ECAP
The ECAP Foundation is a non-profit, not-for-profit adult education institute established by the Italian trade union CGIL.
ECAP has been active in Switzerland since 1970 . In 1984 the institute was converted into a foundation and signed a cooperation agreement with the Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB) and then with the Spanish trade union Comisiones Obreras and the CGTP from Portugal. There has been a cooperation with the Unia union since September 2006 .
The foundation, based in Zurich, is eduQua -certified and has had a collective employment contract since 2016.
target
The activity is based on the solidarity values of the sponsorship of the foundation and the basic right to education. Its aim is to promote education for younger and older adults, especially migrants and less qualified workers in Switzerland.
activities
- General, language and vocational training
- Target audience: foreign workers living in Switzerland
- Training of adult educators and language and cultural mediators
- Research on educational needs and the social impact of education
- Project planning, implementation and evaluation of new educational models
- Participation in and promotion of transnational educational activities
- Organization of conferences and study seminars
- Publication of research papers, reflections and didactic material
organization
The foundation's educational offer is available in 15 cantons. It is implemented by 9 regional offices located in Aarau, Basel, Bern, Lamone, Lucerne, Lausanne, Solothurn, Winterthur and Zurich.
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ How ECAP is committed to education & participation | ECAP. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Pioneering GAV at ECAP. In: unia.ch. Retrieved February 4, 2020 .