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Project "Cepadite"

CEPES (Confederatrion Empesarial Espanola De La Economic Social):

Presented by Carman Viorreta at the Transnational Meeting in Cagliari, Sardegna, 28th September 1998

The CEPADITE project is looking at job creation within teleworking models and is being carried out by organisations concerned with employment. Looking at a target group of 20 people the project is financed through the ESF and the Spanish Ministry of Social Affairs (IMSERSO).

Objectives:

• improve the social and working inclusion of disabled people
• analyse and assessment of teleworking models
• promote exchange of experiences between organisations
• development of 'good practice and teleworking' guidelines

Project Partners:

At a national level there are three main groups:

1. A bussineses confederation for social economy (CEPES) as promoter of the project.
2. Organisations with experience in working with disabled people: FREMAP and FUNDOSA TELESERVICIOS
3. An enterprice specialiced experts in telework methodologies (Bioingenería Aragonesa).

COOP AGRARIAS and MONDRAGON CC.

2. Organisations with experience in working with disabled people, for example, ONCE and FUNDOSA (the national telephone network, who have experience of adapting computers for non-manual use). The organisation COMISIONES OBRERAS (Trade Union) experts in contract and workers rights will advise on legislation.

Project Phase

1. Analysis

• indentify tasks that can done by teleworkers
• analysis the profiles of people with disabilities.
• identify enterprises that will contract teleworkers
• identify the psychological variables

2. Design

• the methodology framework
• the Training Program
• the evaluation framework.

3. Implementation

• Setting up the Telecentre.
• Training managers and teleworkers.
• Management of the Telecentre
• Technical assistance for enterprises and teleworkers
• Entrepreneureal assistance for the teleworkers

Who is working on the project

The project will be using variuos specilaists to provide advice and support (psychologists; experts in education; computer experts; architects; lawyers and economists). They will be involved throughout the project in assessment, councelling and action planning

Networking

The Telecentre (CEPES) will be the focal point for the project and will provide the link between:

• enterprises
• teleworkers
• resource centre

Key work Areas

• Work - job creation and employing the disabled
• Psychological - evaluation of variables and assistance
• Enterprise - savings on cost and time; re-organisation of systems
• increase competitiveness

The project has only recently received formal approval and is now working on the methodology, and is arranging a seminar to increase employers' awareness about employment of disabled people and legislation. For example, 15% of the workforce must be disabled people in SME's with more than 50 employees.

It is expect that the training phase for manager and trainees will begin in September/October. From October the teleworking with psychological support will start, this support will include experts that are 'on-line' with advice through e-mail.

It is expected that the 20 participants will move into self-employment. The project will provide a fixed income over the 14-month project period and the participants will receive a 'start-up' grant from the social fund.

Evaluation will be carried out by one of the national project partners.

Related Pages

• CEPES - The Spanish Business Confederation for Social Economy
• Project Cepadite
• Project Update March 1999

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