MINISTRY OF LABOUR SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND FAMILY ESF

MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND FAMILY ESF HEAD OF MISSION MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR SECTORAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development - 2007 -2013 “European Structural Funds and Civil Society Organizations” Sofia, 14 th February, 2007 Cristina IOVA General Director 1

LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN RESPECTING ELABORATION OF SOP HRD Ø Regulation (EC) No. 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1784/1999 Ø Council Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1260/1999 Ø Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1828/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No. 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund 2

Managing Authority: “The Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family is designated as Managing Authority for the Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development, having the responsibility of the management and implementation of the financial assistance allocated to it” Art. 9 G. D. No. 497 /2004 “Head of Mission” - Within the Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity and Family operates the Head of Mission for the European Social Fund Structure, subordinated to the General Director of the MA SOP HRD. - The Head of Mission for the European Social Fund Structure is responsible for the technical and financing level coordination of the Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development and of the Operational Programme for the Administrative Capacity Development, within the Ministry of Administration and Interior. Art. 1, par. 7 G. D. 771/2006 3

Monitoring Committee: The Monitoring Committee shall be set up within three months of the decision approving the operational programme (according to the General Regulation). The Monitoring Committee of SOP HRD shall include the following representatives: - MA SOP HRD; ANCIS (Mo. PF); IBs SOP HRD; Ministry of Economy and Trade; Ministry of Administration and Interior; Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development; Ministry of European Integration; 4

- Partners from Central Institutions; - MA OPTA; - National Agency for Equal Opportunities; Civil Society; Certifying and Paying Authority; Competition Council; Trade Unions representatives; Employers’ organisations representatives; NGOs representatives. 5

SOP HRD INTERMEDIATE BODIES (SOP HRD IBs) Mo. LSSF – 8 Regional IBs (IB Reg. ) NAE – National IB Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate National Centre for Development of Vocational and Technical Education (NCDVTE) Foundation for Development of Civil Society (FDCS) Romanian Fund for Social Development (RFSD) 6

SECTORAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 2007 -2013 Total financial allocation: 4, 111 billion Euro SOP HRD General Objective: “The development of human capital and increasing competitiveness, by linking education and lifelong learning with the labour market and ensuring increased opportunities for future participation on a modern, flexible and inclusive labour market for 850, 000 people. This target represents the equivalent of 9. 3% from the total employed population in 2005”. 7

SOP HRD PRIORITY AXES Priority Axis no. 1: 1 Education and training in support for growth and development of knowledge based society Priority Axis no. 2: 2 Linking life long learning and labour market Priority Axis no. 3: 3 Increasing adaptability of workers and enterprises Priority Axis no. 4: 4 Modernisation of Public Employment Service Priority Axis no. 5: 5 Promoting active employment measures Priority Axis no. 6: 6 Promoting social inclusion Priority Axis no. 7: 7 Technical assistance 8

PA 1 - Education and training in support for growth and development of knowledge based society (Financial allocation: 980, 87 Million Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Access to quality education and initial VET (Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate) Quality in higher education (Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate) Human resources development in education and training (Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate) Quality in CVT (Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate) Doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in support of research (Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate) 9

PA 2 - Linking life long learning and labour market (Financial allocation: 1, 036, 19 billion Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) 2) 3) Transition from school to active life (NCTVETD) Preventing and correcting early school leaving (Mo. ER – SOP HRD Directorate) Access and participation in CVT (NCTVETD) 10

� PA 3 3 - Increasing adaptability of workers and enterprises (Financial allocation: 529, 647 Million Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) Promoting entrepreneurial culture (Regional IBs) 2) Training and support for enterprises and employees to promote adaptability (Regional IBs) 3) Development of partnerships and encouraging initiatives for social partners and civil society (CSDF) 11

Indicative operations: – Assistance and support with a view to drawing up action plans for encouraging and developing partnerships; – Identifying and implementing paths towards boosting the interest of employers and other stakeholders in increasing investments in human resources and increasing the Corporate Social Responsibility; – Develop social partners’ internal capacity to build human resources development capability, emphasizing standards and certification; – Strengthening NGOs capacity to support cooperation with local and national public authorities in order to promote joint social inclusion initiatives including development of voluntary services and charities; 12

� – Improving capacity to support initiatives for shaping civic responsibility, through participation in public debates and to facilitate the access to public information; – Developing initiatives to encourage networking at the national level and EU level; – Development of advisory services for NGOs and for grass roots initiatives that promote employment and social inclusion, including social partners who activate on the labour market; – Transforming informal work in formal employment through awareness-raising campaigns and supporting measures to formalize the labour relations; – Encouraging the local & social partnerships for combating undeclared work phenomenon and promoting of flexible ways to organise the work in a formal manner. 13

PA 4 - Modernisation of Public Employment Service (Financial allocation: 207, 83 Million Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) Strengthening the Public Employment Service capacity to provide employment services (NAE IB) 2) Training of PES staff (NAE IB) 14

� PA 5 - Promoting active employment measures (Financial allocation: 558, 15 Million Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) Developing and implementing measures (Regional IBs) active employment 1) Promoting long term sustainability of rural areas in terms of human resources development and employment (RFSD) 15

� PA 6 - Promoting social inclusion (Financial allocation: 635, 226 Million Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) 2) 3) 4) Developing social economy (FDCS) Improving the access and participation for vulnerable groups on the labour market (Regional IBs) Promoting equal opportunities on labour market (Regional IBs) Trans-national initiatives on inclusive labour market (Regional IBs) 16

PA 7 - Technical Assistance (Financial allocation: 163, 583 Million Euro) Key areas of intervention: 1) Support for SOP HRD implementation, overall management and evaluation 2) Support for SOP HRD promotion and communication 17

Potential beneficiaries: - Vocational organizations - Trade unions and Employers’ associations - County Agencies for Employment - County and Local Public Authorities - Schools, High schools, Arts and Handycraft's Schools - Authorized training providers - University education institutions - Public or private companies, SMEs - NGOs (Entities acting in the social economy field, foundations, associations) 18

Regional and Local Employment and Social Inclusion Partnerships (Under Phare 2003 project) Objective: To evaluate existing local employment initiatives and develop an employment promotion partnership, building on international and local best practices Output: The establishment of 8 Regional Pacts and 37 Pacts at the County and Local level The establishment of the Permanent Technical Secretariat for Partnership 19

Research phase____ Identification and evaluation of local employment initiatives Partnership model for employment promotion Test phase__________ Conference: sharing of experiences Awareness campaign on partnerships Implementation phase______ Assistance to regional and local partnerships Charter model for employment pacts (regional) Partnerships development agreement (local) 20

MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND FAMILY MANAGING AUTHORITY FOR SECTORAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Sectoral Operational Programme for Human Resources Development, 2007 -2013 http: //www. mmssf. ro/website/ro/autoritate. jsp Contact e-mail: posdru@amposdru. mmssf. ro 21

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