CoVE Czech Republic
CoVEs description
The Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic has long been active in the field of VET and strives to cultivate the educational environment in this area in such a way that the "world of work" and i.e., the needs of employers were aligned as much as possible with the "world of vocational education and training" over the time.
This was the main impulse and reason for forming the centre of vocational excellence in the Czech Republic.
MISSION of the CoVE
Let's bring the main VET stakeholders at the table.
TERRITORIAL PRIORITIES
Alignment of requirements and needs of employers with special emphasis on SMEs with the possibilities of the educational sector of vocational education and training.
CoVEs Field of expertise
Small and medium-sized enterprises and crafts.
CoVEs Strong Points
National-wide range
Policy-makers outreach
Small and medium-sized enterprises and crafts outreach
Strong CoVE leader background
Organizations
ASOCIACE MALYCH A STREDNICH PODNIKU A ZIVNOSTNIKU CR - Leader of the CoVE in Czech Republic
Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Rep. was founded in 2001 upon 3 fundamental pillars:
INDEPENDENCE, EXPERTISE, and EXPERIENCE. AMSP ČR provides an open, apolitical platform for SMEs, self-employed persons and their organisations across the Czech Republic.
The number of members and the overall importance of the AMSP ČR has risen significantly in the recent years. The most of its members
operate in the following fields: transport telematics, marine industry, metallurgical and machinery industry, plastics and rubber manufacturing, electrical engineering, textile industry, construction industry, crafts, services, and other fields of business.
Primarily, the Association provides its members with information services focused on the segment of small and medium-sized enterprises – news regarding subsidy offers, banking products, education, support of export, research, development and innovation, information
regarding the EU, statistics, legislation etc
Person in charge for CoVE in the leader organization
Karel Dobes
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jakub Škába
Managing Director