CECOA

EURO-AST - European Assistant

Aim

The general aim of this project is to develop a European Assistant Certification, following the technical specifications of ECVET with the perspective of transferring the experience obtained in the COMINTER and EURASMENT projects.

Specific aims

To build a common certification based on the ECVET logic and aimed to promote the transparency, the transferability and the recognition of competence and qualifications, first between the partner countries and consequently for all the countries that want to be part of the EURO-AST process underway;
To set up the methods for the mobility of young people in training through the creation of common training modules and of a network of training providers and companies;
To set up the methods for guaranteeing the effectiveness and perpetuation of the system as it has been conceived.

Partnership

Promoter:
AFDET – Association Française pour le Développement de l’Enseignement Technique (France)
Website: http://www.afdet.org
Contact: Vanessa Casse (vanessacasse@yahoo.fr)

Partners:
CIEP/CR2i, Resource and Initiatives Centre for International matters - French Education Ministry (France)
Website: http://www.cr2i.com
Contact: Sophie Jourdain (jourdain@ciep.fr)

AGEFA PME (France)
Website: http://www.agefa.org
Contact: Leonel Quesnel (lquesnel@agefa.org)

EUMA – European Management Assistant (France)
Website: http://www.euma.org
Contact: Elisabeth Durand-Mirtain (elisabeth@euma-france.org)

ECABO - Centre of Expertise on Vocational Education, Training and Labour Market' for the Economic/Administrative, ICT and Security Professions (The Netherlands)
Website : http://www.ecabo.nl
Contact: Epke Vogel (e.vogel@ecabo.nl)

ZDZ – Vocational and Educational Training Centre Kielce (Poland)
Website: http://www.radom.zdz.kielce.pl
Contact: Michal Staniszewski (mstaniszewski@zdz.kielce.pl)

CECOA – Vocational Training Centre for the Trade (Portugal)
Website: http://www.cecoa.pt
Contact: Cristina Dimas (inova@cecoa.pt)

SSC NK – High School of Commerce “NICOLAE KRETZULESCU” (Romania)
Contact: Mirela-Nicoleta Dinescu (mireilland@gmail.com)

Ministry of Education and Science, Deputy-diretorate General of VET (Spain)
Website: http://www.mec.es
Contact: Rosa M. Molina Martínez-Risco (rosam.molina@mec.es)

CfA - Council for Administration (United Kingdom)
Website: http://www.cfa.uk.com
Contact: Uta Sempf (uta.sempf@cfa.uk.com)

Products/Results

Project Site;
Common EUROAST Professional Profile - EN - FR;
Common EUROAST Reference Material - Units of Learning Outcomes;
EUROAST Guide;
Network of EUROAST Training Centres and Companies.

Duration

November 2007 – November 2009

Framework

Lifelong Learning Programme
Leonardo da Vinci Sub-programme
Multilateral Projects - Transfer of Innovation

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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