InnoTrain CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a qualification in vocational education and training - Innovative training program

Aim

The project aims at integrating strategic knowledge and practical skills on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a qualification in vocational education and training (VET). The project also aims to transfer missing CSR knowledge into enterprises by qualifying trainers especially in SMEs and training providers.

Specific aims 

• To identify CSR trends and to orientate companies on CSR basic principles and thereby creating competitive advantages;
• To deal with the main barriers towards CSR implementations in companies, namely in the field of missing practical know-how about the topic, from their human resources;
• To involve all employees into the CSR issues and strategy of their organization through the integration of CSR knowledge in vocational education and training activities;
• To support strategic knowledge, operative qualifications and personal development of participants on CSR qualifications;
• To communicate CSR in a practice-orientated way, through flexible training formats such as seminars, Internet and educational films.

Partnership

Promoter:

Gewerbe- und Innovationszentrum Lippe-Detmold – GILDE GmbH (Germany)
Website: www.gildezentrum.de
Contact: Wolfgang Keck [Keck@gildezentrum.de] and Thorsten Brinkmann [brinkmann@gildezentrum.de]

Partners:

Centro de Formação Profissional para o Comércio e Afins – CECOA (Portugal)
Website: www.cecoa.pt
Contact: Vanda Vieira [vanda.vieira@cecoa.pt]

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Partnerschaft in der Wirtschaft (Germany)
Website: www.dozenten-boerse.de
Contact: Heinrich Beyer [heinrich.beyer@agpev.de]

Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie (Germany)
Website: www.daa-bw.de
Contact: Dorothww Wiedmann [dorothee.wiedmann@daa-bw.de]

Deutsch-Britische Industrie- und Handelskammer (United Kingdom)
Website: www.grossbritannien.ahk.de
Contact: Ian Wivell [i.wivell@ahk-london.co.uk]

Deutsch-Ungarische Industrie- und Handelskammer (Hungary)
Website: www.ahkungarn.hu
Contact: Gabriel Brennauer [Brennauer@ahkungarn.hu]

Products/Results

• CSR Training modules;
• CSR Educational films: documentary films reporting examples of CSR best practices from companies in the partners’ countries;
• Online platform www.csr-training.eu/ and Master DVD: project presentation and external access to the CSR training modules and films;
• Organization of CSR workshops.

Duration

September 2009 – September 2011

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.

More Info
inova@cecoa.pt