1. www.syntrawest.be erkend door de Vlaamse regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd Training center for small and medium-sized companies CEDEFOP, 21/10/2009

2. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be SYNTRA West SYNTRA Midden- Vlaanderen SYNTRA Antwerpen en Vlaams- Brabant SYNTRA Brussel SYNTRA Limburg

3. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Structure Network of 22 training centres in Flanders In 2002: 5 centres with provincial structure New name: Syntra Province of West-Flanders: Syntra West ISO-certified

4. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Objective Improve entrepreneurship in SMEs: “Train towards more and better entrepreneurship”

5. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Target groups 1)Individuals 2)Professionals 3)Companies 4)Social and non-profit – Public authorities

6. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Types of training 1) Apprenticeship - 15-18 years - 1 day/week - on-the-job training - 45 professions

7. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Types of training 2) Open offer - certified long-term courses - For people who want to become self- employed - 2 evenings/week 1 evening management training 1 evening professional training - 200 professions

8. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Types of training 3) Open offer - short courses - Certified / not certified - Short term training - For people already having a job or being self-employed - 4 different subjects

9. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Types of training 3) Open offer - short courses - Management trainings - IT trainings - Technical trainings - Language courses, specific purpose

10. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Types of training 4) Closed trainings - For SME-employees/employers - Tailor-made courses - Standard trainings

11. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Contemporary Flemish Wine Institute Management School Syntra Consult Informatics Escala

12. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be further training entrepreneurial training apprenticeship LIFE LONG LEARNING PHILOSOPHY

13. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Extra services -Competence Management -Search for additional funding -Screenings

14. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Figures Course members - Long term training: 15 000 enrolments - Short term training: 43 000 enrolments Apprenticeship: 1 000 contracts Tailor made trainings: 1 000 contracts

15. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Figures 2500 trainers 250 staff members 60,000 participants each year Private organisation – not-for-profit organisation

16. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Figures Turnover € 28 million Flemish government → 54 % Province West-Flanders → 7 % European funds → 4 % Participants → 35 % Total 100 %

17. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Economic results At the beginning of the course –Self - employed : 28% –Employee : 62% –Unemployed or without social status : 10%

18. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Economic results 5 years later –Self – employed: 50 % –Employee : 47 % –Unemployed or without social status : 3 %

19. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Multiplicator effects Additional work opportunities: One self-employed person creates on average 1,7 jobs

20. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Economic results Continuity 5 years after launching their business, 94% of the companies are still operational

21. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Project Office Aim: to improve entrepreneurship in SME’s (national + international) Method: alternative financial resources R & D department

22. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Project types 1) Transfer of knowledge, know-how, expertise and experience with regard to professional training for the individual, the professions and the companies 2) High level of innovation:content, methodology, tools, …

23. Syntra West vzw Erkend door de Vlaamse Regering ISO 9001:2000 gecertificeerd www.syntrawest.be Contact Esther Vandenberghe Project assistant Spoorwegstraat 48 8200 Brugge Tel: +32 50 40 30 84 Fax: +32 50 70 28 01 Esther.vandenberghe@syntrawest.be@syntrawest.be www.syntrawest.be