige

Ms Shirin Ghanfili

Institution and Position AB Företagsutveckling i Lund Coordinator

Type of Institution Recruitment

Web site www.futveckling.se



Our focus would be on: - The employability of the students! - The employers’ knowledge of the education forms and the students’ competence. We would like to link the labour market to the students in a more efficient way. Make the information between them more available. Teach the students how to market themselves. We would like to engage the labour market as well as the educators and students.

Motivation We would like to connect with different countries in the EU to be able to learn and teach the students how to also think internationally in the search for a job position after they have completed their education.

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Turkey / Türkiye

Mr Kays Tumkaya

Institution and Position Gaziantep Governorship European Union Coordination Centre Project Coordinator

Type of Institution

Web site www.ab.gaziantep.gov.tr



A Learning Partnership and cooperation project among the organizations and institutions working in the field of project developing. The project is focused on the capacity building of those who work on project development like trainees, project coordinator, teachers, NGO staff etc. The objectives of the project are: to provide the participants with an international training atmosphere to add European dimension to their learning process, to respond to the needs of the labour market by the results and outcomes of the project, to improve the qualification of the people who work on project development, to improve the quality of project development, to underline the importance of innovation and creativity in project development, to increase the interest in this profession and to increase the number and the quality of the projects, to attract more people to deal with and develop project development. Activities of the project: capacity building trainings for the participants, study visit to experienced organizations on project development during the project meeting (mobility),sharing experience, preparing a guide for project cycling management, a guide for monitoring and evaluating, a dictionary of project language and a project of transfer of innovation. As results and outcomes of the project, we plan to prepare: 1) Project cycling management guide; 2) Monitoring and Evaluating Guide; 3) Dictionary of Project Language; 4) A Transfer of Innovation project; 5) Large scale cooperation among the partner organizations. Our organizations' aims are to support the labour market in the field of funds and project management and match the institutions and organization dealing with the same field and make them cooperate with each other both in raising funds and finding people to work on the projects. We try to find the needs of public institutions and NGOs and Small and Medium Enterprises and help them in the field of funds and project management. We would like to engage with consultant organizations dealing with project management and funds, and other organizations that prepare and present projects on different topics.

Motivation

This contact seminar will be the first step for us to join in Leonardo da Vinci Programme. We will have the opportunity to learn more about LdV and get to know partners in order to prepare projects together. We have participated in the projects financed by Grundtvig and Youth in Action programmes up to now but we have never organised and prepared an LdV project. We have a project idea and we hope to be accepted to this seminar and find partners and develop the project together with our partners that we can meet there.

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Turkey / Türkiye

Ms Puren Ipek Tamer Cetingul

Institution and Position Polatli teknik ve endustri meslek lisesi Teacher

Type of Institution Vocational & technical secondary school

Web site www.polatlieml.k12.tr



We are interested in the topic of matching labour supply with labour market demand. We would like to carry out a research to analyse workers’ skills, education, age, gender, income, as well as the ingredients of labour market demand like knowledge, skills and abilities, job specifications accepted by the employers. We would like to contact NGO's, governmental and private enterprise, vocational and technical high schools in Turkey.

Motivation We would like to prepare a Leonardo da Vinci project and to find a partner on the seminar’s topic.

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Turkey / Türkiye

Ms Gülbin Kibaroğlu

Institution and Position Bartın Commercial Vocational Secondary School English Teacher

Type of Institution Vocational Secondary School

Web site okulweb.meb.gov.tr/74/01/265660/



At this contact seminar, our school, as a commercial vocational secondary school, would like to learn about how different European countries achieve labour market demands and supply and what the differences and similarities are with our country. We also would like to develop our students’ European cooperation in the field of vocational education and training. We would like to start a school partnership. In the field of vocational training, we would like to develop a project in which students can share their experiences both visiting partner countries and also on a common website. We would like to engage with vocational schools, technical schools, commercial vocational schools and institutes.

Motivation

As an English teacher, besides teaching foreign languages at school, I like taking active roles in Lifelong Learning Programme projects. Previously we applied for Leonardo da Vinci VETPRO and IVT mobilities. I am willing to be involved in a Leonardo partnership, so I see this contact seminar as a chance to start a partnership.

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Turkey / Türkiye

Mr Mustafa Harputlu

Institution and Position Centre For European Union Education and Youth Programmes

Type of Institution

Web site



Motivation

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United Kingdom

Dr Charles Kejeh

Institution and Position De-Charles Resources Ltd Director

Type of Institution

Web site www.decharles.co.uk



We will focus on identifying future skills requirements in both the public and private sectors. We would like to develop activities that will centre on how to meet the future skills requirements of organizations. We would like to engage public and private sector organizations targeting youth unemployment.

Motivation As a training and employment organization, we will be looking for potential partners during the seminar.

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United Kingdom

Ms Maria Antonietta Parrella

Institution and Position Training Vision Ltd Group coordinator

Type of Institution SME

Web site http://www.trainingvision.co.uk



In our future projects, there is the will to participate, always within the Leonardo da Vinci Program, in different measures than those strictly related to mobility. Our participation in the contact seminar in Tallinn responds therefore directly to our specific needs. The first objective of our participation in the Contact seminar is therefore to test and improve our capacity of planning and managing transnational projects and to assess the possibility of activating project experiences with other companies attending the seminar. We have large experience in hosting European Students in Portsmouth and we would also be interested in considering the possibility of being involved in a Leonardo da Vinci Project as a sending organization. We hope to meet potential partners for both partnership and TOI projects. We expect to get in contact with vocational training centres, schools, organizations interested in building a project with us.

