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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“


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?


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


Thank you for your attention.


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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