ACTION 3 in SLOVAKIA

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ACTION 3 in SLOVAKIA
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When Are We?

• After completion of the Action 1 (creating
  development partnerships designing strategy and
  establishing transnational cooperation) and
  Action 2 (activities implementing), the
  development partnerships enter the Action 3,
  which is focused on dissemination and
  mainstreaming (sharing experience, consulting
  with the experts and encouraging both
  practitioners and policy makers to get involved
  and implement lessons learned from EQUAL).  
• In June 2006, the first Mainstreaming Meeting in
  Slovakia took place, which aims to establish 5
  National Thematic Networks and formulate their
  future agenda.

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• The documents discussed in the meetings of MC CI
  EQUAL included the Statutes, and the Rules of
  Procedure. At the same time the working document
  of the National Mainstreaming Strategy CI EQUAL
  in Slovakia put forward covering
• Definition of good practice and the concept of
  innovation (innovative elements as determined by
  CI EQUAL that are the subject of mainstreaming)
• Identification of the target group for
  mainstreaming
• Definition of relevant activities and tools for
  good practice dissemination
• Timetable
• Individual Project assignment to particular
  thematic groups

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The key elements of the National mainstreaming
strategy

• Following the call for projects under CI EQUAL in
  Slovakia the Selection Committees recommended 101
  projects within 6 themes which were approved  by
  the Managing Authority (MA) for CI EQUAL. Project
  applicants are currently entering the
  implementation phase which will culminate in the
  good practice-sharing phase. Coordination and
  execution of the national mainstreaming strategy
  will take place at a number of mutually
  interlinking levels, namely
• The Monitoring Committee for Community Initiative
  EQUAL (MC CI EQUAL).
• The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and
  Family, Department of the MA for CI EQUAL.
• The Social Development Fund, a National Support
  Structure for CI EQUAL (NSS for CI EQUAL).
• National thematic groups

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• A. National Thematic Network for Employability
• Main activities education, counselling
  services, integration centres, methodology for
  analyzing labour market and managing the labour
  market processes, all focused on disadvantaged
  and socially excluded groups
• B. National Thematic Network for Social economy
• Main activities strategies and models of
  social economy, education, improving social and
  communication skills, carrier counselling,
  services for supported employment, new forms of
  employment
• C. National Thematic Network for Adaptability
• Main activities education in communication
  technology, counselling, new ways of education
  and work search
• D. National Thematic Network for Equal
  opportunities of men and women
• Main activities research studies focused on
  gender sensitive information, gender sensitive
  education
• E. National Thematic Network for Combating
  discrimination, racism and xenophobia
• Main activities education in social and
  communication skills, counselling services,
  raising awareness addressing prejudice and
  stereotypes, including specific needs of asylum
  seekers

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National mainstreaming activities

• Generalising the outcomes and impacting regional
  and national policies
• MA for CI EQUAL in cooperation with the
  selection committees allowed a broad range of
  organisations to be involved in the
  implementation phase. It is fully aware of this
  responsibility and is willing through NTNs to
  form a network of successful project applicants
  and enable links to the platforms of these NTNs
  with representatives and actors of regional
  /territorial units. In nominating particular
  members of NTNs the MA jointly with NSS will
  strive to achieve the broadest possible
  representation of different sectors, political
  representatives and social partners. The outputs
  from particular NTNs will be directed at these
  representatives in order for them and the public
  at large to familiarise with the principles of CI
  EQUAL.

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TIME TABLE OF MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY
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Work results will be presented through a range of
events, such as

• Seminars, conferences
• International conferences with the participation
  of experts and CI EQUAL projects organisers
• Supporting the existing networks and their
  potential expansion
• Lobbying.