RecruitmentRecruitment Program Program StockholmStockholm

RecruitmentRecruitment Program Program Stockholm Stockholm

The purpose with the programme is to increase the frequecy of employment among refugees and immigrants and thereby:

Create better conditions for increased integration Reduce the city council’s costs for economic assistance Facilitate in finding the right labour for employers

this is carried out by:

Identifying branches with recruitment needs Giving participants the necessary vocational/business language Giving participants the necessary knowledge regarding Swedish society

and the work climate Tailor-making relevant vocational programmes in partnership with

employers Providing support to both the participants and work place during the whole

process Following-up, evaluating and developing the service Never giving up

Preparatory training

Preparatory training

WORKWORK

100 places morning100 places afternoon

3 hours/session3-5 months

100 places morning100 places afternoon

3 hours/session3-5 months

Vocational coursesVocational courses

Tailor-made training in cooperation with

respective companieswith business Swedish

Tailor-made training in cooperation with

respective companieswith business Swedish

Temp/Trainee worker poolTemp/Trainee worker pool

The company selects the instructorEveryone is offered trainingA plan to practise at the company is set up

The company selects the instructorEveryone is offered trainingA plan to practise at the company is set up

Cleaning services, rail services, demolition

and construction work, retail/service sector

etc

Cleaning services, rail services, demolition

and construction work, retail/service sector

etc

.Coaches responsible for:- Problem solving/support

- local practise plan- following-up

.Coaches responsible for:- Problem solving/support

- local practise plan- following-up

Contains business Swedish, Preparation for the actual Vocational course, efforts forIncreased motivation, social-competence etc.

Contains business Swedish, Preparation for the actual Vocational course, efforts forIncreased motivation, social-competence etc.

RecruitmentRecruitment Program Program StockholmStockholm

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From 22 May 2000 – 31 Dec 2007 more than 1000 persons have got jobs and gone from welfare to supporting themselves

This equates to close on 85% of all participants who have finished vocational courses

The majority today are still self-sufficient

2006 was the Programme for Employment’s most successful year ever. 324 persons went from welfare to supporting themselves

ResultsResults

ProfitabilityProfitability People that go from welfare dependency to supporting

themselves creates large gains for everyone!

For the City this results in per person/per month:

5000 SEK reduced costs for economic assistance 5000 SEK increased tax income

= 10 000 SEK per person/per month Therefore a typical annual result should result in savings/gains: 200 people x 10 000 SEK = 2 000 000 SEK every month

The overall costs for the programme are less than 700 000 SEK per month

Close cooperation with companies

Preparation for participants, business language

training, motivation, social competence

The work of the coaches

Following up, evaluations and development

Engagement

Success factorsSuccess factors

If you would like further information please contact me on one of the following:

+46 8 508 25 520magnus.axell@utbildning.stockholm.se

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention