Experience exchange in training and development between Romanian HR professionals and their fellows in Cyprus

The purpose of the project was to organize an experience exchange between 10 (ten) HR professionals from Romania and their fellows in Cyprus, members of the professional association Cyprus Human Resource Management Association (CyHRMA), partner of the project. The project was initiated by HR Club and coordinated by a project manager delegated from the executive team of the Association.

The beneficiaries of this project were defined as those HR Club members responsible with training and/ or HR (VETPRO), which would benefit both at personal and professional level from access to best practices and methodologies used in other EU countries.

According to the HR Club annual satisfaction survey, one constant demand of our members is access to development through informal discussions and to experiences that will allow them to share experience, knowledge and best practices. Therefore, HR Club has developed and will continue to develop strategic actions to provide its members opportunities to access and share specific knowledge, whether it is training and development, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefits or labor legislation and industrial relations.

Thus, the main objective of this project was to provide its beneficiaries access to training and development best practices from Cyprus through knowledge sharing with their colleagues from small and medium enterprises, training institutions, NGOs, public institutions or multinationals. As a result, the beneficiaries have acquired knowledge and methodologies successfully used in other EU countries and which will increase the efficiency of training and development projects and programs implemented in their organizations by the Romanian participants and by their fellows in Cyprus.

The mobility project consisted of a one-week working visit to Cyprus in April 2010, followed by presentations and reports which were disseminated to all HR Club members.

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HR Club, experience exchange in Cyprus through the European Program Leonardo da Vinci
Published by HR Club on 27.04.2010

HR Club has successfully implemented the first project dedicated to an experience exchange in training and development between Romanian HR professionals and their fellows in Cyprus, members of the Human Resources Managers Association of Cyprus (CyHRMA), partner of this project. The project no. LLP-LdV/ VETPRO/ 2009/ RO/ 158, part of the Leonardo da Vinci program, Vocational Education and Training component (VETPRO), won a total funding value of 15.700 Euros.

Within this project, HR Club has sent 10 specialists in training and development, coming from top Romanian companies, for a week to Cyprus (between 12-16 April). The best practices presentations, discussion sessions and workshops were focused on topics such as designing, planning and evaluating a training program or developing and implementing coaching programs and addressed the specific issues of interest for the participants: FMCG, Services, Banking and Telecom.

„Training and development practices are relatively new in Romania and so is formal education in human resources management. Using this learning method based on dialogue and experience exchange, HR Club has developed and will continue to develop strategic actions in order to provide its members custom opportunities to access and share specific knowledge”, stated Csaba Gergely, President of HR Club.

During the entire visit to Cyprus, the Romanian delegation has benefited from a full exposure to training and development practices used by its fellows. The next step will consist of dissemination sessions that will allow HR Club to share the project results and of training sessions for the HR Club members. In addition, within the best practices seminars organized by HR Club, the beneficiaries of this project will be asked to present the projects they implemented in their companies following their participation in the mobility program.

"Through this project focused on exchanging experience and best practices, HR Club intended to facilitate its members access to training and development innovative techniques and tools, to identify new regional and European trends and to reinforce its collaboration with Cyprus Human Resource Management Association", added Florin Petean, Executive Director of CDM Cluj-Napoca, HR Club board member and responsible for training the Romanian participants in this project.

Vocational Education and Training Professionals Component (VETPRO) of Leonardo da Vinci program was designed for continuous training of teachers, trainers, tutors and of other persons responsible for HR within institutions of initial and continuous professional training. This program aims to improve quality and increase mobility on education issues in Europe, to increase cooperation between European institutions and organizations which provide learning services, to facilitate the development of innovative practices in vocational learning and training and to share them between countries within the European Union. Moreover, this program supports transparency and recognition of qualifications and competences, including those acquired through non-formal and informal learning.

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Selection Results
Published by HR Club on 05.03.2010

HR Club is implementing the first project dedicated to an experience exchange in training and development between Romanian HR professionals and their fellows in Cyprus, members of the Human Resources Managers Association of Cyprus (CyHRMA), partner of this project. The project no. LLP-LdV/ VETPRO/ 2009/ RO/ 158, part of the Leonardo da Vinci program, Vocational Education and Training component (VETPRO), won a total funding value of 15.700 Euros.

We received a total number of 26 applications, from which we selected 10 specialists coming from companies such as Orange Romania, Kraft Foods Romania, Transilvania Bank, Unicredit Tiriac Bank and Groupama. We also have a waiting list of four persons. We will meet these 14 selected candidates to get them ready for the mobility. On this occasion, the participants will receive all the logistical details of the mobility and will discuss with our guest, a representative of the Cypriot community in Bucharest, a series of information about the Cypriot culture We are preparing for an intense week (12-16 April) when the 10 specialists in training and development will attend best practices presentations, discussion sessions and workshops.

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Apply now for the Leonardo da Vinci mobility program, Cyprus!
Published by HR Club on 07.01.2010

HR Club invites you to take part in the project "Experience exchange in training and development between Romanian HR professionals and their fellows in Cyprus”, funded by Leonardo da Vinci program. Thus, we declare open the competition for the 10 available places in the HR Club delegation which will travel to Nicosia. The selected participants will benefit from a week of experience exchange with their colleagues in Cyprus and will find out which are the best local practices in learning & development. They will participate at company visits, best practices seminars and workshops on the following topics: learning infrastructure, mentoring, coaching, knowledge management and training programs design.

The mobility is organized between 21 and 28 February 2010. Transportation costs, accommodation and subsistence will be provided by HR Club through the Leonardo da Vinci program.

Target group:

• HR Club members, trainers and training managers in organizations operating in Romania
• Minimum 5 years of experience in HR, from which a minimum of 2 years in learning & development
• People interested in developing projects in one of the above mentioned fields
• We have 5 available places for participants from Bucharest and 5 for participants from the rest of the country 

If you fit the above criteria and you are interested in our proposal, please send us your CV and a brief description of a project you are planning to implement in your company in the near future and which you can develop within this mobility.

We expect your subscriptions at alexandra.aignatoaie@hr-club.ro until January 13, 2010. Those who meet the criteria will be asked to complete a competencies evaluation form (self-assessment and evaluation from the direct manager). All documentation will be evaluated by judges appointed by the HR Club Board in January.