Mainstreaming A Start Mainstreaming www veneteu com Judith

Mainstreaming A Start… Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

Aims of this Session • • Your Expectations of Mainstreaming Align the goals Agree on a principal strategy Agree on next steps Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

What should we do/ achieve acc. to our contract? • Results of the TCA should be disseminated • European actors should get to know about VENet via the website • Interested actors should have a possibility to get info and contribute to VENet • Target group are equal DPs, TEPs, EUREGIOS, European Social Enterprises Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

What do WE want to do and achieve? • Share experience among our DPs • Get information about people and organisations working on similar issues from the TCA partner countries • Network nationally with policy makers, authorities etc. • Have a model that can be used in other countries as well • Present the model on different occasions Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

When do we consider our mainstreaming successful? Where do we want to be in March 2007? • VENet has been presented and shown to opinion leaders in our TCA countries • VENet model is finalized for TCA countries (incl. adaptation after national pilot phase • Final event is not only the “end” of our TCA VENet but also the start of something new • If we may use an existing structure and have resources for a person responsible for VENet after March 2007 (be it within a Regional Government, a Social Partner, somewhere within the GD…) • VENet is entered into a EU data base (as best practice…) • Interest in model from country outside TCA partnership Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

How can we reach our goals? • Dissemination: everybody promotes the VENet model in different regions of her/his country • All partners promote VENet model in national networks • We all use our (national) contacts to “infiltrate” the EU institutions and international organisations • Have a good and informative website • Attract attention and reach our target group with our final event Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

What can (should) each DP contribute? • • Build national networks, contacts Inform other DPs, social institutions etc. about VENet Check Equal Thematic Group Participate in national activities, events, congresses, conferences. . • Check with A 3 (public relations) of your DP for support and co-operation (national press, conferences etc. ) • Get into contact with national representatives of European organisations • Document what you have done, whom you contacted, what the outcomes were, where and how many newsletters etc. you distributed… (distribution list) Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

What do you need for that from the TCA Secretary? • Newsletter describing VENet Model • PP presentation of VENet Model to present at conferences, meetings? Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

How can we secure sustainability? • To position the German and Austrian adaptation of the “VENet” Model in the respective country and thus still have a structure to use • The Chamber of Crafts in Poland will survive VENet and maybe still function as a contact for interested parties and maybe also support systems lasts • Can our Website be a “subpage” of one of our partner’s website after March 2007? Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

Final Event Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

According to our contract • F. i. a symposium • VENet gets presented to interested parties of labour market and education policy • Possibility of discussion of pros & cons of Model and implication on European labour market • Have external experts regarding key issues Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06

Ideas • • • Venue? How many days? Symposium or something else? Link it to another event? Which one? Mainstreaming www. venet-eu. com Judith Riessner, 2. nd TCA Meeting in Graz, Jan. 06