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Enhancing Vocational Training for Migrant and Low-Skilled Workers

Explore the engaging activities and experiences of the Leonardo-EMCET-2 project in promoting vocational training for migrants and low-skilled workers. Learn about ECAP Foundation's evolution, target groups, and main fields of activity in social and economic integration. Discover its R&D initiatives, training services, and achievements in leveraging new technologies for workforce development.

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Enhancing Vocational Training for Migrant and Low-Skilled Workers

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  1. Leonardo – EMCET-2European Bank for the Development of Modular Curricula and Educational Technologies ECAP Foundation – (USR Ecap) Activities and experiences Engagement in Emcet-2 Project (Short presentation by Filippo Bignami) Radom (PL), January 5th-7th 2006

  2. Established in 1970 - promoted from CGIL (trade union) and Colonie Libere - Federation of Italian Migrants Associations in Switzerland; since 1983 is a Foundation, according to Swiss law - partner of: • trade unions: SGB, CGIL, CC.OO., CGTP... • SVEB/FSEA - Swiss Federation of Cont.Vocational Training • other local Foundations and Research centers • 8 Training Centers - Zürich, Basel, Luzern, Wintherthur, Solothurn, Aarau, Lugano, Bern • Training (ca. 60.000 training hours yearly, 3/4.000 people involved coming from 60 national groups) • R&D activities (USR - Ufficio Studi e Ricerche in Lugano) • One italian autonomous little company of consulence (Ecap Consulenze), based in Como

  3. Our evolution

  4. Our target groups today • Migrants: old immigration communities (from Italy, Spain, Portugal…) and new immigration’s flows (from Eastern countries, Asia, etc.) • Low qualified workers, “blue collars” - building industry, manufactures • Unemployed and other job seekers • Women • Local institutions, teachers, trainers: expertise, transfert of competences

  5. Main fields of activity • Support in migrants social and economic integration (knowledge of local languages, rights, welfare systems, etc.) • Vocational training - industrial and building industry sectors; services... • New technologies for low skilled persons • Support in job research, assessment courses • Entrepreneurial training, local development and start-up services • Training of the trainers, social operators, consultants...

  6. Main fields of activity Member of FSEA (Federazione Svizzera Educazione Adulti) Offers training of the trainers in modular approach, within Fsea’s pianification. Issue: skills for vocational training to adults 3 phases: • Analisys of needs and of the priciples of teaching • Practical transfer • Reflection and debriefing

  7. Experiences in the field of didactic tools preparationand new information technologies • During the ‘70 / ‘80 - mainly focused on languages learning; special didactic tools to foster “communication’s skills” (also linked to job security and safety…) • During the 90’ - development of informatic courses in different languages; ECAP is certified center for SIZ and ECDL qualifications; development of hardware and “lan” courses for workers of the electronic and “domotic” industry (participation to the Leonardo Project Electricity) • 2000 to nowadays - ECDL “on line”, research in the field of distance training and e-learning for low skilled workers

  8. Leonardo - Issues of interests and expectations • Benchmarking - Comparing paths, training approaches and metodologies, opportunity to participate to the software implementation, to test the transferability in our local activities • “Learning” - new didactic methods, new instruments, new approaches / new experiences in the field of e-learnig environment • “Helping” - transfer our experiences - particularly in training and coaching and in application of modular training; working together; providing communication opportunities (different languages)

  9. Leonardo – EMCET-2 Proposal concerning our contribution to the different WP • WP-1 – contribution to the updating of the situation at Country level • WP-2 – coordination and contribution in ENMTP and cooperation with national networks • WP-3 – contribution in dissemination and production of materials

  10. for more details: www.ecap.ch

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