Introduction of CINOP GLOBAL Washington, June 8 2007 Public-Private Partnerships in Education

Introduction of CINOP GLOBAL

Washington, June 8 2007

Public-Private Partnerships in Education

Learning by connecting people

CINOP Delegation

Herman van HoltManaging Director

Kirsten JenseInternational representative

Henk KokInternational consultant

Who we are

Established expert centre

and consultancy agency

in the field of

Vocational and Adult Education & Training

and Human Resources Development

with partial public funding

Facts & Figures

• 180 employees: researchers, consultants, coaches, trainers

• Turnover 2006 US$ 23,50 million- governmental sector (37%)- educational sector (39%)- corporate sector (24%)

• 900 projects annually• International projects 25% • ISO 9001 certified• 4 Divisions (see hand-out)

Global

• Roots CINOP in the Netherlands• Expansion, sharing expertise in Europe :

– e.g. National Agent for Leonardo da Vinci • Globalizing for some years, now also

sharing expertise worldwide

CINOP’s Mindset

Contribution to change, development, growth

Taking into account Taking into account

Source: Zjev van Dun, CINOP 2007

How do we make our contribution?

Analyze/research – design – development – implementation – monitoring – evaluation

Support planned and unplanned change

Make use of (the transfer of) experience, expertise AND the local habits

Communication (Listen, Listen……)

And at a more specific level

• Formal AND informal learning• Working AND learning• Skills AND knowledge• In person AND through ICT-support • Focus on the development of

entrepreneurship • Focus on innovation

CINOP active in various places

Zambia

The Netherlands

The Dutch Antilles

Tanzania

Germany

Slovenia

Hungary Poland

Latvia

Serb

ia

Zimbabwe

Indonesia

Ghana

Russia

Uganda

Sp

ain

Portugal

Where to find us

Projects / roles in The Netherlands

• Centre for APL• National authority on literacy• National authority on EQL• Knowledge centre VET • Project management innovation and

implementation of carreerpath-development in 8 sectors, e.g. construction

Projects in Europe-government related-

• National Agency Life Long Learning program in EC• Leonardo for transnational cooperation in innovation

and quality improvement of VET• National delegate for European Network on lifelong

guidance policy• Expert partner for the EC as to VET and HRD• National coordinator for ReferNet consortium (reference

information on VET, also research and promotion)• Member of UNESCO, networking and support role

Leonardo da Vinci programs 1

• Funding: • Objective:• How:

• EC• Improve vocational training• Share expertise, work and

learn together• Many organizations and

SME in 32 European countries

• Fund projects

Leonardo 2

What does a National Agency do: – Manage the funds in full project life cycle:

Call for Proposals, advise applicants, award projects, monitor, audit, close projects

– Organize valorization of results Transnational mobility and Pilot products: quality and impact on organizational, regional, sectoral, national, transnational level

Leonardo 3

Program perspectives:– Individual and personal

competences– VET in relation with enterprises,– Employability of European citizens– Lifelong learning– New forms of ICT– Participation of SME’s and

enterprises– Prevention of inequality and

exclusion

Focus: – Sustainability– Innovation – Dissemination– Exploitation

Leonardo 4: Thematic monitoring

1. VET and the labor market2. Development of competences and skills

within companies, in SME’s, at sectoral level

3. Quality of VET systems and practices, continuous training of teachers/trainers

4. Transparency of qualifications, validation of formal and informal learning

5. E-learning

Theme 2: Development of competences and skills

• Studies show: discrepancy between skills of employees and needs of companies: skills gaps

• Experience from various projects• Recommendations on how to make

products accessible to SME’s and how to involve SME’s

• New projects to build on the experience

Some of the recommendations

• Projects should contribute to the key issues on the demand side, tuning training tools and support systems to the barriers, possibilities and limitations in companies

• Work from an understanding of skill development in companies (esp. in SME)

• Be sensitive to the culture: one size does not fit all

Example of a project in theme 2

• ROC Midden Nederland (college for vocational education, 28000 students)

• Placement support• Consortium of 7 countries• Variety of organizations• European induction assistant• Support materials, multilingual• Personal development plan

Projects in Europe-not (directly) government related-

• Eastern Europe:– Projects in innovation of education and development, so

(new EC) countries can catch up with the rest of Europe– Projects in technological development through ICT-and-

