ALVIT– innovation & education Ltd.

Our Company We are a Czech educational company that has been operating since We are located in the Moravian-Silesian region and focus on transfer and development of innovation, especially in the field of education and the life-long learning programme.

We seek to help disadvantaged groups of people, women and senior citizens in gaining equal opportunities and we utilize new methods, forms and educational tools in order to reach better results in education. We specialize in the field of vocational training, but we also implement quite a large number of other projects in the European framework.

We organize study visit programs or internships with the support of numerous organizations in the region. We have been very lucky so far to host many students from all over the world.

Transnational Projects - Mobility We understand that in today’s modern world, it may be very hard for people to choose a career path. We believe that this program is very suited for such people because the main goal of this project is to provide the best possible training for students who decided to engage in vocational education. The goals of the project are: - to increase the level of vocational education - to develop the co-operation between schools, organizations, and companies in the field of education - to increase the interest of schools for future students

The participating students have the opportunity to: - experience working environment - gain better orientation on the labour market - increase their chances for employment and readiness for their career life - develop their language literacy, self-discipline and responsibility - get to know Czech culture, cuisine, language and mentality

The students who decide to come to our region, will not be sorry. Our region is very rich in activities of all kinds and we believe that everyone can find a perfect activity ranging from go-karts to paintball and many more.

CO.N.E.CT. (Cooperation Network for European Citizenship) We are a partner of an international not-for-profit association CO.N.E.CT that was created under the constitution of Belgium according to the Belgian Statute of June 27, 1921 and its successive modifications. As a member of this association, we are connected to quite a lot of projects (Restart Transfer of Innovation Project, SuperMom Kick-off – EU project for single parents, SOFIA: Transfer of E-learning Innovation Methodology – Leonardo da Vinci Programme and many more!). The association is formed by several organisations located all over Europe with the aim of promoting social inclusion, local development, European knowledge and active citizenship.

Transfer of Innovation Projects - SDOLM (Leonardo da Vinci poject- Sex Discrimination on the Labour Market) This project focuses on gender issues, mostly on the disadvantaged status women very often hold in today’s society and to raise awareness about this world-scale issue. The main objectives of this project are: - to provide unemployed women and women after maternity leave with additional skills and knowledge in order to help them re-enter the labour market, - to support and motivate women graduates and give them orientation to the current employment requirements, and to foster gender equality,

SDOLM - to provide assistance for women who want to work in positions not regarded typically feminine, - accompany the change of some representations and attitudes about gender equality – for women and men, VETs and SMEs.

BEST (Best Enterprise System for Training) The project transfers the innovative Gdansk-Model that exemplifies a successful pattern for partnership between VET institutions and enterprises. It targets VET institutions and enterprises and presents a model solution to the problem of weak cooperative relationships existent between VET institutions and enterprises.

This country-adapted model gives a clear demonstration on how to cultivate, develop, and maintain a strong working partnership with enterprises for the purpose of equipping students with skills relevant to the changing market, considering those with special needs and disabilities. BEST

Soufflearning Lifelong learning is the key factor for vocational success. But often a training is literally too far away from daily business. Soufflearning is an innovative project that involves an introduction of a training system for small and medium- sized enterprises. The program teaches lecturers how to innovate companies so they would have professional employers.

This system responds to individual needs and requirements of employees to enhance their expertise and professionalism when they come into contact with a customer.

Grundtvig projects - GI WHAT GENDER ISSUES – WHY HIDE A TRUTH? GI WHAT is a Grundtvig partnership established as an interdisciplinary effort to disentangle the complexity of gender issues throughout Europe, raise awareness and understanding of different aspect of gender issues, including differences and similarities among the international partners, and to formulate strategies to start doing something about them through as well as in Adult Education.

GRUNDTVIG WORKSHOP Education of People Working with Children in the Field of Media Risk Prevention The main aim of the workshop was to inform the participants about the issues of safe Internet use and about the prevention of risks related to media criminality on children.

GRUNDTVIG WORKSHOP Other aim of the project was to teach the participants how to create working tools for prevention of media crimes committed on children and juvenile people through pictorial material (stickers, comics, brochures, colouring in materials etc.), which point out the media risk.

National Project - Connect Asia Asian cultures are more and more penetrating into our own and through interesting seminars, we would like people to understand Asian mentality and customs and thus learn how to be more tolerant and understanding. Asian corporations and associations often choose our region as their European headquarters. In order for Czech businesses to install good practice and relations with such companies, it is imperative that they understand the Asian working and communicational habits.

We organize 4 seminars in the framework of this project: - Asian Countries of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Intercultural Communication - Business Culture and Etiquette - How to Acquire and Keep Clients from Asia

Language Courses We also offer language courses done by professional lecturers and native speakers. We provide professional and individual approach. The aim of the courses is to teach you how not to be afraid to speak foreign language and how to communicate effectively. The price for one hour of lecture is 200/250Kč.

Contact Na Hradbách 1922/15 Ostrava Czech Republic