P2 p32349 presentation-valencia-mares

STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
P2P STUDY TOUR 32349

Juan Manuel Revuelta Perez
Valencia Regional Office in Brussels Director General
Brussels, 16th December 2009 Jrevuelta@delcomval.be

FCVRE
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea www.uegva.info
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea 1

Outline of the presentation:

1. VALENCIA REGION AND FCVRE
2.
2 SERVEF active employment policies
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3. OTHER ESF/ YOTH ACTIVITIES
4. CASTELLON:
4 CASTELLON CITY OF SOLIDARITY
5. ALCIRA: ALCIRA JOVE PROJECT: YOUTH INFORMATION CENTER

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Project Valencia Towers
Port of Valencia

1. Who are we?

Conselleria de Turisme

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The Valencia Region
With 5,1 Millions of inhabitants, the
population of the region accounts for
10.8
10 8 % of th t t l S
f the total Spanish population
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Valencia is the third largest city
in Spain.

In our Region, Spanish and
Valencian are the co-official
The Region of Valencia is located on the languages.
Mediterranean coast of Spain and
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is part of the so-called Mediterranean Arch, In Spain: 1 official language, Spanish,
an axis which has experienced
one of the fastest economic growth rates plus 4 co-official languages: Basque,
in the European Union
Union.
Catalan, Galician and Valencian.

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The Valencia Region in facts (II) Foreign residents: 517.408 (13% of
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Spain’s average)

Coming from the EU: 258.708 (16,7%
of Spain’s average)
- Bulgaria: 23.868 (18,9%)
- United Kingdom: 64 078 (32 3%)
64.078 (32,3%)
- Romania: 87.156 (14,4%)
Coming from America: 118.378 (9,6%)
- Colombia: 37.242 (14,6%)
With 5 Millions of inhabitants, the - Ecuador: 48.937 (12,4%)
population of the region accounts for
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10.8% of the total Spanish population. - Argentina: 12.789 (13,3%)

The Valencian region has experienced Coming from Africa: 80.821 (9,6%)
an increase in its population, since
p p - Morocco: 56 116 (8 7%)
56.116 (8,7%)
becoming main destination for
immigration*. * Source: Spanish Ministry for Coming from Asia: 22.737 (9,5%)
Employment and Social Affairs
- China : 11.835 (9,9%)
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FUNDACIÓN COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA –
REGIÓN EUROPEA

A new instrument for the Valencian Region
Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Public sector Private sector
Regional Energy,
and local saving banks,
administrations chambers of commerce,
universities,
Public organisations
pro associations
FCVRE
Foundation Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea
(created i 2003)
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FCVRE
Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea

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The Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea, created in November
Europea,
2003,
2003, is a non-profit organization based at the Valencian Regional Office in Brussels.
non- organization, Brussels.
The Foundation bases its work on the strategic tool Public Private Partnership.
Partnership.
www.uegva.info
www.uegva.

The FCVRE was created in order to help civil society in the transitional participation
on European funding as the Valencian Region entered Competitiveness Objective in
2007.
2007.

This entity facilitates the participation of Valencian civil society, industrial groups,
chambers of commerce, financial i tit ti
h b f fi i l institutions, local development agencies, educational
l ld l t i d ti l
organizations (research and development institutions), and other stakeholders in
European policies and projects.
projects.

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FCVRE Sponsors

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Valencian Regional Government
V l i R i lG t

In Brussels since 1989

Manpower = 6 people

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In 2003
2003… Manpower 6 people

A decisive bid for regional marketing
d i i f i l k ti

2009 Current manpower = 60 p p
p people

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The FCVRE as cofinancial partner for
European Projects
Every project that has b
E j t th t h been fi financed b th E
d by the European C
Commission must be
i i tb
disseminated at an international level.

The Fundación Comunidad Valenciana – Región Europea works in two ways:

• As active partner to facilitate the creation of European consortia and to spread
Valencian initiatives among European regions by means of an active network.
• As ideal partner to effectively design communication campaigns to
internationally spread the results of the European projects
projects.

To achieve these objectives, the FCVRE takes advantage of its employees´
knowledge on E
k l d European iissues, specialized i t
i li d international staff, hi t h equipment
ti l t ff hi-tech i t
and selective databases.

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Perfect Partner for International Dissemination
• Region-marketing strategies: can also be raised by the FCVRE, in order
to share with other regions good study cases and learn from each other.

• Multimedia equipped office: partners can effectively transmit their
message by organizing seminars and presentations.

• Brussels’ based: we offer press-related services, writing and releasing
articles and reports through the comprehensive database that contains
European, national,
European national regional and local officers media decision makers
officers, media, decision-
and think-tanks.

• Increase the civil society participation in European issues: the FCVRE
does the monitoring and follow up of the EU legislation and information
on funding and business opportunities to both public and private
institutions.

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FUNDACIÓN COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA-REGIÓN EUROPEA

CoR - Open Days www.opendays.europa.eu
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Regional
R i l European projects
Communication
Partnerships
&
Networking
g TAIEX taiex.ec.europa.eu

Tools
Assembly of European Regions
Methodology www.aer.eu

Lisbon Regions network
www.lisbonregionsnetwork.eu

Networks European Projects network

www.wateregio.net

ERRIN
www.errin.eu

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European projects with the involvement of the FCVRE
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Number of approved projects

84 + 6 initiatives
Valencian budget of approved projects

73 Mio. €
Total budget of approved projects
165 Mio €
Projects under evaluation

70 projects aprox.

