AARHUS TECH is situated in Aarhus - the second largest city in Denmark. With three main campuses and comprehensive education and training programs the college is a very noticeable part of Aarhus - and a part of the international world as well. AARHUS TECH was founded in 1828 and is one of the largest education and training institutions in Denmark. With three Science Colleges and 12 centers providing vocational programs, further education and supplementary training, AARHUS TECH offers a wide range of exciting and challenging technical courses.
AARHUS TECH is a unique educational environment. – More than 30,000 students and course participants make the most of the synergies created between the vocational education and training programs, the business academy courses, the technical upper secondary schools and a wide range of course activities. Moreover, our international programs add a dynamic and international dimension to our study environment.
AARHUS TECH International
AARHUS TECH International is the international consulting department of AARHUS TECH. The department was established in 1984 with the dual objective of offering the knowledge and experience of AARHUS TECH experts to international projects and supporting the internationalization process of AARHUS TECH.
Today, the main focus of our work is on international VET, HRD and labour market projects financed by donors such as the EU (Tacis, CARDS, Phare, MEDA, etc.), the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and Danida. Over the years, AARHUS TECH has carried out projects in Central and Eastern Europe, NIS countries, and a large number of countries in Asia and Africa. Our present activities include projects in Serbia, Libya, Myanmar, Namibia, Uganda and Tanzania.
Being based in a VET institution, AARHUS TECH International draws on a large pool of in-house experts with hands-on experience of different aspects of vocational education and training, including continuing training and career guidance. In addition, the staff of AARHUS TECH International includes experienced project managers and administrators.
Services
The main fields of expertise are vocational education and training (VET), continuing vocational training (CVT), and human resource development in a lifelong learning framework. AARHUS TECH primarily work with donor-financed projects, but AARHUS TECH also assist private companies and public organisations with HRD and tailor-made training. Services include: Project management and administration; Support to VET and CVT system reform; Development of VET and CVT policies, strategies, and action plans; Drafting of VET and CVT legislation in a lifelong learning perspective; Institution building, including recommendations for financing models; Capacity building on local, regional and central level, including the planning and implementation of in-service training programmes for managers, teachers, and other staff members, and organisation of seminars, workshops, and study visits; Facilitation of social partnership in education and training; Development of training needs assessment (TNA) methodology, conduction of TNA, and collation/analysis of the results; Development of national qualification frameworks and standards; Development and updating of curricula on the basis of current and expected labour market demands, including the development of overall methodology and structure, clustering of training and education programmes into job families, and development of evaluation and assessment methods; Design of teaching and learning material; Organisation and implementation of teacher training programmes including training of trainers; Development of guidance and counselling programmes and systems; Development of VET management and information databases; Procurement of equipment for education and training; Facilitation of partnerships for employment; Development of active labour market measures, e.g. training programmes for adults having a short formal education; Development of labour market information systems; Training in LFA and project management; and Support to project design and implementation according to ESF principles.
The approach is based on a highly participatory methodology in terms of stakeholder participation and ownership both in regard to project process and project results.
Another important characteristic of the approach is that it is practice-based and bottom-up oriented. Drawing on the hands-on experience of AARHUS TECH as a leading Danish supplier of a wide range of VET and CVT services, AARHUS TECH always focus on enabling the end users to take maximum benefit of the services and achieve the highest degree of sustainability.
