Circular for Award Operators No 1/2015

Circular
for Award Operators
Volume 22 • No 1
No 1/2015
DAS INTERNATIONALE JUGENDPROGRAMM IN DEUTSCHLAND E.V.
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Based on impressive achievements in 2014, the 25th AGM of the German Award Association set the course for the future.
The photo, taken by Raimund Ademes after the regular elections, shows (L-R): Klaus Vogel, Margaret Horb MdB, Dr. Gabriel
Ledezma-Sanchez, Barbara E. Oehl and Mayor Jürgen Galm.
The 25th General Assembly of the German Award
Association in Osterburken was attended by delegates,
board members and guests from Baden-Württemberg,
Bavaria, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Chairman
Klaus Vogel welcomed guests of honour Jürgen Galm,
Mayor of Osterburken, and Margaret Horb, member
of the German Parliament. “Welcome to the Alte
Bahnmeisterei, whose new façade adequately reflects
the great progress which was made by all of us during
the last year,” Vogel said in his opening speech. “The
year 2014 proved to be an important step forward and
I should like to take this opportunity to thank everybody
who has contributed – including those who have been
prevented from attending this meeting in Osterburken
due to ill health or due to other obligations.”
The AGM did not merely receive an impressive financial
and operational report, it also set the course for the
next year and far beyond. “We are proud that ‘Made in
Germany’ has come to be THE quality attribute in the
world of the Duke of Edinburgh‘s International Award,
too, and we shall do whatever we can to ensure that it
will maintain this status in the future,” said the Chairman
in his statement. This first and foremost requires taking
the ‘customer focus’ even more seriously and, through
excellent products and services, ensuring that each and
every participant can experience what the progressive
educator and creator of the Award, Kurt Hahn, promised:
There is more in you than you think. Vogel continued:
“We need to offer the best programme in order to
become the biggest and the most important programme
in Germany and throughout the world”.
Two weeks prior to the AGM, the financial audit had
also taken place in the ‘Alte Bahnmeisterei’. On behalf
of both auditors, Steffen Blaschek (DRK Kreisverband
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Mosbach) now praised the work of Treasurer Benedikt
Kurz, the National Award Office and the entire Award
team, who were discharged unanimously by the General
Assembly. The Annual Financial Statement 2014, the
Budget 2015, the Fee Schedule 2015 and the Mediumterm Financial Planning were unanimously accepted, too,
as well as the updated Mission and Vision statement, the
Governance Guidelines, the IT strategy, the modifications
to the Licence System and the updates of Handbook,
Expedition Guide and Leaders Manual. For the first time,
the product roadmap is to focus on basic information in
2015; Flyer and website will receive a thorough overhaul.
At the regular elections the entire team headed by Klaus
Vogel (Chairman since 2003, previously Deputy Chairman
since 1994) was unanimously confirmed in office.
Benedikt Kurz, Rainer Schmid und Karsten Vogel were
re-elected as Deputy Chairmen and are joined by Dr.
Gabriel Ledezma-Sanchez. Katharina Kleiser, Sebastian
Kurz, Barbara E. Oehl, Dominik Salm and Marco Salm
will continue to serve on the Executive Board. Raimund
Ademes is to support the Association in IT-related
matters. Christoph Künzig, Roland Matzker, Alexander
Müller, Ceri Temple und Eva Wilke will contribute to the
work of the German Award Association as members
of the Extended Board. Auditors Steffen Blaschek and
Thomas Zemmel also remain in office. The Advisory
Board is reinforced by both Margaret Horb, member of
the German Parliament, and Mihaela Stanciu, National
Coordinator of the Romanian Award. The next step will
be the appointment of a second part-time secretary
(accounting) to ensure adequate support for Iris Dikel in
the National Award Office.
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News
EFQM-Workshop in Romania. The first foreign
assignment of the Chairman in the new year was an
EFQM workshop in Brasov, with Romania becoming the
second country (after Germany) to adopt the renowned
Excellence Model for their work. In addition to Romania,
both Slovenia and Turkey have completed the EFQMbased Management Course in Osterburken, while the
Netherlands have attended the Assessor Course of the
German Society for Quality (DGQ). The workshop in
Brasov was instrumental in moving the German EFQM
workbook to the next level.
Professional Back-up System installed in the National
Office. With this new system, Raimund Ademes‘s work
is beginning to bear fruit. The IT officer of the Board is
having a closer look at the technical foundations of the
Online Administration and he intends to lend a helping
hand in its further development.
