The EQUAL community initiative

• Facts and figures about EQUAL
• The significance of EQUAL for Munich's labor market policy
• EQUAL in Munich
• Transnational collaboration
• EQUAL partners in Munich

Facts and figures about EQUAL
Throughout Germany, the European Union spends € 2.973 billion out of its European Social Fund on the EQUAL initiative. The initiative has created some 1500 development partnerships (DPs) all over Europe, 109 of them in Germany. Of these, eight are based in Bavaria, one of which is the Munich DP.

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 EQUAL in Germany

The significance of EQUAL for Munich's labor market policy
EQUAL projects are an important element of Munich's labor market policy. Its focus on adaptability identifies the interests and needs of the relevant target groups (the unemployed, those threatened by unemployment, and "hidden manpower reserves"). But it also recognizes the needs of the corporate sector. The aim of providing exactly the right qualifications and thereby improving the individual's chances of finding a job plays a central role. Demographic trends show that the supply of employable persons will decrease over the medium to long term. The EQUAL project therefore adopts an anticyclical approach, providing qualifications prophylactically during economic downturns.

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Transnational collaboration
Transnational collaboration with European partners is an essential feature of the EQUAL community initiative. Each partner can thus learn from the experience of the others. In this way, the initiative helps foster new approaches to dealing with labor market problems across national borders. Munich cooperates with Bordeaux, Dublin and Naples.

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EQUAL partners in Munich

• District Association of the Workers' Welfare Association, Munich
• Munich Labor Office
• Freising Labor Office
• Career development centers (bfz Munich) run by Bayer. Wirtschaft gGmbH
• CDI GmbH
• German Employees' Academy (Southern Bavaria)
• Donna Mobile - AKA e.V.
• Frauen-Computer-Schule AG (a computer training school for women)
• Heimerer Akademie - Private Fachschule für Altenpflege gGmbH (a private vocational school for geriatric care)
• Innere Mission München - Diakonie in München und Oberbayern e.V. (the Munich Inner City Mission)
• Institute for Consulting and Project Development
• Frau und Beruf GmbH
• Technologie- und Innovationsberatungsagentur in Bayern e.V. at the DGB trades union association (a technology and innovation consulting agency)
• Förderung der Internetwirtschaft in München e.V. (an organization to promote the Internet economy)
• Verbund Strukturwandel GmbH (structural transition association)
• Wohnforum München gGmbH (Munich residential forum)
• Housing Association and Refugees Office at the City of Munich's Social Department

 

Contact
Dr. Anneliese Durst
Phone +49 (0)89 233 27652
anneliese.durst@muenchen.de

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