Community Initiative

Community InitiativeCommunity Initiative

Network for the Promotion Network for the Promotion of Youth Employabilityof Youth Employability


*DP NAME: ARRIS*DP NAME: ARRIS

*BUDGET: €415.000*BUDGET: €415.000

*AREA COVERED: REPUBLIC OF *AREA COVERED: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUSCYPRUS


EQUAL THEME: Employability – (Re) EQUAL THEME: Employability – (Re) Integration into the Labour MarketIntegration into the Labour Market

TARGET GROUP: ALL YOUTH TARGET GROUP: ALL YOUTH Special attention to less privileged/ Special attention to less privileged/ disadvantaged youthdisadvantaged youth

MISSION: Empowerment, Work Placement, MISSION: Empowerment, Work Placement, ANDAND Social Inclusion Social Inclusion


PARTNERS:PARTNERS: Youth Board of Cyprus: Coordinator PartnerYouth Board of Cyprus: Coordinator Partner Human Resource Development AuthorityHuman Resource Development Authority Cyprus Workers’ ConfederationCyprus Workers’ Confederation Cyprus Computer SocietyCyprus Computer Society Junior Chamber CyprusJunior Chamber Cyprus Center for Information and Support of Women Center for Information and Support of Women

“Apanemi”“Apanemi” Therapeutic Community “Agia Skepi”Therapeutic Community “Agia Skepi” Center for Education about Drugs and Center for Education about Drugs and

Treatment of Drug Addicted Persons Treatment of Drug Addicted Persons “KENTHEA”“KENTHEA” Zeuxis Innovations LtdZeuxis Innovations Ltd Square Egg Studios Ltd.Square Egg Studios Ltd.

Network for the Network for the Promotion of Youth Promotion of Youth

EmployabilityEmployability

Actions Actions


EDUCATION - EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION - EMPOWERMENT

*seminars, workshops, training *seminars, workshops, training

*self development*self development

*general education (Greek, *general education (Greek, English, Mathematics, Business, English, Mathematics, Business, etc)etc)

*computer literacy*computer literacy


WEB PORTALWEB PORTAL

*Data base of available work *Data base of available work positionspositions

*Data base of potential *Data base of potential employers employers *Search engines*Search engines*News letters *News letters *On line counseling & advising *On line counseling & advising


RESEARCH AND RESEARCH AND CARTOGRAPHYCARTOGRAPHY

*Research: factors affecting *Research: factors affecting youth employabilityyouth employability

*Chart: Businesses & *Chart: Businesses & Vocations in each district of Vocations in each district of the Republic of Cyprus the Republic of Cyprus


SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGN SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGN TOWARDS BUSINESS PEOPLE TOWARDS BUSINESS PEOPLE AND COMPANIESAND COMPANIES

Dissemination of information Dissemination of information about:about:*CI EQUAL - Discrimination in *CI EQUAL - Discrimination in the Labor Marketthe Labor Market*Corporate Social Responsibility *Corporate Social Responsibility *Web Portal*Web Portal


VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CENTERSCENTERS

*Counseling Centers in each *Counseling Centers in each citycity

*Personal and discreet *Personal and discreet meetings with counselors meetings with counselors


COUNSELLING COUNSELLING

*trade union issues *trade union issues

*labour law issues *labour law issues

*entrepreneurship*entrepreneurship

*psychological support*psychological support


WORK PLACEMENT AND WORK PLACEMENT AND ORIENTATIONORIENTATION

*6 months training in *6 months training in companies/ organizationscompanies/ organizations

*orientation program*orientation program

*simultaneous guidance and *simultaneous guidance and advisingadvising

Network for the Network for the Promotion of Youth Promotion of Youth

EmployabilityEmployability

Partners’ ActivitiesPartners’ Activities


1.YOUTH BOARD OF1.YOUTH BOARD OFCYPRUSCYPRUS Coordination – Project Coordination – Project

ManagementManagement Information and PublicityInformation and Publicity Transnational Transnational

Cooperation AgreementCooperation Agreement Creation & Operation of Creation & Operation of

Vocational Guidance Vocational Guidance CentersCenters


2. HUMAN RESOURCE2. HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYAUTHORITY

Development and Development and Accreditation of Accreditation of Educational Programs Educational Programs of Youth Organizations of Youth Organizations applied to the TGapplied to the TG


3. CYPRUS WORKERS’3. CYPRUS WORKERS’

CONFEDERATIONCONFEDERATION

Sensitization Campaign Sensitization Campaign toward Employers toward Employers

Counseling on Trade Counseling on Trade Union Issues to the TGUnion Issues to the TG


4. CYPRUS COMPUTER 4. CYPRUS COMPUTER SOCIETYSOCIETY

Construction & Operation Construction & Operation of the Web Portalof the Web Portal

Production of CD-ROMsProduction of CD-ROMs Education of TG - ECDLEducation of TG - ECDL


5. JUNIOR CHAMBER 5. JUNIOR CHAMBER CYPRUSCYPRUS

Counseling on Entrepreneurial Counseling on Entrepreneurial Issues to the TGIssues to the TG

Educational Programs Educational Programs on Business Issues and on Business Issues and EconomicsEconomics

Sensitization Campaign Sensitization Campaign towards Employerstowards Employers


6. CENTER FOR6. CENTER FORINFORMATION &SUPPORT OFINFORMATION &SUPPORT OF WOMEN “APANEMI”WOMEN “APANEMI” Educational – Empowerment Educational – Empowerment

programs of TG programs of TG Contribution to the Contribution to the

Research and Campaigns Research and Campaigns Counseling on Law Issues Counseling on Law Issues

to the TGto the TG


7. THERAPEUTIC7. THERAPEUTIC

COMMUNITY “AGIA SKEPI”COMMUNITY “AGIA SKEPI”

Educational – Empowerment Educational – Empowerment programs of TG programs of TG

Contribution to the Research Contribution to the Research and Campaignsand Campaigns


8. CENTER FOR INFORMATION8. CENTER FOR INFORMATION

AND THERAPY OF ADDICTEDAND THERAPY OF ADDICTED

PERSONS “KENTHEA”PERSONS “KENTHEA”

Psychological Support and Psychological Support and Counseling to the TGCounseling to the TG


9. ZEUXIS INNOVATIONS LTD9. ZEUXIS INNOVATIONS LTD Research: Factors affecting Research: Factors affecting

Youth Employability Youth Employability Cartography of Professions and Cartography of Professions and

Vocations in CyprusVocations in Cyprus Work Placement and Orientation Work Placement and Orientation

Programs Programs Sensitizations Campaigns Sensitizations Campaigns

towards Employerstowards Employers


10. SQUARE EGG10. SQUARE EGGSTUDIOS LTDSTUDIOS LTD

Information and Publicity, Information and Publicity, Promotion of the ProjectPromotion of the Project

Design & Production of Design & Production of Brochures, Flyers, Brochures, Flyers, Posters, Folders of the ProjectPosters, Folders of the Project

Community Initiative Community Initiative EqualEqual

Network for Network for the the Promotion Promotion of Youth of Youth EmployabilitEmployabilityy

Thank you for your Thank you for your attention!attention!

Good Luck to Everyone!Good Luck to Everyone!

EqualEqual

OpportunitieOpportunities s for for all!!all!!

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