A selection of international projects and partnerships of the Vocational Training Institute Vienna.

Our current projects are funded within the frame of the following EU programmes:

Clever Tools – New Skills for Jobs
Leonardo da Vinci Mobility Project (VETPRO program) with Sivitanidios Public School of Trades and Vocations, Athens, from October 2011 to January 2013: Training for educators, teachers and career counsellors concerning the topics vocational training systems, career guidance and counselling as well as apprenticeship training, read more

WORKPLACEMENT III
New international cooperation form between schools and enterprises (Leonardo da Vinci IVT Mobility project) 2010 - 2011 Within this project pupils from the schools of bfi Wien are able to participate in a three weeks’ industrial placement with established companies in the Czech Republic, Slovakian Republic and Hungary. read more

BREAK GENDER STEREOTYPE, GIVE TALENT A CHANCE
Raising the awareness of companies about combating gender stereotypes
(financed by the European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and managed by the International Training Centre of the ILO in partnership with the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) 2009 read more

Career Counselling in Vienna (ESF Target 2; co-financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture) 2008 - 2011 read more

KOBETIC: Training SMEs on E-Commerce is a project that specifically aims at developing the e-Commerce qualifications, under consideration of the FIT-for e-Commerce project, lead by bfi Wien. (Lifelong Learning Programme 2008 – 2010) For information about the current project project results and latest situation of the project activities please click here. If you wish to intend a KOBETIC training course please look at the admission conditions. read more 

MADE IN JAIL - "Winner of the 2010 European Award for Lifelong Learning in the category Leonardo da Vinci": Development and implementation of an e-shop for promoting entrepreneurial competencies of prison inmates by vocational training” (Lifelong Learning Programme/Leonardo da Vinci/Transfer of Innovation) 2008 – 2009. read more

LLL-Academy for persons with learning deficits: a contribution to the life long learning strategy in the field of adult education (ESF Target 2; co-financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture) 2007 - 2010. read more

INT.COMP – Intercultural Competence Training for Trainers and Advisers in the field of Professional Orientation (Leonardo da Vinci II) 2006 – 2008 Development of a training programme, training materials, guidelines, a database, a handbook as well as a web portal for trainers, advisers, social workers and contact persons to enterprises who are in direct contact with immigrants. read more 

VET-Macedonia - TA VET Phase IV Training for Teachers and VET Centre Staff (EuropeAid) 01 - 09.2006 is a project in the frame of VET reforms in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to enhance the quality of teaching in VET schools read more

IMMI-Train - Supporting Efficient Recruitment of Immigrants (Leonardo da Vinci II) 2005 - 2007 Development of a training and communication tool for HR managers to instruct and intensify knowledge, concerning immigration. read more

Fit for E-Commerce (Leonardo da Vinci II) 2001 - 2004
This "New-Business-Training-Programme for Disadvantaged" develops innovative methods, materials and concepts for trainees and trainers to improve opportunities for the disadvantaged on the labour market. read more