7. EMPLOYEE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

1. PROJECT GOALS

This project aims to improve the technology skills of the work force employed by Central Macedonia firms. The specific goals are:
training in areas where there is a demand for employees specialised in new technologies linking employment and training creating new jobs.

2. RTP PRIORITY UMBRELLA

Increase of human resource technology skills

3. SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE PROJECT

Training in real shop-floor production conditions
Providing employment counselling and job orientation services in relation to demand and trends in the job market
Creating specialisations in high value-added areas
Training in areas of industrial information technology, automation and quality
Guaranteeing jobs for a percentage of the participants in the training programmes.

4. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Designing the training programme
Selecting the participants and the trainers with input from the firms concerned Implementing the training programme in firms in Central Macedonia
Linking the training programme with the creation of new jobs and the employment of a number of the participants
Evaluation of the programme in relation to the specialisations and the new jobs created by the programme

5. DURATION OF IMPLEMENTATION:

1997-1999

6. IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY:

Macedonian Labour Institute

7. RELATED OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES FROM THE 2nd CSF & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES:

ROP-C.Mak (52), ROP-IND (51), ROP-R&D (41), NOW-HORIZON (21), ADAPT (11)

8. DEMAND DIAGRAMS