Tag Archives: vocational training

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ValiKom

Support offer

The project ValiKom (Validation of non-formally and informally acquired competences) tries to identify, document, evaluate and certify professionally relevant competences.

The idea of the project is aimed at people without a formal vocational qualification. The procedure developed and tested in the ValiKom project enables the evaluation and certification (validation) of occupation-relevant competences.

Following the procedure, a certificate is issued by a Chamber of Crafts, a Chamber of Industry and Commerce or a Chamber of Agriculture.

Who can access this offer?

Various conditions are linked to the offer:

  • At least 25 years old
  • No vocational qualification or work in an unskilled profession
  • Several years of professional experience, but no or few documents as evidence

Further information/useful links

  • https://www.valikom.de/
competence validation_EU, information

ECVET (European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training)

Support offer

With the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training, the EU aims to make it easier to compare courses of study, to organise stays abroad more effectively and precisely and to recognise competences acquired abroad.

It is a toolbox for describing, recording, documenting and recognising competences from one learning context to another.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

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CPI

Support offer

The CPI is an entrance exam preparatory class. It offers to assist students or jobseekers, who are from humble background, to prepare for external competitive exam and third competitive exam in the public service by providing them with reinforced pedagogical support, financial support and the competence of a tutor.

Who can access this offer?

people from 18 years old, wishing to integrate public service

Further information/useful links

  • https://www.fonction-publique.gouv.fr/score/preparations-aux-concours/classes-preparatoires-integrees-preparations-concours
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EUROGUIDANCE

Support offer

Euroguidance is responsible for informing about education systems and training systems in Europe, and encouraging the mobility of young people and adults. It is co-financed by the European Commission.
The aim is to develop the European dimension in educational and professional actions.

Who can access this offer?

Students, employees, jobseekers, young people in training

Further information/useful links

  • http://www.onisep.fr/Equipes-educatives/Mobilite-internationale/Mobilite-europeenne-des-eleves/Euroguidance-informer-et-conseiller-sur-la-mobilite-en-Europe
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AFPA (National Agency for Adult Professional Training)

Support offer

AFPA supports jobseekers and employees without discrimination at all periods of their professional life: integration, reconversion, and professionalization. They also serve the economic development, growth and competitiveness of businesses by training the skills they need.

AFPA has four main missions :

  • Certification: for the Ministry of Labour and other ministries
  • Anticipating tomorrow’s trades and skills: repeating emerging skills, designing and experimenting with tomorrow’s training
  • Supporting skills development: studying the needs of new skills on the labour market
  • Support to operators in charge of professional development consulting activities, in particular through the discovery of professions on Afpa’s technical platforms.

Who can access this offer?

Adults looking for an employment training

Further information/useful links

  • https://www.afpa.fr/afpa/connaitre-l’afpa/la-mission-de-l-afpa-vous-former-pour-l-emploi
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CFA (apprentice training center)

Support offer

The CFA helps you in your orientation, trains you by work/study training program, accompanies you throughout the training and prepares you for professional insertion. CFA also offers a matching candidate-company service, a pre-apprenticeship coaching service and a personalized support before, during and after the training.

Who can access this offer?

Anyone wishing to join the professional work by way of apprenticeship

Further information/useful links

  • http://www.cfa-nord.fr/
  • https://www.cfajeanbosco.fr/
formal vocational training_DE, information

Evening School

Support offer

Evening schools aim at catching up on a school-leaving certificate or at achieving a higher qualification. In order to change or improve your professional situation, you have the opportunity to gain additional or further qualifications after work at an evening school.

The evening school is aimed above all at people who would like to continue their education in addition to their profession. In addition to catching up on a school-leaving certificate, the evening school also offers refresher courses and further education.

Evening schools are mainly offered by the German Volkshochschule.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

All offers of German evening school programs

 

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Training databases

Support offer

In the course of digitisation, the option of further education and/or training through a platform is also possible. The offer and the number of these continuing education databases amount to more than 200 of these databases in Germany. These platforms are operated both by the public sector and by private providers.

The density of offers for further training, retraining and school-leaving qualifications is high. From a course for personal presentation to a higher school leaving certificate to certified further training or retraining, the choice is almost unlimited. However, the costs for many courses are high. Whether and to what extent individual courses are specially promoted or supported depends on the situation of the individual.

State providers (as an example):

  • Bildungsmarkt Sachsen
  • Hamburger Kursportal WISY
  • WIS – Das Weiterbildungs-Informations- System

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

https://www.bildungsmarkt-sachsen.de/
https://hamburg.kursportal.info/
https://wis.ihk.de/

Test and comparison of databases
https://www.test.de/Weiterbildung-Datenbanken-Test-Weiterbildungsdatenbanken-4271798-0/

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Private educational institutions

Support offer

The offer for further education and training is provided by a large number of companies (state-supported and/or privately financed).
The educational offer is extensive and includes both school and vocational qualifications as well as further and continuing education and retraining.

Examples of offerers:

  • VHS – Volkshochschule
  • IBB – Institut für Berufliche Bildung AG

The range of offers provided by companies and schools is large. The program of the individual courses covers various fields such as:

  • Work – Profession (training courses, qualifications, further training by topic),
  • Health (from consciousness creation to continuing education),
  • Language,
  • Culture – Designing,
  • Politics – Society – Environment (training, further education),
  • School degrees,
  • Basic education (literacy, computers, everyday skills, vocational orientation).

All areas are accessible to everyone, but in order to simplify the process they are simplified for the “user” by prior individual counselling.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

VHS: https://www.volkshochschule.de/#kursfinder
IBB: https://www.ibb.com/weiterbildungen-fuer-arbeitssuchende