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Into the work processes built training and employment

...with involvement of disadvantaged peoples (Open gates and Handrail programs financed by EU)

A - DESCRIPTION OF THE GOOD PRACTICE

A1 - Title in original language
Munkafolyamatba épített képzés és foglalkoztatás hátrányos helyzetű emberek bevonásával ( Nyitott kapuk és Kapaszkodó címmel EU-s program)

A2 - Title in English
Into the work processes built training and employment with involvement of disadvantaged peoples (Open gates and Handrail programs financed by EU)

A3 - Location of GP (national)
Hungary

A4 - Location of GP (regional)
West-Transdanubian region

A5 - Economic field of activity
P Education

A6 - Ultimate purpose of GP
To improve social cohesion/inclusion
To provide educational opportunities

A7 - Spatial scale
Regional (large scale)

A8a - Start date
May 2006

A8b - Anticipated end date (if applicable)
June 2010

A9 - Short description of the GP
The program was implemented two times in 2006 and 2010. There was a worked-linked vocational training with involvement of disadvantaged people. Among others these trainings were in the most famous professions in the labour market (e.g. welder, metalwork). The trainings were implemented with training material which was match to the status of the target group. The trainers have been received a special preparation. There wasn't any requirement for elementary education it was acquired also during the training. The employment of the involved people was contract-based. Besides the training and employment the participants received continuous social support as well.

A10 - Key words relating to the GP
employment
trainings built in work processes
training and materials fit to the status of the individuals
adjustment, compensation of the shortages
social support

A11 - Objectives of the GP
Organizing alternative and integrated training and employment program with continuous psychosocial support in order to promote the labour market integration of the target group. Supporting at least 58 persons to get job (qualified welder, metalworker, electronic waste sorter, basket weaver, and wicker furniture maker), some of them are employed long-term in the social economy.

A12 - Activities that have taken place

  • elaboration of the feasibility study
  • analysis of the needs of the labour market and target group
  • recruitment and selection of the target group (elaboration of the selection method which is match to the target group)
  • selection of the companies which provide training places for practice
  • elaboration of the training materials which are match to the status of the target group
  • preparation of the trainers
  • employment and training of the target group and social and psychological support for them as well as supporting people with elementary education to catch up and make exams
  • catch-up programs and development of the key competencies
  • work and practices on real sites (at large companies)
  • continuous collaboration with companies in order to prepare sufficient labour force
  • vocational exams, final exam
  • job search, preparing the labour force to search job alone and update the work legislation knowledge
  • support by the project leaders to lobby for the employee's rights at the contract signing phase
  • start to work and assist them in the first few months

A13 - Achievements of the GP
48 persons has got vocational exam which means the 83% of the participants and 63% of them is employed after 4 months at the open labour market or at social enterprises


B - IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

B1 - How has the GP impacted on the following?

B1a - Legal/financial exclusion
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The participants had income. They could receive a significant existential growth. They and their family members became self-conscious employee.

B1b - Creation or conservation of local employment
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The project contributed to the increase of the local employment.

B1c - Adaptation to new realities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The unqualified and undereducated target group acquired skills which are match to the labour market demand. Due to the practice which was acquired during the program these workers have demand on the labour market.

B1d - Cross sectoral working
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The education, the for-profit sector and the social actors were thinking together in the program.

B1e - Enablement of social enterpreneurship Impacts
not known
Any other comments?

B1f - Amenities for local people
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The training built in the work-processes offered training perspective for local residents with disadvantages and low educational qualification.

B1g - Educational opportunities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
There have been proved that the people with previous school-failures could acquire profession through special training methods and training material as well as catch-up programs.

B1h - Crisis response
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The program responded adequate answer for the vacuum in the education

B1i - Local financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Some of the trained people worked further in the social economy which resulted to create new work places.

B1j - Local policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The practice of the Savaria Rehab Team Non profit Ltd. was included in some central program but the complex system is missing in the current professional practice.

