BATIZ ENIKO CONTINUOUS EDUCATION A ROMANIAN PERSPECTIVE

LEGISLATION Aquis Communautaire Law on Education 151/1999 Decision 779/1999; 3062/2000; 3271/2000 … Law 132/1999; Law 1/1991; … Law 133/2000: &1: “The continuous education and the social promotion of the person are realised through educational institutions, correlated to the individual needs and to the requests of the market economy and of the social practice in a democratic society”

LEGISLATION &2(1): “The continuous education throughout the educational system is realized by offering specific programs, initiated and organized by public and private institutions witch have this activity field, (…), using interactive methods emphasizing on the multimedia devices, such as ODL, video conferences computer-based training, so on. (2) ”The financial support of these activities can be either state funded or self supportive …”

Main actors Organizations and institutions with accreditation, survey and control role: Ministry of Education and Research Institute of Educational Sciences Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity Ministry of Development and Prognosis Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Evolution Level of participation in C.E. in 2001 increased with 40% in Germany 50% in Sweden … over 70% in USA and Japan … increasing over 800% since 1998 in Romania

Courses offered in April, 2002 Economics/Business= 285 Human Sciences = 114 ITC (computer sciences)= 173 Foreign Languages = 151 Foreign Language Certificates = 8 NGO-s = 28 Leisure = 57 Qualifications = 84 Other fields= 62

BABES-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY IN CLUJ-NAPOCA “Learning is the key to prosperity – for each of us as individuals, as well as for the nation as a whole. Investment in human capital will be the foundation of success in the knowledge-based global economy of the twenty-first century” David Blunkett (Secretary of State for Education and Employment, U.K)

General objectives of the BBU To identify and qualitatively/quantitatively analyze the educational needs; To conceive the projects which will allow an easy access of the participants to theoretical and practical knowledge; To ensure specialized consulting in study opportunities in adult education; To conceive intervention strategies and specialized assistance, throughout consulting To survey and evaluate the implementation of the projects; To realize diagnostic studies on the dynamic of the market, to realize prospective analysis To realize contract trainings at the beneficiary’ request.

Benefits for the beneficiary The acquisition of new knowledge, theoretical and practical abilities specific to different activity and/or interest fields; The development of intellectual, psychomotor and affective-attitude competencies specific to several professions, functions, social status, and transversal competencies; The formation of strategies, techniques and methods requested by the activities specific to some professions, functions or other interest fields

Course offering units of the BBU& with/without the Lifelong&ODL Center Faculty of Sociology and Social Work (26; short/medium term intensive courses) Faculty of European Studies (4 courses) Alpha Center of the Faculty of Letters (11 intensive/short/midterm language courses) Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences & Teachers’ Training Department (5 training courses) Faculty of Mathematics and Computers Science (2 training courses) Lingua Center of the Faculty of Economical Sciences (intensive language courses, interpreting services)

BBU Projects for 2002/2003 Theoretical courses Practical courses Workshops Practical activities Field instructions Stages, projects Contract trainings ALL AND ONLY SELF- SUPPORTIVE

BBU’s partners Partner universities Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Cluj County Employment Office Cluj County Council Cluj Municipality Private companies Cluj County School Board individuals