IS IT POSSIBLE TO INNOVATE IN JOB PLACEMENT STRATEGIES?

Developing Internal Capacities:Fundacíon Chile Model

• Labor market: a complex system (actors with high degree of autonomy/relationships are not moldable)

• Youth disconnected from these services and without ability to pay

• Weak integration of ICT in job placement services

• Information gaps that can be reduced through qualitative and quantitative instruments that capture changes in the labor market

Facilitating Job Placement: Needs and Gaps

Bolsas de empleo

Head Hunter

Centros de formación y capacitación

Demanda de trabajo

(sectores productivos)

Oferta de trabajo

(personas)

OMIL

Requires comprehensive solutions:

•Instruments to identify changes in the labor market and new, emerging occupations

• Quality standards to inform, guide and support job searches and development of professional plans

•Strategies to develop skills of those who facilitate linkages between labor supply and demand

•Technology solutions to facilitate decision making process related to profession and labor market

Facilitating Job Placement: A process

TeOrientaAn innovative model for delivering services

TE ORIENTA

INFORMS, GUIDES AND PREPARES

users for successfully managing their job

search in a interactive way

INVITES, EMPOWERS AND TRAINS

individuals to develop their skills for a

successful job search

IDENTIFY AND DISSEMINATE

changes in the labor market

www.teorienta.cl Physical Center

Facilitating Job Placement – An Integrated Approach

TeOrienta in the field

INFORMS AND TRAINS individuals to use resources

available on the portal

• Individualized support provided without an appointment with career counselors (drop-in)

• Counseling and information sharing according to needs and interests of clients in the following areas:

– Guide your future (identify interests and skills and access occupational guides)– Identify educational opportunities (higher education and training)– Find your work (resources to develop skills and secure employment)– Create your own business (resources for business start-up)

• Free access to portal and information on educational and employment opportunities

• Access to media library and a list of activities (lectures, workshops)

A Range of Services

Web site www.teorienta.cl

• Technology platform web 2.0 job description

• Description of 200 occupations with job growth outlook

• Interactive applications for organizing, planning and preparing job searches (Cover Letter, Resume, Network of Contacts, Planner, Videos, Portfolio)

• Interests and aptitude tests – results linked to suitable occupations

• Different information modules related to labor market

• With respect to youth: combination of technology tools +

in person services + activities in the field reduces fears and

facilitates development of career plan. Job placement,

building on training, requires close relationship building

with companies

• With respect to professionals who provide job placement

services: lack of clear qualifications and performance

evaluation contribute to limited interaction with employers

• With respect to public and private partners: tension

between reach vs effectiveness - scale program vs

“boutique” program

Lessons Learned

Marcela ArellanoDirectorTranining and Labor Market Programmarellano@fundacionchile.cl56.2. 240 0 469Skype: marce.arellano