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INDEX DESCRIPTION 1 MISSION 2 ACTIVITY AREAS 3 PREMISES and SECTORS 9 BRANCHES and SECTORS 10 DIDACTIC METHODOLOGY 18 METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION 19 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 20 STAFF 29
APRO VOCATIONAL TRAINING s.c.a.r.l. DESCRIPTION The school was founded in 1958 by Monsignor Gian Battista Gianolio as a vocational school for young people, with the purpose of, through social and professional studies, responding to the needs of the companies in the area. Later, the school was run by the Piedmont Region, until 1998 when APRO, a Consort Society, took over the management. APRO is made up of local authorities such as the municipality of Alba, the most renowned companies in the area like Ferrero S.p.a. and Miroglio Group S.p.A., a selection of other companies and all the professional associations in the area of the town of Alba. Besides the school in Alba, a second one was opened in the town of Canelli, in the province of Asti. 1
MISSION The objective of Apro is to respond to the demands of the area concentrating on professional and vocational needs of the companies, preparing youth for the world of employment and providing refresher courses for those who are already employed. Therefore the Consort Society main objectives are the construction of a common organization for definition and the development of activities of professional learning. Other main tasks of the school are: schoolwork guidance, reinsertion into the world of employment, studies and research regarding the previously mentioned activities. 2
ACTIVITY AREAS Compulsory Education Training addressed to Junior High School Graduates APRO is well known in the professional training area aimed at young people. At the present 600 students are attending the school in 5 sectors: technical engineering, electrical, hotel, hairdressing and clothing. When the students begin attending, they are 14 years old and they are taught by professionals. They continue their training through work experience in companies, by studying with active and cross-disciplinary didactic methods and using laboratories with the most modern technologies. The courses last three years and at the end of the school period, the students get a professional qualification (Professional compulsory education) and they can begin working. APRO courses are ideal for students who have a natural bent for practical studies, for those who want to start a job, for students who have practical intelligence and for those who want to become small entrepreneurs. The best students become well paid professionals. Apro also offers courses integrated with the Institutes of lower and upper Secondary Education. 3
ACTIVITY AREAS Labour Market Focused training for those looking for e mployment following the compulsory school period APRO s objective is to prepare the students, once they have finished their compulsory education, with specialised courses that lead to an ideal connection between high school or university and the real work world The courses are organised for qualified high school or university graduates who are ready to start a vocation. These courses give to young people, for whom it is not always easy to find a gratifying job after the end of the school, the concrete chance to enter in the labour market as professionals in the following fields: tourism, fashion, commerce, culinary art, social and health care assistance, computer science and many others. 4
ACTIVITY AREAS Labour Market Training for Immigrants The courses at Apro represent, since many years, a consolidated solution to assure a better social integration of immigrants as well as a concrete support to facilitate their access to the labour market. Labour Market Training for the Disabled APRO organises personalized courses for disabled students. The courses are planned and conducted by qualified teachers with great experience in the sector. The students receive a real support for their integration in the workforce. Labour Market Training for Unemployed Adults APRO offers courses that represent ideal and efficient solutions for the entrance or re-entrance of unemployed adults into the workforce. 5
ACTIVITY AREAS Individual Lifelong Learning Training aimed at employed students APRO offers the possibility of enrolment to Lifelong Learning courses to employed people according to individual needs. They can enrol throughout the year. The vocational courses are financed 80% by the Province and are held in the evenings. All the courses, which are numerous and vary widely, include: language courses, computer science, tourism and cuisine, business management, creativity and communication, business administration management. The courses are, in particular, aimed at employed people, therefore they are extremely convenient and interesting, not only because they are useful for their jobs, but also and above all, because they deal with current subjects both on a personal level and on a modern level with facts, not necessarily relating to the job itself. 6
ACTIVITY AREAS Apprenticeship Training addressed to workers with apprenticeship contract APRO offers vocational courses aimed at young people already employed with an apprenticeship contract, according to the law, with theoretical and practical subject matter, in collaboration with the provinces of Cuneo and Asti. Enterprise Training At Apro, you can find rich catalogues which offer financed training for all professional levels with the possibility of planning and creating high quality courses. Apro seeks the most ideal financial instruments to be able to achieve training courses that companies need to organize. In addition to this, depending on the type of course, the students, the duration, and the course period, Apro prepares the training project and presents it to the competent offices for financing. In the case of positive feedback, it accompanies and follows the company in its development of training activity and in its final report of this training period. 7
ACTIVITY AREAS Guidance Activities APRO organizes and manages guidance training and information activities for young students in compulsory education and training, as well as for apprentices, post-diploma courses and unemployed people. Apro carries out Individual Support and Larsa to permit the passage of the students among different schools or levels of education, in particular between the Institutes and the Training Agency; it also offers vocational guidance activities for students completing their last year of junior high school (lower secondary school). The guidance operators and trainers support and follow the students in their whole training career, from the entrance in school to the insertion in the labour market. Apro is also an accredited work centre (SaL) in the provinces of Cuneo and Asti. 8
