Workshop in Bern 24.-25.11.2011
Objective of this Workshop held at the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology was to compare systems of professional education and recognition in the field of health and social care and to discuss problem solving strategies. Several experts from authorities and ministries from the Alps region as well as from Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary took part in this trans-European exchange of experience and good practice.Agenda:
24. November 2011
10.20h Words of welcome by the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET)
10.30h System of professional recognition in Switzerland

Frederic Berthoud, OPET
11.00h System of professional recognition of health professions in Switzerland
Nelly Owens, Swiss Red Cross
11.30h System of professional recognition of social care professions in Switzerland

Christine Jaeger, OPET
12.00h Professional education and its development in the health sector in Slovakia

Marián Nagy, Ministry of Health Slovakia
13.30h Health professions and the system of recognition of foreign health care diploma in Hungary

Nóra Kovács, Office of Health Authorisation and Administrative Procedures Hungary
14.00h Professional education and its development in social care in the Czech Republic

Radmila Jiříčková, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic
14.30h System of professional recognition of health professions in Austria

Anna Kondor, Ministry of Health Austria
15.00h System of professional recognition of social care professions in Austria


Margit Führer, Federal State of Tyrol and Waltraud Gollner, Federal State of Vorarlberg
25. November 2011
10.00h System of professional recognition of health professions in South Tyrol/ Italy


Elena Kostner, Autonomous Province of South Tyrol / Alto Adige
10.30h System of professional recognition of social care professions in South Tyrol/ Italy


Melanie Donà, Autonomous Province of South Tyrol / Alto Adige
11.00h Group discussion / round tables
Group 1: Health professions – moderated by Nelly Owens, SRK


Group 2: Social care professions – moderated by Christine Jaeger, OPET


12.00h Innovations and new services in the European JobGuide portal
MKW GmbH
12.30h Conclusion, feedback and closing of the workshop
List of participants













