| Date: | 2011 |
| Web: | Official website of the programme |
| Description: | EMPLEATE is a strategy led by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to promote access for youths in a situation of vulnerability to decent work. It is a public-private initiative of employment generation targeting 40.000 young people between 17 and 24 years living in poverty and social risk, and who are unemployed or inactive in the labour market, but want to integrate it. Likewise, the program serves young people with disabilities between the ages of 17 and 35. |
Characteristics
| Target population: | Young people between 17 and 24 years and, young people with disabilities between 17 and 35 years living in vulnerable communities in unemployment and inactivity |
| Area of intervention: | Technical and professional training Labour intermediation services |
| Geographic scale: | National |
| Comments: | Since 2013, the modality for People with Disabilities called "EMPLEATE INCLUSIVO", that has the same areas of intervention, but in adition incorporates specif actions on disability, for people between 14 and 35 years. |
Institutionality
| Legal framework: | |
| Responsible organization(s): | Ministry of Labour and Social Security |
| Executing organization(s): | Ministry of Labour and Social Security |
| Source of funding: | Government of Costa Rica ;Government of Spain in the framework of United Nations-Spain Fund for the achiervement of The Millenium Development Goals |
1) Avancemos Más
| Recipient(s): | Young people between 17 and 24 years living in vulnerable communities, that did not acceed to terciary studies |
| Periodicity of delivery: | Monthly |
| Recipient of the transfer: | Direct beneficiary |
| Conditionalities: | Assistance to capacitation courses |
| Description: | The aim of this subprogramme is to qualify young people with secondary studies in order to give them access to the labour market in the sector of information and communication technologies (ICT). The programme is organized in two years of study that include technical capacitation in the area of information and communication technologies, and the learning of basic English |
| Amount : | Between ¢160.000 and ¢200.000 |
2) Por Mi (X Mi)
| Recipient(s): | Young people between 17 and 24 years living in vulnerable communities |
| Description: | This sub-programme provided directed training courses of six months in areas where there is an unsatisfied occupational demand |
3) Ventanilla Empléate
| Recipient(s): | Young people between 17 and 24 years living in vulnerable communities |
| Description: | It consists of an attention plaform that aim to provide orientation and information on the State offer on capacitation and labour demand. Through it, the youth has the possibility to access different services: empowerment and development of social skills, advice and permanent following in employment and technical and professional education, and funding of self-employment projects |
Empléate: Estrategia público-privada de promoción del empleo para personas jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad 2011-2014
| Author: | Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Publication info: | MTSS |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General information |
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