1. Motivation trainings April 2006 – September 2006

2. Participants Women on the maternity leave with potential to get employed

3. Region strong division of the gender roles, strong gender prejudices high rate of unemployment caused by lack of working opportunities

4. Goals increase potential and abilities to find employment increase motivation of participants to reeducate themselves and support their effort to find the job

5. Preliminary concept of the program increase self-reflection of participants, realization of their potential and strengths attractive for labor market training of skills - presentation increase of the motivation

6. Program content training of the communication and presentation skills stage fright management self-reflection – strengths, opportunities for further development preparation for applying for a job – contacting employee, preparation for a job interview

7. Proposal for program segments Day 1 part 1 Introduction Symbols part 2 Barriers in the process of application for a job part 3 Self-presentation – verbal aspects part 4 Self-presentation – non-verbal aspects

8. Proposal for program segments Day 2 part 1 Communication and presentation skills part 2 Accepting to the job – simulation, recording on the video part 3 Accepting to the job – simulation part 4 Motivation part

9. What we expected (our own preconceptions) hopelessness and helplessness What we found energetic, vivid woman

10. Problems Heterogeneous group : age, education, duration of being unemployed. Organizational: lacking information about topic and schedule

11. Program segments Day 1 part 1 Introduction Symbols part 2 Barriers in the process of application for a job part 3 Self-presentation – verbal aspects part 4 CV, motivation letter

12. Program segments Day 2 part 1 Communication and presentation skills part 2 Accepting to the job – simulation, recording on the video part 3 Accepting to the job – simulation part 4 Action plan

13. Conclusions Self – confidence – perceiving my own strengths Social skills – negotiation, conflict solving Attitude towards employment

14. Support of creating work opportunities in the region!