VITAL EAST– Vocational Training for housing managers and caretakers

From April 2021, IWO e.V., together with project partners, began the implementation of the second German-Ukrainian project, supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany within the program „Expanding cooperation with civil society in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia”. Duration April ´2021 – December `2022.

The mail objective is development of the curriculum for the qualification as “housing manager” and “caretaker”, unlocking its potential for young people in the future. First of all, the project plans to reach youth from internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other socially disadvantaged groups.

During the project will be developed and conducted a residential real-estate management training course for “housing manager” and “caretaker” to improve career prospects for young people, which will be presented in a series of local trainings and seminars where young people can be trained and/or improve their skills. The main aspects of the training will be the acquisition/improvement of managerial, communicative and technical skills in the field of residential real-estate management. At the end of the project 10 best participants in the trainings successfully passing the exam will be invited to take part in a study tour to Germany to get acquainted with the international housing management experience. The training will take place at the European Educational Center of the Housing and Real Estate Industry, Bochum, Germany.