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General Recommendation for the Award of Credit
The Advanced Training Programme “JOSEF”
- Joint Strategy and Technology Education Facility -
Focus
“JOSEF - Joint Strategy and Techno-
logy Education Facility” is an e-learning
programme which was developed by
the Fraunhofer Academy in cooperati-
on with the
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter-
nationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency
for International Cooperation) (GIZ)
as a
fictitious virtual research institute. As
an institute, JOSEF is simulated to be
set in a South American country and
supports the industry of the region in
the improvement of its innovation pro-
cesses. The institute employs a staff of
approximately 30 people. International
cooperation with leading partner or-
ganisations (such as Fraunhofer, Ger-
many) enriches the institute’s range of
services. The sustained success of the
institute enables the hiring of new staff
members.
The learner assumes the role of a new
staff member in a project who has to
go through various divisions during
the initial training phase in order to
become familiar with standard tech-
niques and make first experiences
with the customers.
Within the scope of the e-learning
programme, 60 hours of study are im-
plemented using a user interface in
English language. Brief videos that are
integrated into the courses are being
used as an introduction to the assign-
ments. The virtual institute is divided
into four parts:
First, the JOSEF institute itself is intro-
duced; the subsequent steps comprise
study units that address innovation
management, technology management,
and new technologies. In addition to the
20 missions, a glossary covering over 200
definitions for selected subject areas
and a library with over 100 documents
are provided.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the advanced training
programme is dependent on the ful-
fillment of the following criteria:
University degree,
at least three years of professional
experience in the realm of promo-
ting innovation and technology,
a position in middle management
with perspective for promotion,
aged between 25 and 40 (exemptions
contingent),
sufficient English skills to read and
understand scientific literature as
well as coping with the require-
ments of studying by using the e-
learning platform.
Programme Modules
Innovation Management - Module I
Technology Management - Module T
New Technologies - Module N
All programme modules listed above
predominantly draw upon e-learning
activities in the participants‘ countries
of origin. A six month time period is
envisioned for the extra-occupational
accomplishment of the programme
modules as well as a German course
level A1.
Duration
The advanced training runs for 14
weeks.
Within the scope of the International
Leadership Training (ILT) the JOSEF
programme serves as a preparatory
course for the participants. By crea-
ting the ILT the GIZ has established
a programme that qualifies leaders
from companies and organisations of
developing countries and emerging
economies to foster and implement
processes of change in their countries
of origin.
An ILT-course consists of diverse trai-
ning periods in the countries of origin
and in Germany:
preparatory, extra-occupational
period (6 months),
attendance period in Germany
(12 month),
and transfer period in country of
origin (6 month).
Depending on the countries and sectors
targeted by the ILT, each programme is
adapted to the specific challenges of a
region and the participants’ main focus
of interest. One among these program-
mes is “InnoTALK”. Organisations and
companies that cooperate with the
Deut-
sche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen-
arbeit (GIZ)
in international projects are
able to nominate and register qualified
candidates from the Latin American /
Caribbean Region (LAC) for the Inter-
national Leadership Training (ILT) “In-
noTALK” (Promotion of Innovation and
Technology in Latin America and the
Caribbean).
