June 24th 2015
Press Release
A Trans-national Partnership Agreement was signed 24th of June 2015 for an inclusive labour market for youth by the Novapolis Association – Center for Analysis and Development Initiatives, The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly in Romania – Social Dialogue Department, and NOVA Onlus, National Consortium of Social Cooperative, Italy.
The Trans-national Partnership Agreement was signed within the “Pro Juvenes– trans-national partnership for an inclusive labour market for youth” project, co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013, Investing in people!
The project is implemented by The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly – Social Dialogue Department in partnership with: “AUR” – National Association of Human Resources Specialists – Partner 1, Novapolis Association – Center for Analysis and Development Initiatives – Partner 2, National Trade Union Confederation Meridian – Partner 3, and the General Confederation of Romanian Industrial Employers – Partner 4, for a period of 12 months, at a national level, having a total eligible value of 10,988,390 lei, 75% of which is represented by the grant awarded by the European Social Fund.
The general objective of the project is to strengthen policies and practices related to employment and network development at a European level, as well as to strengthen the actors’ within the labour market capacity (trade unions and employers’ organizations, public authorities, NGOs) to be actively involved in promoting employment and social inclusion for youths by implementing policies that aim at their employment – the volunteering law, the internship law, the apprenticeship law etc.
NOVA Onlus, National Consortium of Social Cooperative was founded in 1998 on the initiative of some of the most important entities and from the essential reality of the Italian Third Sector. Nova purpose is to contribute to the definition of public policies, being national or international, aiming at a suitable mix of urban safety, social inclusion, and sustainable development and insecurity territories. Groups’ members have 30 years of experience of social intervention „frontier” in the field of drug addiction, prostitution and human trafficking, minorities, migrants and ethnic minorities. Its mission is to promote social innovation, knowledge and development of new practices, favoring the spread of the most significant practices / pilot projects. Keywords are: innovation, social inclusion, social communication, urban safety, involvement, sustainable local development.
