materials of two-way educational and training paths (educational and certificate system).
ADEC (Adult Educator in Company) – Klement Drofenik, December 2004 until February 2007
The purpose of the project is to develop a training programme for experts/specialists from large enterprises, who are working in the filed of knowledge transfer and have no formal andragogical or pedagogical education. Activity of Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Vocational Education and Training comprises preparation and production of knowledge standard for Adult Educator in Company
Socrates – Gruntwig projekt:
WIZARD TOOLBOX, January 2002 until February 2005.
Creation of flexible tools for the education and training of vulnerable groups in society (unemployed, immigrants, young people with a low level of education, prisoners, etc). The aim of these tools is to help these people overcome the obstacles they encounter and to ease the way to personal development and an active participation in the learning society. The Wizard Toolbox is made up of different examples of ‘good practices’ directed at different target groups, as well as the designed tools called the Learning Society game.
Phare projekti:
Phare 2000: Grand scheme in Savinjska region: Activating the employment potentials at the local level: Traning – a key to increased employability, November 2002 – January 2004
Phare 2003: Tt com net, April 2005 until July 2006
Contact person for international projects
(name, contact details)
Mirjana Korač Deputy Director Mirjana,[email protected]
Phone: +386 1 5864 203, Fax: +386 1 5422 045
EMCET2 contact person
Urška Marentič [email protected] Phone: +386 1 5864 249
Rocío Blanco Rodríguez, Cecilia Sevillano Martin
4.9. Valladolid University General Foundation FGUVA, Spain
Name of the institution (in native
language) Fundación General de la Universidad de Valladolid
Name in English Valladolid University General Foundation
Acronym (if any) FGUVA
Address Plaza Santa Cruz 5, bajo
Country Spain
Phone (include international prefix) +34 983 184619
Fax number +34 983 423633
e-mail [email protected]
website www.funge.uva.es
Type of an institution Non for making profit organization
Year of Foundation 1996
President/Chairperson (full name,
titles) Mr. Gerardo Llana
Is your organization a member of international/national/regional/local networks of institutions? List them, please.
European: Eures and Leonet networks; Modular Education Network (ModENet) National: General Foundation Network.
Local: Valladolid Roundtable for the Employment
Staff Average 150 employees (approximately 70 permanent staff)
Mission statement and aims of
your organisation “LINKING UNIVERSITY AND SOCIETY” History (describe main stages of the development of your organisation)
Valladolid University General Foundation (FGUVA in Spanish) was created by the University of Valladolid in order to make closer relations between the University and the Society and to contribute to the improvement of the services supplied to the university community. It started activity in September 1996 and in 1999 it was involved in a merging process with the University-Enterprise Foundation of Valladolid (FUEVA). As a result of that merging process, since the 19th of October 1999
the General Foundation assumed all resources, rights and duties coming from FUEVA.
Main figures of the University of Valladolid: 4 University Campus (Soria, Palencia, Segovia and Valladolid); University since the XIII century; 72 degrees offered in 2006; 23986 students at First and Second Cycles; 59 departments; 2505 teaching staff (1539 of them are Doctors).
Main departments:
FGUVA, with more than 100 employees (70 permanent staff on average), supplies different services to the University Community. Apart from managing some facilities of Valladolid University, such as the Languages Centre and the Palace of Congresses, FGUVA consists of two main departments: the Transfer of Innovation Office and the Employment and Training Dpt. Each one contributes in its own way to the achievement of the General Foundation’s main mission.
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT: It is the Technology and Innovation Transfer Office of the University of Valladolid. It manages both the technology offer and the intellectual and industrial property. It promotes and manages innovation projects, contracts with R&D companies and institutions. It enhances researching, development and innovation (I + D + I).
EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND PROJECTS DEPARTMENT:It consists on 3 areas, each one closely related to the others:
− Training Area: It promotes, organises and manages its own training courses and training courses funded by the European Social Fund, together with the Master degrees of the University of Valladolid, the Specialist courses and training courses based on specific needs of companies. It also carries out the analysis of training needs and roles.
− Employment Area: It supplies help and career guidance services to students and recent graduates (including entrepreneur promotion). The Employment Area manages different programmes of labour insertion in order to help students and graduates to get into the labour market, such as professional training (both in Spain and in foreign countries), management of employment offers, students and graduates placements and grants. It has established an Observatory of professional opportunities and needs of the labour market and it uses the results for providing vocational guidance and assistance for professional competence adaptation.