PREMISES and SECTORS APRO has 2 training schools in Alba and Canelli, employing 100 members of staff and 400 professionals. The Institute of Alba is specialized in the following sectors: mechanics, welding and carpentry, computer science, eletrotechnics, clothing and fashion, tourism and culinary art, hairstyling and beauty, commerce and service activities, health and human services, marketing and communication, administration and business management, design and graphics, environmental protection, safety, ecomanagement and foreign languages. The Institute of Canelli is specialized in the following sectors: mechanics, welding and carpentry, computer science, electrical, foreign languages, hairstyling and beauty. 9
BRANCHES and SECTORS Mechanics In this sector, training is provided for the following professions: Programming operator of numeric-controlled machine tools Automobile mechanical maintenance Welding Construction on machine tools Machine tool operator Mechanical CAD operator 3D printing 10
BRANCHES and SECTORS Electric In this sector, training is provided for the following professions: Electrical Operator Civil and Industrial Plant Installer Wiring System Installer Machine and Automatic System Maintenance Automatic System Technician for Mechanical Industries PLC Programmer 11
BRANCHES and SECTORS Fashion and Clothing In this sector, training is provided for the following professions: Clothing Operator Industrial Tailoring Fashion Design Planner Fashion Coordinator Planner Corset Designer Tailor 12
BRANCHES and SECTORS Hairstyling and Beauty In this sector, training is provided for the following professions: Hairstyle Beauty Treatment Operator 13
BRANCHES and SECTORS Hotel Services In this sector, training is provided for the following professions: Restaurant - Kitchen Service Operator Restaurant - Hall - Bar Service Operator Regional Cuisine Operator Specialized Hall and Bar Service Operator Baker Pizza Maker Ice-Cream Maker Wine and Typical Product taster 14
BRANCHES and SECTORS Health In this sector, training is provided for the following professions: OSS (Health Services Operator) Infant service Animator Early infancy educator Health Services community director Elderly animator 15
BRANCHES and SECTORS Tourism In this sector, the following professionals are trained: Tour guide Naturalistic Escort Tour Escort Marketing and Territorial Promoter Technician Reception and Client Assistance Operator Equestrian Escort 16
BRANCHES and SECTORS Other Sectors APRO also offers courses in the following sectors: Computer Science Foreign Languages Administration Business Management Control and Quality Creativity Communication and many others 17
DIDACTIC METHODOLOGY To define the vocational training process, the courses are divided in modules. The modules are organised in theory lessons and hands-on practice in the laboratories. The students acquire the technical skills directly with a professional experience, carried out in the centres laboratories, using the machines provided by the enterprises. 18
METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION Every year APRO develops new teaching methods to improve the quality of training and to facilitate student learning. The following methods are being currently used: COOPERATIVE LEARNING and COMMUNITY of PRACTICE STRATEGIES OF SCAFFOLDING: COGNITIVE and EMOTIVE-MOTIVATIONAL SELF EVALUATION ABOUT THE LEVEL of KNOWLEDGE of FOREIGN LANGUAGES GIVE information, OFFER the territory, SPEAK with the tourist LABORATORY of ROBOTIC AUTOMATION INDIVIDUAL COUNCELLING ITALIAN = MY LANGUAGE 2 DIDACTIC RESTAURANT OBSERVE to LEARN E-GROUP CO-BUILDING A GOOD GUIDANCE MOBY REPORT WEB 2.0. 19
TRAINING and MOBILITY in EUROPE APRO Formazione is the point of reference for the territory in Europe. Since 2009, APRO collaborates with European partners on mobility projects, partnerships, development and transfer of innovation in the education field. The projects are aimed at students, adults, trainers and organizations of our territory. APRO actively works to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Commission. The European Network of APRO covers 13 Countries with more than 40 partners, including schools, vocational training agencies, Universities, private companies, Institutions and public authorities. Fund raising Project design and management Building of international networks International internships Mobility of students in training curriculum Mobility of adults (people in the labor market) Training of trainers International training courses 20 Transfer of Innovations
MOBILITIES APRO send and host students/apprentices, adults, trainers in many vocational sectors since 1999. VET Learners APRO coordinate mobility projects for students in compulsory education and apprentices at regional level. The projects include the recognition of training and practice credits. The objective of our mobility activities is to obtain the international recognition of our qualifications, working in accordance with the ECVET requirements. Youth & Adults APRO coordinate mobility projects for people available in the labour market at national level. The beneficiaries of our mobility projects are: young people over 18 who finished the training/educational career; workers of local enterprises; people available in the labour market (mobile workers, unemployed). VET Staff APRO works in the VETPRO programme to foster the skills of the trainers who work with the following categories of beneficiaries: students in compulsory education, apprentices, employed and unemployed, elderly people, foreign people. 21
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Transfers and Developments of Innovation Strategic Partnerships International courses Sectorial Skills Alliances ECVET Transnational cooperation Networks E-twinning For more details about the projects visit the APROEuropa website http://www.apro-fp.it/index.php/apro-europa 22
STAFF President - Olindo CERVELLA o.cervella@aproformazione.it Director - Antonio BOSIO a.bosio@aproformazione.it Alba s Main Office Manager - Maura REOLFI m.reolfi@aproformazione.it Canelli s Main Office Manager - Ivan PATTI i.patti@aproformazione.it European Project Manager - Nicola ALIMENTI n.alimenti@aproformazione.it Sector Managers Electrical Sector - Massimo MARONE m.marone@aproformazione.it Mechanical Sector - Gervasio BODDA g.bodda@aproformazione.it Socio-Health Sector - Sandra ALEDDA s.aledda@aproformazione.it Hotel & Tourism Sector - Enrica STUPINO e.stupino@aproformazione.it Clothing & Fashion Design Sector - Monica CIACCIO m.ciaccio@aproformazione.it Hairstyling and Beauty Sector - Anna SANTORO a.santoro@aproformazione.it 23
Main Office ALBA Strada Castelgherlone, 2/A 12051 Alba (Cn) Tel. 0173.28.49.22 europa@aproformazione.it CANELLI School Via dei Prati, 16 14053 Canelli (At) Tel. 0141.83.53.84 europa@aproformazione.it Visit our website: www.aproformazione.it Provincia di ASTI Version May 2015