KSNES ASVO SOM UTVIKLINGSAKTR

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ØKSNES ASVO TRAINING FOR WORK
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ABOUT US

• 5 Departments
• 35 Permanent jobs adapted to the individuals
• 10 jobs training for work
• Up to 5 jobs supported employment
• 20 jobs in daycentre integrated
• 2 National research projects

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OUR COMMUNITY

• Øksnes
• Population 4700
• Fishing community
• Centralisation of jobs
• Increased unemployment
• Reduced service level
• Rich natural resources
• Unique skills

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WHO?

• Persons with psychiatric problems
• Mentally handicapped
• Drug related problems
• Physically disabled persons
• Social related problems / work disability
• Age spreads between 16 and 75

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FILOSOPHI

• User participation
• Resources/possibilities
• Training for success
• Acquisition of a skill/develop competence
• Community - Development/participation

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STRATEGY

• Quality - always
• Responsibility in perspective for the local
  community
• Good reputation is needed
• Well prepared environment for training
• and work
• Important to be useful/part of a team
• Using all available resources

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VARIETY OF JOBS.

• Second-hand shop
• Grocery shops
• Lottery/pharmacy
• Café/Canteens
• Furniture repair
• Production of garden furniture's
• Wood production
• Recycling service
• Special shop Curtains, textiles and gifts
• Transport and delivery service

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SECONDHAND SHOP

• Furniture's, books, textiles, tools, toys etc.
• 1000 square metres available
• Marketing area Vesterålen
• Chain of tasks
• Excitement. Tourist attraction
• Jobs for 20 persons
• NOK 1.2 mill.

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RECYCLING SERVICE

• Covering the local community
• Location
• Opening hours
• Agreement
• Picking for second hand shop
• Well paid

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LOCAL GROCERY SHOP

• Trends in the community
• Local initiative
• Reopened grocery shop
• Part of the Haakon group
• Had to develop competence
• MERKUR
• 23 profit

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STRENGELVÅG THE START

• Nov. 99
• Second hand equipment
• Alternative use of buildings
• Staff not increased
• Jobs for up to 6 persons
• Day plans
• Investment resources from Nordland county

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• Divided areas of responsibility
• Lottery service.
• Delivery service
• Good routines providing theft
• Meat sale special products
• NOK 2.5 mill.

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STØ

• Local initiative - 2000
• Starting 1 month later
• Recruiting new people
• Buildings in bad shape governmental demands
• New building 2001
• Café. Cooperation with tourist company
  Whaletours

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• Service for tourists and fishermen from other
  areas
• Economical support from Nordland county
• Pharmacy
• Supply fishermen with water and electrisity
• NOK 2 mill.

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SPECIAL SHOP OUR HOME

• Local initiative spring 2002
• Start oct. 2002
• Special shop Curtains, gifts and textiles
• Producing decorations
• Part of a changing prosess
• Relocation of gift shop
• NOK 1.5 mill.

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• Retain an established service
• New service for us sewing
• Centrally located
• Same staffing
• Available space possibilities for development
• Increased service level
• Good feedback from the customers
• Increased profit

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THE COMMUNITYALSVÅG

• August 2002 Local initiative
• Start Feb.. 2003
• Bought the building.
• Lease part of the building to library
• Upgraded/redecorated the building
• Forced the Haakon group to improve service level
  ICA SparMat
• Expences 1,2 mill.

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• New services salad bar, bakeoff and grill
• Up to 12 jobs
• Specialisation
• NOK 7.5 mill 50 increase

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TRAINING FOR WORK

• To choose work-station. Interests/work ability.
• Education plan.
• Work habits, work hardening. Social adjustment
  traning. New competanse.
• Young people with social and psykiatric problems,
  drug related problems.
• 10 10 months.
• 90 school/work.
• Normalization.

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SUMMARY

• The solution for us
• Better qualification and integration
• Improved service and quality
• Increased profit
• Higher status/reputation
• Quality awards
• Environmental award
• Shop award from MERKUR
• Award from Department of Health and Social
  Services DET NYTTER
• Maintain service and meeting places in the local
  community

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TO PARTICIPATE DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY