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Northern Ireland Work Based Learning Strategic Working Group – NORTHERN IRELAND
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o The working group strategically reviews its employer base
and identify key areas for: (i) market development; (ii)
product development; (iii) product diversification.
The partnership approach between o It implements a region wide engagement and
employers and colleges improves the communication plan in relation to strategic employer
opportunities and progression of all young engagement to promote WBL.
people to work. o It ensures communication is open between its employer
engagement, sales and business development teams and
relevant parties: (i) curriculum teams (ii) commercial
teams (iii) marketing teams.
Further Education & Training in Health Care in the Dublin Region – REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
www.cdetb.ie
o Career guidance staff and colleges/centres have links with
Providers are strategically located near the 3 level colleges on student progression and employment.
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major Nursing Hospitals and Health Care o Protocols with work placement providers/employers are
centres in the Dublin region with good well established and provide feedback and curricular
access to work experience opportunities for support to colleges/centres.
learners. Learners from outside Dublin can o Strategic links are established with professionals in the
access work placements in their local areas. Health Care profession.
Colleges have built partnerships with o Quality assurance forms are in place to measure student
Health Care providers/employers in many progress, feedback, and satisfaction with programmes
regions outside Dublin. o Alumni are consulted and can contribute to curricular
development
Pre-Vocational Training – GERMANY
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o It established and approved long term partnerships with
The project is closely linked to job centres,
employment offices, numerous companies, job centres and employment offices
o There is a large, approved network and working relation
and enterprises, as well as different with companies, public bodies, social partners, and schools
chambers – Commerce and
o There is a trustful relationship with the different chambers
industry/craftsmanship – as the certifying
o Strategic partnerships with various vocational education
vocational training body in Germany.
providers are set
ATEC Training Academy – PORTUGAL
www.atec.pt
ATEC is strategically located close to o ATEC develops strategic partnerships with universities and
Volkswagen Autoeuropa, in Palmela, near polytechnics for the provision of credits equivalence for
Lisbon, and also in Oporto. In 2012, in trainees who intend to continue their studies
response to training needs of regional o It establishes protocols with different stakeholders –
industrial clusters, ATEC decentralised its companies, public bodies, social partners, and educational
training operations and started developing providers
local Technology Specialisation Courses in o It promotes corporate responsibility’s programmes to fight
Aveiro, Braga, São João da Madeira and early school drop-out, like the “You matter” programme,
Viseu. In 2014, it reached Sines, where financed by Volkswagen Workers’ Foundation
major oil companies are located. o Measuring companies’ satisfaction, 85% recommend it

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