Microregion of Zalaszentgrt

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Local advocacy

• Micro-region of Zalaszentgrót
• HUNGARY
• Gizella Jenei

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Employment Pact of Statistical Area of
Zalaszentgrót

• Employment pact is a kind of agreement among
  participants of the labour market.
• The aim is to try to solve the problems of
  employment in our micro-region.

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Cooperating partners

• Cooperating partners are participants of the
  economic and social life of the micro region.
• There are 78 supporting organisations
• 24 municipalities
• Minority municipality
• Entrepreneurs
• Civil organisations
• Trainer organisations

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Target groups of the Pact

• Target groups of the pact
• young people starting out on a career,
• disadvantaged people,
• women,
• local entrepreneurs

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Advocacy of young people

• In our micro-region the young people starting
  out on a career are in a difficult situation
  because
• There is no opportunity to work
• They cannot gain experience
• Because of these the following features
  characterize our micro-region
• Decline of the population
• Migration of young people

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Homecoming!

• EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MICRO REGION OF
  ZALASZENTGRÓT

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APPLICANT
CELODIN Zala Foundation Partner Sinergija
Develepoment Agency (Slovenia)
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DURATION

• Duration of the project
• 16 months
• June 2005 September 2006
• Duration of employment
• 12 months
• September 2005 August 2006

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The aim of the project

• To call home graduated young people to contribute
  with their knowledge to the development of our
  micro region
• To widen the opportunities of employment of
  graduated young people

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PREMLIMINARIES

• We asked the participant of the Employment Pact
• The employment organisation must be a nonprofit
  organisation. (It tightens the list of
  participants)

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ACTIVITIES

• SELECTION
• TRAINING
• EMPLOYMENT
• GIVING ASSISTANCE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE
• EXCHANGE OF EXPERINCE
• PREPARATION OF HOMECOMING PROGRAM
• PUBLICATION

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SELECTION

• Employers are organizations which have signed
  the Employment Pact and which have already
  reported earlier.
• The young were selected on the basis of their
  curriculum vitae.

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TRAINING
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TRAINING

• 1. Preliminary training
• Self-development and self-awareness training.
• Overall information about the European Union, its
  subsidy system, project management and tenders.
• 2. Practical part gaining experience
• Participants after the training are employed at
  civil organisation and municipalities (members of
  the Pact).

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EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• 1.) Four days a week participants work at civil
  organisations and municipalities. These
  organisations undertook to help participants in
  gaining professional practice.
• 2.) Once a week they work together in TIM
• Territorial Innovative Measure

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The aim of Territorial Innovative Measure (TIM)

• Human resource development
• Planning of new, innovative programs
• Establishment of local strategic network

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GIVING ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE

• It has two elements
• Giving assistance to participants who find a job
  within the framework of our project
• Giving assistance to participants who cannot find
  a job within the framework of our project

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EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE

• During the exchange of experience TIM get
  acquainted with activities and similar projects
  of SINERGIJA Development Agency.

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PREPARATION OF THE HOMECOMING PROGRAM

• During the project TIM will prepare the program
  of the Homecoming project with the following
  chapters
• General survey (opportunities of young people in
  our micro region)
• Strategic plan (priorities)
• Operative plan (innovative ideas)

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PUBLICATION

• The aims of the publication are to introduce the
  Homecoming project and its results, and to
  collect the opportunities of young people in our
  micro region.
• The chapters of the publication
• Opportunities of the young people in Hungary
• Opportunities of the young people of our micro
  region
• Conclusion (Slovenian practices)

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RESULTS

• There are 10 new workplaces in our micro region
• 10 young persons are employed
• There is a young professional team
• The Homecoming program is developed
• 10 new projects are developed by the participants

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Thank you for your attention!

• Gizella Jenei
• CELODIN Zala Foundation
• Hungary
• info_at_celodinzala.hu