TRAINING WORKSHOPS AIMED AT DISSABLED AND OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS 1st project meeting for TWAD Ljubljana, Slovenia

2 What is KRKK? Founded by: Ministry of Labour and the city of Kecskemét with the financial support of the World Bank In 1993 (official innaugurtion ceremony in 1994) Mission: development of human resources in the region Tasks: Training, re-training and up-grading of the unemployed employees human resources for regional employers civil servants, teachers, office workers

3 Working area of KRKK Till 2004: the 2 biggest counties of Hungary From 2004: the 2 biggest regions of Hungary

4 Main fields of training Informatics and information technology ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) Computer operating Computer aided design Computing, computer programming Desk-Top Publishing Digital pre-press Office administration, secretarial studies Business Trade and finance Business administration Book-keeping, accountancy Business management Tourism Catering and hospitality Guesthouse management, rural tourism Guiding and hostess services Travel agency administration Travel and tourism management Agriculture Environmental studies and environment protection Farming, animal care and breeding, plant cultivation Food processing Industry Engineering technology, electrical and mechanical engineering General industrial technology, (welding, moulding, ironwork etc.) Computerised industrial processing (NC, CNC operating) Logistics Human services Skills development in leadership, personnel management and labour relations, communication Small group / team work facilitation Counselling Training needs analyses Job analyses and job description Languages ( German, English, French, Hungarian and others, as required) Open and distance learning courses

5 Data about the usual training activity Average number of students: about 5000 annually Types of certificates o NQF-certificate (nationally certified vocational trainings for jobs within the National Qualifications Framework) o Certificate for Position (trainings based on TNA) o Certificate of Participation (esp. in skills development tarinings) o ECDL o Diploma (esp. on open learning courses) Financial background of the courses o Centralised funds (from National Budget Labour Market Fund) o Decentralised funds (from the Regional Labour Centres funds) o Employers (companies, enterprises etc.) o Projects (EU / National Development Plan OPs, regional) o Clients (who pay for themselves) o From 2006: resources directly at the Training Centre for courses of special target groups!

6 Special target groups Job searchers on contracts with the labour office Trainees for the first vocational qualification Trainees 50+ for the second vocational qualification The disabled Employees who are in danger of loosing their jobs within 1 year Employees whose employment can be assured only through training

7 Cooperation – based on labour market needs Regional Labour Centre Kecskemét Training Centre Employers (companies, small and medium enterprises, joint-ventures, firms, schools, authorities etc.)

8 Students’ usual career at KRKK Information department Assessment tests Vocational training Human Services Team Teamwork facilitation Development of learning skills Department where the course is organised Agriculture Business Humanities Industry IT Human Services Team Labour market training Individual counselling Human Services Team Job orientation /correction TNA Preliminary learning assessment Catch-up trainings Skills development trainings Labour market training Registration

9 KRKK experiences in training the disabled For the disabled in general: Development of personal skills Job search Communication skills Personal life management / conduct of healthy life English language For people with hearing difficulties / the deaf Computer literacy Trades: carpet weaving, basket weaving, leather accessories, flower arrangement For people with seeing difficulties / the blind Computer literacy

10 Facilities for the disabled in KRKK Help desk (obstacle free from physical and communicational point of view) 1 special training room for trainees with hearing and seeing difficulties All training rooms are physically obstacle free Whole building is physically obstacle free 2 trainers with knowledge of basic sign-language All counsellors trained for teaching in special groups where disabled people are integrated

11 Availabilities Director: SAJTOS, Géza Deputy director for training: TARY, Ferenc Deputy director for finance: GÁL, Anna Head of Humanities Department and Human Services Team: KOVATS VÖRÖS, Agnes Coordinator: MAGYAR, Roland