− Studies and Projects area: It contributes to help Training and Employment areas to innovate in the development of their processes and products. The main outcome of the services provided by this area to the other two and to FGUVA in general terms, is the design of new training programmes, of new work procedures and new guidance systems.
− As a result of the work developed in the framework of different International Projects (specially funded by Leonardo da Vinci Programme) it has established an Observatory of Professional Opportunities for university graduates and of Labour
Market Needs with regard to the Human Resources they hire with University Degrees. The Observatory is an important source of information for the adaptation of the training plans to the real needs of the
Main activities, regular events (conferences, seminars, trainings…) Employment and projects area:
− Help and orientation services for the development of entrepreneurial projects
− Management of labour insertion tools in order to help students and graduates to get into the labour market, such as professional training (both in Spain and in foreign countries), employment offers, students and graduates placements and grants.
− Observatory of professional opportunities and needs in the labour market.
− Observatory of professional knowledge and competences offered by our university degrees.
− Vocational guidance and help for professional competence adaptation.
Publications Training material in different project topics.
Special field of interest for transnational
(international) projects Employment, Training, competences (skills and abilities)
Ongoing and past (last 2-3 years) transnational or international projects and initiatives (please give the title, duration and few lines description of each project/initiative)
Coordination role:
− 2004 Leonardo da Vinci (Pilot), E/04/BF/PP-149157 FORTIUS. Research and design of complementary training aimed to Social Economic studies
− 2004 Leoanrdo da Vinci (Mobility). IBER. Mobility for Spanish Students
− 2002 Leonardo da Vinci (Pilot), E/02/B/F/PP-115849: INICIA. Promoting the enterpreneur spirit at the University. 2002 Leonardo da Vinci (Mobility), E/02/F/PL-116856: FARO. Mobility for Spanish students
− 2001 Leonardo da Vinci programme (Pilot),: Hum@no. Research and design of complementary training aimed to humanties studies
− 1999, Leonardo da Vinci programme (Pilot), E/99/1/061478/PI/III.3.a/CONT: Worknouveau: Promoting teleworking 1998, Leonardo da Vinci programme (Pilot), E/98/1/61313/PI/I.1.1.d/CONT: Athenea. Promoting the job profile: Cultural Mangament
Partner role
− 2004 Leonardo da Vinci (Pilot), 2004 FIN/04/B/F/PP/160504 SECOND CHANCES. Reearch on Guidance methodologies to students
− 2004 Leonardo da Vinci (Pilot), 2004 - 2241/1001-001 LE2 510 REF. Research on cooperation university and society
− 2003 Socrates (Minerva)- 110680-cp-1 2003- IE – MINERVA; EPI. Reserach on cooperation university and companies
− 2003 Leonardo da Vinci (Pilot), A/03/B/F/PP-158026 ORGANIC Job profile: the innovation manager
− 2003 Leonardo da Vinci (Pilot), HU/B/03/F/PP-170028 CERTIFIED EU PROJECT MANAGER. Job profile: the EU project manager
− 2002 Socrates (Minerva)- 101068-cp-1 2002- 1- IIE – MINERVA; RAMIE: Research on assesment methods in the on-line training
− 2002 Leonardo da Vinci (Mobility). Mobility for Spanish recent graduates
− 2002 Leoanardo da Vinci (Pilot): RO/02/B/F/PP-141053; Web Based Training World. Research on on-line training resources
− 2002 Leonardo da Vinci (Reference), UK/02/B/F/ PP/129_524; EFWE. Reserach on follow up of grant holders
− 2001 Leonardo da Vinci programme (Pilot),: HU/01/B/F/PP-136012 e-commerce Job Profile: e-commerce manager 2001 Leonardo da Vinci programme (Pilot),:RO/01/B/F/PP-141062 STEC IT promoting the entrepreneur spirit
Contact person for international projects
(name, contact details)
Ms. Rocío Blanco
Head of the Studies and Projects Unit
Address, telephone and fax number (same as above) e-mail: [email protected]
EMCET2 contact person
Ms. Rocío Blanco
Head of the Studies and Projects Unit
Address, telephone and fax number (same as above) e-mail: [email protected]
Sophie Jourdain
4.10. The Resource and Initiative Unit for International Co-operation.
The Center for International Educational Programs, France
Name of the institution (in native language)
Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques. Centre de Ressources et d’Initiatives pour l’International
Name in English The Center for International Educational programs
The Resource and Initiative Unit for International Co-operation
Acronym (if any ) CIEP – CR2i