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SERVEF:
Employment and Training Services for the Valencia´s region

The Servef is an organization independent from the administration that was
created in 2000. Its aim is that the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia´s
region) receives the transfers from the active employment policies and
manages them in an integrated way.
Its staff is composed of 1.200 persons and it includes a network of 56 job
centres and 13 training centres which attend to more than 400.000 jobseekers
in the Valencia´s region. Its 2008 budget reaches 462 million Euros.
Its main activities are work intermediation, training or retraining for work
insertion and the promotion of employment and hiring, especially stable and
quality jobs. It targets in particular those most in need: the young, women,
disabled people or those who could be socially excluded.

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EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES

CAREER GUIDANCE
PERSONAL ITINERARY

PUBLIC INTEREST EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME (EMCORP /EMORGA)
YOUTH SALARY
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
EMPLOYMENT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ENTERPRENEURS PROGRAMME

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COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT PLAN:
WORKERS +45
YOUTH
LONG TERM UNEYPLOYED – ALZIRA
ALZIRA-

RESTRUCTURING PLAN
SALARY GRANT 2009-2010

COMBINATION WITH TRAINING PROGRAMMES
ESCUELA TALLER (EMPLOYMENT + TRAINING PROGRAMME)
CASA DE OFICIOS ( TRADITIONAL SECTORS)
TALLERES DE INSERCIÓN SOCIO LABORAL (EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS)

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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a new
European exchange programme aimed at helping
new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for
managing an SME by spending time working in
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another EU country with an experienced
entrepreneur.

It contributes to improving their know-how and
know how
fosters cross-border transfers of knowledge and
experience between entrepreneurs.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is financed by the
European Commission and operated across 21 EU
countries by the help of more than 100 intermediary
organisations competent in business support (e.g.
Chambers of Commerce, start-up centres, incubators
start up
etc.). Their activities are coordinated at European
level by EUROCHAMBRES, the Association of
European Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
which acts as Support Office.

+ INFO: http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu

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EUROPEAN
GLOBALIZATION
FUND

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STUDY VISITS VALENCIA REGION 2009
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Romania and Bulgaria
Bulgaria.

Study Visit on Social Policy - European Social Fund RTP 33119
Organised in co-operation with the Valencia Regional Government (Spain)
Fundación Comunitat Valenciana Region Europea (FCVRE)

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In the Valencian Regional Office our
best asset is our Human Capital and
we share our experience by the
exchange of staff:
We host your employees in our premises in
Valencia or Brussels

We can work out an exchange of staff

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LET’S WORK
LET S
TOGETHER!

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CASTELLÓN
Ó

The project “City of Solidarity”
Cristina Querol Albert
Castellón City Council

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Castellón. Geographical situation

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Castellón.
Main d
M i data
•Capital of one of the 3
provinces of Comunitat
Valenciana
V l i

•180.000 inhabitants

•Universitat Jaume I
(ove
(over than 10.000
students)

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Castellón. Economy
• Ceramics (innovation)
• Citrus fruits
• Tourism

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The Ci
Th City of S lid i
f Solidarity
The project “City of Solidarity” is being developed in the
facilities of the old Military Barracks and consist in a
Workshop School and a Workshop of Employment.

The Workshop School is organized in two years of duration
and for a target of non trained people younger than 25.
They train for a job and prepare the exams for the School
Graduate exams.

The students receive a grant during the first 6 months and
afterwards they are hired for a job during the rest of the
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project.

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The Workshop School
The 2nd of November started the 2nd edition of the
Workshop School in the City of Solidarity of Castellón.

3 lines of training:
- Bricklaying (11 students)
- Carpentry (12 students)
- Plumbing (12 students)

Teaching team:
- 1 director
- 1 administrative assistant
- 1 support teacher
- 5 training coach
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Budget

- Castellon City Council
contribution: 540.000 €

- SERVEF contribution:
997.000 €

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Municipality of Alzira

Presentation
TAIEX Youth
Employment

Jose Manuel
González Valls

Local Agent of
Development

Brussels 16th
December 2009

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Municipality f Alzira
M i i lit of Al i

- Located 40 km south Valencia.

- 44.892 inhabitants

- Capital “Ribera Alta”

- Industrial Services represent
74,68% of local Economy.

- New Industrial Park

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I d e a
Iniciativa per al Desenvolupament Econòmic d´Alzira

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What is IDEA?
• Local Agency of Development (Council of Alzira).

• Created in 1995.

• Budget 2008: 2.023.113,04 € Employees: 25

• Obj ti
Objective: increasing the employment and wealth of
i i th l t d lth f
alzira through external resources.

• Users: unemployment and entrepreneurial.

• IDEA work areas. (
k (Programs, Economic promotion,
i i
Information and laboral guidance)
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Integral Plan of Employment
“Youth Alzira”
• What is a “Integral Plan of Employment”?
• Objectives of the Plan
Plan.
• Users and Enterprises.
• How it works the Integral plan of
p oy e t
Employment:
– Duration: 12 months
– Experts in employment: 3 People
People.
– Budget of the Plan: 132.000 Euros
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SERVICES:
• Information about oficial Grants for rent/buy House, for
Training.

• Information about study and work in European Union.
o a o abou udy a d o u op a U o

• Tourism. Cultural Activities.

•Internet Room

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Thank you very much for your attention
Juan Manuel Revuelta Perez
www.uegva.info
i f Director General
Miguel Mares Garcés Jrevuelta@delcomval.be
EMPLOYMENT
Mmares@delcomval.be
Cristina Querol Albert
CASTELLON
cquerol@delcomval.be
Local Agency of Development of Alzira
www.idea alzira.com
www idea-alzira com
adl@idea-alzira.com

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