Basic VENet Model
Description and Example QUINTA
Contents:
1. Topical focus
2. Compact VENet Model
2.1. VENet Management
2.2. VENet Training System
2.3. VENet Support System
3. German Example of VENet Model
Focus
Topical focus of this presentation
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This presentation focuses on the compact VENet
model with its basic structural elements and
indispensable tasks. In a second step the VENet
model is exemplary transferred to the German
EQUAL project „Modular Network for Vocational
Education“
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Basic Structural Elements of VENet
Compact VENet Model
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VENet Management
Training System
Life Skills Training
Theoretical Vocational Training
Practical Vocational Training
Support System
Labour Market Interface
Psychosocial Care and Support
Strategic Partner Support
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VENet Model Segmentation
VENet Management
2.1
•Development, planning and
implementation
•Overall project management
•Finance
•Communication
•Mainstreaming
•Gender Mainstreaming
•Evaluation
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VENet Model Segmentation
VENet Training System
2.2
2.2.1 Life Skills Training
2.2.2 Theoretical Vocational Training
2.2.3 Practical Vocational Training
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Tasks and Functions
2.2.1 Life Skills Training
•Overall responsibility for VENet
participants
•Imparting life skills and social
competencies to participants
•Imparting gender sensitivity
•Coordination of training process
•Cooperation with Management
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Tasks and Functions
2.2.2 Theoretical Vocational Training
•Developing of curricular material
•Providing theoretical vocational education for
participants
•Involving regular schools
•Matching of content with the practical training
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Tasks and Functions
2.2.3 Practical Vocational Training
•Provision of apprenticeship facilities
•Offer of internships and qualification modules
•Imparting practical „on the job“ experience
•Practically oriented input for the VENet training
system partners
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VENet Model Segmentation
VENet Support System
2.3
2.3.1 Labour Market Interface
2.3.2 Psychosocial Care and Support
2.3.3 Strategic Partner Support
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Tasks and Functions
2.3.1 Labour Market Interface
•Providing the participants
•Human resource management
•Communication with regional businesses
•Demand oriented placement of participants
•Movements of participants within VENet
•Placement of participants into labour
market after VENet
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Tasks and Functions
2.3.2 Psychosocial Care and Support
•Psychosocial and psychological care of participants
•Support in times of crisis and conflict
•Curative and preventive psychosocial measures
•Ensuring stability of VENet participants
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Tasks and Functions
2.3.3 Strategic Partner Support
•Involvment in planning and implementation
•Support on superordinate level
•Clarification of administrative questions
•Support of communication among all involved partners
•Accreditation and certification
•Sensitisation of participating companies
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VENet Model Example
German Example of VENet Model
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The German EQUAL project QUINTA „Modular
Network for Vocational Education“ shows a practical
example of the VENet model.
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QUINTA: Overview
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Organisation in charge:
Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., Soest (non-governmental,
non-profit educational institution)
General information:
• Target group: Moderately disadvantaged young persons with
apprenticeship potential
• Cooperation between non-governmental, non-profit
educational institutions and regional companies (joint training
system)
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QUINTA: Overview
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Training:
• 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, optimised and supervised vocational training
• Complementary, holistic and individualistic system for
vocational training
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QUINTA: Overview
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Support:
• Psychosocial support of participants
• Dedicated human resource management
• Exchange of participants within the Modular Network for
Vocational Training is possible on demand
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QUINTA: Description
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Educational Network:
At the heart of the German QUINTA Modular Network for
Vocational Education is a regional network of four nongovernmental,
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.
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QUINTA: Description
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Tasks of Educational Network:
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 programme. One of the
educational institutions is in charge of the overall management
of the entire regional VENet project (Berufsbildungszentrum
Hellweg e.V., Soest).
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QUINTA: Description
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Practical Vocational Education:
The practical vocational education mostly lies in the hands of
regional businesses. They are being supported by the
aforementioned educational institutions that 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.
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QUINTA: Responsibilities
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Venet Overhead Management :
Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V. (Non-governmental, non-profit educational
institution)
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QUINTA: Responsibilities
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
Venet Training System
Life Skills Training:
Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., InBIT gGmbH, INITEC gGmbH and Kolping
Bildungszentrum Werl (regional non-governmental, non-profit educational institutions)
Practical Vocational Training :
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
Theoretical Vocational Training:
Börde-Berufskolleg, Eduard-Spranger Berufskolleg, Hubertus-Schwartz-Berufskolleg,
Lippe-Berufs-kolleg, Paul-Ehrlich-Berufskolleg (regional vocational schools), Remedial
education by Berufsbildungszentrum Hellweg e.V., InBIT gGmbH, INITEC gGmbH and
Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl
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QUINTA: Responsibilities
QUINTA Modular Network for Vocational Training
VENet Support System
Labour Market Interface:
Kolping Berufliche Bildung GmbH, (Non-governmental institution with focus on
placement of unemployed persons into the labour market / Job Office).
Psychosocial Care and Support:
Kolping Bildungszentrum Werl, dedicated team of psychologists and social
pedagogues.
Strategic Partner Support:
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.
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VENet
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