1. R O M A N I A WHERE ARE WE FROM ? “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

2. Romania, Bucharest, Povernei Street no 6-8, 71124, sector 1, Phone: 004-021-3124069, Fax: 004-021-3117595, www.incsmps.ro, e–mail: incsmps@incsmps.rowww.incsmps.roincsmps@incsmps.ro THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION I. N. C. S. M. P. S. WHO ARE WE ? Institution coordinated by Romanian Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

3. Established in 1990 as the Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection it became in 1996 the National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection (INCSMPS), certified by the Ministry of Education and Research, through the Governmental Decision no 1305, certified again in 2001. Since 2000, an Excellency Centre for Labour and Social Protection has been active within the Institute, according to the National Plan for Research, Development and Innovation –Programme RELANSIN I. N. C. S. M. P. S. “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

4. I. N. C. S. M. P. S. Board: PhD. Vasilica CIUCĂ, General Manager PhD. Speranţa PÎRCIOG, Scientific Manager PhD. Cătălin GHINĂRARU, Scientific Secretary Ec. Iuliana DURLUŢ, Economic Manager Staff : total researchers: 48 (90% women) and from them 28 - PhD in economy 9 – PhD students “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

5. WHAT WE KNOW TO DO ? Research and development activities Management and Entrepreneurship for R&D Projects and Programms in the field of labour market Consulting activities-labour councelling Providing training for trainers personnel Scientific support activities: scientific services for firms /related organizations, editing and printing specialized publications. I. N. C. S. M. P. S. from public and private institutions Our main activities : “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

6. The most important of our scientific research fields are:  demography, labour market; prognoses, strategies;  human resources management, labour motivation and productivity;  social indicators and living standard;  insurance and social assistance;  regulations on labour and social protection; industrial relations;  resources and development for the SME. I. N. C. S. M. P. S. “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

7. We are an institution self-financed, participating to the competitions by submitting the project proposals on the National and International Research Programmes. Beginning with 2000, I.N.C.S.M.P.S. undertakes research projects in the frame of the following research programmes:  National research –developing programs: ORIZONT 2000, RELANSIN, CERES AEROSPATIAL, CEEX, PNCDI II  Sectoral Operational Programme HRD - financed from the European Social Fund in Romania  The European Union Programme FP 6, FP 7 and Progress  Specialised counselling for designing, monitoring and assessing the MLSSF’s programmes and policies  Other international programmes (ILO, WB)  Phare Programme of the European Union  Progress Programme of the European Union  The European Programme Leonardo da Vinci I. N. C. S. M. P. S. HOW WE GET THE FINANCING ? “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

8. WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS ? I. N. C. S. M. P. S. PPartners from Public Administration:  Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, MMFPS  Ministry of Education Research and Innovation, MEC  National Agency of Labor Forces Employment, ANOFM  National House for Retired pay and other Social Assistance Rights, CNPAS  National Councile for Adults Training  Naional Authority for Disabled People PPartners from Researcher and University area: IInternational Partners: “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

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10. INCSMPS annually organize a scientific conference  „ EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY"- CHALLENGES FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, November 2011, Bucharest;  "INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE R&D SYSTEM AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE July 2010, Bucharest;  R&D'SSH'2020 a “ 20 YEARS FROM LISBON STRATEGY TO EUROPE IN 2020 - TWO DECADES OF ROMANIAN LABOUR MARKET AND SOCIAL PROTECTION RESEARCH“, November 2010, Bucharest;  MuPSoc 2009 - The 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on Labour Market and Employment Research: „Effects of Economic Crisis on the Labour Markets; Pathways to Recovery”, September 2009, Bucharest;  FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY ON THE ROMANIAN LABOUR MARKET at the Beginning of the New Stage of the Revised Lisbon Strategy - Challenges, Ideas, Solutions and Action Programmes, March 2008, Bucharest. I. N. C. S. M. P. S. How we promote our work results ? “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

11.  Participating to the National and International Conferences I. N. C. S. M. P. S.  Publishing articles and books  Disseminating of research results by Networks (REFERNET/ CEDEFOP), by our institute website www.incsmps.ro and by websites linked with it.www.incsmps.ro “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

12. I. N. C. S. M. P. S. The most important rewards during 2000 - 2012 are:  1 st place in the top of RD & High Tech companies in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 – awards of National Chamber of Commerce and Industry  1 st place for Complex RD projects in Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities, 2007, from the National Authority for Scientific Research;  1 st place in the top of RD & High Tech companies in 2006 – award of National Chamber of Commerce and Industry;  medals and diplomas of Excellence for research, at the “Romanian Science and Innovations Fair, 2000” (7 of 9);  reconfirmation of I.N.C.S.M.P.S. as “Excellence Centre” (2000);  coordination of many research consortiums for projects included in the Excellency Research Programme CEEX of the National Plan of RD & Innovation – I and II - of the National Authority for Scientific Research. Without modesty... “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

13. I. N. C. S. M. P. S.  Our main activities and previous projects: In the last years, INCSMPS was involved in projects having as subject and scientific objectives advance the understanding of the relationship between education and labour market. The main research projects developed on this thematic were focused on the School To Work Transition and Mobility on the Labour Market Some of these project are: Some of these project are  Evaluation and forecasting of potential labor demand for graduates of higher education in occupational structure, in view of year 2020, for the development of appropriate policies on university training  Correlation of the engineering and professional education’s offer with the labor market requirements  The management of correlation of educational system with the labour market  Knowing the degree of professional insertion of technical and vocational education graduates - a new approach of educational offer. Why we promoted FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB project? “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

14. I. N. C. S. M. P. S.  Our colaborators, partners, networks The institute has a large network including partner research institutions, universities, training centres, public institutions in the field of education, labour, employment and other organizations acting in the field of social protection (foundations, NGOs, trade unions).  Our mandate as a support institution for Romanian MMFPS: Participation together with the MMFPS in the elaboration of policy documents, strategies and action programs, documents related to the European Union. e.g. National Employment Strategy, Lifelong Training Strategy, the National employment action- NAPE, Inclusion Memorandum - JIM, Joint Memorandum on employment Policy - JAP, regional action plans for technical and vocational education PRAI. The results of the research conducted by the Institute led to the elaboration of employment and vocational training policies, initial training for professional and technical education policies, minimum wage policy, pension policy. There are submited to the minister, secretaries of state, general managers - where appropriate - the MMFPS, the National Employment Agency, the National House of Pensions and Other Social Insurance Rights as direct beneficiaries; “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

15. I. N. C. S. M. P. S.  We will be beneficiary of the project’s results Aim Specific objectives Target group Expected results and products Having in view the project’s: The project is well fit with our institute domain of activity  We will be able to contribute the implementation of the project’s results reaching the target groups that are among our institute’s target groups and beneficiaries  We will promote the project and its results to the stakeholders that are our institute’s beneficiaries and partners. Which are our expectations from the project ? “FIRST STEP TO FIRST JOB – Innovative methods leading YOUTH to a solid career” VS/2012/0017 – VP/2011/010/0563 Kick-off meeting, 20 February 2013, Bucharest, Romania

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