Learning– Projects to support the development of SME, through the

development of entrepreneurship (in 15 European countries, and extending this to Africa)

Projects outside Europe

• Sub-Sahara Africa– VET, capacity building, curriculum development,

enhancing the quality

• Indonesia– Developing technical schools, through a quality impulse

on the didactical concept and the training of teachers

• Libya– Developing the qualification framework structure in a

new VET system and new curricula

In the hand-out

• More information on projects• Contact information• Some screenshots• Some links• E-mail addresses• Please mail us if you would like to receive

the presentation (digital) or other material

Additional and more detailed informationfor hand-out

CINOP, what’s in a name?

Centre for Innovation in Education and Training

•International Centre of Expertise:

for Vocational and Adult Education & Training

•Innovation:

create organizational and learning solutions and set new standards

•Education and Training:

life long learning in a knowledge and skill based economy

We are…

• A pro-active and reliable partner for those who need solutions in vocational education, in company training, VET research, ICT and business management

• A partner for governments, teachers, trainers, consultants, businesses, professionals, managers

• Active: we design, develop, implement, monitor, evaluate

• Productive: we develop curricula, quality assurance systems, organisational structures and

cultures, strategies, policies, competencies

• Supportive: we train, coach and guide

How do we do what we do?

• By listening carefully to the ‘problem/opportunity owner’

• By then asking and listening again

• By developing solutions, processes and projects in close partnership with all involved

• By thinking ahead, thinking along, thinking challengingly

• By being supportive and provocative

Division1: Centre of expertise

Type of services• Policy advice and research at macro level • National qualification structure design • Scenario studies and monitoring• Integral project management • Development of models for quality

assurance• Implementation and dissemination of results

Clients• Ministries of Education, Science, Labour,

Justice, International Affairs and Economic Affairs

Division 2 Innovation of education

Type of services• Design, development, implementation,

monitoring and evaluation of curricula and education related organisations

• Support of individual or organisational learning processes

• Training of teachers, trainers and managers• Project management of educational or

organisational changes• Implementation of innovations

Clients • Schools, colleges, polytechnics, universities

• Governmental and Educational organisations

CINOP HRDType of services• Accreditation of prior learning (APL)• Career management• Competence management• E-learning (ICT)• Knowledge management• Project management

Clients• Sector organisations• Companies• Non-profit organisations

Division 3 Human Resource Development

Type of services• Program management• Strategic policy development• Capacity development• Project and program management• Curriculum development• Training of teachers/trainers• Management development

Clients• Governmental Authorities • The European Commission• Schools, Colleges and Polytechnics• Sector committees and associations

Division 4 CINOP International

Activities of CINOP (1)

1. Project title: Development of the technical, vocational and entrepreneurial training system in Zambia

2. Client: TEVETA

3. Challenge: train TEVETA staff to maintain links between the training provision and the labour market, provision of high quality training which meets the demands of different target groups

4. Our solution: strategic leadership in the development of the training system, staff training (design of modular curricula, quality assurance), set up training programmes and instruments, project management

5. Budget: € 1,4 Million


1. Project title: Development of a business management system at vocational colleges

2. Client: Ministry of Education South Africa

3. Challenge: strengthen the vocational sector in South Africa by piloting the development of a business management system at three Colleges that would improve governance, planning and management and enhance the flexible delivery of programmes

4. Our solution: information and system needs analysis, systems development, policy planning, infrastructure development and implementation, staff training

5. Budget: € 2 Million


1. Project title: International literacy campaign in the Netherlands

2. Client: Government3. Challenge: reduction of illiteracy in the

Netherlands4. Our solutions: organisation of a national

campaign with goodwill ambassador Princess Laurentien and regional publicity actions

5. Budget: € 400,000 yearly

National campaign 2005-2007:

battle against illiteracy with Her

Royal Highness Princess Laurentien


1. Project title: National Qualifications Framework development in the Dutch Antilles

2. Client: Government3. Challenge: how to structure the education

and training activities in the Antilles and how to harmonise the VET system with the needs of lower qualified youngsters to keep them in training activities

4. Our solution: development of a qualification structure and curriculum development, training of teachers, research and stakeholders interviews and conceptualization culminating in policy advice

