The aim of the project is to establish the Academie voor Beheer en Veiligheid (Academy for Supervision and Security) which offers training to former ID workers and the unemployed. This offers them better prospects of a permanent job in the supervision and security sector in the future. The project responds to the anticipated demand for security guards and wardens in order to ensure that businesses can operate safely in the area.

Suppose you are working as a security guard, but your job is threatened because it is an ID job (subsidised 'access to work' job) which will shortly be scrapped. Your level of education is also such that you do not qualify for a permanent position. A number of organisations have recognised this problem and come together to enable people in this situation to attend a suitable course.

The academy is a joint venture between Zuidoost district, NV Werk, Leerwerkplein CEC, ROC, StIDA and SWAZOOM. The students receive training at MBO (intermediate vocational education) level 2. This lasts between 12 and 18 months, depending on the student's speed and study skills. There are thereby two possible streams: training as security guard or as a facility service provider. The participants receive help with homework supervision and language support.

The pilot project was a success, partly thanks to the collaboration between the various organisations. In addition to an insight into their own working environment, the course also offers the student options across the entire sector.

European subsidy: € 92.500
Total cost: € 185.000

This project has been partially funded with Objective 2 funds. Since 2000 nine cities have been eligible for the Objective 2 Urban Areas in the Netherlands programme, which forms part of the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD) of the European Union. EFRD is one of the four Structural Funds of the European Commission. The programme helps cities to carry out projects that benefit disadvantaged areas.

In the Netherlands, total European Objective 2 subsidies concern 192 million euros. 4.25% of the Dutch population lives in the selected areas.

The European Commission prescribes that for every euro from the EFRD, a minimum of one euro must be contributed from the government. The cities must therefore add their own public or private funding to the European subsidy. The European programme is linked to the urban plans agreed within the context of the urban policy of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. For this, the cities can make use of funds that have been allocated to them in the context of the national urban policy.

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07/04/2006

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Vocational training