ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS IN CYPRUS: An HRDA Project developed in cooperati

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ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATIONOF TRAINING
PROVIDERS IN CYPRUS An HRDA Projectdeveloped
in cooperation with EKEPIS

• Introduction by Ioannis Zenios
• Project Manager
• National Coordinator of TTnet Cyprus

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ABOUT HRDA

• Acronym of the Human Resource Development
  Authority of Cyprus
• National Agency for the promotion of the
  systematic vocational training and human resource
  development in all sectors of the economy
• Semi-government Organisation with a tripartite
  character at all levels
• By law all employers pay 0.5 on their payroll to
  the Human Resource Development Fund
• HRDA approves and subsidises training implemented
  by Training Providers in Cyprus and abroad

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TRAINING PROVIDERS IN CYPRUS

• Training Institutions (State or Private)
• Training Agents (organising training activities)
• Self-employed Trainers
• Company Training Centres
• In-company Trainers
• Company experts coming from abroad

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HRD PROFFESSIONALS IN CYPRUS

• Directors of State Training Institutions
• Directors of Private Training Institutions
• Directors of Company Training Centres
• HR Managers in Companies
• Training Agents (organising training activities)
• Self-employed Training Consultants
• Training Managers / Officers in Companies
• Training Managers / Officers in Institutions
• Self-employed Trainers
• In-company Trainers
• Institutions Trainers
• Thematic experts coming from abroad
• Company experts coming from abroad

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CLASSIFICATION OF HRD PROFFESSIONALSA. PLANNING
AND ORGANISATION

• Directors of State Training Institutions
• Directors of Private Training Institutions
• Directors of Company Training Centres
• HR Managers in Companies
• Training Agents (organising training activities)
• Self-employed Training Consultants
• Training Managers / Officers in Companies
• Training Managers / Officers in Institutions

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CLASSIFICATION OF HRD PROFFESSIONALSB. DESIGN

• Self-employed Training Consultants
• Training Managers / Officers in Companies
• Training Managers / Officers in Institutions
• Self-employed Trainers
• In-company Trainers
• Institutions Trainers
• Thematic experts coming from abroad
• Company experts coming from abroad

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CLASSIFICATION OF HRD PROFFESSIONALSC.
IMPLEMENTATION

• Self-employed Trainers
• In-company Trainers
• Institutions Trainers
• Thematic experts coming from abroad
• Company experts coming from abroad

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GROUPING OF HRD PROFFESSIONS(ECONOMY OF SCALE)

• Training Centres Directors and Training
  Managers/Officers (Planning, Organisation and
  Design)
• Experienced Trainers of all categories (Design
  and Implementation)
• Less experienced Trainers of all categories
  (Implementation)

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HRDA PROJECT FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
OF TRAINING FACTORS

• Concerns only Training Factors activated under
  HRDA approval and subsidy schemes
• Instrument for Quality Assurance of Vocational
  Training
• Simplification of current procedures of approving
  and subsidising training activities
• Flexibility in accepting all Training Factors
  currently activated under HRDA schemes and guide
  them to achieve certification.
• System will make full utilisation of ICT

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TRAINING FACTORSTO BE ASSESSED AND CERTIFIED

• Vocational Training Centres
• Vocational Training Structures
• Vocational Trainers

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EVERYTHING COMES TO AN END

• MANY THANKS
• FOR YOUR ATTENTION