5. Budget: € 300,000


1. Project title: Enhancing the quality and relevance of the VET system in Tanzania

2. Client: National Council for Technical Education (NACTE)

3. Challenge: To build capacity of NACTE to provide the needed guidance and support to technical institutions towards attaining quality education and training

4. Our solution: Development of a strategy to come to an effective system of support and to build capacity of NACTE to facilitate development of demand driven competence based modular curricula at technical institutes

5. Budget: € 900,000


1. Project title: Capacity Building and curriculum development in the VET sector Public Services

2. Client: Tanzania Public Service College (TPSC)

3. Challenge: To build capacity of TPSC to provide the needed guidance and support to curriculum development on a competence based approach

4. Our solution: Development of a strategy at college-level TPSC to build capacity and facilitate development of demand driven competence based modular curricula at Public Service sector.

5. Budget: € 990,000


1. Project title: Training Lab.New Approaches and Systems for Lifelong Learning

2. Client: ISQ, Portugal3. Project activities:

• contribution to the design and equipment of the ‘pilot’ multifunctional/multipurpose

training room• contribution to the design of the methodological guide for Trainers support in

the domain of the computer driving license

• Survey of training experiences based on “trainees centred” approaches in the

Netherlands• participation in the ilot course ‘Andragogic

Training for Trainers’.• drawing up the Report of Good Practices• dissemination of the project results.• Contribution to the project Management and Evaluation.

4. Budget: € 530,000



1. Project title: Indonesian Polytechnics Entrepreneurial Skills Development Project (ESDP)

2. Client: Asosiasi Politeknik Indonesia (ASPI)

3. Challenge: Development and implementation of Entrepreneurship and Quality Management System training programs and curriculum training programs

4. Our solution: Labour market analysis, curriculum development and training activities

5. Budget: € 2,2 million


1. Project title: Capacity Building of Staff at Koforidua Polytechnic Automobile Engineering Department to improve Automobile Engineering Education in Ghana

2. Client: Koforidua Polytechnic

3. Challenge: Development and implementation of HND automotive engineering curriculum

4. Our solution: curriculum development, building an automotive environment, engineering en teaching training of the staff

5. Budget: € 1 million

1. Project title: The organization of European Study visits focusing on priorities in VET and labour market developments

2. Clients: European Commission and Dutch Government

3. Challenge: to bring participants in contact with prominent European key experts from educational and research institutions as well as labour organizations

4. Our solution: to design and implement a variety of activities like working visits, presentations, discussion sessions and expert meetings.

5. Budget: € 150.000 yearly (since 1993)


• ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ National Agency EU funded programme

Pilot projects to innovate European training systems, stimulation of student and apprentices mobility, etc.

Programme perspectives:–Individual and personal competences,

–VET in relation with enterprises,

–Employability of European citizens.

–Lifelong learning,

–New forms of ICT

–Participation of SME’s and enterprises,

–Equal opportunities for men and women,

–Prevention of inequality and exclusion.

Our international network

www.leonardodavinci.nl/

• Euroguidance and Ploteus network

Promotes an European dimension in guidance and promotes learning possibilities throughout Europe



• CEDEFOP: National contact point for Refernet and European study visits

• Promotes the knowledge of, and comparability of training

• systems throughout Europe, using in-depth comparative analyses

• Member of UNESCO education commission and UNEVOC network

http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/

www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/

• Copenhagen DC / Denmark • Louis Berger / France / Romania• Class Management/ Romania• TEVETA / Zambia• PriceWaterhouseCoopers / Tanzania• Deloitte / Zambia• Emin Senver, Turkey• Innovam / The Netherlands • Facet / The Netherlands• Hanze University / The Netherlands• DEVOTRA, the Netherlands• University Fontys / The Netherlands• Edburgh Consultants, The Netherlands

Our Partners

LINKS

• http://www.cinop.nl/• http://www.leonardodavinci.nl/• http://www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/• http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/• http://ec.europa.eu/education/

programmes/llp/leonardo/thematic/index_en.html

Information

CINOP Global

Herman van Holt, managing director [email protected] Kok, international [email protected] Kirsten Jense, international [email protected] +31 73 68 00 [email protected]

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Introduction of CINOP GLOBAL Washington, June 8 2007 Public-Private Partnerships in Education