Social responsibility manager – new EU

certification

dr. Tomislav Rozman, dr. Romana Vade Horvat, mag. Vesna Lešnik Štefotič, Zmago Fluks

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Agenda

• About the project• Objectives, results, partners• Social responsibility• The course structure• ECQA certification• Similar courses and certifications

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.

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Why?

We live in a society of interdependence.(Greater than ever!)

Behavior of each individual or organization influences many, many others.

Photo: Janez Medvešek

About the project

Project acronym: SOCIRES

Project title: Social Responsibilities Training and Certification

Schema

Project number: 510098-LLP-1-2010-1-SI-LEONARDO-LMP

Sub-programme or KA: Multilateral projects for Development of

innovation

Project website: www.socires.eu

   

Duration: From 01/01/2011  

  To 31/12/2012  

Beneficiary organisation: Slovenian institute for standardization

Project coordinator: Tomislav Rozman, Romana Vade Horvat (WPs and

deliverables), Marjetka Strle Vidali (financial)

Project coordinator organisation: proHuman Cooperation and Business

Management

Project coordinator telephone

number:

+386 41 692 020

Project coordinator email address: tomislav.rozman@bicero.com

Project partners• Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo, Slovenia, co-

ordinator

• proHUMAN d.o.o., Slovenia, technical coordinator

• Gustav-Siewerth Akademie, Germany

• SIBAC Gmbh, Germany

• Universidad de Alcalá, Spain

• I.S.C.N. GesmbH, Austria

• Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece

• Dennis Gabor College, Hungary

Project Objectives

• Development of training and certification schema for social responsibility area

• Development of Training Package for Social Responsibility Manager (SOCIRES)

• Training material: structure and content for trainings, exercises

• Pool of Exam questions• Development of eLearning Portal (Portal available and

Content of training material uploaded)

• Trials of the training package and certification schema on 260 participants

• Assurance of sustainability of SOCIRES training program • Trainings (80 participants)• Train the Trainers (16 Trainers)• Introduction into ECQA schema (www.ecqa.org)

• Dissemination of information about importance of the Social responsibility topic on the market

Potential users of project results

Need for SR skilled employees in:

• companies / organizations – to improve own SR awareness and status

• governmental and other important decision making bodies - to monitor the SR influence and status of certain organizations in local environment

• non-governmental bodies and organizations aiming to improve SR status in society – to manage own activities more efficiently

• Society in general - The change starts with you.

Training content

• Social Responsibility Manager (SRM) will obtain knowledge on:– core principles of social responsibilities (as defined in ISO

26000), – other models and related knowledge (like Ethics in Business)

– identification of organization's SR stakeholders,

– methods for analyzing the alignment of business processes to SR requirements,

– definition of SR processes in org. and improvement of business processes,

– SR related monitoring and relevant models for reviewing SRs

– continuous improvement of SR, etc.

Training content (details)

Unit/Element Title

U1 Understanding social responsibility

SRM.U1.E1 Understanding and recognizing social responsibility

SRM.U1.E2 Principles of social responsibility

SRM.U1.E3 Stakeholder identification and engagement

U2 – Core subjects of social responsibility

U2 Core subjects of social responsibility

SRM.U2.E1 Organizational governance

SRM.U2.E2 Human rights

SRM.U2.E3 The environment

SRM.U2.E4 Fair operating practices

SRM.U2.E6 Community involvement and development

SRM.U2.E7 Labour practices

U3 – Processes for SR management

U3 Processes for SR management

SRM.U3.E1

Identification of SR in an organization

SRM.U3.E2

Integration of SRM into organization

SRM.U3.E3

Communication on social responsibility

SRM.U3.E4

SR Credibility and initiatives

SRM.U3.E5

Sustainability of SRM System

Similar trainings & certifications

Title Author Languages Certifications

ECQA Certified Social Responsibility Manager

ECQA SRM JRC (Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo, proHuman d.o.o., Gustav-Siewerth Akademie, SIBAC Gmbh, Universidad de Alcala – UAH, I.S.C.N. GesmbH, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Dennis Gabor College - DGC)

EN, SI, HU, ES, EL, GER

Yes

CSR Masterclass One4All EN No.

ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility

Kinelea EN No.

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

Environmental Academy EN Yes

Corporate Social Responsibility Training

CBI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)

EN No.

Similar trainings & certifications

Title Author Languages CertificationsCertificate and Diploma of Advanced Studies in CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility (Universite de Geneve, mhc international ltd, HEC Geneve)

EN, FR Yes

Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility

UNITAR EN No.

Social Responsibility Management RS-10

AENOR EN, ES Yes

Social Responsibility Management Systems

KELMAC Group EN Yes

Approved CSR Practitioner

Centre for Sustainability and Exelence

EN No.

HERMES-OSR training HERMES-R EN, RO, FR, PT, BU

Yes

CSI EU PREPARE EN No.ISO 26000 training Two Tomorrows EN No.CSR Certified Program CSR Company International EN Yes

Comparison with other SR trainings

• SOCIRES – ECQA Certified Social Resposibility Manager–

• Multilingual (EN, SI, EL, HU, ES, GER)• EU certification• E-learning AND live tranings• Well established training and certification system• Designer of the course: faculties AND companies• Based on ISO 26000• For everyone, not only companies

– • New on the market

© ecqa 2010

ECQA – European Certification and Qualification organization:

o Is a non-profit association, joining institutions and thousands of professionals from all over Europe and abroad.

oProvides a Europe wide unified certification schema for numerous professions.

oBrings together experts from the market and supports the definition and development of the knowledge (Skills Sets) required for professions.

oDefines and verifies quality criteria for Training organizations and Trainers to ensure the same level of training all over the world.

oPromotes all certified professionals.

© ecqa 2010

Stakeholders and Key Relationships in Certification Process

© ecqa 2010

Modularity in ECQA Certified Professions

Consistent with EQF

The same structure for:• Trainings•Self test•Exam•Certificate

Project status

• Until now:– Learning material (training content) finished– Trial trainings in progress– E-learning platform almost finished– Exam platform finished– Dissemination (marketing of project results)

• TODO:– Another round of trial trainings in Oct 2012 (your

chance to apply!)– E-learning (your chance to apply!)

Conclusion

We live in a society of interdependence.(Greater than ever!)

Behavior of each individual or organization influences many, many others.

Socially responsible behavior improves our lives!

Therefore: Become Certified Social Responsibility Manager – apply now for:

-free live/online training-free exam and certification