Motivation trainings April 2006 – September 2006

Participants Women on the maternity leave with potential to get employed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Support of creating work opportunities in the region!