16 June 2023
Contiva is baptised
On 14 June, we christened the Contiva association. The inverted red N from the new logo is the new symbol for Contiva Career Prospects!
The Contiva Association is a non-profit organisation in the field of professional reorientation, job search and work integration. It is supported by private individuals with broad expertise in this area as well as organisations representing employers on the one hand and people affected by joblessness on the other.
Purpose and goal
Contiva was founded in 1996 under the name Job Club as a non-profit association with the purpose of offering labour market measures for people who are unemployed or threatened with unemployment. To this end, the association ran a course and meeting centre. The aim was to improve the chances of reintegration into the primary labour market or to prevent joblessness through preventive measures.
In 2023, the association changed its name to Contiva in order to better address private individuals. The aim is to offer the expertise gained from advising people on their current position and job search to people who want to reorient themselves.
Association members and board
The supreme body of the Contiva Association is the Association Assembly. Interested private individuals and the Surprise association are represented in it. The members of the association elect the association's board.
Financing
The Contiva Association provides services for various clients within the framework of service agreements. It is financed by fees for these services and does not receive any subsidies from government bodies.
We support people at all qualification levels in developing new career prospects and help them to realise them: from the search for suitable jobs and employers, the preparation of innovative application documents and support during the application process, to the placement of suitable jobs or internships.
On behalf of government clients, Contiva supports unemployed people in their job search and integration into the primary labour market.
We also support employees of all qualification levels within the company when it comes to career changes. Wherever possible, we take preventative action if there is a risk of unemployment.
We offer a wide range of courses and coaching services in the areas of career assessment, application training, coaching, career counselling and job placement for private and institutional clients.
As a teaching and learning institution, we are committed to continuous quality assurance and further development at all levels.
eduQua certification
Since 2003, Contiva has been eduQua-certified. Thanks to careful quality management, we fulfil the criteria set for a further education institution. Audits guarantee the high level of quality.
Quality assurance and development
We regularly review our services and processes with regard to their effectiveness and efficiency, develop necessary improvements and implement them on an ongoing basis.
Open feedback culture
In the final evaluation, qualified feedback is given to the course participants and the course is assessed by the participants. We provide the referring organisations with comprehensive and honest information about the assigned person in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
Expertise, further education and training
We select our employees carefully and according to specific criteria. Social skills and empathy are just as important as professional expertise and experience.
All employees - whether permanent or temporary - are required to undergo further training. Both internally developed and external programmes are available to them.
On 14 June, we christened the Contiva association. The inverted red N from the new logo is the new symbol for Contiva Career Prospects!
For over 25 years, we have accompanied, supported and placed people in their job search and integration into the labour market. We are now expanding our services to include private clients, changing our clothing and, from mid-June, giving ourselves a name that emphasises our core expertise.
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