National Regions Development Agency

National regions development agency’s implemented projects

Project "Best Agers Lighthouses - Strategic Age Management for SME in Baltic Sea Region"

Best Agers Lighthouses - Strategic Age Management for SME in Baltic Sea Region

Project “Best Agers Lighthouses“ in December 2012, successfully ended three years long last project “Best Agers” in the same years November in the frames of Baltic Sea region program was approved this project’s two-year continuation, new project called “Best Agers Lighthouses” which theme is employment of older person.
In the project “Best Agers Lighthouses” the main accent is on the age management in Baltic Sea region’s countries business and public sector’s organizations. The main goal of the project is to show the benefit for employers which could give strategic human sources planning according to employees aging and a possible lack of them. In this project participates partners from Baltic Sea region: German, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden and Finland. Project’s duration: 2 years (till the end of 2014). In 23-25 January 2013 Helsinki was held the first project’s partners meeting. In which was discussed main activities of the project, in details discussed projects stages of implementation, created project activity groups.

Project “Adopt the success”

Public institution National regions development agency in 16-05-2013 – 30-11-2013 implemented project “Adopt the success” which partly was financed by Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The main goal of the project – Siauliai city and foreign Lithuanians which came from Siauliai, promotion involvement into public life, expanding friends from abroad of Siauliai city, collaborating between Siauliai city culture, art, sport, education and etc. Promotion of NGO organizations and abroad Lithuanians.
Project’s tasks:

1) stimulate foreign Lithuanians (comes from Siauliai) and Siauliai city organizations collaborating;

2) Strengthen foreign Lithuanians (comes from Siauliai) relationship with Siauliai city by participating in Siauliai city 777 anniversary events.

By the project is seeking to format labor market policy institutions work. During project’s “Adopt the success” implementation created photography exhibition in theme “Adopted success”. The exhibition is open for free and public. For citizens and guests of Siauliai city and region presented project’s idea. Exhibition created of 21 pictures. In the pictures recorded 7 “adopted success” stories.

Project “Informative – consulting platform creation: regional immigration centres development in the Republic of Lithuania“

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During projects “Informative – consulting platform creation: regional immigration centres development in the Republic of Lithuania” information about integration process in Lithuania analysis received recommendations.

Implementing project “Informative – consulting platform creation: regional immigration centres development in the Republic of Lithuania” organized SYMPOSIUM during which was discussed breaking stereotypes possibilities, sharing foreign countries experiences, presenting migration subsections/groups activities, foreigners from third countries realities in Lithuania and active national third countries communities in Lithuania.

Cognitive visit no. 32, „Cooperation of schools, the world of work and social partners“ No. 2011-SV-01-LT-LLP-0028

SCHOOLS, BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIAL PARTNERS COLLABORATION

07-11-2011 – 11-11-2011 took place cognitive visit in Berlin (Germany), in theme “Cooperation of schools, the world of work and social partners“ no. 32. Activity was financed by Lifelong learning program which in Republic of Lithuania is administrated by Education exchange fund. As Lithuania’s delegate in this cognitive visit participated Public institutions National regions development agency’s representative Aurelija Leisiene.

During this visit met and their partners experience shared 16 delegates from 14 countries around the whole world (Lithuania, Estonia, Norway, England, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, France).
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Familiarized with Germans dual profession education system. Germany, as well as all modern Europe, dealing with actual problem – how to reduce the number of those, who “fall out” from education system, don’t get an education, profession. Youth without an education collide with problems in labor market, experience bigger difficulties in social integration. In Germany youth’s unemployment exceed common unemployment level in the country, that’s why are looking for ways how to motivate for seeking education and get a profession. Whereas was analyzed dual profession education systems aspects gained new knowledge about this question, analyzed collaboration with employers and other possible aspects with social partners, what is very important for seeking organize practical activities which will include assumptions of improvement professional education institutions, social partners, employers or their delegates close collaboration.

In Germany widespread dual education system – primary professional education combined with practice in company or organization. To consider that to get a profession together with learning in vocational school need to work in given practical place organization. That’s why a lot of attention is paid for practical specialists’ preparation. The only requirement for those who wants to start studies in vocational schools is to have a secondary school diploma. Students in companies are learning averagely 3-4 days per week, in vocational schools till 2 days per week. For the time spent in companies students get a monetary payment from 300 to 600 Euros per month. Preparation of specialists last from 2-3,5 years. The merge of theory and practice give a guarantee of high craftsman and specialists qualification. In Germany works a lot of educational centers equipped with technical equipment in which students can practically try different professions.

