Program - Title – Number - Outcomes

Updated: April 1, 2007

Period

Comments

Note: ESF - European Social Fund; EC – European Community; VET - Vocational Education and Training; MS SR - Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic; SPU - State Pedagogical Institute; SIOV - State Institute of Vocational Education; SCCF - Slovak Training Firms Centre; SEI- European Integration Section; SR – Slovak Republic; VET – Vocational Education and Training; SOU – Secondary Vocational (Apprentice) School; SOS - Secondary Technical School; ZSS – Associated Secondary School;

eLearning 2006 - Programme for the effective integration of ICT in education and training systems in Europe

Project No. 4529/001 – ELE ELEB11

Grandparents and Grandsons “G and G”

· Digital literacy training for adults handbook

· Common training units, guidelines and materials

· Local training unit(s) and materials

· Grandsons training pilot course

· Grandparents training pilot course

· Pilot activities monitoring report

· Dissemination activities (seminars, www.geengee.eu …)

23.2.2007
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25.6.2008

Budget: 318.245 €

Contractor: EnAIP FVG, Italia

Partners from: Greece, Italy Slovenia, Finland, Spain, Slovakia (SIOV), Estonia, Poland

satka@siov.sk; vasko@siov.sk

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

Project No. TR-05-B-F-PP-178019

Developing Educational Programme for Railway Systems and Technologies “DEPRAST”

· Analysis of the current situation in the sector

· Development of study programmes, curricula, methodology and study materials (ISCED 3A; 3C)

www.deprast.com

7.11.2005
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7.11.2007

Budget: 467.906 €

Contractor: Ministry of National Education, General Directorate of Technical Education for Boys, Turkey

Partners from: France, Spain, Slovakia, Turkey

satka@siov.sk

Bilateral cooperation between Austria and Slovakia

SIOV and PI Hollabrun

• Preparation for and participation in international seminars

1.1.2000
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European Training Firms Network “EUROPEN”

• SIOV through the Slovak centre of Training firms (SCCF) officially represents national Training firms an non-profit association “EUROPEN”
  www.europen.info

2001
-

Completed projects

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

ENGLISH for TRAINING and MOBILITY "EFTAM"

Project No.: SK/03/B/F/LA-177006

• Interactive, multimedia CD-ROM (12 sectors, 2 ELPT – English Language Proficiency Test, glossary; 1,500 pieces.)
• On-line www page www.eftam.com
• Manual for teachers and individual users (500 pieces.)
• Seminars for teachers (3 of 1day duration)
• Demonstrational final product test

1.10.2003
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30.3.2006

Budget: 184.620 €

CD ROMs are available on the request: rusnak@siov.sk

Contractor: SIOV

Partners from: UK, Italy, Greece, Slovakia (SPU)

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

Basic vocational education training for unqualified young people “JOB”

Project No. AT/03/B/F/PP- 158022

• Key competencies and practical skills in VET (ICT, internet, new technologies, foreign languages) and social skills (...)
• Training programs development

1.10.2003
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31.3.2006

Budget: 470.721 €

Contractor: Austria

Partners: 22 EU countries,SIOV

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

Building of multinational curriculum secures sustainable development of VET “EURO –Nach”

Project No.: DE/03/B/F/PP 146 045

• Educational Modules focussed on sustainable development

1.10.2003
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31.3.2006

Budget:

Contractor: Germany

Partners: SR (SIOV), The Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia

Bilateral cooperation with Italy based on the Law No. 212/92

INFORMATICS - Registered at the Office of the Government of the SR No. 909/2002 – OZP

• To establish a Reference Telematic Centre (RTC)
• To develop a network of ODL - Open Distance Learning services: RTC, regional centre, and 10 pilot school centres
• To train Centre employees and teachers of pilot schools
• To test the network and ODL newly - developed courses at pilot schools

6.3.2003
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4.3.2005

Budget: EUR 302.916 €

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 212.241 €

Participants: EnAIP FVG, Italy, SR SIOV, and 10 pilot schools

Bilateral cooperation with Canada based on the Canadian Government Program for International Development

Project No.: Z-020535 (Agreement between SIAST and CIDA)

Improvement of training access for disadvantaged population "ITAD"

• Training course on Strategic Planning both at regional and pilot school’s level
• Regional and pilot school’s strategic plans
• Incubators supportive to the employment of long-term unemployed groups of population - Roma population

