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INDEX
DESCRIPTION 1 MISSION 2 ACTIVITY AREAS 3PREMISES and SECTORS 9 BRANCHES and SECTORS 10
DIDACTIC METHODOLOGY 18 METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION 19
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 20
APRO VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
s.c.a.r.l.DESCRIPTION
T
he 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
MISSION
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he 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 andproviding refresher courses for those who are already employed.
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herefore the Consort Societymain objectives are the construction
of a common organization for definition and the development of activities of professional learning.
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ther main tasks of the school are: school-work guidance, reinsertion into the world of employment, studies and research regardingACTIVITY AREAS
Compulsory Education Training addressed
to Junior High School Graduates
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PRO 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.W
hen 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.T
he courses last three years and at the end of the school period, the students get a professional qualification (Professional compulsoryeducation) and they can begin working.
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PRO 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 studentsbecome well paid professionals.
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pro also offers courses integrated with the Institutes of lower and upper Secondary Education.ACTIVITY AREAS
Labour Market – Focused training for those looking for e mployment following the compulsory school period
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PRO’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 worldT
he courses are organised for qualified high school or university graduates who are ready to start a vocation.T
hese courses give to young people, for whom it is not always easy to find a gratifyingjob 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.
ACTIVITY AREAS
Labour Market – Training for Immigrants
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he 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
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PRO organises personalized courses for disabled students. The courses are planned and conducted by qualified teachers with greatexperience in the sector. The students receive a real support for their integration in the workforce.
Labour Market – Training for Unemployed Adults
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PRO offers courses that represent ideal and efficient solutions for the entrance or re-entrance of unemployed adults into the workforce.ACTIVITY AREAS
Individual Lifelong Learning
Training aimed at employed students
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PRO 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.A
ll the courses, which are numerous and vary widely,include: language courses, computer science, tourism and
cuisine, business management, creativity and communication, business administration management.
T
he 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 toACTIVITY AREAS
Apprenticeship
Training addressed to workers with
apprenti-ceship contract
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PRO 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
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t 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.ACTIVITY AREAS
Guidance Activities
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PRO 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.A
pro carries out Individual Support and Larsa to permit the passage of the studentsamong 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).
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he guidance operators and trainers support and follow the students in their whole training career, from the entrance in school to the insertion in thelabour market.
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pro is also an accredited work centre (SaL) in the provinces of Cuneo and Asti.PREMISES and SECTORS
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PRO 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.T
he Institute of Canelli is specialized in the following sectors: mechanics, welding and carpentry, computer science, electrical, foreign languages, hairstyling and beauty.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
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
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
BRANCHES and SECTORS
Hairstyling and Beauty
In this sector, training is provided for the following professions:
Beauty Treatment Operator Hairstyle
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
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
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
BRANCHES and SECTORS
Other Sectors
APRO also offers courses in the following sectors: Computer Science
Foreign Languages Administration
Business Management Control and Quality
Creativity
DIDACTIC METHODOLOGY
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o 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.T
he students acquire the technical skills directly with a professional experience, carried out in thecentres’ laboratories, using the machines
provided by the enterprises.
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
TRAINING and MOBILITY in EUROPE
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PRO 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 ofthe 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 Transfer of Innovations
MOBILITIES
APRO send and host students/apprentices, adults, trainers in many vocational sectors since 1999.
VET Learners
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PRO 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
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PRO 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 labourmarket (mobile workers, unemployed).
VET Staff
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PRO 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.22
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
STAFF
President - Olindo CERVELLA [email protected] Director - Antonio BOSIO [email protected]
Alba’s Main Office Manager - Maura REOLFI [email protected] Canelli’s Main Office Manager - Ivan PATTI [email protected] European Project Manager - Nicola ALIMENTI [email protected]
Sector Managers
Electrical Sector - Massimo MARONE [email protected] Mechanical Sector - Gervasio BODDA [email protected]
Socio-Health Sector - Sandra ALEDDA [email protected] Hotel & Tourism Sector - Enrica STUPINO [email protected]
Clothing & Fashion Design Sector - Monica CIACCIO [email protected] Hairstyling and Beauty Sector - Anna SANTORO [email protected]
Visit our website: www.aproformazione.it
CANELLI School
Via dei Prati, 16 14053 Canelli (At)
Tel. 0141.83.53.84
Main Office ALBA
Strada Castelgherlone, 2/A 12051 Alba (Cn) Tel. 0173.28.49.22 [email protected] Version May 2015 Provincia di ASTI
