Newport Group is one of the largest private and independent business-oriented education providers in Slovakia. The Company offers higher education programmes, vocational training programmes as well as advanced professional training and continuing education. Presenting a portfolio of accredited training programmes with a considerable share of practical training with features of dual training and further training, allowing to develop key competences necessary for the deployment of innovation in a manufacturing environment. From Mechatronics, CNC programming to automatisation and mechanical engineering.
The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) is a pivotal non-profit network that champions education and vocational training (VET) as essential, transformative forces in society. With over 600 vocational schools, universities, and private organizations across Europe, Africa, and Asia, EVBB actively promotes an inclusive, high-quality educational framework that prepares a young, dynamic workforce poised for modern challenges. Celebrating more than 30 years of commitment, EVBB stands at the vanguard of fostering employability and professional development through continuous innovation and cooperation. Through numerous initiatives and partnerships, including hosting impactful events and leading international cooperation projects funded by prestigious bodies like the European Commission, EVBB is dedicated to advancing vocational education globally, making it a cornerstone for resilient societies equipped to navigate the evolving demands of the global economy.
Founded in 2004 in Trikala, Greece, Anaptyxiako Kentro Thessalias AKETH-DCT (Developmental Centre of Thessaly) is a nonprofit organization, accredited by Greek National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance, which operates as continuing vocational education & training (VET) center/provider.
The mission of the organization is aligned with the E.U. strategic framework about fighting the rising levels of unemployment –particularly among young people, by providing certified education & training opportunities, counseling & personal development in order to contribute in their life improving.
AKETH-DCT has a great experience in the field of education, in both E.U. Programmes and National Programmes, Especially in the implementation of EU, AKETH-DCT has built a great agenda in several topics such as: training and recognition policies, ICT development, adult education, schools partnerships, sustainable development, energy, environment etc.
Staff members of the EU dept of AKETH have high educational and academic profile and have been involved in many social and scientific analyses something that is highlighted in their CVs and scientific/research experience.
“The C.F.P. Zanardelli is an institution of the Province of Brescia that has been engaged in vocational education and training since the 1970s. It offers IeFP (Education and Vocational Training) programs for students after middle school, providing three-year courses and integrating its educational offer with Higher Technical Education and Training (I.F.T.S.) courses, job placements, and company internships.
The professional training offer is further enriched by programs dedicated to individuals, courses aimed at strengthening key competences for the unemployed, as well as classroom and laboratory training sessions.
Recently, the center has achieved significant success in the field of self-financed corporate training, linked to company funds.
The C.F.P. G. Zanardelli’s training offer prepares individuals for a profession, equipping them with the necessary skills to enter or re-enter the job market.”
IMH Campus is an educational campus specialising in advanced and digital manufacturing, which works in a network with local and international strategic alliances, and offers, on the one hand, high-value training for people, through university education, vocational training and continuing education and, on the other hand, services for companies through technological and organisational innovation projects.
IMH Campus currently has three strategic technological areas: Digital Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing in Machining and Additive Manufacturing.
IMH Campus’s relationship with companies is nafftural and vocational. It is the pioneer centre in Spain in DUAL training since 1996 and a faithful promoter of the Business-Education binomial, trying to bring our value to both students and companies, especially in the field of Industry 4.0.
IMH Campus is made up of the IMH Integrated Vocational Training Centre (member of Ikaslan Gipuzkoa) belonging to the Department of Education of the Basque Government, and the School of Dual Engineering, centre attached to EHU (University of the Basque Country).
IMH Campus is an integral part of AFM Advanced and Digital Manufacturing Cluster and an Agent of the Basque Science, Technology and Innovation Network.SF
Enti COnfindustriali Lombardi per l’Education is the company tailored on vocational training and job services formed by seven associations, part of the national industrial association system: Assolombarda, Associazione Industriali di Cremona, Confindustria Alto Milanese, Confindustria Como, AIOP Lombardia, Confindustria Lecco e Sondrio, UCIMU-Sistemi per Produrre. Such associations represent more than 8.000 companies and 420.000 employees; it mainly operates on Lombardy Region and reaches national borders thanks to the presence of Ucimu-Sistemi per Produrre.
ECOLE has two main aims:
• to promote, organize and coordinate vocational training activities, careers guidance, also
through public funding;
• to design and manage job services, especially those devoted to retraining and
outplacement services.
In the vocational training activities, ECOLE’s main objective is to promptly and accurately meet business development and required changes, both in the field of human resources and in the field of technological and organizational innovation, by integrating standard handover of theory knowledge and know-how with delivery of on the job training, as well as by providing to the firms education and self-development opportunities.
Among the job services ECOLE delivers skills assessment and competences’ certification; the process of competences’ certification that allows the individual to appraise the competences acquired through any kind of learning, whether formal or informal, giving evidence in forms and patterns recognized at a regional level. ECOLE is as body accredited at regional level and issues, on behalf of the Region Lombardy, certificates of competences with respect to the regional framework of professional standards (QRSP), adopted by the Region Lombardy in 2008.
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