Portuguese good practices of youth employabilityLisbon, 25th March 2013

MISSION:

To defend the interests of Enterprises and to provide

services towards their competitiveness

AEP - Portuguese Entrepreneurial Association

Two intervention axis:

Human Resources upskilling

Entrepreneurship

Training and Development Department

Systemic approach to the training path - outline

Gathering stakeholders: AEP, Trainees, Trainers/Tutors, Partners’ Network

Defining methods and subject areas

• Implementation

Establishing goals

• Planning

Matching the trainees’ and the organisations’ profiles

• Design

• Market diagnosis and training assessment

Systemic approach to the training path - principles

1) Work-linked training

1.1) Alternate extended blocks of in-class training at an

establishment of further education, and of on-the-job

supervised experience.

2) Innovation

2.1) Internalising new intervention practices within the

organisations.

3) Negotiation and flexibility

3.1) All the stakeholders interact throughout the training

process to better foster the skills development.

4) Continuous assessment

4.1) The engagement on a permanent constructive dialogue

towards youth insertion in the labour market.

Systemic approach to the training path – good practices

INOVJOVEM – Young Executives for Innovation

Goal: integration of young qualified executives in small and medium

enterprises, stimulating innovation strategies and the reinforcement of

competitiveness

Path: vocational training programme focused on a triad composed by

in-class sessions/workshops, internship and specialised mentoring

Players: AEP as promoter; 385 enterprises, 506 trainees, 123 trainers,

137 tutors, 7 Evaluators

Employability Index: 66,67%

Female Entrepreneurship

Goal: foster female entrepreneurship

Path: stage 1 – Course on Entrepreneurship and Business

management

stage 2 – Consultancy to the business plan

stage 3 – job creation

Results: 8 out of 20 trainees created their own company

- Farol da Vida –

APREENDER – Developing Entrepreneurial Attitudes

Goal: prove that being an entrepreneur is a reachable dream

Path: 1st line of action: Nurture an entrepreneurial culture

2nd line of action: Business development

3rd line of action: Dissemination

Players: AEP Foundation

AEP Training and Development Department

Invicta Angels

Junior Achievement

Recommendations and guidelines

New skills for new jobs

Financial framework

Quality assurance

Close co-operation among social partners

AEP: over 160 years serving companies.www.aeportugal.

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