“DIMITRA”INSTITUTE OF TRAINING AND

DEVELOPMENT

PROJECTS

““Equal Opportunities & Development: Equal Opportunities & Development: Establishment of a Mechanism to Facilitate and Establishment of a Mechanism to Facilitate and Support the integration and incorporation of Support the integration and incorporation of equal opportunities into the business equal opportunities into the business environment” DP ANTHISI – EQUAL IIenvironment” DP ANTHISI – EQUAL II

Awareness Training Program for Employees in Awareness Training Program for Employees in Equality Issues –Positive Actions (measure 5.1)Equality Issues –Positive Actions (measure 5.1)

E-Learning Project (Ministry of Employment and E-Learning Project (Ministry of Employment and social protection social protection

PROJECTS FOR EMPLOYEES IN

EQUALITY / GENDER ISSUES

What is itWhat is it::

Equality issuesEquality issues

& &

Gender IssuesGender Issues

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Training of employeesTraining of employees Awareness of Awareness of

employersemployers

AimAim::PreparationPreparation of of

employees to :employees to : Welcome changes in Welcome changes in

equality issues – equality issues – changes that the changes that the management decides management decides

Contribute to the Contribute to the implementation of implementation of equality policiesequality policies

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Goal Goal :: Reinforcement of Reinforcement of

integration of equal integration of equal opportunities policies in opportunities policies in business environment in business environment in accordance to genderaccordance to gender

Reduction of occupational Reduction of occupational segregation – better segregation – better workplace environment workplace environment for both sexesfor both sexes

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Why Why training/awareness in equality issues training/awareness in equality issues into working environment? into working environment? ::

Gender equality in a work environmentGender equality in a work environment : : Means full activation of skills, talents and potentials Means full activation of skills, talents and potentials

of women and men Recognizes the differences exist of women and men Recognizes the differences exist in men’s and women’s needs and priorities (issues in men’s and women’s needs and priorities (issues that must not lead to discrimination)that must not lead to discrimination)

Involves a willingness to establish a balanced Involves a willingness to establish a balanced distribution of responsibilities between women and distribution of responsibilities between women and men men

Equality implementation between both genders in a Equality implementation between both genders in a business environment is an indicator of business environment is an indicator of development and increased performance of its’ development and increased performance of its’ human capitalhuman capital

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Training MaterialTraining Material : :

It consists ofIt consists of : :- A training manualA training manual- AA Cd-Rom Cd-Rom

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The Training ManualThe Training Manual : :

It focus on theoretical background in It focus on theoretical background in equality and gender issuesequality and gender issues

• Terms / definitionsTerms / definitions• History of equality in workplace History of equality in workplace

• Understanding equality in workplace Understanding equality in workplace • Figures Figures

• Fields of inequality between the two sexesFields of inequality between the two sexes

It consists of different training It consists of different training methods (exercises, case studies, methods (exercises, case studies,

team discussionteam discussion)

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The CD-ROMThe CD-ROM : :

It consists ofIt consists of: :

Agreements, policies, work programmes, Agreements, policies, work programmes, protocols, press releases in equality protocols, press releases in equality

issues issues - LegislationLegislation

- Reports, studies and projects in Reports, studies and projects in equality issuesequality issues

- Organizations that support policies of Organizations that support policies of equality issuesequality issues

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Methodology Methodology ::

22 cycles cycles

Presentation of Presentation of training materialtraining material

- - Analysis of case Analysis of case studiesstudies- Exercises- Exercises- Personal - Personal experiencesexperiences

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Where Where ::

Companies that Companies that consider to consider to

implement equality implement equality policies policies

Why:Why:

Effectiveness of Effectiveness of equality policies in a equality policies in a business environment business environment can be achieved only can be achieved only with the cooperation with the cooperation

of the companiesof the companies

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Expected Results Expected Results ::

For women employeesFor women employees Improvement of their working position Improvement of their working position More working places More working places Occupational developmentOccupational development Improvement of occupational profile Improvement of occupational profile Access and promotion in higher positions Access and promotion in higher positions Balanced wagesBalanced wages

For companiesFor companies Empowerment of human resources Empowerment of human resources Utilization of talents, skills, experiences of both men and Utilization of talents, skills, experiences of both men and

women women Social image Social image

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Description of the Project Description of the Project ::