18.1.2003
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31.12.2004

Budget: CAD 933.662

Prepared by: SIAST/

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Partners: SIOV, Ministry of Education of Hungary, Slovakian pilot schools (2), Regional government, Presov

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

MODILE EUROCARCO

Project No.: SK/01/B/P/LA-142220

• Modules for educating the career counselors
• Manuals

1.11.2002
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30.4.2004

Budget:

Contractor: SIOV

Partners: The Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Labour Office SR

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

Educational Training Modules for the Simulation of Economic Processes and Decisions “SIMGAME”

Project No.: CZ/02/B/F/PP-134030

• Training Modules
• Manuals for learners and teachers

2002
-
2004

EC Grant: (on SIOV’s behalf 8.117 € )

Budget:

Contractor: NUOV, CR

Partners: 13 EU countries, SIOV, Academies of Commerce from Bratislava and Dolny Kubin

Bilateral agreement signed by the Education Department of the Ministry of Flemish Community of Belgian Kingdom and MS SR

VOTEC (formerly HEURAS)

• Innovation of contents of vocational education
• Improvement of students and teachers language skills
• Educational activities for participating schools management
• New equipment for participating schools (ICT, tools, machines, didactic technique …)
• Cooperation of schools, students and school employees exchanges

1991
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2004

MS SR: SKK 700.000

12 Secondary Technical and Secondary Vocational schools from Slovakia were involved

International Visegrad Fund

• Exchange of information on training firms and building of training firms network
• Comparing of study programs - innovations
• Recognition of certificates - the legislation in the V4 countries and in the EU

June 2002
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November 2003

Contractor: CKU Tarnov, Poland

Partners: CR, Poland, Hungaria, SR (SIOV)

Bilateral cooperation with Austria

Agro-tourism as a part of regional development

• Development of specialized training course for teachers, agrosector’s employees, SME engaged in rural tourism, and local stakeholders
• Training courses for beneficiars from the SR

September 2002
-
November 2003

Budget:

Participants: Kultur Kontakt, Austria, SIOV

Phare

Introduction to the world of work

• Optional subject syllabi for secondary schools

2002
-
2003

Participants: MS SR, National Labour Office, SPU, pilot schools

Leonardo da Vinci - European Community Action Program for VET

EUROBAC – Vocational Education Final Exam Standards

Project No.

§ “Construction of engines” module including standards, criteria, and tools for evaluation

2000
-
2002

Coordinator: Pedagogical Institute, Austria

Partners: The Netherlands, Germany, UK, Italy, SIOV, Slovak pilot schools

Canadian Government Program for International Development

(Canadian International Development Agency / CIDA)

Slovak Vocational Training Project: Gastronomy and hotel Management

Project No. (Agreement signed between CIDA and SIAST/ Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology)

§ Educational program based on employers’ requirements for hotel and gastronomy management

§ Manuals:

1 DACUM method for the innovation of the Basic

Pedagogical Documents

2 Development of educational resources

2000
-
2002

Participants: SIAST Canada,

SIOV, and pilot schools (Hotel Academy Brezno and Piestany)

UNESCO

SOU and SOŠ Teacher training: Introduction of Information Technologies into VET

• Allplan, Eagle, Renewable energy sources manuals
• Teacher certificates

2000
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2001

Funded by UNESCO

Participants: SIOV, Slovak pilot schools

Bilateral project between Austria and Slovakia

Aspects of the use of alternative energy sources in educational process

§ To develop a new optional subject - Alternative sources of energy - for : Engineering, Electrotechnics, Transportation, and Agriculture

2000
-
2001

Participants: Kultur Kontakt Austria, Pedagogical Institute Salzburg, SIOV, SOS and SOU

Bilateral project between Austria and Slovakia

§ Certificates for graduates of specialization education

1998
-
2000

Participants: Institute, St. Polten, Austria, SIOV

Bilateral project between Italy and Slovakia

“Transforma”

· To establish pilot centre at the Secondary vocational school in Senec

· To innovate Basic Pedagogical Documents for the field of car repair services

· Teacher training: New forms and working methods related to the contents of education

1997
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1999

Participants: ENAIP FVG Udine, Italy, SIOV, ASS Senec

Bilateral project between Germany and Slovakia

• To establish Training Firms at Academies of Commerce
• To establish Training Shops at SOU
• To apply German educational materials to the innovation of Basic pedagogical Documents (up to 30% of the content)

1995
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1998

Participants: MS Germany, BIBB Fortbildungszentrum Chemnitz, MS SR, SIOV, pilot schools