Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative

Project Duration: July March 2008 Centre for Organization of Local Social Entrepreneurship Realized by 12 partners (self-government, non-governmental organizations, private companies) under the leadership of Caritas of the Gdańsk Archdiocese Place: Centre for Organization of Local Social Entrepreneurship (COLPS) in Sopot

Project objective -detailed analysis of causes of long-term unemployment - analysis of the needs of the local labour market - merging the activities formerly dispersed between different institutions a nd organizations (Partnership for Development „NA FALI”) Developing the innovative method to fight long-term unemployment through: Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative

Training Institution Training Institution 2 Business counselling Counselling Professional Practice Labour Office Employment Agency Other Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative

Cleaning Consulting Vocational Improvement Unit Independent Nursery school of Sopot Regional Office Of work CIS Nephax ITM Computer Centre Foundation Economic Municipal Labour Office Caritas Of Gdańsk Archdiocese Sopot Commune FASTER Language Centre Centre for Organization of Local Social Entrepreneurship Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative Schulz&Partners Attorneys at Law

Participants (Final Beneficiaries) Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative The long-term unemployed (above 2 years) I group - 40 persons from Sopot (including 10 persons aged 50+) II group - 40 persons from Sopot and Gdynia (including 9 persons aged 50+)

Certain causes of a long-term unemployment: Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative Psychological: a sense of helplessness, lack of self-confidence, passive attitude towards one’s own life Insufficient qualifications: lack of skills which are required by employers Age: 24% of participants are people aged 50+ Personal situation: necessity to take care of a child or an adult

Professional paths: Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative Gastronomy and catering Hotel business Adult care Childcare Individual computer path Professional cleaning services

Methodology: Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative Motivation Centre 7-weeks long incentive workshops (at the beginning) support groups (once a month on the average) supporting motivation and stimulating the professional creativity access to specialist magazines meetings with trade experts observing „good practices” participation in trade fairs organisation of open days promoting the activity of simulation enterprises

Methodology: Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative 2. Academy of Skills - individual approach towards FB – adaptation to the needs and skills of FB – theoretical training courses – in form of simulation enterprises – (the division of group roles, joint responsibility for work, sense of security, gradual independence, recruiting customers) – learning foreign language(s) – basic computer skills

Methodology: Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative 3. Incubator of Entrepreneurship - individual approach to each case, seeking optimum solutions – vocational counselling, – legal and business consultancy, – training courses in entrepreneurship, – subsidies to launch business activity, – assistance in finding business premises

Schedule March 2006 Participation in the project 15 May, 2007 Workshops to prepare for participation in the project Vocational training courses Professional practice Intensive language 1 course Computer training course Reinforcement of languge 1 skills Intensive languge 2 course Training course – how to open and manage your own business Reinforcement of languge 2 skills Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative

Results 36 persons accomplished the project remaining 4: 1 person has undertaken work earlier 3 resigned from health reasons 4 persons established a social cooperative 6 persons are launching their own business 13 persons found a job and will undertake work once they finish the project 5 persons will undertake work or establish a company in the nearest future 8 persons are still looking for a job 1 person will not undertake work for health reasons Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative

Results Out of 36 persons who want and can work 29 returned to the activity on the labour market. Effectiveness of the method: 80.55% Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative

Future Launching new COLPS centres in the province of Pomerania Chances for other persons to break the barriers and to establish a better future Project co-financed by European Social Fund as part of the EQUAL EU Initiative COLPS is a GATE to your new possibilities

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