Developing CMS in companies undergoing restructuring in Portugal
Name of the good/interesting practice/initiative/policy
Developing CMS in companies undergoing restructuring in Portugal
Country
Portugal
I am proposing that this example will be published also in the KSLLL database
No
1. Background
What makes this an example of good/interesting practice/initiative/policy?
- The motivation of the initiative (What is the history/background of the policy?)
- Linkages with LLG policy priorities (Please add references to other national/EU policies or documents)
- Participants
The Portuguese Public Employment Service has developed a programme addressed to companies undergoing restructuring.
Aims and targets
- Objectives of the initiative (What did the policy set out to achieve?)
- Target group
- Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and /or pedagogical)
This programme has two main goals, in one hand to decrease the impact of these changes in the workers and in other hand to have workers with the skills to face new challenges and in adjusting the availability of their workforce.
2. Implementation
Strategy and actions (Please describe the approach adopted to make the reform work and any actions taken.)
- Level of implementation (national, regional etc.)
- Implementation (description)
The first step is to realize the skills profile of employees that the company needs, after this the work with the employees begin with an interview to evaluate expectations of workers and to explain all the process. Mainly the intervention is developed inside the company.
This initiative is in the hands of guidance practitioners, who operate as part of a wider technical team (counselors, social workers and jobs technicians) that works closely with diverse entities. The goal is to support worker retraining while enhancing employability, largely by fostering the CMS that enable them to face not only this transition, but also the future management of their careers in an autonomous way.
Workers typically accumulate knowledge that can be transferred to other work contexts.
The first intervention is a ‘balance of competences’ to support identify, assess and enhance the skills acquired throughout life in various contexts, as well as to detect skills gaps. After the ‘balance of competences’ is completed, an individual plan is drawn up. This may include the development of CMS (relational skills, as well as problem-solving, information management, learning skills, and teamwork), training (tailor made, according company needs and workers skills after a validation of all knowledge and skills , or other aspects that include attitudes towards change, self-esteem and entrepreneurship. Job seeking strategies are also often part of the plan when it is not possible the worker to remain on the same company or to be placed on one of the employee offers available on the employment center.
Depending on the included actions on the individual plan, small groups, of 10-12 elements that participated on the developing CMS interventions, are constituted. They can participate on a complete program, with an average duration of 60 hours or in specific modules according to the specific needs of each candidate.
This supports efforts to re-integrate workers in employment, in the same company, in another or as a self employee, linked to the needs of the company and the labour market is more and more helpful in times of high rates of unemployment .
Monitoring and evaluation
- What has been put in place for monitoring and evaluation?
- What actors are involved?
3. Outcomes
Achievements (Please describe the main outcomes/results according to the following headings. Each option can be answered - up to 50 words)
- Specific results
- Cost effectiveness
- Budget
- Innovative aspects
Success factors (What key success factors have led to or prevented success?)
- Lessons learnt
- Unintended impacts (Have there been any unintended impacts? Positive or negative?)
Strengths and weaknesses
- What areas of the policy can we learn lessons from?
- Are there still challenges ahead?
4. Additional narrative description of the policy/practice/initiative
Additional information
Name of contact
Role (in policy initiative)
Organization name
Address
Phone
Fax
Website address
No links specified.
Documents and publications
Attached files
Links
No links specified.
This information was provided/updated by:
Marjo Halmiala
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eGuidance
Name of the good/interesting practice/initiative/policy
eGuidance
Country
The Danish Ministry of Children and Education launched eGuidance in January 2011. It provides individual and personal guidance to all citizens via various virtual communication channels: chat, telephone, SMS, e-mail and Facebook. eGuidance is for everyone who wants information about education and employment; it may also refer users to other guidance tools (www.ug.dk) and to institutions for further guidance. It is especially targeted at resourceful young people and their parents, to give them easy access to independent information and guidance and thereby to motivate the young people to continue the search and clarification process on their own. It plays a central role as a guide to the national guidance portal, and as a communicator of guidance information etc. Use of Facebook was introduced in January 2012, enabling eGuidance to provide guidance in a common forum and in the social media (www.facebook.com/eVejledning). Users can contact eGuidance during the day and evening as well as at weekends.
I am proposing that this example will be published also in the KSLLL database
No
1. Background
What makes this an example of good/interesting practice/initiative/policy?
- The motivation of the initiative (What is the history/background of the policy?)
- Linkages with LLG policy priorities (Please add references to other national/EU policies or documents)
- Participants
The Danish Ministry of Children and Education launched eGuidance in January 2011. E-guidance is established providing opportunity for personal guidance through “e-channels”
Primarily aimed at resourceful youths and their parents
Aims and targets
- Objectives of the initiative (What did the policy set out to achieve?)
- Target group
- Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and /or pedagogical)
eGuidance provides individual and personal guidance to all citizens via various virtual communication channels: chat, telephone, SMS, e-mail and Facebook. eGuidance is for everyone who wants information about education and employment; it may also refer users to other guidance tools (www.ug.dk) and to institutions for further guidance. It is especially targeted at resourceful young people and their parents, to give them easy access to independent information and guidance and thereby to motivate the young people to continue the search and clarification process on their own. It plays a central role as a guide to the national guidance portal, and as a communicator of guidance information etc. Use of Facebook was introduced in January 2012, enabling eGuidance to provide guidance in a common forum and in the social media (www.facebook.com/eVejledning). Users can contact eGuidance during the day and evening as well as at weekends.
2. Implementation
Strategy and actions (Please describe the approach adopted to make the reform work and any actions taken.)
- Level of implementation (national, regional etc.)
- Implementation (description)
eGuidance is a national service and is manned by professional guidance counsellors and cooperates with the youth guidance centres, the regional guidance centres and the national guidance portal www.ug.dk.
Monitoring and evaluation
- What has been put in place for monitoring and evaluation?
- What actors are involved?
eGuidance is evaluated together with all other initiatives in the new Act on Guidance in 2010. eGuidance.
The Ministry of Education is the main stakeholder of the quality assurance system in the educational sector on a national level, as well as the main organisations for managers and guidance counsellors. eGuidance has establish a quality assurance system, which can be used to document activities, quality and effect on clients and society. Several indicators are included in the quality assurance system. Among the indicators are user surveys, based on nationally representative samples of pupils and students, responding on the same questionnaire. The user surveys are designed to provide information on user benefit of guidance in order to create the basis for a user-driven development. Based on inputs from guidance counsellors, the user surveys make it possible to compare and evaluate the user benefit of different types of guidance activities
3. Outcomes
Achievements (Please describe the main outcomes/results according to the following headings. Each option can be answered - up to 50 words)
- Specific results
- Cost effectiveness
- Budget
- Innovative aspects
Success factors (What key success factors have led to or prevented success?)
- Lessons learnt
- Unintended impacts (Have there been any unintended impacts? Positive or negative?)
Strengths and weaknesses
- What areas of the policy can we learn lessons from?
- Are there still challenges ahead?
4. Additional narrative description of the policy/practice/initiative
Additional information
Name of contact
Steffen Jensen
Role (in policy initiative)
Organization name
Ministry og Children and Education
Address
Frederiksholms Kanal 26
Phone
0045033952135
Fax
steffen.jensen@uvm.dk
Website address
evejledning.dk
Documents and publications
Attached files
Links
http://www.ug.dk/evejledning
This information was provided/updated by:
Hanne woller
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