Barcelona ActivaThe Local Development Agency of Barcelona City
Council
EC Workshop Administrative Capacity BuildingMaastricht, 15th November 2011
Barcelona Activa’s mission
To foster the transformation of Barcelona through entrepreneurship, business growth, innovation, human capital, professional opportunities & quality
employment.
Barcelona Activa’s missionTo foster the transformation of Barcelona through entrepreneurship, business growth, innovation, human capital, professional opportunities & quality employment.
Barcelona Activa’s fields of activity
1. Entrepreneurship
2. Business growth
3. Access to quality employment
4. Management of human capital
5. Digital Training
6. 22@ Innovation District
A network of specialised amenities
GET MOVING TOWARDS
EMPLOYMENTACTIVA’T PER L’OCUPACIÓ Pilot programme and action plan for newly
unemployed in the city of Barcelona
Offer people who have lost their first job: prompt attention that allows them to learn about career
opportunities that Barcelona can offer to access ocupacional training, to improve their
employability, and to find the resources so that they can return to employment.
Aim of the Programme
EVOLUTION OF GET MOVING TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT: 2008 - 2011
ORGANISATION: inter-institutional cooperation
AGREEMENT FOR QUALITY EMPLOYMENT IN BARCELONA 2008 - 2011
13 Technical team, 5 admin staff, 1 coordinator, 9 companies and call centre training WEBSITE - BCN.CAT/TREBALL,
15 facilities in the city
PROGRAMME ITINERARY
TRAINING SEMINARS GET MOVING TOWARDS EMPLOYMENTMore actions , more focused on job search.
GuidanceGuidance: Which jobs could I take? Reorientation: define a new professional objective Oriented training
Labour Market
The growth sectors in Barcelona:
* services to people * logistics * culture, leisure, hospitality and catering * environment sector * ICT sector * chemistry * aeronautics and space * construction sector * food industry * life sciences * personal image * mechanics * business services * textile sector …
SEMINARS
The selection process Write your CV Get the most out of your CV Test The job interview - theory The interview - training Active search for work …
Abilities and skills
Improve your time management Improve your communication Improve your image Network of contacts - discover Network contacts – put into practice Practise using the keyboard and mouse Internet Job Search Create your email account …
SEMINARS
Find a job
TRAINING SEMINARSMore actions, more focused on job search
Implementation 3 november 2008 – 30 september 2011
Actions Participants*Amount of
people
Info Sessions 2,701 30,115 30,115
Seminars 5,953 46,463 16,405
54% of people who participate in an Informative Employment Session (IES) attend the training seminars
Average participation in seminars - 3 per person
* = one person can participate in several activities
Participants ProfileSeptember 2011
men, native, between 25 and 54, with secondary education.
DISTRIBUTION BY GENDERMen 60%Women 40%
DISTRIBUTION BY AGEUnder 25 25%
Between 25 and 39 33%Between 40 and 54 33%
Over 54 9%
DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO THE STUDYPrimary 29%
Secondary education 40%Studied 28%
DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO ORIGINSpanish 68%
Other European Union nationals 4%Non EU Citizens 28%
INSERTION FIGURESIt’s a programme of information, guidance and job search
COMMUNICATION PLAN
Features of the programme
• Agility, speed and flexibility (Online and onsite services).
• Complementarity with existing programmes of active employment policies
• Practical and useful action plan to focus on personal growth and employability of the people who lost their jobs
• Based on strengthening the autonomy of participants
• On line contents on a trilingual basis: Spanish, Catalan and English.
• Clear visibility of the collaboration among Barcelona Activa,- City Council of Barcelona, Ministry of Enterprise and Labour of the Government of Catalonia and European Social Fund.