It offers motives in the enterprises for the It offers motives in the enterprises for the application of application of actions actions of of gender gender

equalityequality.. Fundamental objective Fundamental objective is theis the promotion of promotion of

gender gender equality through the equivalent equality through the equivalent attendanceattendance of both genders of both genders in in working working

places of responsibility and the places of responsibility and the reconciliation reconciliation of workof work and famil and familyy life, life,

through positive actionthrough positive actionss

MEASURE 5.1

Positive Actions Positive Actions ::

Awareness in equality issues Awareness in equality issues through seminars, conferences, through seminars, conferences, symposiums symposiums

Counseling of working women Counseling of working women Training coursesTraining courses

Education Education E workingE working Specialized structures for Specialized structures for

helping working women to helping working women to reconciliate work and family reconciliate work and family life life

MEASURE 5.1

Awareness in equality issues Awareness in equality issues ::

The main aim:The main aim: the awareness of both men and women in the awareness of both men and women in

equality issues in the work and the social equality issues in the work and the social environment and more specifically for the environment and more specifically for the new possibilities that are presented and new possibilities that are presented and concern the equal promotion of men and concern the equal promotion of men and women in their professional careers. women in their professional careers.

Actions:Actions:

through seminars through seminars conferencesconferences symposiums symposiums

MEASURE 5.1

Counseling of working Counseling of working women women ::

The main aim:The main aim: To support working women in personal To support working women in personal

issues, family issues, working issues, issues, family issues, working issues, gender issues gender issues

Actions:Actions:

Through face to face counseling Through face to face counseling Through group therapy Through group therapy

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Training coursesTraining courses::

The main aim:The main aim: To train working women in fields that areTo train working women in fields that are In general concern with their present In general concern with their present

occupation or in accordance with their occupation or in accordance with their specific needs in order to move on in specific needs in order to move on in higher professional careershigher professional careers

The acquisition of skills The acquisition of skills Actions:Actions:

Through classroom training programmes Through classroom training programmes

MEASURE 5.1

Education Education ::

The main aim:The main aim: To educate working womenTo educate working women via their attendance in educational via their attendance in educational

programsprograms / graduate degrees / graduate degrees (whatever (whatever thethe level of study level of study ))

as well asas well as,, in in postgraduate degreespostgraduate degrees

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E-working E-working ::

The main aim:The main aim: TThe exploitation of possibilities he exploitation of possibilities by theby the new new

information and communication technologies information and communication technologies TheThe reconciliation of work and family life of reconciliation of work and family life of

working women with many obligations working women with many obligations (children etc)(children etc)

BBetter organisation of work in the enterprisesetter organisation of work in the enterprises ““Close” the digital divide by genderClose” the digital divide by gender Actions:Actions:

Training of working women in new information Training of working women in new information and communication technologies and communication technologies

Every day work is done by internet accessEvery day work is done by internet access

MEASURE 5.1

PROJECT FOR UNEMPLOYED WOMEN

The main aim:The main aim:

Acquisition of skills in Information and Acquisition of skills in Information and Communication TechnologiesCommunication Technologies

Access of unemployed women in the labor Access of unemployed women in the labor marketmarket

Reduction of “Digital Divide” based on Reduction of “Digital Divide” based on gender gender

Reduction of unemploymentReduction of unemployment

E LEARNING PROJECT*

* “E-learning training program for 7000 unemployed women” * “E-learning training program for 7000 unemployed women” Community Support Framework 2000-2006Community Support Framework 2000-2006Operational Program :Information Society Operational Program :Information Society Ministry of Employment and social protectionMinistry of Employment and social protection

Actions:Actions:8 training courses in Information and 8 training courses in Information and

Communication TechnologiesCommunication Technologies

Target group:Target group:Unemployed womenUnemployed women

Method:Method:Mixed method of teachingMixed method of teaching 70 hours of e-learning – asynchronous distance 70 hours of e-learning – asynchronous distance

learning learning (for each training group)(for each training group) 30 hours with the natural presence of a tutor – 30 hours with the natural presence of a tutor –

classroom training classroom training (for each training group)(for each training group)

Outcome:Outcome:Certificate of computer skills Certificate of computer skills

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