Close the door to exclusion II

Name of institution: Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Namysłowie
Type of the organization:
  • Administration
Country:
  • Poland
Thematic scope of the project:
  • Access to employment and social inclusion
  • Education and training
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation):

Close the door to exclusion II is a project aimed at long-term unemployed, registered at Employment Agency in Namyslow and living in the Namyslow County. The project aims to reduce beneficiaries’ deficits in the following spheres:
- key social skills,
- professional skills inadequacy to the present labor market,
- insufficient knowledge of the labor market, shortage of skills in effective job searching,
- lack of professional support,
- limited access to the instruments of professional activation,
Long-term unemployed persons who remain outside of professional and social life for a long time represent deficit of knowledge and skills related to effective job searching. . Without professional support realization of their professional aspirations will remain difficult especially in case of persons threatened by social exclusion. The low level of professional qualifications is reflected by low self-esteem and motivation and as a consequence of above passive attitude and lack of belief in the future. Project aims to reduce deficits in the key spheres by:
- improving social skills of the persons with disabilities,
- improving professional skills of the persons with disabilities (courses),
- gaining work experience (trainings).
The help given to beneficiaries will also influence the relatives of persons threatened by social exclusion. Investment in human capital (professional training) will bring to the labor market qualified persons and will increase competitiveness. Due to current situation of the project’s participants, and taking into account their needs, motivations and circumstances, project aims to increase their chances in the eyes of Polish employers thank to transfer of innovative methods and solutions (exchange of experiences and good practices between member states of the EU).

Objectives to be achieved: The project aims at improvement of quality of social life of long-term unemployed from the territory of Namyslow County by strengthening their self-esteem and developing their competences and social skills. Vocational guidance, gaining abilities to actively search for jobs will raise their awareness and will influence their social and professional activation. We would like to base our transnational cooperation on good practices exchange on this field.
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): Target group will participate in courses in partner’s country, Study trips to partner’s country, Exchange of experiences and good practices with a partner.
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: Raising competences and professional skills, Good practices exchange, Exchange of experiences.
Target group:
  • Unemployed
  • Long term unemployed
Stage of the implementation: Project under implementation
Budget of the project in EUR: 200000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 67000
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): From 01.01.2012 to 30.04.2015
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): From 01.01.2012 to 30.04.2015
Contact person: Lena Maruszak
Phone: 0048 (0) 77 419 09 36
Located in: Fishing Pool