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WIFI International - Your Training Partner
„One Standard – One WIFI – Top Quality“
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Broad support structure for Austrian businesses via the Economic Chamber
(Lobbying, Start-up Service, Export Services, Consultancy and Training)
31,400 trainings and 365,000 participants per year – largest adult education
and training institute of Austria
9 regional WIFIs and 80 outlets in Austria and 8 Partner-WIFIs in CEE
International network of 12.000 experienced, practice-oriented trainers
Number 1 partner of businesses in Austria for more than 60 years –
continuous dialogue between economy and education
Since1991, WIFI is active abroad; 2002 foundation of WIFI International
WIFI – „WIrtschaftsFörderungsInstitut“
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WIFI - 9 Countries – One Network
Albania
Bulgaria
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Turkey
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Present in 12 CEE-countries
Covers an economic zone of approx. 150 mio. inhabitants
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Management
Personality (Soft Skills)
Business Administration
Languages
IT
Techniques
Branches (e.g. Tourism, Construction, Banking)
WIFI’s Fields of Business
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Potential role of a training institution (ÖSB, WIFI et al)
1) Training for instructors (“Ausbildner”) for on-the-job training
2) Support in curricula development
3) Training provider for theoretical know-how (part-time vocational
school according to Austrian example “Berufsschule”)
4) Supplementary practical training (preparation for the final exam -
“Vorbereitungskurse für Lehrabschlussprüfung”)
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1) Instructor Education
The Master (Mastercrafts’ Certificate Exam):
Module 1: professional practical exam (“Werkstätte”)
Module 2: professional oral exam
Module 3: professional written exam
Module 4: Instructor exam
Module 5: Entrepreneurship/ Entrepreneurial Exam
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The WIFI-Entrepreneurial Training
Practical, hands-on know-how for entrepreneurs
Developed and carried out by WIFI with the economy
Best Practice in Austria: 2000 persons pass the
entrepreneurial training every year – not all of them
become self-employed
Implementation in Romania through an EU-funded project
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Instructor Education
The Curriculum:
Defining of educational aims on the basis of the professional standard
Development of a training plan
Methods of practical tution and know-how transfer
Stimulation of the learning behaviour, motivation and performance of the
apprentice
Stimulation of the apprentice’s reliability and willingness for collaboration
Dealing with apprentices in critical situations
Right way of controlling and assessing the performance
Legal aspects (contractual obligations of the employer)
Legal Framework (law for apprentices)
Labour law
Feed-back talk
44 training units
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2) Support in curricula development
The demand:
Competences and skills according to the specific Romanian
occupational standard
Demand for Austrian level? Comparison/ assessment/
alignment
Feasibility study/ consultation with authorities
Assisting qualification networks in filing and accreditation of
curricula?
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3) Training provider for theoretical know-how (“Berufsschule”)
WIFI/ ÖSB as private VET-schools?
Duration/ Location blocks? once per week?
Relation to the entrepreneurs/ companies?
Financing/ Funding?
Pilot projects?
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4) Supplementary practical training (“Vorbereitungskurse für
Lehrabschlussprüfung”)
Preparatory training for the final exam (Duration? Splitting?)
Co-training for apprentices in collaboration with on-the-job
trainers? training under supervision
Consultation with the authorities, who carry out the first
exams
Financing/ Funding?
Pilot projects?
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High life expectancy in Austria
after 3 years 80% still exist
after 5 years 7 of 10 businesses
are still active on the market
after 7 years the number is 61%
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Business Start-Ups 2010
Survival rates of business
start-ups
7 years 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years
... % of business start-ups exist for more than ... years
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Thank you for your attention.
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Contact Information
Paul Angeli and Maria Craciun
WIFI International/ WIFI Romania
Vienna/ Bucarest
Tel: +43 / 590 900 3639
Email: [email protected]
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