Looking for ways how to involve into professional education, not studying and problematic youth, that could gain a profession and increase their chances into labor market. For that kind of youth helps recruitment agency which find them practice and studying place or direct them to education centers.

Works various night schools in which learners can gain wanted specialties, without leaving their casual work.

Professional education also, gives perfect basics for career: after further qualification improvement there is a possibility to get a master certificate. Thankfully to the parallel vocational education in Germany are comparing not so many youth who haven’t a vocational education or internship place. Education is financed by the companies which for students-trainees are paying wage and state covering vocational school expanses. Small and medium-sized companies give more than 80% of internship places for trainees.

During the cognitive visit with their experiences share institutions like: Confederation of German Trade Unions, BIBB, DGB, Bundesagentur für Arbeit - BA. Lankytos įstaigos: DGB, Vocational school of Building Technology Knobelsdorff-Schule, DGB-Jugend Haus “Schloss 19“,Siemens Company, IG Metall Bildungsstätte Pichelssee.

The most interesting and useful experience aspects of Germany:

- Dual system – needs analysis, good usage in real work experience and projects dual system, success courses, success level, high quality instructors/trainees managers experience.

- Big social/common responsibility (education institutions, business companies, social partners).

- Participation of trade unions in education and vocational training system is evaluated as very important.

- Strong, thoughtful volunteers involving system.

- Posed a big surprise that learners in Germany important decisions of their next profession except very early, i.e., in the year of 10!

- Question if dual system doesn‘t caused social barriers?

For all those who are interested in the fuller details of this visit, with the contacts of mentioned countries delegates please refer to the Public institution National regions development agency, by phone: +370 41 552061, e-mail: aurelija@nrda.lt, info@nrda.lt or by the address Vilnius str. 88, Siauliai

Given information reflects beneficiaries, not the Education exchange support fund, European commissions or their institutions view. European commission isn’t responsible for the materials content and possible usage of the information.

Information is prepared by cognitive visit participant Aurelija Leisiene Public institution’s National regions development agency Social-economic development Division
17-11-2011

Project „Today’s competences for the future business. Breathe! Share! Encourage!“

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AND NORWAY’S FINANCIAL MECHANISM SUBSIDIES SCHEME “TRANSMISSION OF EXPERIENCE AND COOPERATION RELATIONS BETWEEN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND EUROREGIONAL LEVEL’S PARTNERS IN LITHUANIA AND NORWAY STRENGTHENING”

Subproject’s implementation contract No. 2004-LT0009-TES-2NOR-2-035

Subproject’s name: “Today’s competences for the future business. Breathe! Share! Encourage!”

Partners of the subproject:
Applicant – Public institution National regions development agency. Partners:
Indre Ostfold - regions council (Norway).
Siauliai Chamber of commerce, industry and crafts.
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SHORT SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
Most of the vocational training institutions limits of training practices in manufacturing, study visits, cognitive trips to the companies, firms, farms. Observed different ability of education institutions to earn additional funds promotes to think if less entrepreneurship vocational school is capable of entrepreneurship culture creation, popularize entrepreneurship? With given project is solving the problem – uneven North Lithuania’s vocational schools competence to educate learners’ entrepreneurship. All entrepreneurship education has to be pointed to final result – to educate a personality which is capable to act responsibly and independently. To solve this kind of problem there is a need of relevant competence. For those reason vocational schools teaching staff’s competences trainings have to be one of the priorities by educating human resources for the future business.

Direct beneficiaries are vocational education institutions teachers (56 persons), not direct – vocational education institutions pupils. Through innovative and traditional methods in subproject teachers in vocational school institutions will be encourage educating students’ skills and abilities, required for them as individuals and as society’s members, prepare them for adults’ life that they could take an advantage of its opportunities, would be able to take a responsibility and would know how to live in unsecured conditions.

The aim of the subproject – strengthen a social partnership in entrepreneurship encouraging and increasing vocational schools teachers competences, educate learners entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial qualities.

The main activities of the subproject and achievements:
Reflection in the group of Delfi of seven vocational schools teachers in Siauliai and Telsiai districts, Siauliai Chamber of commerce, industry and crafts, Public institution National regions development agency’s workers, business firms and Norway’s Indre Ostfold Regional Council representatives. (3 week days till 30 people);
Business trip in the Norway (5 week days, 8 people);
Methodical covey of social partners’ network: creation of the strategy, activities schedule, methodologies and techniques anticipation (4 meetings).

