Workplace learning programs for High School and University Studentsi

In August of this year, APT Resources & Services together with partner companies Digital Cable Systems SA and AKTA Telecom SA present you a new accomplishment in developing support activities for students in Romania by starting the implementation of the “WORKPLACE LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS” The project is co-funded by the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational Program 2014-2020; MySmis Project ID / Code: 108247.

The main objective of the project is to increase the employability of high school students and university students from North-East region (Iasi, Botosani), South-Muntenia region (Calarasi, Arges, Prahova) and South East region (Galaţi, Vrancea) by enrolling 200 high school students and 100 university students from technical, telecommunication and commercial fields in the workplace learning programs.

To achieve this goal, it was necessary to set the following secondary objectives:

• Developing the social partnership between the entities and educational institutions involved in obtaining internships
• Developing skills and key competencies in order to maintain competitiveness of future employees on the labor market
• Developing the specific professional skills of students in the telecommunication, technical and commercial fields

For the their activity within the internship, students will receive a grant of 400 lei / person.

The results of the project will be tangible and measurable:

• At least 10 signed practice partnerships
• An information campaign aimed to engage the target group into the project
• 300 signed practice conventions
• A tool for testing the skills required for insertion into the labor market will be applied to the target group
• 300 individual counseling reports on professional development
• 300 student internship notebooks
• 300 - Certificates / Portfolios of Practice
• 300 methodological tools of tutors
• 300 project themes suitable for the specialization of each student
• Organizing a competition for the selection and award of the best intern students
• 144 prizes awarded
• 2 workshops organized with our own team to analyze intermediate results
• 1 report analysis published online

With a total value of 2,223,106.95 lei, of which the non-reimbursable financial assistance is 2,111,951.58 lei, the project started on 1 August 2018 and will be implemented over the course of 24 months.

Project co-funded by the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational Program 2014-2020

Contact: Sorina Donisa 0722 456 926, sorina.donisa@apt.ro

About APT

With a presence over 23 years on the Romanian Human Resources market, the APT Work Service Group is one of the biggest players in the industry. The turnover of 24 million euros and an average of over 1600 employees placed the APT Work Service Group on the top 5 providers of complex human resources services in Romania. In 2017, we became part of the Work Service S.A., one of the largest players in the human resources market in Central and Eastern Europe. 50,000 people each day and 300,000 employees every year find jobs through the companies affiliated to Work Service Capital Group.

About Digital Cable Systems

Founded in 2005 by mergeing several cable companies, Digital Cable Systems (DCS) provides telecommunication services for both consumer and business: Analog and Digital Video Services; Broadband Internet Services; Fixed telephony services; Mobile telephony services; B2B services.

The DCS portfolio includes AKTA and Dial Telecom brands, AKTA being the name under which DCS is present on the residential services market, and Dial Telecom - the business services division.

Digital Cable Systems currently has approximately 1,400 employees, with the company focusing mainly on small urban and rural areas, in over 4,000 localities from 35 counties and Bucharest.

About AKTA Telecom

AKTA Telecom is part of the DCS Group and was founded in 2012. The company provides Quad Play services (cable, internet, fixed and mobile telephony) to residential and business customers at the highest standards. The company's activity is mainly focused in the Eastern and Northeastern parts of the country, especially in small urban and rural areas. Now, the company has approximately 400 employees.