European Union, European Social Fund Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Etukeno

Rapid employment to industry sectors facing labour shortages in Kymenlaakso

Etukeno searched for future competence needs and promoted employment to Kymenlaakso’s sectors with identified labour.

The project is finished.

The ETUKENO project aims to employ participants to Kymenlaakso’s sectors and firms with identified labour shortages or that they start new business in these sectors as well as to develop new innovative ways for rapid employment. Project activities utilize previously experimented and created ways of gathering foresight data regarding training and competence development needs in the region. The project integrates the foresight-driven perspective into actions leading to employment, and to be used by firms, education institutions, job seekers and their rapid employment. The project harmonizes sector specific data and its collection between partners.

Project name:

Etukeno – Rapid employment to industry sectors facing labour shortages in Kymenlaakso

Project duration: 1.10.2020–31.12.2022

Info

Lead partner: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Partial partners: The Joint Authority of Education of Kotka-Hamina Region EKAMI,Kouvola Region Vocational College KSAO, Kouvola adult education foundation TAITAJA
Focus area: Digital economy
Research area: Creative industries

Budget

Financier and main source of funding: Häme Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment and European Social Fund
Total budget: EUR 457 757
Xamk part of the total budget: EUR 184 350
Kouvolan Ammattiopisto

More information

Irina Kujanpää
Project manager
050 447 1506
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