1. 1 www.credij.fr Centre REgional pour le Développement local, la formation et l’Insertion des Jeunes COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE Fonds social européen Regional Centre for local development, and for youth training and integration

2. 2 Non-profit making association created in 1983 by the French Regional Delegation to Vocational Training of Haute Normandie (Ministry of employment), the CREDIJ used to ensure the following missions in the past: Resources and support centre conducing guidance and counselling activities for:  the APP network of Haute Normandie – Individualised pedagogical workshops (Ateliers de Pédagogie Personnalisée)  the local missions of the PAIO-ML network  the training centres of the region. Research and studies centre on Youth integration and evaluation of the training centres.

3. 3 The CREDIJ developed the following complementary activities : Activities in the fields of counselling, course planning and design, and production of training resources. Training actions towards tutors and trainers. Studies activities in two fields: - Youth employment in companies - Evaluation of competences in the service sector and in the Building trade.

4. 4 The CREDIJ gathers : Experts, Consultants University researchers, Specialised in the field of : Course planning and design Guidance and counselling Professionnalization Evaluation of competences European qualifications and certifications

5. 5 The CREDIJ participates to several European projects in the field of Vocational training with partners from diverse European countries (Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Greece) : Projects recently ended: Equal PRELUDE (Fighting against discriminations in employment and for professional equity) ECVET (European Credit-transfer system in the field of vocational education and training) Leonardo TEVAL (Evaluation of the teachers and vocational trainers’ competences) COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE

6. 6 Ongoing projects: Equal TRANS-FORMATIONS – Action 2 (Valorising the Building trade’s professions) Leonardo TEVAL 2 (Evaluation of the teachers and vocational trainers’ competences) Leonardo COPILOTE (European strategy for developing and promoting tutorship in the small businesses of the Building trade) Leonardo QUASS (Quality control process in the needs analysis and the designing of training) Leonardo SESAMO (Innovation transfer on the basis of the Leonardo HELEN and BEATRIC projects) Leonardo TRASFOBUILDING (Mobility and evaluation of formal and non-formal competences in the Building trade) COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE

7. 7 Applications under examination: 3 « Intelligent Energy » projects : « Trainenergy », « EuroVET», « A convenient Truth » aiming at promoting energy saving through concerted training actions and awareness raising. The « Ways to sustainability » project: Promoting training in the automotive sector. The PIFYPIE project : Promoting Youth social integration’s politics– Impact and Evaluation The CULTURE Project, « Faces of Europa » COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE

8. 8 Centre REgional pour le Développement local la formation et l’Insertion des Jeunes Head office: Immeuble KADRANCE 48 rue La Bruyère – 75009 PARIS Offices: 66 rue St Lazare – 75009 PARIS www.credij.fr Tél. +33 (0)1 48 74 74 24 Fax : +33 (0)1 56 02 03 02

9. 9 COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE Fonds social européen

10. 10 The CREDIJ is participating to the Equal Project Trans- Formations which aims at: Promoting the professions in the Building trade Developing an innovative approach to develop competences and to promote job equity This project is co-financed by the European Social Funds, under the EQUAL program whose priority is to fight against discrimination in employment. COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE Fonds social européen

11. 11 The first implementation phase of the project – the Action 2, is piloted by the French National Companionship Federation of the Building trade (Fédération Nationale Compagnonnique des Métiers du Batiment – FNCMB). The national partnership gathers 17 partners. The Action 2 of the project is developed around three axes:  Information, guidance and counselling  Training  Employment COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE Fonds social européen

12. 12 Information and guidance Training Employment New practices of information and vocational guidance Sustainable development dynamics Competences’ management and social responsibilities of companies A – Studies on guidance, counselling and integration B – Experimentation of tools in the field of information and counselling C – Creation of a platform « City of the Building Trade’s professions » D – Designing and evolution of certifications E – Promoting the Validation of knowledge acquired through experience in the Building Trade F – Designing of online training modules and Training of trainers G – Developing gender equality H – Fighting against discrimination in employment I – Company starting-up - Competences’ management and training in small businesses

13. 13 The activities of the project will find continuity in the period 2007- 2008 in the Action 3, the dissemination phase, which is piloted by the CREDIJ. The main goals of the Action 3 are to ensuring the continuity and promotion of the previous activities, as well as opening the perspectives foreseen in the Action 2, through 3 main orientations:  Tensions on the labour market and guidance and counselling  European diplomas and mobility  Wood industry and eco-building

14. 14 Activities of the Action 3: Activity n°1: Capitalising, developing and give value to resources Activity n°2 : Transferring innovative practices and providing support for their designing Activity n°3: Ensuring the sustainability of innovations and developing networks of the actors’ resources Activity n°4 : Communication, conferences and multimedia publications

15. 15 1. Partners from the Action 2 - French National Companionship Federation of the Building trade– FNCMB - Confederation of the Craft Industry and small businesses of the Building Trade– CAPEB - Marne la Vallée University – University Institute of Technology - The European University of Professions and Arts of the built heritage – UNIEMA

16. 16 2. The new partners: - The Centre for the development of Information on Permanent Education and Training– Centre INFFO - The public academy of Toulouse – Board of Education (GIP – FCIP Continuing training and job integration)