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