Community Initiative

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability

*DP NAME: ARRIS *BUDGET: € *AREA COVERED: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  EQUAL THEME: Employability – (Re) Integration into the Labour Market  TARGET GROUP: ALL YOUTH Special attention to less privileged/ disadvantaged youth  MISSION: Empowerment, Work Placement, AND Social Inclusion

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability PARTNERS:  Youth Board of Cyprus: Coordinator Partner  Human Resource Development Authority  Cyprus Workers’ Confederation  Cyprus Computer Society  Junior Chamber Cyprus  Center for Information and Support of Women “Apanemi”  Therapeutic Community “Agia Skepi”  Center for Education about Drugs and Treatment of Drug Addicted Persons “KENTHEA”  Zeuxis Innovations Ltd  Square Egg Studios Ltd.

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability Actions

 EDUCATION - EMPOWERMENT *seminars, workshops, training *self development *general education (Greek, English, Mathematics, Business, etc) *computer literacy

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  WEB PORTAL *Data base of available work positions *Data base of potential employers employers *Search engines *News letters *On line counseling & advising

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  RESEARCH AND CARTOGRAPHY *Research: factors affecting youth employability *Chart: Businesses & Vocations in each district of the Republic of Cyprus

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGN TOWARDS BUSINESS PEOPLE AND COMPANIES Dissemination of information about: *CI EQUAL - Discrimination in the Labor Market *Corporate Social Responsibility *Web Portal

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE CENTERS *Counseling Centers in each city *Personal and discreet meetings with counselors

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  COUNSELLING *trade union issues *trade union issues *labour law issues *labour law issues*entrepreneurship *psychological support

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability  WORK PLACEMENT AND ORIENTATION *6 months training in companies/ organizations *orientation program *simultaneous guidance and advising

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability Partners’ Activities

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 1.YOUTH BOARD OF CYPRUS  Coordination – Project Management  Information and Publicity  Transnational Cooperation Agreement  Creation & Operation of Vocational Guidance Centers

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 2. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTAUTHORITY  Development and Accreditation of Educational Programs of Youth Organizations applied to the TG

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 3. CYPRUS WORKERS’ CONFEDERATION  Sensitization Campaign toward Employers  Counseling on Trade Union Issues to the TG

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 4. CYPRUS COMPUTER SOCIETY  Construction & Operation of the Web Portal  Production of CD-ROMs  Education of TG - ECDL

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 5. JUNIOR CHAMBER CYPRUS  Counseling on Entrepreneurial Issues to the TG  Educational Programs on Business Issues and Economics  Sensitization Campaign towards Employers

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 6. CENTER FOR INFORMATION &SUPPORT OF WOMEN “APANEMI” WOMEN “APANEMI”  Educational – Empowerment programs of TG  Contribution to the Research and Campaigns  Counseling on Law Issues to the TG

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 7. THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY “AGIA SKEPI”  Educational – Empowerment programs of TG  Contribution to the Research and Campaigns

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 8. CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND THERAPY OF ADDICTED AND THERAPY OF ADDICTED PERSONS “KENTHEA” PERSONS “KENTHEA”  Psychological Support and Counseling to the TG

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 9. ZEUXIS INNOVATIONS LTD  Research: Factors affecting Youth Employability  Cartography of Professions and Vocations in Cyprus  Work Placement and Orientation Programs  Sensitizations Campaigns towards Employers

Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability 10. SQUARE EGG STUDIOS LTD  Information and Publicity, Promotion of the Project  Design & Production of Brochures, Flyers, Posters, Folders of the Project

Community Initiative Equal Network for the Promotion of Youth Employability

Thank you for your attention! Good Luck to Everyone! Equal Opportunities for all!!