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Permanent partners

The following organisations have been continuously implementing the conferences on project development over the years. They contribute their expertise to the joint European exchange on current challenges and developments in vocational training and adult education.

Would you also like to link your organisation to the Conference on Project Development? Get in touch with the chairman Frank Bertelmann-Angenendt: 

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Chair / Chairman: Mr. Frank Bertelmann-Angenendt

In 2008 Frank Bertelmann-Angenendt founded the Conference on Project Development (CPD) as an idea-pool for project initiatives with European dimension. The very first partners, who followed the call for gathering innovative approaches for vocational education and training came from 

  • Kerpen / Germany
  • Sofia / Bulgaria
  • Groningen / Netherlands
  • Warrington / United Kingdom

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Coordinating organisation: Westdeutscher Handwerkskammertag

Düsseldorf / Germany

The Westdeutscher Handwerkskammertag (WHKT) with registered offices in Düsseldorf is the regional council representing and joining together the seven Chambers of Crafts and Skilled Trades in North Rhine Westphalia. The specialist topics prioritised by the WHKT include craft and trade & industry law, organisational matters and vocational training and schools’ policy. In addition, the WHKT deals with economic observations and statistics, expert consultants, planning and environmental matters, Europe, multimedia, design and programming and PR work. 

Link to website    peter.dohmen[ ät ]whkt.de    Instagram    LinkedIn

Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

Madrid / Spain

The FLC works to provide companies and workers with the necessary resources to promote a safer and more professional and qualified training in the construction sector. Its training offer focuses on construction activities (bricklaying, plastering, heating, plumbing, etc.) with special attention to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Systems, counting on cutting edge technology and materials to provide training to SMEs and construction workers. Its training is specialized in construction activities. It is eminently practical and high quality, and its main aims are to retrain and specialise workers and to contribute to their employment and professional development. FLC is now a benchmark entity in the sector and a key partner in working for the future of companies and professionals. With more experience and knowledge at our disposal, FLC works to ensure that occupational risk prevention, training, employment, innovation, sustainability, and new technologies help us to continue building the sector of progress that we all believe is possible.

Link to website    jgonzalez[ ät ]fundacionlaboral.org    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Scuola Costruzioni Vicenza Andrea Palladio (SCVAP)

Vicenza / Italy

SCVAP is an Italian training center in the construction sector in Vicenza and was also involved in the predecessor project "Steps". The education center trains around 2,500 apprentices every year and is managed in equal parts by employee and employer representatives. The good access to the prison in Vicenza, to voluntary organizations, to its own member companies and to both full-time and voluntary organizational bodies is ideally suited for transferring the German partners' approach to its own region in an exemplary manner.

Link to website    direttore[ ät ]scuolacostruzionivicenza.it    Facebook    Instagram

Centre IFAPME Liège-Huy-Verviers ASBL (Centre IFAPME LHV)

Liège / Belgium

Centre IFAPME Liège-Huy-Verviers ASBL is a multi-sectoral VET centre founded in 1960 that provides both initial and continuing vocational training across 11 locations in the Liège, Huy-Waremme, and Verviers districts. With over 20,000 learners each year, including apprentices, adults in career transition, self-employed professionals, and future entrepreneurs, it is a key player in VET in Wallonia. Training covers sectors such as construction, gastronomy, automotive, and services, delivered by over 1,200 trainers, all active professionals in their fields. The Centre works in close collaboration with both regional partners (such as Forem, Competence Centres, and the Cité des Métiers) and European partners (through Interreg and Erasmus+ KA1 & KA2 projects).

Link to website    caroline.bricteux[ ät ]centreifapme.be    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Talentbrücke GmbH & Co. KG

Cologne / Germany

TALENTBRÜCKE GmbH & Co. KG in Cologne is a privately owned company that has been active in the area of transition from school to the first job/training/study since 2006. They successfully develop and market concepts for analyzing talent and opportunities, especially for this transition. Talentbrücke's activities are aimed at bringing students, young professionals and people in transition together with companies in a precisely fitting way. In doing so, they always work in a competency-oriented manner and use standardized procedures to determine competencies and develop talent profiles. In addition, Talentbrücke supports and coaches other players active in this field in the implementation of potential analysis concepts.

Link to website    s.leist[ ät ]talentbruecke.de    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS) + VET-centre of CCIS

Ljubljana / Slovenia

tbd

Link to website    valentina.kuzma[ ät ]gzs.si    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Interaktiv GmbH

Kerpen / Germany

Interaktiv GmbH is a full-service online agency based in Kerpen, Germany. Interaktiv’s goal is to offer an all-round service for online projects. From consulting, planning, and strategy to the implementation and performance monitoring of digital projects, customers receive everything from a single point of contact. The core business areas include web and application development with open-source technologies, automation and AI development, as well as user experience (UX) consulting and online marketing. With a team of 22 employees and over 20 years of project experience, Interaktiv GmbH is able to implement large and international projects. Agile values and principles not only shape Interaktiv’s daily work, but also define the entire corporate culture.

Link to website    zell[ ät ]interaktiv.de    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

International Formation Centre (IFC)

Madrid / Spain

International Formation Center (IFC) is a company based in Madrid dedicated to international education, language training, and professional mobility. IFC leads and supports a wide range of initiatives, including Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 projects, recruitment and integration of EU professionals in Germany, and customized German and Spanish courses. Through strong partnerships across Europe, IFC promotes intercultural learning, vocational development, and inclusive cooperation. Its work combines educational innovation with practical support—offering guidance from project design to evaluation, and helping individuals and institutions thrive in an international context.

