Nav and Trøndelag county council are the first to adopt a new method to get people out of ostracism. – I sat on the bus and checked my mobile, and there was an SMS from Nav. That’s what Tolou Khoshavi says, who, following the invitation from Nav, has turned up to hear what companies in the restaurant and food industry have to offer. She has an IT degree from her home country of Iran, but is struggling to get a permanent job. – I now see opportunities in industrial food, or in food production. Right now there are more than 660,000 people aged 20-66 who are not in the workforce in this country. At the same time, several industries are crying out for more labour. Nav director Torbjørn Aas believes in tailoring schemes in collaboration with business to get more people into education and work. Photo: Magnhild Øwre / news Nearly 250,000 of them receive no benefits from Nav. – What do they make a living from?, asks Nav director Torbjørn Aas in Trøndelag. – Regardless of whether they live on inheritance, on mother or father, are on a circumnavigation, are criminals or have a rich spouse – Norway needs them in work, says Aas. He believes several of them are fit for work, and Nav in collaboration with Trøndelag county council is now trying to get hold of them too. They call it the “Trøndelag model”. And it all starts with a non-binding SMS. Several thousand SMSes The first 6,000 messages were sent to relevant candidates in Trøndelag in March last year, and around 600 people turned up for the kick off. Just over 400 of them got an apprenticeship, and are now well underway with a tailored race towards a vocational certificate and a permanent job. Recently, a new 6,000 SMSs were sent out, and meeting places where candidates meet the business world have been arranged in several places in Trøndelag. – Do you want to meet smiles every day? In a restaurant there are a lot of full happy people. Especially when you offer them a glass as well, they will be even happier. This is how Lars Laurentsius Paulsen, owner of the restaurant Gubalari in Trondheim, opens his presentation in the hope of attracting more people to the restaurant profession. – It’s fun, and you have a job for life. Linn Michael, fresh produce consultant at Meny Midt-Norge (th) was approached by Eileen Froberg Ford, who thinks a job in fresh produce at Meny sounds exciting. Photo: Grete Thobroe / news New chance Representatives of Norsk Kylling, the Menu chain and Britannia are also among those who talk about the opportunities in their companies. – We need more professionals, and people who want to work in fresh produce. The opportunity to meet adults who are looking for a new profession is certainly interesting to us. That’s what Linn Michael, fresh produce consultant at Meny Midt-Norge, says. – Have you met someone who could fit in with you? – Yes, a waiter with a twinkle in his eye and who has the qualities we need in fresh produce. Eileen Froberg Ford has known a little about outsiders, and really wants a permanent job. A job in the Meny chain could certainly be something for her. – During the mingling here, I met the right person in the right company, so this could be great, she says. Market advisor Erlend Ovesen in Nav is working to get more people to start a race towards a vocational certificate and a job in a company. Here he guides Layla Ibrahimpour. Photo: Grete Thobroe / news
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Nav has success with a new method to overcome outsiders – news Trøndelag
