1. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.2006 Basic VENet Model (Structural Elements and Tasks) and VENet Transfer to QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Education

2. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.2006 Presentation Topic Topical Focus of the Presentation 1 This presentation focuses on a slim VENet model with basic structural elements and indispensable tasks. In a second step the slim VENet- Model is exemplary transferred to the german EQUAL-project „Modular Network for Vocational Education“

3. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.2006 VENet Basic Structural Elements (Slim Model) 2 VENet Overhead Management Life Skills Training Theoretical Vocational Training Psychosocial Care and Support Labour-Market Interface Practical Vocational Training Strategic Partners Support Basic VENet Model

4. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.2006 VENet Model Segmentation 3 Life Skills Training Theoretical Vocational Training Practical Vocational Training VENet Training System

5. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.20064 VENet Support System Psychosocial Care and Support Labour-Market Interface Strategic Partners Support VENet Model Segmentation

6. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.20065 VENet Overhead Management Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions Coordination / overall project-management Developing, planning and implementing VENet Crosslinking the network-partners Managing the VENet-communication- and information-processes Collecting, editing and publishing the outcomes of VENet (Mainstreaming) Evaluating and optimizing the VENet-project (Including gender-related aspects) Coordinating legal and financial aspects regarding the participants and VENet as a whole Analyzing the social and labour-market related gender situation in the project region Providing gender-related data and information-material to the VENet-partners

7. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.20066 Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions Overall responsibility for the VENet-participants Imparting life-skills and social competencies to the VENet-participants, e.g. assertiveness-skills, employability, decision-making-skills, self-responsibility, team- working, money-management, health-knowledge etc. Supervising, assisting and guiding the VENet-participants Life Skills Training Coordinating the training-process within the VENet Cooperating closely with the VENet Overhead Management Imparting gender information and gender sensitivity to the VENet-participants Considering and implementing gender mainstreaming aspects within the training process

8. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.20067 Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions Providing theoretical vocational education for the VENet-participants Involving regular schools as the transition point from school to vocational education Theoretical Vocational Training Theoretical Vocational Training Matching educational content with the VENet-training-system partners Developing curricular material together with the VENet-training-system partners

9. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.20068 Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions Imparting practical „on the job“-experience and knowledge to the VENet-participants Creating practically-oriented input for the VENet-training-system partners (demand- orientation) Providing apprenticeship-facilities for the VENet-participants Offering internships / qualification modules for the Venet-participants Practical Vocational Training

10. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.20069 Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions Providing the participants for the VENet vocational education network In charge for the demand-oriented dissemination and placement of the participants within the VENet Coordinating the demand-oriented placement of the VENet-participants into the labour- market after finishing the vocational education Coordinating the human resource management within the VENet Labour-Market Interface Conducting the movements of the participants within the VENet Contact- and communication-link to the regional businesses / SMEs (Networking)

11. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.200610 Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions In charge of the psychosocial and psychological care and supervision of the VENet- participants Conducting curative and preventive psychosocial measures within the VENet (Diversion projects, adventure-sports, drug-abuse-prevention etc.) Ensuring the stability of the VENet-participants and their durable attendance during their vocational education Psychosocial Care and Support Supporting the VENet-participants in times of crisis and conflict

12. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.200611 Structural Elements: Tasks and Functions Employment agencies, public administrations, Chambers of Crafts / Commerce, social partners, supervisory school authorities, Ministry of Education, gender experts etc. Have to be involved in the planning and implementation of the VENet on national, regional and local levels Strategic Partners Support Supporting the VENet-activities on a superordinate level Clarifying administrative questions regarding school-related issues etc. Supporting the communication between all partners involved Accrediting and certifying the VENet in parts and as a whole Supporting the VENet-human resource management Supporting the gender mainstreaming process within the VENet, e.g. by sensitizing participating companies for the gender mainstreaming issue

13. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.200612 German VENet-Model / Overview QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training Organisation in charge: Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., Soest (non-governmental, non-profit educational institution) Target group: moderately disadvantaged young persons with apprenticeship-potential Network-cooperation between non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions and regional companies (joint training system) Participants attend regional vocational schools Mix of regular in-company vocational training, vocational- and life-skills- training at non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions and theoretical vocational training at vocational-schools Exactly matched, optimized and supervised vocational training Psychosocial support for participants included Dedicated human resource management included Participant exchange within the Modular Network for Vocational Training is possible on demand Complementary, holistic and individualistic system for vocational training Organisation in charge: Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., Soest (non-governmental, non-profit educational institution) Target group: moderately disadvantaged young persons with apprenticeship-potential Network-cooperation between non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions and regional companies (joint training system) Participants attend regional vocational schools Mix of regular in-company vocational training, vocational- and life-skills- training at non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions and theoretical vocational training at vocational-schools Exactly matched, optimized and supervised vocational training Psychosocial support for participants included Dedicated human resource management included Participant exchange within the Modular Network for Vocational Training is possible on demand Complementary, holistic and individualistic system for vocational training

14. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.200613 German VENet-Model / Brief Description QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training At the heart of the german QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Education is a regional network of four non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions. These Institutions are in charge of most of the VENet-management-tasks and are involved in the theoretical and practical vocational training of the participants. The major task of the educational-institution-network as a whole is to impart social-skills (coping) to the participants and to guide them through the vocational program. One of the educational institutions is in charge for the overall-management of the entire regional VENet-project (Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., Soest). The practical vocational education mostly lies in the hands of regional businesses. They are being supported by the aforementioned educational institutions, who have adequate workshops and instructors at their disposal. Educational institutions are also responsible for most of the supporting activities (psychosocial support, human resource management). The complete Modular Network of Vocational Training is being supported by relevant actors from the fields of regional educational- and labour-market-politics. At the heart of the german QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Education is a regional network of four non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions. These Institutions are in charge of most of the VENet-management-tasks and are involved in the theoretical and practical vocational training of the participants. The major task of the educational-institution-network as a whole is to impart social-skills (coping) to the participants and to guide them through the vocational program. One of the educational institutions is in charge for the overall-management of the entire regional VENet-project (Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., Soest). The practical vocational education mostly lies in the hands of regional businesses. They are being supported by the aforementioned educational institutions, who have adequate workshops and instructors at their disposal. Educational institutions are also responsible for most of the supporting activities (psychosocial support, human resource management). The complete Modular Network of Vocational Training is being supported by relevant actors from the fields of regional educational- and labour-market-politics.

15. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.200614 Venet Overhead Management Life Skills Training Theoretical Vocational Training Psychosocial Care and Support Labour-Market Interface Practical Vocational Training Strategic Partners Support Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V. (Non-governmental, non-profit educational institution). Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., InBIT gGmbH, INITEC gGmbH and Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl (regional non- governmental, non-profit educational institutions). Kolping Berufliche Bildung GmbH, (Non- governmental institution with focus on placement of unemployed persons into the labour-market / Job-Office). Börde-Berufskolleg, Eduard-Spranger Berufskolleg, Hubertus-Schwartz-Berufskolleg, Lippe-Berufskolleg, Paul-Ehrlich-Berufskolleg (regional vocational schools). Remedial education by Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., InBIT gGmbH, INITEC gGmbH and Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl. German VENet-Model / Responsibilities National employment agency (regional subsidiaries), regional Chamber of Crafts, regional Chamber of Commerce, regional Handicraft Association Hellweg, regional Entrepreneurs Advisory Board, local Economic Association Werl. 30 regional companies / SMEs with focus on handicraft and manufacturing industry. Qualification-modules by Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., InBIT gGmbH, INITEC gGmbH and Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl. Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl, dedicated team of psychologists and social pedagogues.

16. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.2006 VENet – Questions and Tasks Questions,Tasks, Next Steps 15 How can the VENet-Model(s) be transferred to the VENet Website (Design)? Are there any further indispensable basic structural elements to consider for a slim VENet- model? What would a VENet-Model look like in the TCA-memberstates, considering the basic structural elements of the slim model?......... Which could be possible responsible organisations for the VENet-tasks in the TCA- memberstates? How do the different structural elements of the VENet interact?

17. © KBZ Werl / PSI 17.01.2006 Thank You For Your Kind Attention! Dr. Peter Sicking Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl