Name of your initiative:
Professional network for careworkers
Short name (acronym):
Professional network for careworkers
Website title and address:
Network for the professionnalisation of family employmentsWhich organization is submitting this initiative?:
IPERIA L'Institut
Please specify in which regions/provinces:
FRANCE›BASSIN PARISIEN›Basse-Normandie›OrneCity:
Alençon
Where is this organization located?:
France
Please enter the name of the contact person for this initiative:
Gloria Ortiz
Please enter the email of the contact for this initiative:
gloria.ortiz@iperia.euPart of larger strategy or programme:
National
If you answered "other", please specify:
Please provide us with more details of this programme or strategy:
IPERIA L'Institut is the French Institute for the professionalisation of family employment. It was created in 1994 to promote the recognition and professionalisation of the family employment sector.
IPERIA develops several programmes and training adapted to the needs of care workers
380 labelled training organisations. Around 3000 care workers certified per year (3 official French Diploma concerning three activities : household workers, life assistant, child care) and 86 training modules are available for 2015. This training offer has enabled to complete 175 000 training paths during the last 20 years.
The status of the initiative:
Completed
Please give a summary of your initiative (in English):
In this framework, IPERIA's innovation initiatives include the creation of a professional network for care workers. This network enables to professional careworkers to create a profile and an E-portfolio, to share and exchange knowledge and experience with other careworkers and to create a network of professional contacts.
(Youtube short video and tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhXL5tuAj18 ).
The geographical scope:
National
Type of initiative:
Public-private-partnershipEnvironment or setting of the initiative:
UrbanThe economic environment or setting of the initiative:
ModerateThe most important source of funding for your initiative:
Not for profit
If other, please specify your source of funding:
What triggered this initiative?:
The French carer relay points, several EU projects and other initiatives enabled to give different purposes and uses to this professional network. There are currently projects to further develop and improve the features of this professional network so as for instance to link it to job offers and people interested on home care services.