AHA Keskus

Centre for Development of Public Administration

PROFILE

AHA Keskus joins two organisations established in 2002:

• OÜ AHA Keskus, a private limited-liability company and
• MTÜ AHA Keskus, a non-governmental organisation.

OÜ AHA Keskus is a member of the Association of Estonian Training Companies (Koolitusfirmade Liit)

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide individuals and organisations professional knowledge and skills to efficiently respond to the challenges of the fast-changing economic and social environments.

 
SERVICES

Training
Development programmes, short courses, in-company training

Consultations
Expert advice on drawing up development plans at regional, local and organisational levels

EU-funded projects
Writing project proposals, consultations, project management

Translation and interpretation
English-Estonian, Estonian-English

CORE VALUES

Development orientation
We follow new developments and provide our clients with innovative solutions so they can efficiently  manage change, and develop ourselves to better do so.

Expertise
We provide quality services based on contemporary knowledge and time-tested experience.

Practicality
We deliver practicality, workable plans that can easily be translated into practice and help move the organisation forward. To do this, we engage as co-trainers practitioners - well-known experts and opinion leaders using as a resource our broad network of experts.

Client orientation and flexibility
We do our utmost to meet the client’s needs both in terms of the format as well as the content of courses. We use methods best suited to the context and create a supportive and positive learning environment for course participants.

A better society
We work to build a better society for all and support ideas and solutions that help achieve this goal.

CLIENTS

Our team has more than ten-year experience of providing management training. This has helped build long-term relationships with our clients and stakeholders, among them, most importantly

-          public sector organisations

-          local authorities

-          schools and pre-school child care institutions

-          private sector organisations

-          non-governmental organisations

OÜ AHA Keskus training function uses the format of SCHOOLs each focused on a specific field of knowledge, ie

Administration//Records Management

Construction Management

Financial Management

Education Management

Organisational Management

Local Government

Strategic  Planning

Psychology and Communication

Language (proper use of Estonian, English language)

COOPERATION PARTNERS

Association of Municipalities of Estonia
County associations of local authorities
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Social Affairs
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
State Chancellery

MTÜ AHA Keskus seeks to provide access to and introduce European best practice in local governance, citizen engagement and gender equality. It follows new developments in Estonia and Europe, and provides innovative solutions in the field of organisation development and democratic governance.

Forging public-third sector partnerships, MTÜ AHA Keskus networks with national and regional associations of local authorities, women’s organisations and actors involved in furthering gender equality in Estonia.

Competences

The members of the Centre for Development of Public Administration as well as of its networks provide expertise in:

• organisational management
• civil society development and democratic engagement
• development of public-third sector partnerships
• gender equality and gender mainstreaming
• project management
• EU developments

Cooperation partners

PARE - Estonian Association for Personnel Development

Estonian Women’s Studies and Resource Centre

Estonian Institute for Open Society Research

Estonian Women’s Associations Roundtable

Women’s Training Centre

Gender Equality Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs

Gender Equality Commissioner

Management

Terje Schmidt

Managing Director, OÜ AHA Keskus
Board Chairperson, MTÜ AHA Keskus

Contacts

Pirita tee 20-425
Tallinn 10 127
ESTONIA
ahakeskus@ahakeskus.ee
+372 605 58 07; +372 51 84 574