Transcript Dia 1 - Rovaniemi

Verso Partnership Project
between the City of Rovaniemi
and the Settlement of Rovala
European Social Fund (ESF), The Finnish State,City of
Rovaniemi, Settlement of Rovala
Resources
• ESF Operational Programme in Mainland
Finland. The aim is to promote the functioning
of the labour market and lifelong learning. To
develop active education and training as well
as labour policy in order to tackle
unemployment and to prevent social exclusion.
• Duration of the Project in Rovaniemi: 20092013
• Funding €1,9 million approx. (of which ESF
€1.7 million approx.)
• 7 employees
• Project aims to reach 500 immigrants during
operational period of 2009-2013
The Verso Project aims to…
• Implement pro-active and early integration measures
for 500 immigrants
• Develop early integration processes
• Model the process for early integration in partnership
with:
• local social welfare office,
• municipal immigration personnel, and
• representatives of the local authority
according to local strategy for internationalisation and
local integration program
The Verso Project aims to...
• Model operational processes of the Project and
create service products
• Co-operate nationally, network, inform of the
project findings and share operational models
(such as ALPO project)
• Provide varied activities including:
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Taylor-made activities to address individual needs,
Finnish language skills,
Multicultural training,
Guidance in ’everyday life in Finland’
Workshop tutoring
Operational methods
Workshops
• To be organised according to the interests and
needs of the participants. Organised within the
project or in partnership with local actors ( eg.,
handicrafts,IT-workshop, art and music workshop,
cooking workshop)
Workplace Workshops
• To be organised to assist in progression into the
labour market
• Workshops held in Non-Government Organisations
(NGO), public sector and private companies
Co-ordination and tutoring of the
Finnish language
• Tutoring is organised based on individual
needs and language abilities of participants
• Learning is supported by functional activity
groups
• Development of methods and models to
support early learning of Finnish language
Co-ordination and tutoring of the
Finnish language
• Development of new ways to use
webcourses to enhance learning, in
conjunction with other projects
• Verso project can acquire training from
outside the project according to the needs
of the participants
Co-ordination of activities for identified
target groups
• Services for mothers, the elderly, young
people and people with a disability
• Group activities and camps will be
organised for young people together with
local actors
• Inviting mothers to attend available
activities, developing specific contents to
participants when needed
Co-ordination of activities for identified
target groups
• The elderly and disabled persons are
offered activities which they can attend
according to their own resources
• Group activities are implemented in cooperation within local networks
• There will be special groups produced or
purchased to effectively meet the needs of
identified target groups
Multicultural training
• The Finnish language co-ordinator is mainly
responsible for informing different
communities and networks on multicultural
issues
• Multicultural info sessions and seminars and
training will be organised according to the
needs
• Main emphasis of the training is on promoting
tolerance
Other activities
• Activating participants to take independent
part in the activities of the Finnish society.
• Project will utilise possibilities to influence
attitudes towards immigrants and create an
enviroment that will support integration
Stakeholders/Interest groups
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Municipal immigration office,
Moninet (Settlement of Rovala),
local social welfare office,
local Employment and Economic Development
office,
• Employment and Economic Development Centre,
• national immigration projects, and
• local associations and companies
Project Personnel/Staff
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Juha Seljänperä, Project Manager
Eeva Jokkala, Co-ordinator of mandated groups
Sanna Piuva, Co-ordinator of group activities
Elina Pietilä, Co-ordinator for Finnish language
studies and multi-cultural tutoring
• Tom Serratti, Workshop tutor
• Antonina Varonen, Workshop tutor
• Sofiane Azab, Workshop tutor