Employment, Professional Training and Human Resources Department

26 settembre 2012

Area in sq. Kms: 2.291,67

Population: 530.000

GDP/head: 28.726,86 euro

Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Employment rate: 67,3%

Key sector of activity:

high - mech technology

Advanced mechatronics

Automotive

Material building and construction

Fashion

Food farming

ICT

• Research an TT infrastructure:

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE);

Reggio Emilia Innovazione (REI)

• Number of enterprises: almost 58.000 companies (over 1 enterprise per 10 inhabitants)

General data

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Economic situation:

Vast majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (mechanical engineering, textiles, ceramics, food industries)

Very low unemployment rate (2%) before the economic and financial crisis started in 2008; now more than 5%

High rate of migrants (around the 13%), mainly from East Europe and North Africa

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High entrepreneurial energy based on SMEs which are a critical resource for the province and for the whole region.

Deep resources of specific know how with a relevant equipment of public research centres recognized at national and international level. A high qualified centre corresponds to each technological sectors, in particular mechatronic, motoring and mechanical fields.

ADSL broadband access and Wi-Fi technology that covers today great part of the territory. A free wireless technology system is provided in the city of Reggio Emilia. Within the provincial territory, and particularly in the mountain area, the broadband access is high – powered, representing a key factor in the diffusion of knowledge.

Good position in the international context:

– The territory is involved in international businesses with high rate of export;– The trade balance value is the best at national level.

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Social field: • High indicators of social cohesion • high-level quality for the services created and

provided for people living in the territory;• strategic coordination of projects between

institutions related to: Social, School, Skills competences, Employment policies,etc.

Active involvement of the Province in local policy for welfare and social affaires;

A deep promotion of the integration of disabled workers at work

• data collection and processing, technical and administrative assistance to the local authorities;

• promotion and co-ordination, in co-operation with the Municipalities and based on specific programmes, of activities concerning economic, trade, tourist, social, cultural and sports areas;

• realisation of activities of territorial interest, planned and developed with Municipalities;

• promotion, in co-operation with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and some research centres, of the development of research and technology activities in the territory

Province of Reggio EmiliaCoordination’s activities

1.land conservation, environment protection and enhancement, risk prevention;

2.protection and enhancement of energy and water resources;

3.valorisation of cultural and artistic heritage and promotion of the landscape awareness;

4.managing of transport and roads and improving sustainable mobility and interconnectivity;

5.protection of flora and fauna, parks, natural reserves;

6.hunting and fishing;

7.waste disposal management at the provincial level, water discharge, gas emissions and noise production monitoring and control;

8.health and public hygiene services devolved by the national and regional legislation;

9.competences related to secondary school, artistic institutes and vocational training, devolved by national and regional legislation;

Provincia of Reggio Emiliathe main tasks

“Provincia di Reggio Emilia” is responsible for the services of the provincial Employment Centres

and for training programmation

The employment centers have a daily professional relations with the local enterprises (administrative legal advice on employment and

recruitment)

Through these services the Province can try to stimulate and disseminate the culture of social culture responsability

Provincia of Reggio Emiliathe main tasks

We wanted workers we got people…

Max Frisch

Just because workers are in fact people in these activities has sought to raise awareness and to involve

companies in projects or activities that could put the person at the center with its strengths and its

weaknesses.

THE ROLE OFPROVINCIAL EMPLOYMENT CENTRES

To realize information and careers counselling activities

To facilitate the cross of work supply and demand

To promote training period and training courses

To be part of services network for local development

OUR SERVICES...

ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES

LOCAL BOARDS

TRAININGCOURSES

JOB PLACEMENTFOR THE DISABLED

WEB-BASEDSERVICES

VOCATIONALGUIDANCE

TRAININGPERIODS JOB MATCHING

RECEPTION

INTERNET POINT

… … FOR FREE ...

