Workability Europe Annual Conference Amsterdam, The Netherlands 911 May 2006

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The network of leading European providers of
services to people with disabilities
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• How can AVRE enterprises maximize their benefits
  from EPR membership?
• How can they increase their activities
  international cooperation through EPR?

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EPR mission
leading - proactive - innovative
impacting on sector
servicing members
learning together
exchange of best practice
EPR actions
continuous improvement
excellence
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sectoral context
UN Convention
CoE Action Plan
Services Directive
Aging
networking representation
WHO ICF
EU Disability Strategy
Mainstreaming
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selection of issues challenges, opportunities for
EPR members
research analysis needs assessment
EPR network
information
actions
EPR members development/deployment of solutions
answers
internal dissemination training advice
validate solutions
favourable policies
sectoral stakeholders
enhance sector
demonstrate leading role
external dissemination influencing policy
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Contextual challenges opportunities

Principles of business models

• Mainstreaming
• CBSs
• Holistic approach
• Person-centred
• New target groups
• ICF

• Decentralization
• Partnerships
• User-involvement
• DM services
• Changing primary
• processes

• Justify added value
• Quality
• Cost-effectiveness
• Tendering
• Transparency
• Accountability

• External accreditation
• Benchmarking
• Outcome measurement
• Integrated ICTs
• Balance mission/values
• with business obj.

Competition Competitiveness

• Opening of new
• branches
• Mobility of clients
• Mobility of
• professionals

• Int. Joint ventures
• Global perspective
• Cultural sensitivity
• Recognition professional qualifications
• European quality system

Cross-border service provision
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EPR activities services
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• Influence policy
• Gather information

• Training Programmes

• Consultancies

• EU funding
• EU policies
• Representation / PR
• Partnership building

• Management training
• Quality
• Self-directed learning
• Staff placements

• Exchange good practice
• Benchmarking
• Introduce new services
• Strategy development

• KMC
• Newsletter
• Project participation
• Reduction fees

• PA event
• E-bulletin
• Funding alerts
• Public relations
• Meeting facilities

• Workshop management
• General seminar
• Centre visits
• Reduction of fees

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Examples of CAP activities

• Vocational assessment
• Disability management
• Benchmarking on performance indicators
• Strategic Management
• Decentralisation Mainstreaming
• Involvement in international consultancy
• Financing mechanisms

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Funding related services

• Information on funding opportunities
• via targeted funding alerts, e-bulletin
• (In-house) training seminars
• Advice on writing the application
• Identification and contact of partners for your
  consortium
• Meetings with relevant officials
• Participation as a project partner
• Dissemination of the results of your project

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Project activities of EPR

• CONSULTANCY
• Technical assistance
• EU Studies
• National Ministries

RESEARCH Opti-Work Employment Guidance Quality
PROJECTS

• GRANTS

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Benefits to Project Partners

• Prestige at national and European level

• Reduced costs for activities

• Use of results for lobbying

• Learning with peers

• Strengthening contacts among EPR members

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September - EQUASS Auditors training, Porto -
Strategies for a decentralised service-delivery,
Brussels - Increasing the recognition of skills
and competences in VET, Olsberg - Not-for-profit
social service providers in a competitive
environment, Nijmegen October - Optimising
strategies for integrating people with
disabilities into work, Brussels November -
Sustainable partnerships between service
providers and employers, Brussels - European
quality framework for social services, Verona -
Outcome Measurement as way to demonstrate added
value of services, location tbc December -
Service-delivery to elderly disabled required
skills, attitudes and approaches, location tbc
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EPR member organisations
Associate members
Full members
Pulmonary Association Heli, Finland
RehabCare, Ireland
AVRE, Norway
National Learning Network, Ireland
Astangu, Estonia
Stichting Revalidatie Limburg, the Netherlands
Institute for Rehabilitation, Slovenia
Pluryn Werkenrode, the Netherlands
tjfbv, Germany
Josefs Gesellschaft, Germany
Heliomare, the Netherlands
Opera Don Calabria, Italy
SRH Learnlife AG, Germany
CRM, France
Ifross, France
Eden Foundation, Malta
CRPG, Portugal
Theotokos Foundation, Greece
Fundación ONCE, Spain
Momentum, UK
Durapart, Norway
Chaseley Trust, UK
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Mercurio
Thematic Group 1
Discussion Group
E-library
Thematic Group 2
Training Seminar
CV database
Thematic Group 3
Learning Group
Discussion forums
Project Team
Thematic Group 4
KMC