We live in a society of interdependence. (Greater than ever!) Behavior of each individual or organization influences many, many others.

1. Social responsibility
manager – new EU
certification
dr. Tomislav Rozman, dr. Romana Vade Horvat, mag. Vesna Lešnik
Štefotič, Zmago Fluks
4th Conference of DOBA Faculty - DYNAMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THE ECONOMY GROWTH
Promoting sustainable growth for the prosperity and new jobs – Maribor, 7 May 2012

2. Agenda
• About the project
• Objectives, results, partners
• Social responsibility
• The course structure
• ECQA certification
• Similar courses and certifications
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the
Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.

3. Why?

4. Photo: Janez Medvešek

5. About the project
Project acronym: SOCIRES
Project title: Social Responsibilities Training and Certification Schema
Project number: 510098-LLP-1-2010-1-SI-LEONARDO-LMP
Sub-programme or KA: Multilateral projects for Development of innovation
Project website: www.socires.eu
Duration: From 01/01/2011
To 31/12/2012
Beneficiary organisation: Slovenian institute for standardization
Project coordinator: Tomislav Rozman, Romana Vade Horvat (WPs and
deliverables), Marjetka Strle Vidali (financial)
Project coordinator organisation: proHuman Cooperation and Business Management
Project coordinator telephone number: +386 41 692 020
Project coordinator email address: tomislav.rozman@bicero.com

6. Project partners
• Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo, Slovenia, co-ordinator
• proHUMAN d.o.o., Slovenia, technical coordinator
• Gustav-Siewerth Akademie, Germany
• SIBAC Gmbh, Germany
• Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
• I.S.C.N. GesmbH, Austria
• Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki,
Greece
• Dennis Gabor College, Hungary

7. Project Objectives
• Development of training and certification schema for social responsibility area
• Development of Training Package for Social Responsibility Manager (SOCIRES)
• Training material: structure and content for trainings, exercises
• Pool of Exam questions
• Development of eLearning Portal (Portal available and Content of
training material uploaded)
• Trials of the training package and certification schema on 260 participants
• Assurance of sustainability of SOCIRES training program
• Trainings (80 participants)
• Train the Trainers (16 Trainers)
• Introduction into ECQA schema (www.ecqa.org)
• Dissemination of information about importance of the Social responsibility topic
on the market

8. Potential users of project results
Need for SR skilled employees in:
• companies / organizations – to improve own SR awareness
and status
• governmental and other important decision making
bodies - to monitor the SR influence and status of certain
organizations in local environment
• non-governmental bodies and organizations aiming to
improve SR status in society – to manage own activities more
efficiently
• Society in general - The change starts with you.

9. Training content
• Social Responsibility Manager (SRM) will obtain knowledge on:
– core principles of social responsibilities (as defined in ISO 26000),
– other models and related knowledge (like Ethics in Business)
– identification of organization's SR stakeholders,
– methods for analyzing the alignment of business processes to SR
requirements,
– definition of SR processes in org. and improvement of business processes,
– SR related monitoring and relevant models for reviewing SRs
– continuous improvement of SR, etc.

10. Training content (details)
Unit/Element Title
U1 Understanding social
responsibility
SRM.U1.E1 Understanding and
recognizing social
responsibility
SRM.U1.E2 Principles of social
responsibility
SRM.U1.E3 Stakeholder identification
and engagement

11. U2 – Core subjects of social responsibility
U2 Core subjects of
social responsibility
SRM.U2.E1 Organizational governance
SRM.U2.E2 Human rights
SRM.U2.E3 The environment
SRM.U2.E4 Fair operating practices
SRM.U2.E6 Community involvement and development
SRM.U2.E7 Labour practices

12. U3 – Processes for SR management
U3 Processes for SR
management
SRM.U3.E1 Identification of SR in an
organization
SRM.U3.E2 Integration of SRM into
organization
SRM.U3.E3 Communication on social
responsibility
SRM.U3.E4 SR Credibility and initiatives
SRM.U3.E5 Sustainability of SRM System

13. Similar trainings & certifications
Title Author Languages Certifications
ECQA Certified Social ECQA SRM JRC (Slovenski inštitut EN, SI, HU, ES, Yes
Responsibility Manager za standardizacijo, proHuman EL, GER
d.o.o., Gustav-Siewerth
Akademie, SIBAC Gmbh,
Universidad de Alcala – UAH,
I.S.C.N. GesmbH, Alexander
Technological Educational
Institute of Thessaloniki, Dennis
Gabor College - DGC)
CSR Masterclass One4All EN No.
ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Kinelea EN No.
Responsibility
Sustainability and Corporate Environmental Academy EN Yes
Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility CBI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of EN No.
Training the Netherlands)

14. Similar trainings & certifications
Title Author Languages Certifications
Certificate and Diploma of Corporate Social Responsibility EN, FR Yes
Advanced Studies in CSR (Universite de Geneve, mhc
international ltd, HEC Geneve)
Introduction to Corporate UNITAR EN No.
Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility AENOR EN, ES Yes
Management RS-10
Social Responsibility KELMAC Group EN Yes
Management Systems
Approved CSR Practitioner Centre for Sustainability and EN No.
Exelence
HERMES-OSR training HERMES-R EN, RO, FR, PT, Yes
BU
CSI EU PREPARE EN No.
ISO 26000 training Two Tomorrows EN No.
CSR Certified Program CSR Company International EN Yes

15. Comparison with other SR trainings
• SOCIRES – ECQA Certified Social Resposibility Manager
– 
• Multilingual (EN, SI, EL, HU, ES, GER)
• EU certification
• E-learning AND live tranings
• Well established training and certification system
• Designer of the course: faculties AND companies
• Based on ISO 26000
• For everyone, not only companies
– 
• New on the market

16. ECQA – European Certification and Qualification organization:
o Is a non-profit association, joining institutions and thousands of professionals
from all over Europe and abroad.
o Provides a Europe wide unified certification schema for numerous
professions.
o Brings together experts from the market and supports the definition and
development of the knowledge (Skills Sets) required for professions.
o Defines and verifies quality criteria for Training organizations and Trainers to
ensure the same level of training all over the world.
o Promotes all certified professionals.
© ecqa 2010

17. Stakeholders and Key Relationships in Certification Process
© ecqa 2010

18. Modularity in ECQA Certified Professions
The same structure for:
•
Trainings
•
Self test
•
Exam
•
Certificate
Consistent with EQF
© ecqa 2010

19. Project status
• Until now:
– Learning material (training content) finished
– Trial trainings in progress
– E-learning platform almost finished
– Exam platform finished
– Dissemination (marketing of project results)
• TODO:
– Another round of trial trainings in Oct 2012 (your chance to
apply!)
– E-learning (your chance to apply!)

20. Conclusion
We live in a society of interdependence.
(Greater than ever!)
Behavior of each individual or organization influences many, many others.
Socially responsible behavior
improves our lives!
Therefore: Become Certified Social Responsibility Manager – apply now for:
-free live/online training
-free exam and certification