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LAPs & RAPs
Developing a Methodological Framework for Developing Local and Regional
Plans for Social Inclusion
Second Peer Review and Development Workshop
Rome, May 2006
Integration of immigrants,
who live in West Athens, into
the local labour market
Katopodis Andreas, Diamantopoulos Moskos
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Program – Integra
Title – Prepatre/In_Web
Local Partners – Prefecture of Athens,
Municipalities of Aigaleo, Agia Barbara, Agioi
Anargyroi,
Aspropyrgos,
Peristeri,
Integration SA
International Partners – ASDA, UVI – Denmark,
CLP – France, Noting Dale Technology Centre
– United Kingdom, Migrant services of Lanci,
Uusimma – Finland
Date - 1998-1999
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Actions:
 Seminars
 Informational Desk for immigrants
 Database with local immigrant labour force
 Web application for the certification of Greek
linguistic skills
 Application for the certification of professional
skills
 Training programs
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Aim of seminars:
 briefing on the problems of social and labour
exclusion
 sensitization of the public opinion
 definition of training needs
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The Informational Desk for Immigrants
developed the following activities:
 information for the legal items (citizenship, recognition of title
of study, etc)
 information for the professions, the work and the
qualifications
 psychological support and social advisory
 advisory support and information on professional orientation /
reorientation
 collaborations with Institutions that have working programs
about the labour market
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ASDA created a database in order to serve
aim as the:
 promotion of employment
 evaluation of existing situation of concerned
population
 sorting out of elements for researches and
studies
Communication with concerned population
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Certification application of linguistic skills
 This application constitutes a pioneering method of
evaluation of qualifications and faculties of immigrants
and aims an the innovative approach
 This application includes the creation of 2 sub
applications (linguistic test)
 an application of certification, same for all the
concerned population, on the basis of the prescriptions
of Ministry of Education
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Certification model of professional skills:
The application concerns a model of determination
of their professional skills. The application includes
for each professional category:
 Professional profile
 Related thematic fields that are taught in the Greek
Educational Institutions
 Additional dexterities that requires the Greek labour
market.
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Training programs :
The training programs were addressed to:
 unemployed graduates Medical and Paramedics of
professions,
 Mechanic Graduates
 women in the tourist sector
with a view to provide them with dexterities knowledge that is required so that is included in the
job market.
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basic criteria for the evaluation of candidates (for
example the Doctors Graduates) were:
the linguistic sufficiency
the medical specialisation
their previous experience in the object of training
their need and wish for integration in labour
market
social criteria (familial situation)
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Results of the Database
 access to the database of future employers
 creation of a Web Page
 learning of Greek language with the help of
educational parcel (an enriched the GreekRussian dictionary)
 learning of terminology of concrete professions
 comprehension of Greek reality (laws, services)
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Results of the training programs :
The training actions achieved their objectives. Trainees
completed a circle of study on issues comprising
activity harmonised with the particular needs and
requirements the existing working places
The results of the three programs are considered
satisfactory. The attendance of trainnees oscillated in
very high levels and their output was more from
satisfactory as this is confirmed by the work, the
written examinations, test, the results of practical
exercise and the rate of absorption local labour market