Last week, while Austria was commemorating its Independence on October 26^th, another event of equal importance to anyone interested in training of in developing any given skill set was about to be launched; this was Personal Hungary, which was subsequently held on October 27^th-28^th.

As the website and name of the organisation (www.personal-hungary.com) suggests, this is a fair for Human Resource Managers from Hungary. The fair covers many relevant skills, including HR services, HR consulting, HR software / hardware, but also, topics that are of particular interest to the ECo-C: Further education and training, and E-learning / Blended Learning.

The final two are of particular interest to a certain innovative Austrian product that aims to support the spread of common standards of quality to all of Europe, from large, multinational firms, to small ones. The first of the two is its nature, and the second, a part of the technical processes used in the acquisition of the certificate. And this demonstrates why it was important for the ECo-C to be represented in such fairs: because, in the field of social competency, it represents exactly what HR managers are looking for, but with a certified continent-wide slant that bridges generational gaps.

This is also the point that was made by Mrs. Beata Földvary, the Head of ECo-C Hungary, during a round table event at the fair. Mrs. Földvary, took the floor to present the European Communication Certificate to attendees from many large multinational firms.

In many ways, this key presence can be applauded, and fully attributed to the finalization of processes in Hungary, as recently reported. The simple fact of the matter is that had the certification process for the trainers not been completed, it would have been somewhat harder to extrapolate on the ECo-C at this most interesting and relevant event.