RekryRatkaisu project

The RekryRatkaisu project promotes employment in Imatra by developing new ways to connect job seekers and employers and by strengthening recruitment expertise. The project aims to facilitate the meeting of skilled labor and jobs and meet the needs of local employers.

Project goals

The main objective of the project is:

• to investigate the workforce and skills needs of employers in Imatra
• to expose hidden jobs
• promotes the meeting of job seekers and employers
• build tailored employment paths
• strengthen the skills of job seekers
• develop employers' recruitment expertise, especially in utilizing a diverse workforce
• develop new service models to promote employment

Project target groups

The primary target groups of the RekryRatkaisu project are:

• unemployed job seekers, especially the long-term unemployed, young people and immigrants
  employers
• Indirect target groups include organizations promoting employment in the region, educational institutions, and vitality and immigration services.

Project measures

The project will implement practical measures to support employment:

• mapping employers' recruitment and skills needs
• developing a RekryMentori model to support job seekers and employers
• piloting group mentoring training
• developing the city's competence development operating model
• Finnish language training and working life coaching will be arranged for immigrants
• information, events and training for employers will be implemented

The measures will support local vitality, reduce unemployment and create new types of services for the changing working world.