Date post: | 27-Mar-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | jake-pollock |
View: | 215 times |
Download: | 2 times |
Using PCM to improve the effectiveness and coherence
of the Lithuanian EQUAL Programme
Neringa POSKUTEESF Agency, LITHUANIA
Open Days, October 10, 2006, Brussels
How did we start? (1)
The scope of action for innovations under each thematic priority in our Operational Programme for EQUAL described.
Main problems in relation to the labour market and indicated possible activities that could be funded under EQUAL presented.
How did we start? (2)
A structured problem assessment was made for the following reasons:
to identify and create a common understanding of all issues related to a particular field of action, or theme;
to assist Development Partnerships in their own strategy building, to ensure that their developments are in line with the CIP;
necessity of a simple tool that would allow us to map the focus of innovation of the selected Development Partnerships.
How did we do it? (1)
EQUAL management teams in the Ministry and in the National Support Structure got familiar with PCM.
We used an external facilitator: a seminar for the National Support Structure and Ministry staff.
Problems of integration of drug addicts into social and professional life
Current rehabilitation programmes and centres do not satisfy the needs
In some regions there are no rehabilitation centres
There is no gradual (multi-step) assistance programme for drug addicts
Low quality social environment
Failure to restore physical, psychological, emotional and social status of drug addicts
Problems to complete the educational process
Drug addicts frequently fail to complete rehabilitation course
Inadequate encouragement of employers to hire persons with disabilities
Educational system is not adapted to the needs of drug addicts
Social partners are weak to provide support
Lack of qualifications, skills and working experience
Lack of innovative ideas, methods, approaches, models in mainstream policy
Often drug addicts suffer from incurable diseases
Lack of professional help to live with incurable diseases
Staff of rehabilitation centres needs improved knowledge and skills
Lower productivity of labour of drug addicts
How did we did it? (2)
We have requested from all Development Partnership to apply the PCM methodology in the planning phase.
We have supported the application of PCM by all Development Partnerships by providing them with the same teams of facilitators with whom we did the problem tree analysis at programme level.
A problem tree at Programme level
Direct or indirect discrimination in the labour market
Closed nature of certain ethnic
communities
Differences in terms of the level of
educational attainment
Lack of innovative ideas, methods, approaches, models in mainstream policy
Entrenched stereotypes of the employers
National intolerance
Cultural differences
The social partners are not strong enough to
overcome stereotypes
Deficiencies in educational,
system, family attitude
Lack of fluency in Lithuanian language
Cases promoting intolerance
in the media
The main problems of the ethnic minorities on the labour market
A problem tree of a DP
The main problems of the ethnic minorities on the labour market
Difficulties of (re-)integration in to the labour market
Closed nature of
certain ethnic communities
Differences in terms of the level of
educational attainment
Lack of innovative ideas, methods, approaches, models in mainstream policy
Negative employer’s stereotypes
National intolerance
Cultural differences
The social partners are not strong enough to overcome
stereotypes
Deficiencies in educational,
system, family attitude
Lack of fluency in Lithuanian language
Cases promoting
intolerance in the media
Lack of appropriate qualification
Insufficient education
Lack of motivation
What support did we give initially?
Trained the EQUAL team (Managing Authority and National Support Structure in understanding the PCM method);
Translated of the EQUAL toolkit (simplified version) into Lithuanian.
Assisted all Development Partnerships in applying the method by training facilitators for PCM;
Established an internet consultancy managed by the national facilitator.
What benefits did we have from this investment? (1)
It helped us, the programme managers, to better understand the specific social factors, and the cause-effect relations, which we intend to tackle in our EQUAL programme.
It facilitated the assessment of the initial project applications by the evaluation panel.
Helped the Development Partnerships in their planning phase through better understanding each others initial problem perceptions, and to agree on a common problem view.
What benefits did we have from this investment? (2)
It facilitated collaboration in defining feasible objectives and milestones, and in ensuring that the right partners are involved.
The requirement to establish a self-assessment process based on the logframe approach included the definition of indicators achievements.
Coherence between programme objectives and scope and the activities of the projects.
What are the next steps?
A comparison of the problem trees and the corresponding solution trees at programme level with those of the Development Partnerships.
Mapping exactly where we can expect innovative results.
Objectives tree, eg.The main problems of the ethnic minorities on the labour market
Difficulties to (re-) enter the labour market
Weaknesses in scholarship and ddifferences in
terms of the level of educational
attainment
Lack of innovative ideas, methods, approaches, models in mainstream policy
Round table discussions; identification of work
places, development of tourism, articles in the
press
Informational publications and publication about
Roma), round table discussions with
authorities and media
Cultural difference
s
Deficiencies in
educational system,
family attitude
Lithuanianlanguage courses
Publication, publication of booklets,
articles
Trainings, re-qualification, working skills
development through practical activities,
cultivation of sense of
enterprise, vocational orientation
Insufficient education
Courses on employability and search for work,
motivation through publication,
motivation and discussions, 6
month support after the finding of a job
Trainings for staff working with Roma, re-
qualification, competence
building and work with NGOs
Development of Roma
social skills, changing
their attitude towards the
society
Thank you for your attention!
www.equal.lt
www.socmin.lt