VFA – Valter Fissamber and Associates Ltd

Development Consultants

Fields of activity

European policy issues Financing instruments Strategic Planning Project management Evaluation NGO development

Fourteen years experience

in the provision of consultancy services to European Commision the Greek government NGOsprivate enterprises

Participation in transnational consultancy teams and project – based networks

Main areas of expertise

Labour market issues – social inclusion policies

Vocational education and training

Regional / local development

Examples of consultancy services

Evaluation of the post-secondary technical education programmes, Greek Ministry of Education (2007)

Ex ante evaluation of the Greek Operational Programme for Employment and Social Inclusion (2000 – 2007)

On going evaluation of the Greek Operational Programme for Employment and Vocational Training (1996 – 2001)

Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies implemented in Greece (Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, 2002)

Project – based experience (some examples)

‘Management of Diversity’ development of a European training pack (2005-2007)

Development of job creation potential in the third sector (NGOs) (Art 6 ESF - Project ODISSEIA 2003 – 2005)

Estimation and Mapping of Employment Relocation in a Global Economy in the New Communications Environment (IST project 2002-2004)

Our tasks in the KWELE project

Participation in all WPs Adaptation of know-how and development of a

country-specific training concept for Gender-training for trainers providing disadvantaged women with Office

Management skills and competences