Link to website    alex.bell[ ät ]ifcenter.es    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Berufsförderungswerk der Bauindustrie NRW gGmbH

Kerpen / Germany

The Training Institute of Construction is a non-profit organisation and supports the building companies in addition to the company training and further education and state educational institutions. It maintains three inter-company training centres in Oberhausen, Hamm and Kerpen. These stand for the inter-company training of young people in the industrial, technical and commercial construction professions. In addition, the Vocational Training Centre also provides training for employees of construction companies who are already working and offers retraining for people from other professions in various construction professions. 

Link to website    a.bozkurt[ ät ]bauindustrie-nrw.de    Facebook    LinkedIn

Lux Impuls GmbH

Munich / Germany

Lux Impuls specialises in vocational training, with a focus on the industrial and technical sector. We focus on vocational orientation, recruitment and, above all, the retention and personal development of trainees. We are involved in EU-funded Erasmus+ projects for vocational training, organise delegation trips by vocational training experts from abroad and contribute our expertise in the sub-Saharan region. 

Link to website    silke.haubenreisser[ ät ]lux-impuls.de 

Panhellenic Association of Engineers Contractors of Public Works (PEDMEDE)

Athens / Greece

The Panhellenic Association of Engineers Contractors of Public Works (PEDMEDE), which has represented the Greek construction sector since its foundation in 1935, covers the entire spectrum of companies involved in the construction of public works. PEDMEDE is a key stakeholder in providing feedback and input from the perspective of the Greek construction labour market and is heavily involved in related EU projects and initiatives. PEDMEDE is a statutory member of FIEC, a member of EIC and a member of EDA and has seats in the steering committees of all organisations.

Link to website    e.papagianni[ ät ]pedmede.gr    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Knowledge and skills management centre - K&S Skopje

Skopje / North Macedonia

The Knowledge and Skills Management Centre is a voluntary, non-profit, nongovernmental, association of citizens established with free association of the citizens in order to realize, protect and harmonize their interests and beliefs about the promotion of adult education and to perform activities for supporting informal learning and obtaining knowledge and skills via voluntary training programs, on the territory of Macedonia and beyond. The basic objectives and tasks of the Knowledge and Skills Management Centre are: connecting the professional education for elderly with the needs of the labor market; upgrading the professional qualifications of the beneficiaries by strengthening their employment and competitiveness prospects; using modern and innovative learning tools and knowledge and skills management tools.

Link to website    lihnida[ ät ]feit.ukim.edu.mk    Facebook    LinkedIn

Istituto Professionale Edile di Bologna

Bologna / Italy

The Istituto per l’Istruzione Professionale dei Lavoratori Edile di Bologna has provided training for all professional profiles in the construction industry for more than 70 years. It aims to update, qualify and refine employees in the construction sector, as well as professionals and young people who wish to join this sector. The Istituto has become a reference organisation to meet the educational needs of professionals and companies. It provides tools that help to professionalise the workforce by responding to business demands to increase their competitiveness, bringing and attracting young people by facilitating their incorporation into the sector; and collaborating at European level with other organisations in the field of energy efficiency, sustainability, safety and the environment.

Link to website    luisasileni[ ät ]edili.com    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Abstract Technology GmbH

Berlin / Germany

Abstract-Technology GmbH is a European market leader in modern learning technologies, supporting companies, universities, and organizations worldwide in selecting, implementing, and customizing powerful learning management systems (LMS). Specializing in open-source solutions - particularly those based on the Open edX® platform - Abstract-Technology delivers intuitive user interfaces, seamless system integration, AI-powered tools, and mobile learning anytime, anywhere. From compliance training and upskilling/reskilling to product training, Abstract-Technology develops future-ready learning academies that are flexible, scalable, and tailored to specific industry needs.

Link to website    info[ ät ]abstract-technology.de    LinkedIn    Bluesky    Mastodon

Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU

Trondheim / Norway

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is Norway’s largest university, with campuses in Trondheim, Ålesund, and Gjøvik. It offers a broad academic portfolio with a strong focus on science and technology, alongside disciplines such as humanities, medicine, architecture, and arts. NTNU hosts around 39,000 students, including 3,000 international students, and employs about 6,700 staff. NTNU is active in European projects and participates in the CPD with a team from the Innovative Immersive Technologies for Learning (IMTEL), a research group at the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning which develops and evaluates Extended Reality applications for learning and operates the NTNU VR lab. 

Link to website    mikhail.fominykh[ ät ]ntnu.no     Facebook    Instagram     LinkedIn

bit schulungscenter

Graz / Austria

bit (= best in training) schulungscenter (= training centre), founded in 1986, is one of the leading education providers in the area of labour-market projects, vocational education, training and employability in Austria. Its clear strength is its experience and know-how in designing (didactics, methodology, instructional design) and carrying out diverse national and international projects. The Austrian organisation has substantial experience in working with different target groups, e.g. young people, young unemployed adults, and their educational needs through its regular activities. With 263 highly experienced staff members employed across four Austrian regions, bit schulungscenter is able to draw on up-to-date know-how and creative training methods for the design of its projects.

Link to website    stefanie.gugganig[ ät ]bitschulungscenter.at    Facebook    Instagram    LinkedIn

Would you also like to link your organisation to the Conference on Project Development?

Get in touch with the chairman Frank Bertelmann-Angenendt

frank-cpd[ ät ]gmx.de