B1k - National financial environment for social enterpreneurs Impacts
not known
Any other comments?

B1l - National policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?
The program couldn't be accepted by the policy makers.


C - PARTNERSHIPS & GOVERNANCE

C1 - Is the governance of this GP fully inclusive?
Beneficiaries are highly involved in governance
Comments and learning points
The project was generated by the needs of the beneficiaries and during the whole program they operated a stakeholder forum and took part in the decisions of the management.

C2 - How influential has this GP been on local or national decision makers?
A little influence achieved
Comments and learning points
The program achieved only a little influence which now can not be detected

C3 - How much partnership work has been involved?
A great deal of cross sectoral partnership working
Comments and learning points
The great deal of cross sectoral partnership is proven by the following initiative: After the closure of the program there was a machinery company which planned a common training but due to the economic crisis the initiative couldn't carried out.


D - PR & TRANSFERABILITY

D1 - Please describe how the GP communicated its experience and success to the public
press releases, open days, appearance in press and media, brochure, leaflet

D2 - Please describe how the GP communicated with local or national decision makers?
Conference (kick-off and final), press release, inform the local policy makers (General Assembly of the local government)

D3 - Are there any elements of this project that you think would transfer particularly well to other contexts?
The program contains employment activities to improve employability which could only bring permanent results if the complex program will be implemented. The elaboration of a special training material or competency development can also be used as single element in other training program.


E - RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABILITY

E1a - Total annual income of GP
2011/12 140 000 000 HUF (466 000 EUR)

E1b - How is this made up?
It was made up by tender funds.

E1c - Details of human resources
manager, professional leader, mentors - social workers (3person)

E1d - Details of technology
training material, selection method, Competency Development Program, method of social - psychological support, method of addressing the entrepreneurs and development the partnership

E1e - Details of financial investment for start-up/early stage
The company was the practice place of the brochure editor and basketry trainings therefore there were needed: 6 complete PCs with the necessary office and graphic software furthermore for the basketry necessary spinning chairs, twigs, soaking tubs.

E1f - Details of external support

  • for-profit companies to provide practice places
  • adult education centre to implement trainings
  • labour office to organise employment

E2 - If public funding were withdrawn, could the GP continue to exist?
Yes. On the one hand this program could organize trainings for social enterprises as well it could implement workplace trainings for the for-profit companies. Today the significant part of potential labor force comes from the disadvantaged target group and the labor market couldn't do with the unqualified/undereducated labor force.


F - EXECUTIVE BODY AND CONTACT INFORMATION

F1 - Who set up the GP?
Not-for-profit organisation

F2 - Who runs the GP?
Not-for-profit organisation

F3 - Short description/comments
The program doesn't work in this form. Only some components were built in other programs.

F4 - Contact
Olga Horváth (she as director of the Savaria Rehab Team Nonprofit Ltd. set up and managed the program but she don't work at the Ltd. already)
Pannon Business Network Associoation
9700 Szombathely, Zanati u. 32-36.
Hungary
Telephone +36/30/6289491
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http://rehab-team.hu/en
Any other contact people
Ballasa Imre ( Savaria Rehab-Team Nonprofit Kft.)


G - SUPPORTING INFORMATION

G1 - Photos
(between 1 & 3)

G2 - E documents
http://rehab-team.hu/category/magyar/p%C3%A1ly%C3%A1zatok-arch%C3%ADvuma/t%C3%A1mop-141-07-nyitott-kapuk
http://www.rehab-team.hu/content/hefop-231-051-2005-10003420
http://vtest.vg.hu/kkv/nemzeti-fejlesztesi-terv/bevalt-kapaszkodo-a-nyitott-kapuk-vilagaba-227682

G3 - Any other useful information
There are methodological materials, summary reports (e.g. Handrail project's final report and needs assessment), project documentation, training-, employment and psycho-social programs