Trainings

• A Labour Market Training program developed by Finnish Authorities to help highly educated unemployed workforce get recruited to a permanent job
• The idea is to give the unemployed a further education in a specific field and at the same time,
• Give the unemployed a possibilty for on the job training in a relevant company, with a need for new employees
• First programs accomplished already in the early 90`s
• Average recruitment percentage 70 %

• Training program primarily meant for clerical employees / experts
• Training is implemented to fulfill both the needs of the individual jobseeker and the participating companies
• Training arranged by private training companies
• These companies handle the whole program
• training/schooling plan
• selection of participants, both individuals and companies

• Whole process controlled by relevant authorities

F.E.C. program

• Program lasts for 9 months –includs training sessions and on-the-job training

• During program the individuals gets mentoring from training organisation in order to help and guide individulas in their tasks
• Co-operating companies gets consulting help if needed in inaguration of the individuals in their tasks
• The Goal of the Program is to secure a new job for the participating indviduals

F.E.C. process

1.Authorities declare an open bid process for labour market training

2.Training companies give a proposition with quote for

• content of schooling on a general level
• budget for implementation

F.E.C. – Program Implementation Selection of Criterias for participants

• Selection of participants – Individuals

Criterias for participants

• defined by labour authorities
• handled by labour authorities
• Selection of participants – companies

Criterias for participants

• defined by training organisation
• handled by training organisation

Individuals

–Handled by labour authorities

–Managed by training organisation

• Co-operating companies

–Handled and managed by training organisation

F.E.C. – Program Implementation

• After selection is made
• A three party agreement is made
• Parties are: Authorities, Individuals and Co-operating companies
• Agreement stipulates that individual is taking part in a training at the co-operating company
• Individual has the right to take part in training session during workperiod
• Companies are not obliged to hire the individual, but it is recommendable to do so
• On-the-Job training should inclued relevant tasks for the individuals
• Hireing can take place during training time or it it recommended to do so at the end of training time at the latest
• Schooling organised by training organisations inclueds
• Seminars or lectures with relevant content to general scope of program
• Content can be customized to suite both participating individuals or companies

F.E.C. success stories

• Labour political training for academically educated people in Finland: Several courses
• Real estate development training for Hungarians with Pohjola Insurance Corporation.
• Real estate evaluation training for Hungarians with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary and Technical university of Helsinki
• Business research training in Hungary
• Art management seminars with Art Academy of Hungary, Canada and France
• EU-project management with Vantaa Polytechnic
• International Project Management with EVTEK, Koszalin Technical University and MVA Hungary