Presentation:

About SCFAbout SCF National association born in 1975 and recognized by the

Ministry of Labour and included in the national register forresearch

SCF accounts for 40 associates40 associates - that is more than 75vocational training centres based in 11 regions11 regions: Friuli, Veneto,Lombardia, Piemonte, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Marche,Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Sicilia.

More than 2000 people working within the association andassociates

9.1709.170..987 training hours987 training hours in 2004 3 national headquarters3 national headquarters: Venice-Mestre (administration),

Bologna (development, and projectsʼ management), Roma(network coordination and institutional relations)

3 regional centres/seats3 regional centres/seats: Cologna Veneto, Roseto degliAbruzzi, Bari, Catania.

Our Our missionmission

"Human, civil and Christian promotion andvalorisation of young people, adults and workers, bymeans of vocational training programmes aimed topeoplepeopleʼ̓s integral developments integral development."

"To guarantee a subsidiary approachsubsidiary approach towards ourassociates; their active roleactive role is our first attention, andSCF promotes it constantly."

"SCFʼ s main way of acting will be the integration ofintegration ofhuman resourceshuman resources firstly in view of the valorisationvalorisationof the best practicesof the best practices developed within theassociation."

(from SCF’ Services Chart - UNI EN ISO 9001-2000)

SCFSCF ʼ̓ s services system s services system

Projects development: at European, nationaland local level

Human Resources promotion (Master,workshops/seminars, conferences, specifictargeted training courses…)

Learning or didactic materials (i.e.: “gender-oriented” counselling tools)

Monitoring & Evaluation Information (Nepente, Nepente-Info)

Our NetworkOur NetworkAt National level:

CONFAP (promoted by the Italian Bishops Conference- CEI)• FORMA (regrouping all vocational training organizations

having a Christian values inspiration: CONFAP, ENAIP-ACLI,IAL-CISL, CIF, INIPA - Coldiretti, Confcooperative,…)

At European level:CEC (Comité Européen de Coordination): regrouping organizationsand networks in Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Romania,Czech Republic, Germany, Malta.Strategic Agreement with the con la Italian-Polish Chamber ofCommerce.

Partnerships inPartnerships in: Portugal, Spain, France, UK, Ireland, Germany,Belgium, Denmark, Romania, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Finland.

SCFSCF ʼ̓ s s ““philosophyphilosophy””

To look at the localcontext and its needs

Specific attention todisadvantaged people

To work together,through resources

valorisation

To disseminate and transferbest practices

To share “bestpractices

To create the NETWORK

To create a “PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY”

Experiences’monitoring and

evaluation

Methodological innovation / tools developmentMethodological innovation / tools development

Our philosophy -2-Our philosophy -2-

1. Personalisation2. Flexibility of organisational models3. Transition to work and accompanying

measures4. Networking5. Co-development (co-design of

projects and programmes)

SCFSCF ʼ̓ s main activities s main activities

At EU level: Leonardo MobilityLeonardo Mobility projects:

since 2001, more than 300young people, 185 trainersand 100 young workers (15projects done or ongoing and4 new).

Equal opportunitiesEqual opportunities: ongender mainstreaming incounselling activities (DGEmployment and socialaffairs).

Leonardo pilot Leonardo pilot projctprojct “Lastrada per domani” addressedto EVT systemʼs management

At national level: Transfer of best practices:

“Learning by doing: firstexperience contracts”

“YES: Transitional enterprisesystem”

“Quality point: long life learning<ground>

(Financed by the Italian Ministryof Labour)

Equal projects in Veneto, Friuliand Liguria (Priority Employability)

FSE “system” projects:methodological innovationespecially in initial training(vocational training system).

Kinds of training offeredKinds of training offeredby SCFby SCFʼ̓ s associates s associates

• Vocational counselling• Initial training (after compulsory school)• Integrated programmes (vocational training & education)• Second level vocational education (after secondary school or

university)• In-and-off-the job-training• Continuous vocational training (for workers needing to adapt their

skills and knowledge to stay or enter again in the labour market)• Apprenticeships (for young people already working but who have not

reached the “compulsory level” of education)• Open Distance Learning• Short vocational training programmes• Accompanying measures to support work placement• Activities to help to “intersect” offers and demands

SCF associatesSCF associatesʼ̓ target groups target groups•• Young peopleYoung people having finished compulsory school (14-

17 years old)•• Disadvantaged target groups:Disadvantaged target groups: drop outs, immigrants,

drug-abusers, ex drug-abusers, prisoners and exprisoners, homeless, new poor (i.e. families having losttheir job or suffering economically after financial cracks,lonely women with children to raise, nomads, etc.)

•• UnemployedUnemployed (young, adult, disabled, long-durationunemployment)

•• WomenWomen (unemployed, wishing to enter again in thelabour market, immigrants, etc.)

•• WorkersWorkers: for those who have to increase theirqualification level, those risking to lose their job, thosewishing to improve or change their job, etc.

Professional fields• Civil and industrial Electricity and

Electronics, cars electronics,P.L.C., EIB, numerical controlmachines

• Mechanics, industrial mechanicsand automation, car repairing

• Computer sciences• Environment, Quality and

security systems• Care Services• Children education services

and leisure services• Tourism & Cooking (bakery,

pastry, cook, barman,waiters, maid,

• Building: polyvalent masons,managers of building plansand yards, CSD, 3D

Restoration, carpentryCommerce (selling)Activities in the Tertiary sector(administration, secretary, paymentservices, accounting, import & export,marketing etc.)Foreign languagesGraphics, editing and printingAgricultureWelding, air conditioning, thermo-hydraulics, tiring,CAD, CAM, CNCTaylor activitiesHair stylistsBeauty servicesCultural assets and restoration

Specific offer for the disabled

• Counselling (“bilan des compétences”, orientationlabs,…).

• Vocational training courses (short and long courses).• Protected Labour Centres: rehabilitation programmes

based on labour for those who have finished a trainingprogramme but havenʼt acquired a sufficient level ofautonomy and skills for a work placement.

• Integration and placement within profit and non profitcompanies

• In-and-off-the job-training