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Folkuniversitetet (FU) is a national education association in Sweden that offers a wide range of vocational and adult education training courses. FU employs around 400 full-time teachers and 7,000 part-time teachers, with an administrative staff of 500 people. FU was registered in 1954 and is a leading organization in Sweden for adult education and lifelong learning. Folkuniversitetet consists of five legally independent regional offices with over forty local branches throughout Sweden. Annually, Folkuniversitetet welcomes over 140,000 students to various lectures, short courses, or full-time study programs. Folkuniversitetet offers a wide range of adult education, including vocational education and training, secondary education, and labor market training. The pedagogical approach focuses on imparting knowledge that is of immediate practical use to students. Folkuniversitetet also provides specialized training courses for government services, public authorities, and the business sector. FU-Uppsala has a long tradition of successfully introducing new teaching methods, including the latest developments in ICT, and offers both formal and non-formal education. Folkuniversitetet has successfully initiated and completed more than 30 different projects in vocational and adult education, integration policy, and youth empowerment.
DIMITRA Education & Consulting is a leading provider of Initial and Continuing Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Greece, operating since 1989. It has training centers in five cities across Greece and serves thousands of learners annually. The Greek government has accredited DIMITRA to offer both Initial VET (I-VET) and Continuing VET (C-VET) courses, as well as business consulting services. The organization has a permanent staff of around 50 employees and collaborates with over 500 certified trainers. DIMITRA's I-VET programs cover a wide range of subjects including fashion, ICT, culture, health, business, tourism, and technical professions. In C-VET, DIMITRA offers training in areas like digital skills, entrepreneurship, tourism, technical professions, languages, and soft skills. The organization has developed an integrated e-learning system and provides training in online pedagogy and methodologies. DIMITRA also offers business consulting services and has established "Youth Entrepreneurship Supporting Structures" to coach and train entrepreneurs. The organization has extensive experience in capacity building, employment integration, and training of trainers in adult education.
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Rinova Malaga is a learning and development company specialising in cultural, social and economic innovation. Its overall mission is to foster inclusive learning, responsible entrepreneurship and promote employability skills and civic participation, with an emphasis on the exploitation and development of learning technologies to foster social inclusion and lifelong learning. Based at the Polo Digital business incubator centre in Malaga since 2018, with further strong links to stakeholders and target groups in Valencia and Barcelona added to an extensive cooperation network across Europe.
GreenLine Consult, established in 2012, focuses on providing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies in training, development, and consultancy services at the highest standards. They tailor training to meet specific trainee requirements and have trained over 100 companies, hospitals, and hotels in Egypt. The organization works with job seekers, entrepreneurs, and the existing workforce, collaborating with stakeholders from private and public sectors. GreenLine specializes in training program development, mapping, evaluation, and planning, having interviewed over 15,000 job seekers and entrepreneurs and trained more than 8,000 individuals. They have extensive experience with stakeholders from various sectors, offering services aligned with human capital development and behavioral competency focus. Notably, GreenLine has trained teachers for the Ministry of Education in using technology for teaching methods. The organization is actively involved in projects for women empowerment and entrepreneur training, currently training 325 entrepreneurs, mostly women. They aim to support project sustainability through various activities, including utilizing their network with stakeholders, implementing training sessions, and coaching stakeholders for skill implementation. Additionally, GreenLine emphasizes the importance of investing in vocational education and providing high-quality technical education to boost the national and international economy. Encouraging women to pursue technical education is highlighted as a crucial step towards unlocking their full potential and enhancing their contributions to the economy.
CEE at Ain Shams University is a leading center for education and training in Egypt and the Arab world. It has strategic partnerships with international organizations like the World Bank, EU, UNICEF, and UNESCO. CEE has a team of experts in education, human development, and capacity building. Its main focus is on developing managerial and leadership skills for educational professionals, conducting applied research, supporting curriculum development and accreditation, and executing innovative programs. CEE offers various training programs and short courses for graduates, teachers, and educational leaders. It has experience in capacity building, curriculum development, quality assurance, and technical and vocational education and training. CEE plans to enhance trainers' skills, develop competencies, deliver capacity-building trainings, and build the capacity of VET teachers. It has collaborations with various stakeholders, including international organizations, the private sector, and government entities. CEE aims to disseminate the project results and use the outcomes in future projects to promote women's empowerment through entrepreneurship.
MEK is a non-profit development institution established in 2007 with the objective of developing the Egyptian individual in a comprehensive manner. Seven key areas selected for human development namely: Health, Education, Scientific Research, Social Solidarity, Aspects of Life, Civil Associations development, and Integrated Developments. MEK, with vast experience in women empowerment projects, collaborates with national and international partners. In Egypt, a UN Women-funded initiative by MEK established sustainable women-led micro-enterprises benefiting 2000 rural women, offering vocational and interpersonal skills training since 2014. Another project, supported by Drosos, focuses on qualifying VET graduates for employment through teacher training, student programs, and equipping school workshops. Additionally, a partnership with ILO aims to train 200 youth for hospitality jobs. UNIDO funding enabled MEK to enhance dairy, honey, tomato paste, and horticulture production through value chains. MEK plans stakeholder mapping, translation of news items, and organizing physical and virtual events. The organization will identify VET competencies, address technical gaps, and develop a hybrid-training program for teachers, enhancing learning tools and conducting Training for Trainers workshops. In addition to disseminate outcomes and capacity building strategies to stakeholders in Egypt, promoting youth and women entrepreneurship.
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