NEA has wide experience and specialized knowledge with regard to Strategic and Business Planning, Operational Reorganization, Administration and Supervision of projects, as well as to special parts these sectors include. NEA, through supporting Achaia Prefecture’s work, her cooperation with Public Organizations, and realization of National and European Projects, has obtained extensive knowledge and experience in matters of administration and management of works, and in matters with regard to effective publication and diffusion.
NEA has also obtained important know-how and experience in designing development researches and in business planning, in matters of information and sensitization, through her cooperation with 1st and 2nd services of the Achaia Prefecture and Chambers of the area.
NEA has provided consultative services to many companies, Local Authorities, and the three Prefectures of West Greece Region.
At the same time, NEA, within community initiative context, has co-ordinated and realized LDV program Promotion of Entrepreneurial Spirit in schools of 2nd grade education (Entrepreneurial Spirit) EUROPEAN PROJECT LDV, (Code: EL/00/B/P/114153) December 2000- November 2003.
Simultaneously, NEA participated as a partner in the project “Improvement of Immigrants’ Access to Language and Society (AITO)” EUROPEAN PROJECT within LDV context (Code: FIN/01/B/F/PP/126631) .
Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund (sfs) is one of the great German institutes of labour research. Founded already in 1946, sfs has been a Federal State Institute since 1972. It is assigned to the Ministry of Science and Research of North-Rhine Westphalia. An interdisciplinary team of work scientists, sociologists, economists, educationalists, statistic experts, engineers and information scientists carries out research, consultation and evaluation projects with respect to current issues of the world of labour.
In 1991 sfs was a cofounder of the European research network euroNET:WORK&EDUCATION. In addition to applied basic research, e.g. for work organization and industrial safety, Sozialforschungsstelle, among other things, provides expert advice on new production concepts or in the field of continuing training, evaluates the introduction of ecoaudits, studies the consequences of multimedia technologies and deals with women specific labour market policy, health policy, or the future of codetermination.

Η VFA - Valter Fissamber and Associates Ltd is a study and research firm established in 1994. Our main clients are the European Commission and the Greek public sector. VFA Ltd is highly experienced in the evaluation of Community initiatives and policies as well as in the elaboration of policy proposals, research work and project management.

The studies and research the firm undertakes cover the following fields: Labour market, (un)employment, Vocational education and training, Social inclusion, equal opportunities, Development of entrepreneurship, third sector development, Regional and rural development, Socio-economic impact assessment of energy and environmental policies.

VFA- Valter Fissamber and Associates Ltd. is a full member of EURONET - WORK AND EDUCATION – the institutes associated to the network are highly experienced on vocational training, labour market, work organization, entrepreneurship, women and work, equal opportunities etc.

GR – DAFNI Vocational Training Centre (DAFNI VTC)
DAFNI VTC, based in Patras, is a non profit making Vocational Training Center that was founded in 1996 by a team of scientists with the major goal to combat unemployment, particularly in female and young populations. It now takes actions against social exclusion of diverse groups such as immigrants in the labour market and offers job training and vocational education. DAFNI VTC organises seminars for foreigners and pilots projects co-financed by International Development Organizations as well as European projects aimed at foreign minority groups. Size: a) 7 permanent + External personnel depending on projects.

Expertise in the field: development of intercultural activities; actions against social exclusion of groups with difficulties such as immigrants, illiterate. Also tailor – made courses for MME (re-engineering, conflict management, development strategies, ICT for new SMS managers, etc.). It has also participated in the realization of European international programmes and initiatives:

The CIREM Foundation is a private non-profit foundation devoted to applied research and consulting in the field of social sciences.