Trainings for vocational education institutions teachers:

Trainings program “Planning of the career” (16h, 14 people);

Trainings program “Entrepreneurship skills education” (16h, 14 people);

Trainings program “Creativity education” (16h, 14 people);

Trainings program “Self-anchoring skills” (16h, 14 people);

Practical sessions: internship in certain business firm (5 days, 14 teachers).

Simulation trainings – entrepreneurship creation in firm. Participants: vocational schools teachers, SCCIC, NRDA employees. (7 week days, till 30 people).

Final conference “Today’s competences for the future business. Breathe! Share! Encourage!” – During the subproject gained experience’s scatter. Publication which contains all good experience gained during the subproject.

Project “Regional social partnership networks creation in Lithuania“

Project implementing by European fund for third countries citizens integration 2009 annual program’s priority “Indicators and evaluation methodologies, for evaluating progress, correct political directions and measures also to simplify comparative training coordination, settings and creation” supported action – the expertise to institutions and other interested sides cooperation, coordination and contacts support systems creation and improvement.

The aim of the project– encourage regional social cooperation and partnership network creation in Lithuania by improving immigration and integration policy measures.
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Tasks:

Make certain open and effective communication and partnership between regional social partners in various immigrations integration effectiveness/improvement questions, regional social partnership networks;

Develop and coordinate partnership bonds between regional social partners’ networks for immigration effectiveness and foreign experts.

Find out, reveal regional social partners networks and other interest sides’ positions and proposals for immigration improvement and prepare recommendations for policy developers.

Public institutions National regions development agency’s experience in working with immigrants:
1st project “Political dialogue formatting: intercultural competence development influencing hosting country’s citizens and immigrations behavior”, which aim is to: educate political abilities and increase intercultural competence by ensuring third countries citizens (immigrants) integration in Lithuania. To achieve this aim was seeking to make influence in immigration process, by preparing for third countries citizens immigration into Lithuania and generate partnership network, by enabling third countries citizens’ integration plan in Lithuania. In this project huge attention is paying for working third countries citizens’ integration, position in labor market. Project implementing since 01-01-2009.

2nd project “Workers of public sector and employers intercultural competences and abilities strengthening, by making easier third countries citizens integration process”, which aim is to – public sectors workers and companies workers, who are responsible for peoples (immigrants) employment, intercultural competencies and strengthening the abilities, by seeking to facilitate third countries citizens integration to community and labor market. Project implementing since 02-07-2009.

Partners of the project:
Public institution National regions development agency,

Lithuania’s Chamber of commerce, industry and crafts association.

Project "Public sector’s workers and employers’ intercultural competences and abilities strengthening, by facilitating third countries citizens’ integration process"

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Subproject “Public sectors workers active retreat of Siauliai region abilities by implementing entrepreneurship encouraging initiatives education and portfolio formatting of experts competences in Norway’s activity models context“

Women entrepreneurs network work regulations
Siauliai public sector workers active involvement abilities education

Project „Political dialogue formatting: intercultural competences development influencing hosting countries citizens and immigrants behavior“
Public institution National regions development agency 31st December 2008 with Support fund European social fund agency signed support agreement for project’s “Political dialogue formatting: intercultural competence’s development influencing hosting country’s citizens and immigrants behavior” implementation. Project implementing by European fund third countries citizens integrations 2007 annual program “Member states political abilities education, coordination and intercultural competence’s magnification in different government levels and institutions” priorities supporting activity “Intercultural competences magnification, abilities strengthening and variety of management trainings for policy creators, servants and other people who works in the fields of European integration fund purposes”.

The project’s aim is to – educate political abilities and increase intercultural competence ensuring third countries citizens (immigrants) integration in Lithuania.

One of the main goals of the project which will be discussed by project’s partners – make an influence to immigration process, preparing for third countries citizens immigration into Lithuania.

By the project is seeking labor market’s policy formatting institutions workers, employers, public organizations and social partners concentrate in their positions to integration generally. Not broken integration concept to concrete integration types and support holistic approach that there is a need of assumptions creation and improve social and economical status of immigrants.

Intercultural competences of institutions and political abilities education by formatting and implementing labor market policy

Research conclusions
Formatting political dialogue: intercultural competences development influencing hosting country’s citizens and immigrants behavior

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