Social responsibility manager – new EU certification dr. Tomislav Rozman, dr. Romana Vade Horvat, mag. Vesna Lešnik Štefotič, Zmago Fluks 4th Conference of DOBA Faculty - DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THE ECONOMY GROWTH Promoting sustainable growth for the prosperity and new jobs – Maribor, 7 May 2012
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Social responsibility manager – new EU
certification
dr. Tomislav Rozman, dr. Romana Vade Horvat, mag. Vesna Lešnik Štefotič, Zmago Fluks
4th Conference of DOBA Faculty - DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THE ECONOMY GROWTHPromoting sustainable growth for the prosperity and new jobs – Maribor, 7 May 2012
Agenda
• About the project• Objectives, results, partners• Social responsibility• The course structure• ECQA certification• Similar courses and certifications
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Why?
We live in a society of interdependence.(Greater than ever!)
Behavior of each individual or organization influences many, many others.
Photo: Janez Medvešek
About the project
Project acronym: SOCIRES
Project title: Social Responsibilities Training and Certification
• Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Dennis Gabor College, Hungary
Project Objectives
• Development of training and certification schema for social responsibility area
• Development of Training Package for Social Responsibility Manager (SOCIRES)
• Training material: structure and content for trainings, exercises
• Pool of Exam questions• Development of eLearning Portal (Portal available and
Content of training material uploaded)
• Trials of the training package and certification schema on 260 participants
• Assurance of sustainability of SOCIRES training program • Trainings (80 participants)• Train the Trainers (16 Trainers)• Introduction into ECQA schema (www.ecqa.org)
• Dissemination of information about importance of the Social responsibility topic on the market
• companies / organizations – to improve own SR awareness and status
• governmental and other important decision making bodies - to monitor the SR influence and status of certain organizations in local environment
• non-governmental bodies and organizations aiming to improve SR status in society – to manage own activities more efficiently
• Society in general - The change starts with you.
Training content
• Social Responsibility Manager (SRM) will obtain knowledge on:– core principles of social responsibilities (as defined in ISO
26000), – other models and related knowledge (like Ethics in Business)
– identification of organization's SR stakeholders,
– methods for analyzing the alignment of business processes to SR requirements,
– definition of SR processes in org. and improvement of business processes,
– SR related monitoring and relevant models for reviewing SRs
– continuous improvement of SR, etc.
Training content (details)
Unit/Element Title
U1 Understanding social responsibility
SRM.U1.E1 Understanding and recognizing social responsibility
SRM.U1.E2 Principles of social responsibility
SRM.U1.E3 Stakeholder identification and engagement
U2 – Core subjects of social responsibility
U2 Core subjects of social responsibility
SRM.U2.E1 Organizational governance
SRM.U2.E2 Human rights
SRM.U2.E3 The environment
SRM.U2.E4 Fair operating practices
SRM.U2.E6 Community involvement and development
SRM.U2.E7 Labour practices
U3 – Processes for SR management
U3 Processes for SR management
SRM.U3.E1
Identification of SR in an organization
SRM.U3.E2
Integration of SRM into organization
SRM.U3.E3
Communication on social responsibility
SRM.U3.E4
SR Credibility and initiatives
SRM.U3.E5
Sustainability of SRM System
Similar trainings & certifications
Title Author Languages Certifications
ECQA Certified Social Responsibility Manager
ECQA SRM JRC (Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo, proHuman d.o.o., Gustav-Siewerth Akademie, SIBAC Gmbh, Universidad de Alcala – UAH, I.S.C.N. GesmbH, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Dennis Gabor College - DGC)
EN, SI, HU, ES, EL, GER
Yes
CSR Masterclass One4All EN No.
ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility
Kinelea EN No.
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental Academy EN Yes
Corporate Social Responsibility Training
CBI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)
EN No.
Similar trainings & certifications
Title Author Languages CertificationsCertificate and Diploma of Advanced Studies in CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (Universite de Geneve, mhc international ltd, HEC Geneve)
EN, FR Yes
Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility
UNITAR EN No.
Social Responsibility Management RS-10
AENOR EN, ES Yes
Social Responsibility Management Systems
KELMAC Group EN Yes
Approved CSR Practitioner
Centre for Sustainability and Exelence
EN No.
HERMES-OSR training HERMES-R EN, RO, FR, PT, BU
Yes
CSI EU PREPARE EN No.ISO 26000 training Two Tomorrows EN No.CSR Certified Program CSR Company International EN Yes
Comparison with other SR trainings
• SOCIRES – ECQA Certified Social Resposibility Manager–
• Multilingual (EN, SI, EL, HU, ES, GER)• EU certification• E-learning AND live tranings• Well established training and certification system• Designer of the course: faculties AND companies• Based on ISO 26000• For everyone, not only companies
The same structure for:• Trainings•Self test•Exam•Certificate
Project status
• Until now:– Learning material (training content) finished– Trial trainings in progress– E-learning platform almost finished– Exam platform finished– Dissemination (marketing of project results)
• TODO:– Another round of trial trainings in Oct 2012 (your
chance to apply!)– E-learning (your chance to apply!)
Conclusion
We live in a society of interdependence.(Greater than ever!)
Behavior of each individual or organization influences many, many others.
Socially responsible behavior improves our lives!
Therefore: Become Certified Social Responsibility Manager – apply now for:
-free live/online training-free exam and certification