Services addressed

Reception (first contact)

Self–counselling (information material, internet point)

Vocational guidance

Job matching

Training periods

Training courses

Administrative and management services

Searching for personnel

Training periods

Consulting services

Administrative and

management services

to people to private companies

ACTIVITIES FOR COMPANIESJOB MATCHING

FREE ADVERTISE OF VACANCIES:

Web site

Local newspapers and magazines

Spread trough employment centres and other public offices like town hall etc.

RELATIONSHIP WITH COMPANIES IN ORDER TO:

Analyse the company needs

Analyse the tasks

...

ACTIVITIES FOR COMPANIESJOB MATCHING

INDIVIDUAL TALKS WITH PERSONS IN ORDER TO:

Obtain informations about work experiences, training courses, skills and availabilities

Insert the name and all information in the database

JOB MATCHING IN ORDER TO:

give the company a selection of persons and their curricula

A selection of qualified and available persons that are sent, by e-mail, to all companies.

One open day: employers can visit our offices and deepen all services addressed to companies

MEETINGS to put companies at the centre......of employment”

Opportunities for companies:

The training courses, financed by public funds, are designed to allow:

the improvement of skills learning of skills

in order to restructure or reorganize the company

TRAINING PERIOD

LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB

For companies...opportunity to know and evaluate new workforce, to train persons to suit their needs at the end can decide whether to hire the

person

Employment centres...Promote match supply and demand support company in the elaboration of the

training project tutor person and company throughout the

training period.

Disabled and disadvantaged people:The specific interventions of Reggio

Emilia’s Province

In Italy the legislation also supports the inclusion of people with disabilities overt and certified.

To facilitate the active inclusion of the disabled and disadvantaged people, employment center operators follow them through specific support paths to ensure a long-lasting insertion in the organization

Law n. 68/99“Disabled people’s right to work "

Law 68/99 renewed the "Disabled people’s right to work “, promoting the actions and services for focused placement.

To reach this aim, Reggio Emilia Province has a specialized Employment Centre and 6 “Local Boards”

The “Local Boards", are groups of experts (located at the 6 Provincial Employment Centres) working to promote the employment of disabled and disadvantaged people, including the intermediation between the business needs and those of the workers.

Disabled people: supporting services and subjetcs operating in the local labour market

social cooperatives

social cooperatives

Professional training system

Professional training system

department of health

Mental Health servicesDrug addicts and alcolics

service

department of health

Mental Health servicesDrug addicts and alcolics

service

Province(P.E.S.)

Province(P.E.S.)

45 city councils

Welfare and social services dept.

45 city councils

Welfare and social services dept.

employersemployers

disabledpeople

disabledpeople

SERVICES NETWORK FOR EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE

PROVINCE (P.E.S.)

UNIONS OF SOCIALCOOPERATIVES

DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH

45 CITYCOUNCILS

disabled person

EMPLOYMENT OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE

ACTIVITIES

use of a network of local services that support companies and persons

deep evaluation of the disadvantaged person (limits and abilities)

contacts and visits to the companies, in order to know their organization, to check the available and suitable workplaces for disabled people and to plan a customized work program

mediation, in order to simplify the available jobs, often too complex for people with disability

ACTIVITIES

counselling, promotion and sensitization activity in companies, addressed both to the employers and to the colleagues in order to favour the disadvantaged persons' placement

tutoring on workplace/practice period

supporting companies even after the placement

EMPLOYMENT OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE

TOOLS personalised projects of “work

inclusion”

training period and training activities

agreement between company and Province which consists in planning the job placements of disabled people in the space of 24 months

economic facilities financed by national and regional funds

EMPLOYMENT OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE

OUTCOMES

EFFICIENT COOPERATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES WITH EMPLOYERS

G O O D C O O PER AT IO Nbetw een em plo yers and

public em ploym ent centre

C O M P A N Y ’SS O C IA L R O LE

and no t on lya p roduc tive ro le

IN C R E A S Eof the d isab led

and d isadvan taged personsin the com pan ies

P ub lic em p loym en t cen treis an im portan t

R E F E R E N C E P O IN Tfo r em p loye rs

Thanks for your attention !