Since it was founded in 1989, it has been defined as an independent center.
The Foundation is directed by a Board of Trustees composed of significant members of Catalonian society, from academia, business, labour unions, and the professional field. The CIREM Foundation is independently financed hrough the projects it carries out, and is managed by General Management and the Administration Department. The CIREM Foundation was born with a marked Mediterranean focus, with the objective of promoting greater knowledge of the specific characteristics of these societies within Europe as a whole. The CIREM Foundation has four Centres, one in Barcelona, another in Madrid, an International Centre headquartered in Barcelona, with the mission of performing development projects in other countries, within the framework of programmes financed by international institutions and especially the European Commission, and a Documentation Centre. CIREM Foundation’ fields of s intervention are: employment services, professional health and safety, active employment policies, human resources’ development, reform of vocational training and university education, development of social services, strategic municipal projects, regional development and reform or/and modernization of public administration.

European Profiles is a Greek based consultancy established in 1991. It offers integrated services to organisations of the public and the private sectors both at national and international level, from a highly qualified permanent staff with expertise in all relative fields of management and organisation.

European Profiles since its establishment has successfully concluded a large number of national and international projects, with active presence in 25 countries, in the EU, Mediterranean Central and East Europe and Asia, attaining high rates of growth and expansion.

Public Sector Consulting

• Social Care and Welfare Development, Employment Policy and Strategy,Vocational Education and Training, Legal Approximation and EU Accession,Consumer Protection Policy,Setting-up and Restructuring of Public Institutions,Small and Medium sized Enterprises,Financial Sector,Local and Regional Development,Information and Communications Strategy, Programme and Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Information Technology and Applied Research

I.FO.TER. is a vocational training agency approved by the Regional Autorithy of Tuscany with a long experience in organization and management of vocational trainig projects, dedicated to employed and unemployed in the field of tourism, services and trade. I.FO.TER. has a certified experience in project management and in partnerships, concerning coordination of activities, monitoring and dissemination tasks. I.FO.TER. constantly works on researching the best solutions about management, vocational training and qualification of human resources about SMEs.
It has qualified staff with long experience in vocational training sector. In addition to this, I.FO.TER. has, thanks to its experience in the area of Livorno, a meaningful network both in the public sector and in the private one.This network is fundamental in the improvement of the SMEs sector and the job and vocational training sector. Moreover I.FO.TER. works in agreement of Confcommercio, that is the General Confederation of Trade, Tourism, Services and SMEs and the largest enterprise-representative in Italy.

The Association of Entrepreneurship Promotion was set up in 1992 as an independent, non-government, non-profit institution. Since its establishment, the Association provides high-quality services for both small and medium-sized enterprises (includes counseling on all aspects of business activities i.e. business start-up, preparing business plans, feasibility studies, strategic planning, marketing, etc) as well for individuals (postgraduate, adult and continuing training and education). The offer includes numerous training courses in many areas: business, law, marketing, financial management, project management, computer literacy, and many others. The training methodology reflects the modern approach and apart from classic solutions involves tools used by leading training providers worldwide: workshops, simulation, computer-based decision games (COMSTRAT, TEES, MARKETPLACE), Goal Oriented Process Planning, etc. The use of these modern tools requires proper infrastructure and highly qualified and experienced teachers and facilitators. It is worth saying that both human and material resources, which are at the disposal of the Association are its best qualities.

The Department of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering The University of Limerick

The Department of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering (MOE) is one of three constituent departments of the College of Engineering aims at meeting the needs of Irish manufacturing industry, the service industry and the commercial sectors of the economy through continually improving its teaching, research and consultancy activities by focusing on the three inherently linked areas of operations engineering, manufacturing processes and automation technology. The Department aims to provide highly competent engineering and technology graduates as well as graduates in Technology Teacher Education and Product Design.

Storstroem Business Development Centre, (SEC), is the main regional and entrepreneurial centre of Storstroem. The centre is placed in Vordingborg, South Zealand and it occupies 4 workers with an important range of abilities. Storstroems Business Development Centre is financed by County of Storstroem, by national sources, the municipality and through participation in projects. It is an independent organization with in interest in consulting the Means of Mass Breifing, supporting enterprises of free competition, and has as main target the economic development of the region.