Projects funded

Cross-Border awareness raising activities on Management standards for enterprises - good practices for business development

Project ID: 2007CB16IPO006-2009-1-008
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Project title: Cross-Border awareness raising activities on Management standards for enterprises - good practices for business development
Call: 2007CB16IPO006-2009-1
Priority axis: Priority Axis 2
Action: 2.1 Links and networking on institutional, business and educational levels
Budget: 192412.42 €
EU co-financing: 163550.56 €
Start date: 19.08.2011
End date: 19.08.2012
Status: In implementation
Description: The project focuses on enhancing the level of understanding about international standards in the cross-border business environment. Targeted enterprises will have the chance to raise their awareness and improve their knowledge about standards’ requirements in the framework of their respective industries. For that reason Research of legislation and requirements for different sectors with reference to management systems will be performed as well as research of Serbian legislative framework and requirements referring to management systems. Thus foundations for tailor-made trainings will be set, which will involve theoretical and practical exercises and will in general include the following: - Food industry: Quality control requirements, process flow, Hazard analysis and critical control point determination, traceability of the product - Hotels, Restaurants, Tourism: Services quality level, HR management, Hazard analysis and critical control point determination, traceability of the product, customer satisfaction, etc. - Industrial equipment: design and development requirements, samples testing, product identification and conformity (CE marking), environmental impacts assessment, environmental plans, legal requirements - Apparel Industry: design and development requirements, quality control, health and safety hazards identification, monitoring, legal requirements - Furniture Making Industry: design and development requirements, quality control, health and safety hazards identification, monitoring, legal requirements Exchange visits seminars will be organized which will promote networking between companies operating in the same industry across the target region. Seminars will be tailor-made to suit direct beneficiaries and will be aimed at sharing best practices and experience. In addition based on the researches and seminars results a Guide for applicable standards for selected sectors will be developed, which will serve as a handbook for those sectors, relevant standards and the benefits of their implementation.

Partners

  • Association HorizontiBulgaria, Sofia city