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UKLO Career, Lifelong Learning and Alumni
CentreKREDO
(KaRiEra,DOzivotno ucenje i Alumni)
UNIVERSITY “St. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI” - UNIVERSITY “St. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI” - BITOLABITOLA
www.uklo.edu.mk
Marika Baseska -Gjorgjieska
Bitola, 30.06.2011
Workshop INTERFACE
UKLO History and experience regarding LL, career center and alumni.
• While UKLOwas not integrated - each faculty has its own policy
• no at the University level• After the new HEL, at 2008 UKLO
– Adopted a Program for cooperation with the economy (companies)
– Established a Center for cooperation with the economy (companies)
The Program presents a broader approach to cooperation that includes:
• Development of the cooperation among UKLO and the economy in:– Creation and realization of curricula and syllabi– The process of Continuous education– The process of professional development of the
students– Providing scholarships for students– Employment of the graduates– Creating and developing institutional forms for
supporting the cooperation between UKLO and economy
– Involving the local self-government regarding the local economic development projects
Legal framework in support of the establishment of UKLO Career, LLL and Alumni Centre
• National legislation (Law on Higher Education, Law on Adult Education)
• University regulation (University Statute, Four-year Strategy of Development, Action Plan for 2011/2012)
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Existing initiatives Government initiatives• Establishment of the National Centre for Adult
Education • National Agency for European Educational
Programmes and Mobility• Government Project for University enrolement of adult
population
Foreign institutions & foundations initiatives• EU programmes• USAID activities• Some Foreign Embassies programmes & activities
MISSION
The mission of the new University structure (KREDO) in our knowledge based society is to educate and connect different target groups with educational, training, career and job opportunities by providing UKLO students, graduates, alumni, faculties and staff, as well as the employers, with expert advising related to development of educational and career goals combined with a wide range of skills and job search strategies necessary in managing their professional and academic projects.
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VISION
……By preparing students to manage their professional and academic development,
by being premier source for targeted employers seeking undergraduates, graduates and alumni,
KREDO will serve
to facilitate the students' and graduates' transition from University to a productive career and vice versa,
will make easier the continuing educational and training prospective for the targets outside the University.
Aim
• The main aim of the services and activities offered through this Center ( as an integral University structure committed to meeting European HE standards and Bologna principles in every segment of its functioning,) is to increase the awareness about its importance among the academic community and the external world, involving the concept of life-long learning and creating links with the business environment and the institutions of the system.
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths• Organizational capacities of HEIs
institutions• Infrastructure• Communication facilities• Examples of institutional good
practice
Weaknesses
• Partial University integration due to non-existence of a national supporting system
• Insufficiently developed system of LLL• Lack of institutional systematic approach
for organizing LLL, Alumni, Career Development activities
Opportunities• Support from HEIs• University autonomy• Well-established relations with the
business sector and institutions, locally and nationally
• Interest shown by the business community and other institutions
• The concept of integration
Threats• Low level of awareness about the
necessity and usefulness of this type of activity
• High unemployment rate• Unclear value system
Strategy• To develop an Integral system – KREDO
consisted of three subsystems:
LLL, Career Center and Alumni– Through taking advantages from the strengts
and opportunities – Through examples of best practices from EU
Universities
CREDO ORGANOGRAM
KREDO CentreAdministrative staff in charge of the Centre
KREDO CentreAdministrative staff in charge of the Centre
University Management (Rectorate)Vice-rector
University Management (Rectorate)Vice-rector
Lifelong Learning Division/Section
Lifelong Learning Division/Section
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CREDO Network(12+3) representatives in every University member
CREDO Network(12+3) representatives in every University member
Career Division/ Section
Career Division/ Section
Alumni Division/Section
Alumni Division/Section
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONATTENTION
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