Operator Prize 2014 awarded. First prize went to the
Erzbischöfliche Kinder- und Jugendheim St. Kilian, e.g.
for its exemplary work in the area of cooperation. Second
prize went to the International School of Stuttgart,
third prize to Realschule Osterburken. Special prizes
were awarded to Strothoff International School, the
city of Elmshorn and the group of Turkish IASS 2014
participants. Further information: www.jugendprogramm.
de/anbieterpreis.
Mini shop to be created within the Online
Administration. In order to simplify the administrative
process, a “mini shop” will be created within the Online
Administration, allowing operators to select participants
and order their record books, badges and certificates.
People
Michaela Stanciu now a member of the Advisory
Board. The election of the National Coordinator onto
the Advisory Board of the German Award has further
cemented the German-Romanian relationship. She first
came to Germany for IASS 2012 and on occasion of
the 20th anniversary celebrations of the German Award
during Spring School 2014, she presented a gift on behalf
of the Romanian Award.
Products and Services
Operator Prize
Operator Prize 2015 – call for entries. The Guidelines
for submitting entries remain unaltered, applications
have to be handed in by 15th January 2016. Further
information: www.jugendprogramm.de/anbieterpreis.
Courses and Seminars
Online calendar updated. Except for the Operators
Conferences and the Audits, most of the dates are now
online: www.jugendprogramm.de/kalender.
Expedition Skills Course postponed again. Because of
numerous cancellations owing to illness, the Expedition
Skills Course had to be postponed at short notice. New
dates: 16-18 Oct 2015.
Register now for Spring School 2015! Spring School in
Osterburken (8-10 May 2015) offers the last opportunity
for a weekend Programme Course before the Summer
Break or a Management Course before the Mid-term
Break in the autumn. The event will include an Operators
Conference. Deadline for registration: 17th April 2015.
Deadline for IASS 2015 is on 1st May 2015. In addition
to the Open Gold Event, the 10th International Summer
School also offers a Gold Assessor Course.
Media
Raimund Ademes to assist with IT-related issues.
Having made his debut as the leader of the “Orga-Team”
during both Summer and Autumn Schools 2014, the IT
expert from Gilzem now supports the Executive Board in
this area as well.
Good progress on the 5th ed. of the Programme
Volume of the Handbook. More than ten draft versions
have already been published; suggestions for changes
can be submitted until the end of June. Link to the current
version: www.jugendprogramm.de/handbuch.
Dr. Gabriel Ledezma-Sanchez joins the Executive
Board. During the regular elections, Ledezma, a longterm resident of Wilhelmsfeld (BW), was elected as a new
Deputy Chairman with responsibility for “Cooperation
and Fundraising”. Many thanks to Matija Vilfan, EMAS
Regional Director, for establishing the contact!
Leaders Manual updated. Following the 25th AGM, the
Leaders Manual now contains the Fee Schedule 2015 and
the call for submissions for the Operator Prize 2015.
Margaret Horb now a member of the Advisory Board.
This is the first time a Member of the German Parliament
has become a member of the German Award Association
and its Advisory Board. A native of Osterburken, the
financial expert had already paid a visit to the Alte
Bahnmeisterei during Summer School 2014.
Impressum
Unter dem Motto „Du kannst mehr als du glaubst!“ trägt das
Programm über Anbieter wie Schulen, Gruppen, Heime und
Unternehmen zur Persönlichkeitsbildung junger Menschen bei.
Der Rundbrief wird auf Grundlage des Magazins NETZWERK
(www.jugendprogramm.de/netzwerk) herausgegeben. Er kann
über www.jugendprogramm.de/rundbrief heruntergeladen
werden. Details zu Terminen finden sich im Online-Kalender, www.
jugendprogramm.de/kalender. Redaktion und verantwortlich im
Sinne des Presserechts: Klaus Vogel, Adelsheimer Str. 19, 74706
Osterburken, [email protected].
© 2015 Das Internationale Jugendprogramm in Deutschland e.V.
No 1/2015
Annual Report 2014 available. As in previous years,
the report of the Chairman to the General Assembly was
also published as a 2-page summary. The full report will
be published in the form of the Yearbook 2014 once the
Annual reports of the Operating Authorities have been
analysed.
Market Place
Updates
• Handbuch, Bd. 2, 5. Aufl.: e10, 27.01.2015;
• Helferblätter: Version 4.1, 22.01.2015;
• Jahresbericht: Version 1.0, 28.02.2015;
• Leitermappe: Version 5.3.1, 02.03.2015;
• Toolbox: Version 2.0, 29.03.2015;
• Vereinsmappe: Version 2.2.1, 01.03.2015.
Upcoming Events (subject to change)
• PC 4/2015: 08.05. – 10.05.2015, Osterburken;
• MC 1/2015: 08.05. – 10.05.2015, Osterburken;
• GAC 1/2015: 25.05. – 29.05.2015, Osterburken.
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