Vocational reintegration initiatives

There are various initiatives in the Grand Duchy with regard to professional reintegration

CO-LABOR

Helping people to return to work in line with the environment

For over 40 years, co-labor has been developing activities within the horticulture and organic food sector by focusing on two key values: professional reintegration and respect for the environment. From a political, ideological and denominational perspective the cooperative is neutral. In partnership with the ministries, its main mission is to support people who are out of work to take the first step towards employment.

Training at the core of professional reintegration and beyond

To guarantee the provision of support and training that responds to the market's needs as well as a practical initiation into several areas, co-labor provides a range of training courses within the field of gardening and food. In addition to practical activities, it offers continuing vocational training, linguistic training or social training as well as educational catch-up courses to support apprentices. In addition to the modules offered to employees, co-labor is recognised as an AAA approved training centre. This new programme is offered to employees but also to external clients.

Today, co-labor has 6 sectors of activity:

• co-labor BISTRO: selling 100% organic dishes, created according to the "Field to Fork" concept.
• co-labor MAART: selling organic food, hygiene products and cosmetics. It also has a space dedicated to plants.
• co-labor GAART: producing entirely organic fruit and vegetables on various sites comprising close to 9 hectares spread throughout the country.
• co-labor GRENGE-KUERF: selling a varied choice of fruit and/or vegetable baskets from our own vegetable gardens, which are produced with respect for nature.
• co-labor NATUR: the maintenance and design of green spaces by our gardening and environmental teams. Work within the context of economically-viable, socially- beneficial and ecologically-responsible forest management.
• co-labor GAÏA: in our themed gardens we focus on a dozen or so topics that all relate to the environment, humans and the ways in which they are linked. Working in schools, with families and at company events, our nature-centred activity and advice team encourages knowledge-sharing and inclusion.

Skill

Your career partner!

Competence A.s.b.l. is an association whose aim is to help individuals and organisations to develop their skills.

Initially, Competence A.s.b.l. is concentrating above all on the development of job seekers' skills. The association provides specific support to two types of job seekers who are currently experiencing difficulties in finding a job, namely:

• under 25-year-olds and
• people over 45 years of age

Competence A.s.b.l. offers the following services aimed essentially at those two types of job seekers (45+ and -25):

• Skills audits,
• Guidance assessments,
• Boot camps,
• Training courses,
• Interventions.

All the services and events proposed may be provided in French, Luxembourgish, German and English.

COPS, Centre d'Orientation Socio-Professionnelle

Guidance measures

The Centre d'Orientation Socio-Professionnelle A.s.b.l (COPS), a not-for-profit association, is a place where job seekers can undergo an assessment process in order to draw up their cross-disciplinary skills audit. They can moreover receive social and technical training as well as personalised social and professional monitoring.

The purposes of the COSP are to:

• provide stability to job seekers and recognise their value,
• develop social, behavioural and technical skills,
• define a social and professional plan,
• prepare job seekers for working culture,
• prepare a skills audit for the job seekers to guide them towards the primary job market, a social initiative or any other suitable facility with a view to facilitating their professional integration.

Job seekers undergo a 2-month assessment process at the COPS, while remaining under the authority of the ADEM. Guidance towards various social initiatives is carried out by the ADEM.

Forum pour l'emploi

Objectives and services

The Forum pour l'emploi A.s.b.l., a not-for-profit association, has the following objectives:

• the supervision, initiation and support of initiatives to combat unemployment by promoting the integration of job seekers into the world of work
• improving the employability of each job seeker through work experience, vocational and social training
• developing with partners active in employment matters back-to-work projects that promote the reintegration of job seekers mainly in the primary labour market

The Forum pour l'emploi A.s.b.l. develops back-to-work projects for the people concerned. Back-to-work projects are an opportunity for these unemployed people to gain training, both on the job (learning by doing) and alongside it. The sectors covered by the projects are wide-ranging, and include environment planning, local services and construction.

The purpose of back-to-work projects is to free the unemployed person from his/her isolation, to encourage him/her to re-engage with working life and to help him/her to join the world of work.