Motivation

The theme, as well as some specific work sessions of the contact seminar, is extremely relevant to the activities of Training Vision. Our Organization plans and manages international mobility projects in different sectors. We welcome students, teachers and people in the labour market from different European countries within the Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus and Grundtvig programmes. Exchanging experience with other European and training organizations is essential for us to improve our design capabilities and diversify our own experience.

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United Kingdom

Mr Michael Gould

Institution and Position Department for Employment and Learning Assistant Director

Type of Institution Government

Web site www.delni.gov.uk



Our recently published skills strategy for Northern Ireland focuses on up-skilling the workforce, higher level skills, management and leadership skills and STEM. We are seeking projects around these themes. We want to benchmark our policies and delivery with other small, open economies. We wish to highlight and learn best practice in activities around the strategic themes above. We are open to looking at new interventions to meet these themes. We are interested in engaging other national and regional governments in knowledge based economies or other partners involved in policy development and implementation in these strategic theme areas.

Motivation We wish to explore partnership opportunities for projects aimed at providing a more effective match between skills demands from employers and skills supply from education and training.

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United Kingdom

Ms Thérèse Zamirska

Institution and Position Loughborough College Leonardo Course Leader

Type of Institution FE College + body providing guidance and information on LLP

Web site www.loucoll.ac.uk



We would like to develop the below mentioned provision further, fine-tuning the underpinning actions of matching labour market supply with labour market demand through LLP mobilities. We are interested in developing a VETPRO project as well as TOI and DOI applications for the 2012 call. We are keen to expand and extend our activities in countries that have less experience and involvement to date with LLP as well as member states from whom we have not yet received mobility trainees.

Motivation

We would like to network and meet potential new partners in order to develop new partnerships. We are perfectly placed and appropriately resourced to offer work placements across a wide range of businesses and employers, matching trainee career aspirations and employment goals with the demands of the labour market.

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United Kingdom

Mr Mark O'Mailley

Institution and Position Langside College Assistant Funding Manager

Type of Institution Public, non-for-profit Higher Education Institution

Web site www.langside.ac.uk

E-mail mo’[email protected]


National research and local experience indicates that Scottish employers have identified significant skills gaps within the current labour market. These skills gaps create recruitment issues and can lead to productivity issues. Many small to medium enterprises are looking to colleges to help address the skills gap that exists both for new recruits and existing members of staff. It would be beneficial for Langside College and local small to medium sized enterprises to gain experience of how other organizations have addressed their labour market demands. Looking at this with European partners may give an additional dimension to small Scottish businesses. During the process of this seminar I will develop links with organizations from other European countries that have experienced similar skills gaps either in the existing workforce or in the emerging labour market. I aim to develop a partnership with one or more of these organizations to build a future Project to share working practices, undertake research and develop future strategies that are locally focused but encompass best practice from a wider European perspective. I would like to engage other FE and HE education organizations, labour market analysts and SMEs.

Motivation

I am currently employed as the Assistant Funding Manager at Langside College with the remit of accessing funding streams (both National and European) to develop links between European educational institutions, with a view to develop programmes to meet market needs. I have three years of experience within the education markets. I am looking to gain a wider perspective in the area of labour market demands from other European member states and share best practice. I have an honours degree in Law (LLb).

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National Agency representatives at the contact seminar:

Austria / Österreich

Ms Annibelle Seilern und Aspang

Institution and Position National agency Lifelong Learning Austria Programme Officer

Type of Institution National Agency

Web site http://www.lebenslanges-lernen.at


Ireland / Éire

Ms Siobhan Wallace

Institution and Position Leargas Programme Officer


Web site www.leargas.ie


Lithuania / Lietuva

Ms Ieva Kudabaite

Institution and Position Education Exchanges Support Foundation Project coordinator


Web site www.smpf.lt


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Iceland / Ísland

Ms Margrét Sverrisdóttir

Institution and Position LLP National Agency, Iceland


Web site http://www.lme.is


Denmark / Danmark

Ms Katrine Kruse

Institution and Position Danish Agency for International Education


Web site http://www.iu.dk/


Sweden / Sverige

Ms Marianne Feldt

Institution and Position International Program Office


Web site http://www.programkontoret.se/


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Finland / Suomi

Ms Hannele Nevalampi

Institution and Position CIMO


Web site http://cimo.fi


National Agency of Estonia:

Estonia / Eesti

Centre for Educational Programmes

Archimedes Foundation


Web site http://archimedes.ee/hkk

Ms Ramia Allev Head of unit (TOI) [email protected]

Ms Tiina Lipp Communication specialist [email protected]

Ms Asse Sild Programme specialist (VETPRO, PV) [email protected]

Ms Merike Sanglepp Programme specialist (IVT, PLM) [email protected]

Ms Kerli Liivak Programme specialist (PA) [email protected]

Ms Helve Rammul Accountant [email protected]

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