Year 2005

Project Type Transnational and Mulltilateral Network (2000 - 2006)

Status completed

Country DE-Germany

Marketing Text The European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH) offers the first and currently the only platform for systematic knowledge-sharing on issues concerning education and training in occupational safety and health.

Summary The project started out with 13 partners from 10 countries. Examples of good practice of education and training in safety and health were brought together by the partners according defined criteria from whole of Europe. Furthermore the project group developed a common standard for the qualification of instructors and trainers in safety and health. Today, more than 40 partners from 16 European countries plus South Korea are involved in ENETOSH. The network is coordinated by the Institute Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV).

Description The idea that safety and health are an integral part of lifelong learning guides the work of ENETOSH, which is why it covers all areas of education, from kindergarten to school, initial vocational training, higher education through to continuing vocational training. ENETOSH addresses the following people:
- Lecturers and trainers from the accident insurance institutions in Europe
- Educational staff in general and vocational education (staff in crèches, teachers, instructors, university lecturers, freelance trainers)
- Multipliers and policymakers (representatives of associations, ministries, social partners, EU Commission).
With its network activities ENETOSH promote the following:
(1)Joint quality assurance of education and training on occupational safety and health in Europe
(2) High-quality mainstreaming of health and safety into the education system
(3)Active knowledge-sharing between the OSH sphere and education experts.

Themes     Quality
    Lifelong learning
    Social dialog
    Recognition, transparency, certification
    Higher education
    Continuous training
    Initial training

Sectors     Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security
    Education
    Construction
    Human Health and Social Work Activities

Product Types others
transparency and certification
website

Product information Apart from setting up a transnational and sustainable network, the following additional products were developed:
I. ENETOSH Internet-Platform
The ENETOSH platform currently provides access to more than 400 examples of good practice from over 30 countries. The examples are presented systematically in the TOOLBOX. Examples are described in detail under GOOD PRACTICE. A WHO IS WHO section, currently containing more than 100 experts, enables users to contact other users personally all over Europe. The NEWS section contains the latest information from the fields of OSH and education. More information is available for example concerning certain topics (Hot topics), the topic Online learning (Education online) und other networks (Network connections).

II. ENETOSH Standard of competence
The ENETOSH Standard of Competence is intended to assure the quality of instructors and trainers of occupational safety and health in Europe. The standard covers the following fields of competence:
- Training the trainer
- Safety and health at work
- Workplace Health Promotion
- OSH management.
The ENETOSH Standard of Competence has been recognised by 14 institutions from 10 European
countries and is available in 11 languages. It is a recommendation and can be used by educational institutions for recruitment purposes or CPD for teaching staff.

III. Training & Innovation
An annual international event on innovative topics and methods from all areas of training, held at the "Institute Work and Health" in Dresden. Training & Innovation supports the dissemination of the ENETOSH products and enables people to meet personally.

Projecthomepage http://www.enetosh.net