The following services are offered:

• Am Gaertchen: production and sale of vegetables, potted herbs and high-quality plants in accordance with bio-Label standards. Our organic products are sold online at www.fpe-online.lu
• Bummelbus: collects people upon request and drives them comfortably and flexibly to the address of their choice.
• Holzfrënn: interior, exterior and furniture joinery work.
• Service to the public: carrying out of all types of small jobs inside and outside the house.
• Haushëllef: laundry, cleaning, washing, ironing, home collection and delivery of clothes - One-off home cleaning

Initiativ Rëm Schaffen

Tailored support

The Initiativ Rëm Schaffen, a not-for-profit organisation, offers practical help to anyone in all their diversity who is looking for a job.

The Initiativ Rëm Schaffen regularly offers training for job seekers registered with the Employment agency.

The Initiativ Rëm Schaffen guides and informs those searching for a job, and helps job seekers to set realistic professional objectives. It also offers assistance with writing CVs and cover letters, provides information on openings in the labour market, and helps people to regain confidence in themselves and identify their abilities.

Individual and tailored consultations are provided free of charge. The Initiativ Rëm Schaffen is supported by the Ministry for Gender Equality and Diversity, the Ministry of Labour, the City of Luxembourg, the City of Esch-sur-Alzette and the City of Ettelbrück.

NAXI - Centre for training and professional integration for women (Centre de formation et d'insertion professionnelle pour femmes)

Targeted support programmes

NAXI is aimed at adult job seekers who are sent to the centre by the ADEM or the ONIS. Our objective is to facilitate access to or a return to work through targeted support programmes.

Our 2 offers:

NAXI Training, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and the ADEM, offers the following activities for people who are registered with the ADEM:

• to undertake skills audits
• to draw up an action plan in line with the chosen career path
• to prepare for the job market by developing cross-disciplinary skills or soft skills (such as communication, team work, time management etc.)

Anyone interested can find out more from their ADEM advisor. An information session with the NAXI team is organised by the ADEM before every training session.

For more information on training courses, contact NAXI directly.

NAXI workshop washing/ironing & sewing, in partnership with the Ministry of Family Affairs, Solidarity, Living Together and Reception of Refugees and the ONIS, aims to:

• offer temporary work to develop social and professional skills
• help beneficiaries to increase their chances of finding work and consequently their employability
• ensure the provision of appropriate supervision and safe working conditions.

These workshops are intended for adult women who receive REVIS. Through community work, they help beneficiaries to return to work in collaboration with the ONIS. Anyone interested can find out more information from their ARIS or by contacting the ONIS.

NAXI is aimed at all job seekers, whether they are starting out in Luxembourg, have had a break in their career, or haven’t defined their career path yet. NAXI will help them to create a career plan.

ProActif

Reintegration and training

In a world where unemployment often leads to isolation and a loss of confidence, ProActif stands out through its commitment to offering job seekers a second chance. The ProActif social initiative works closely with the ADEM to encourage job seekers to get back into work, by providing them with a daily routine and the essential professional skills that will enable them to reconnect with their working life and to reintegrate into the world of work.

ProActif offers a vast range of services to private individuals as well as to businesses, municipalities or building managers:

• Gardening: maintenance, creation and design of green spaces.
• Cleaning: expertise in cleaning private houses, public spaces and buildings.
• Carpentry and locksmithing "Aus eisem Holz": a range of wood products made locally, with the option for bespoke design.
• Building and painting: building and painting work as well as small repair jobs.
• Production and processing of fruit and vegetables "Aus eisem Gaart": products grown in ProActif's fields or that have come from local farmers which are meticulously harvested, washed, cut and vacuum packed.
• Restaurant "Zopp & Z'iessen": situated in the Contern area. This restaurant is valued for its home-cooked dishes, which are available to eat in or take away.

Every service offered by ProActif puts quality and social engagement first, thus responding to its clients' individual needs, while offering a training experience to its beneficiaries.

Zarabina

Training and advice

Zarabina A.s.b.l. offers group training as well as individual advice to adults seeking guidance in the areas of working life, continuing training and career.

Since 1995, Zarabina has led the way in training and advice directed towards transferable skills. The not-for-profit association's approach to the labour market is based on tailored strategies that systematically and effectively take into account the constraints of reality and the personal objectives of its female and male clients.

Zarabina's key skills lie in the following areas:

• Services for the active construction of a career and lifelong learning. Training on the role of "Office-Assistentin" (Office assistant) aimed at female job seekers with some secretarial experience.
• Initiatives pertaining to the recognition of professional and extra-professional skills.
• Forward-thinking projects in the areas of continuing training, work and career.