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

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

Our evolution

70er Jahre 80er Jahre 90er Jahre

Zielpublikum Italienische Männer, Italienische Jugendliche, Frauen der neuen Migration,die in der Männer, die in der Arbeitslose, AngestellteMechanikindustrie und Mechanikindustrie und im Dienstleistungssektor, in der Baubranche angestellt in der Baubranche angestellt unqualifizierte Bauarbeiter, waren. waren. SchweizerInnen, KursleiterInnen

Aktivitäten Dreijährige Abendkurse Integrationskurse für Deutschkurse, Informatikkurse,(berufliche Ausbildung) Jugendliche, Informatikkurse, Aus- u. Weiterbildung in derVolksschulabschluss dreijährige Abendkurse Elektrobranche, Standortbestimmung

(Berufliche Aus- u. Weiterbildung) und Neuorientierung, Bewerbungstechnik,Deutschkurse, Sprachkurse für Alphabetisierung auf Deutsch und Italienisch.Sozialarbeiter, Weiterbildungs- u. SpezialisierungskurseVolksschulabschluss, Qualifizierungskurse für Maurer, usw.Alphabetisierung auf Italienisch.

Sprache Italienisch Italienisch, Italienisch, Spanisch, Deutsch,Deutsch Albanisch, Türkisch, Kroatisch und

Portugiesisch, Tamil

Lehrkräfte Italienische Techniker aus der Italienische Techniker aus der Industrie, Uni. Liz., ETH Dip. Ing.,Industrie ETH- u. Uni- StudentInnen Primar- und Sekundarlehrerinnen

italienische Techniker der Industrie.

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

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...

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 adults3 phases:

1. Analisys of needs and of the priciples of teaching

2. Practical transfer

3. Reflection and debriefing

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

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)

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

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www.ecap.ch