Competencies Development through Self-learning in Service SMEs (Comp Serv)

Funding information

Project duration: 10/2005 – 09/2007

Project code number: SK/05/B/F/PP – 177423/02

Funding guideline: Leonardo da Vinci

Project concept

Initial situation

The role of in-company training staff is changing. Especially in the service sector, there is a need for qualified trainers from training providers and competent in-house trainers who systematically accompany work-integrated learning processes. Learning process facilitators initiate, support and accompany needs-based, self-organised learning processes in SMEs that are as close to the workplace as possible and promote self-organised learning in the workplace.

Target groups and their benefits

The CompServ project is primarily aimed at those responsible for personnel and qualification issues in SMEs who want to initiate learning processes in their companies. In addition, external trainers and consultants are addressed who carry out further training measures for SMEs in the service sector. Both target groups were enabled to take on the role of learning process facilitators.

Project goal

The CompServ project aims to improve the service competence of employees in SMEs. The aim is to strengthen the self-learning processes in the company that are as close as possible to the workplace ("learning at work / on one's own problem") and to qualify internal and external facilitators who can initiate, implement and support self-learning processes in SMEs.

Role of ISOB

ISOB took over the internal evaluation and project-accompanying consulting of the partners.

Products and planned publications

  • Development of a modular guide ("facilitator guide") for the accompaniment of self-learning processes in SMEs and the development of instruments for the identification of qualification needs, for the development of work-integrated forms of learning and for the accompaniment of learning processes
  • Identify international case studies and self-learning materials for different sectors, including tourism, trade, social, industrial services, etc.

The guide is available from ISOB on request. However, the approach has since been further developed in many ways and has been incorporated into the development of our newer products.

Partnerships

Partners

  • Denmark (project coordination): AMU Center Nordjylland, Aalborg
  • Germany: Landeshauptstadt München, Referat für Arbeit und Wirtschaft, München
  • Germany: Institut für sozialwissenschaftliche Beratung GmbH
  • Malta: Maltese Mentoring Society (MMS)
  • Malta: Malta Federation of Industry (FOI)
  • Portugal: Centro de Formacao para o Comercio e Affins (Vocational Training Centre for the Trade) 
  • Slovakia: Slovak Chamber of Entrepreneurs (SZK), Zilina
  • Slovakia: The Bratislava Self-Gouverning Region (BSGR), Bratislava
  • United Kingdom: Glasgow Opportunities (GO), Glasgow
  • United Kingdom: Partenariat Association ltd. (LEDA), Hull/East Yorkshire

The project was successfully completed and positively evaluated.

We will be happy to provide you with the project results on request. For further information, please contact our Team.