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Danish Activation Centres provide link to working life

There's no better place to train for working life than in a workplace. That's the basic idea of Denmark's new Activation Centres. They work with the most challenging group of unemployed people, yet results are good. David Andersen is supported by his mentor Tina Andersen at the Kvickly supermarket.
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Facts on Activation Centres

Activation Centres are Danish workplaces that have agreed to cooperate with job centres on training in the workplace.

This year saw the launch of a two-year campaign with two ambitious goals:

  1. Each month 9.000 people on social benefit or so-called start support (for immigrants) should enter training in the workplace.
  2. 20 percent of the participants should be able to make their own living four weeks after training has ended.

People eligible for workplace training are people who lack qualifications, language or social skills and who therefore have difficulty finding normal employment.

 

Lillebæltbro Facts about Middelfart

ShieldMiddelfart municipality on the Lillebælt strait has a population of 35.000. It's situated within the so-called Triangle which consists of six municipalities in cooperation. Together they have a population of 350.000.

Middelfart's municipal shield features a jumping porpoise, reflecting the whaling history of the area.

Today Middlefart's varied industry features many smaller companies, but no one dominating industry. Middelfart comes under Employment Region Syddanmark.

Unemployment is 3 percent.

 

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