Bridging the gender and age gap on the labour market through capacity building and promotion of new job opportunities in cross border region - CBC job gender and age equalizer

Project funding	EU
Project website	N/A
Programme website	Serbia – North Macedonia
Contribution to the Programme’s specific objective	Skills improvement and creation of employment opportunities in perspective sectors
Project start date	30.09.2023
Project end date	29.03.2025
Project total budget	EUR170.929.93
Project EU funding	EUR145,290.44

Project Description

Description	The overall objective: Increased participation of women, young people and vulnerable groups of women in the labour market by introducing innovative pilot support measures Specific objectives: 1) Upskilled women, young people and vulnerable groups of women and enhanced opportunities for their (self) employment in the well-paid, male dominated sectors; 2) Established partnerships for replication and scaling up of the pilot support measures; and 3) Increased visibility and awareness in the local communities on the benefits from the piloted measures. Project activities: Activity 1 – Organising Training about gender stereotypes; Activity 2 – Organising Training about occupations in male dominated sectors including ICT, metal processing and construction; Activity 3 – Implementing field visit to employers; Activity 4 – Organising Mentoring Program; Activity 5 – Establishing private-public partnerships; Activity 6 -Raising awareness campaign against gender stereotypes; Activity 7 – Creating policy recommendations documents Activity 8 – Organising Visibility and cross-border networking.
Expected results	1. Upskilled women, young people and vulnerable groups of women and enhanced opportunities for their (self) employment in the well-paid, male dominated sectors 2. Established partnerships for replication and scaling up of the pilot support measures 3. Increased visibility and awareness in the local communities on the benefits from the piloted measures
Expected outputs	Output 1 – 240 Women, young people and vulnerable groups of women educated on gender stereotypes and tools to change their mindset and access more to male dominated occupations & range of occupations in three most attractive, male dominated sectors with good employment opportunities: ICT, metal production and construction; Output 2 – 40 women, young people and vulnerable groups of women involved in the practical ork offered by employers based on ‘’learning by doing’’ approach; Output 3– At least 10 signed MoUs with employers and municipalities on cooperation in providing employing opportunities and further development of skills for involved targeted groups; Output 4 – 5000 people reached through video clips/podcasts on the promotion of the role models and good practiced of women employed in male dominated sectors; Output 5 – 2 Policy briefs created on economic and social benefits of women employment in traditional male occupations; Output 6 – CBC platform for cooperation and exchange established.

Description

The overall objective: Increased participation of women, young people and vulnerable groups of women in the labour market by introducing innovative pilot support measures

Specific objectives: 1) Upskilled women, young people and vulnerable groups of women and enhanced opportunities for their (self) employment in the well-paid, male dominated sectors; 2) Established partnerships for replication and scaling up of the pilot support measures; and 3) Increased visibility and awareness in the local communities on the benefits from the piloted measures.

Project activities:
Activity 1 – Organising Training about gender stereotypes;
Activity 2 – Organising Training about occupations in male
dominated sectors including ICT, metal processing and construction;
Activity 3 – Implementing field visit to employers;
Activity 4 – Organising Mentoring Program;
Activity 5 – Establishing private-public partnerships;
Activity 6 -Raising awareness campaign against gender
stereotypes;
Activity 7 – Creating policy recommendations documents
Activity 8 – Organising Visibility and cross-border networking.

Expected results

1. Upskilled women, young people and vulnerable groups of women and enhanced opportunities for their (self) employment in the well-paid, male dominated sectors
2. Established partnerships for replication and scaling up of the pilot support measures
3. Increased visibility and awareness in the local communities on the benefits from the piloted measures

Expected outputs

Output 1 – 240 Women, young people and vulnerable groups of women educated on gender stereotypes and tools to change their mindset and access more to male dominated occupations & range of occupations in three most attractive, male dominated sectors with good employment opportunities: ICT, metal production and construction;
Output 2 – 40 women, young people and vulnerable groups of women involved in the practical ork offered by employers based on ‘’learning by doing’’ approach;
Output 3– At least 10 signed MoUs with employers and municipalities on cooperation in providing employing opportunities and further development of skills for involved targeted groups;
Output 4 – 5000 people reached through video clips/podcasts on the promotion of the role models and good practiced of women employed in male dominated sectors;
Output 5 – 2 Policy briefs created on economic and social benefits of women employment in traditional male occupations;
Output 6 – CBC platform for cooperation and exchange established.

Partners Type

Lead partner	Institution name:CBC job gender and age equalizer Country: Serbia Address:Beograd,Volgina 16 Website:https://poslovnezene.org.rs/ Legal status: Private
Partner	Institution name: Foundation for Management and Industrial Research Country:North Macedonia Address:Skopje ,16-ta Makedonska brigada 13б Website:https://mir.org.mk/en/ Legal status:Private
Partner	Institution nameAssociation of Business Women Vranje Country:Serbia Address:Vranje ,Partizanski put 8/2 Website:https://www.facebook.com/UPZVranje/ Legal status:Private
Partner	Institution name:Citizens Association Righteous and professional Country:North Macedonia Address:Skopje ,Mocartova 35 Website:N\A Legal status:Private