annals of the university of petroÅani â¼ economics â¼ vol. xi - part i ...
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Promotion <strong>of</strong> Employment among Youth - Remarks for Next Initiatives 149<br />
The VEAC was an intermediary between <strong>the</strong> project <strong>part</strong>icipants and all activities. The<br />
main services <strong>of</strong> VEAC were as follows:<br />
- personal vocational guidance,<br />
- dissemination <strong>of</strong> information related to <strong>the</strong> project,<br />
- help with CV preparation, preparing for <strong>the</strong> interview and salary negotiation,<br />
- assistance in schooling organizing within <strong>the</strong> project framework,<br />
- <strong>part</strong>icipants’ data base elaboration for <strong>the</strong> employers, portfolio preparation,<br />
- direct meeting organization with <strong>the</strong> employers and project <strong>part</strong>icipants<br />
contribution<br />
- research and monitoring <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>part</strong>icipants’ pr<strong>of</strong>essional future careers<br />
- project public relations<br />
- vacancy, pr<strong>of</strong>essional schooling, local employment market information or<br />
newspaper free accessibility for <strong>part</strong>icipants.<br />
Within <strong>the</strong> VEAC, <strong>the</strong>re were two vocational guides with large experience<br />
working. Help with Personal Employment Plans elaboration and wide understood<br />
support were <strong>the</strong>ir main tasks.<br />
2. Personal Employment Plans elaboration. Within this project activity, <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>part</strong>icipants were prepared for <strong>the</strong> job position that is inspiring and motivating for <strong>the</strong><br />
effective work. Personal Employment Plan was divided on five stages.<br />
The first stage consisted <strong>of</strong> <strong>part</strong>icipant recruitment, registering, interviews.<br />
This way <strong>the</strong> group <strong>of</strong> fifty <strong>part</strong>icipants was chosen plus five persons as a reserve<br />
group.<br />
The second stage included: vocational guide interview in order to vacancy<br />
problem defining, special psychological tests determining <strong>part</strong>icipants pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
predispositions, psychological training improving enterprising. In this stage <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>part</strong>icipants tried to elaborate <strong>the</strong>ir portfolios. They defined <strong>the</strong>ir own skills,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional experiences, knowledge, potentials, personal features, life aims and<br />
activity motives. The <strong>part</strong>icipants’ <strong>part</strong>ition was <strong>the</strong> final results <strong>of</strong> this stage. They<br />
were divided in three groups:<br />
- men <strong>of</strong> business initiatives;<br />
- pr<strong>of</strong>essional qualification transition and skills improvement;<br />
- new pr<strong>of</strong>essional image creation – “Independence in job searching”.<br />
The <strong>part</strong>icipants had been divided according to <strong>the</strong>ir needs and <strong>the</strong>ir choice was<br />
verified according to <strong>the</strong>ir psychophysical predispositions based on <strong>the</strong> test and<br />
interviews results.<br />
The third stage was composed <strong>of</strong> training suitable for <strong>the</strong> <strong>part</strong>icular group. The<br />
results <strong>of</strong> this stage were <strong>part</strong>icipants employment or own business establishment.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> fourth stage, still jobless <strong>part</strong>icipants could start three months practice organized<br />
within <strong>the</strong> project to increase <strong>the</strong>ir experience. After that <strong>the</strong>y would try to find a job<br />
once again. If some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m would fail <strong>the</strong>y can be <strong>part</strong>icipants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fifth stage.<br />
In fifth stage <strong>part</strong>icipants can use <strong>of</strong> individual vocational guidance and o<strong>the</strong>r below<br />
presented activities.<br />
3. Multimedia – stand. The stand <strong>of</strong>fering computer with <strong>the</strong> Internet access<br />
and printer were given for <strong>the</strong> <strong>part</strong>icipants in order to CV – preparing, job <strong>of</strong>fers