Mångfald certifiering

Name of institution: Institut for local and regional democracy
Type of the organization:
  • Administration
  • Education and training organisation
Country:
  • Sweden
Thematic scope of the project:
  • Workers and new skills
  • Businesses undergoing change
  • Education and training
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation):

The Institute for Local and Regional Democracy (ID) is the applicant organisation for the project. The partners in the project are Idea- & KnowledgeCentre in Kronoberg County (I&KC) from the disability movement, The Regional Council of southern Småland, The County Council of Kronoberg and The City of Växjö.

Objectives to be achieved: The overall objective of the project is to develop the level of competence as well as ensure the quality of competences, in the area of diversity, among employees within private companies, public actors and other organisations (employers) in Kronoberg County. The secondary objective of the project is to create a new tool called "Diversitycertification" to use on the mentioned actors. .
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): creating a new tool called "Diversitycertification" developing the level of competence as well as ensure the quality of competences, in the area of diversity, among employees within private companies, public actors and other organisations (employers) in Kronoberg County  
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC:   a new tool called "Diversitycertification" development of the level of competence as well as ensurance of the quality of competences, in the area of diversity, among employees within private companies, public actors and other organisations (employers) in Kronoberg County The project wishes to open the doors for the existing unique skills at the workplace and thereby contribute to better profit, transparency, efficiency and a network with positive relations to other actors within the market. The certification will be attractive for all actors in the labor market
Target group:
  • Employed
  • Micro enterprises (less than 10 employees)
  • Self employed
  • Small enterprises (between 10 and 50 employees)
  • Employed in micro enterprises (less than 10 employees)
  • Employed in small enterprises (between 10 and 50 employees)
  • Administration (public entities including Public Employment services, education and training institutions)
  • Employed in SMEs (between 50 and 250 employees)
Stage of the implementation: Project under implementation
Budget of the project in EUR: 264000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 0
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 17/01/2011 - 17/12/2012
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): to be agreed
Contact person: Malin Olsson
Project fiche: application/mswordfp_Vaxjo.doc.doc
Located in: Fishing Pool