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Dissemination Brochure
Integration through training and work

What?
Within the framework of the European Initiative "EMPLOYMENT" - HORIZON which is intended to develop support structures, vocational skills and promote stable employment for disadvantaged groups, the basic target group consists primarily of Immigrants and Repatriated Greeks (specially those from former Soviet Union ).

Why?
This specific group suffers from several distinct types of exclusion because subjective and objective factors (their limited knowledge of the Greek language, unemployment or underemployment, the current limited official structure, social prejudice, "stigmatisation" and marginalisation by the community) are barriers to their integration both in the Labour Market and the Community.

How?
Our new type of intervention is based on the belief that the target group?s problems are interrelated and includes activities addressed not only to the target group but also to the whole community.

Our basic objectives are: social integration and equal participation of the target group in the community.

Implementation

Our action is based in 4 Measures which are interrelated

1. STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

The objective of this Measure is to develop support structures for the target group.
The activities of this Measure includes:
Creation and running of multi-purpose Information and Support Centres for Repatriated Greeks which aim at::
information, support, search of the Labour Market, close co-operation with employers, educational, cultural and social activities, public awareness, networking.
The Measure?s other activities have been designed with the following in mind: registration of the target group, identification of future employers and development of telematic networks.

2. VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Pre-training: Greek language, development of social skills etc.,
Vocational training:
14 trainees for the Information and Support Centres.
16 trainees in business studies.
The objectives of this measure are:

to ensure that the Information and Support Centres are staffed as soon as possible
establishment of import - export trade companies by trainees and co-operation with the Central and Eastern European countries
establishment of service providing companies by trainees
trainees to be competitive employees in the Labour Market..

3. PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT

The structure of the Centres is organised (with a strong relationship with the Labour Market) and the type of vocational training relating to the creation of enterpreneural jobs and co-operatives all have a clear objective: professional integration of trainees in the Labour Market.
Furthermore, this project supports the promotion of employment by activities such as:

raising employers awareness,
technical Support for newly-established companies by trainees,
(for example in the shape of studies for import - export and providing services companies, computer-assisted organisation, counselling and administration support, employment benefits for trainees to be employed by Centres or companies, benefits for self-employed trainees who start up companies)

4. DISSEMINATION - INFORMATION

In view of the social isolation and the marginalisation of the target group and the community?s racism,, the intention of the project is to ensure social integration as quickly as possible and under the best conditions for the target group.
The activities of this measure include:
Development of information material for the target group and the community.
Dissemination of information through the Media and Networks.
Information and institutional and public awareness .
Publishing of material, organisation of events, etc.