Interreg III B Northern Periphery/Project idea- /Partner-search form

Project title

Assistance to regional authorities in the development of new directions of rural employment

Priority

1. Communications

1.1 Transportation, logistics and transport infrastructure

1.2 Access to information society

2. Strengthen sustainable economic development

2.1 Sustainable use of nature and natural resources

2.2 Business innovation and development of human resources

3. Community development

3.1 Household related service provision

3.2 Public management and spatial planning

Region / Authority

Leningrad Oblast, Government of Leningrad Oblast

Contact person

Mr. Valery Funtov, Chairman Advisor, Committee for External Economic and International Relations

E-mail

funtov@imisp.spb.ru; ppvalery@hotmail.com

Homepage

     

Address

Suvorovskyi 67, St. Petersburg, Russia

Phone

+7-812-2744742, +7-812-9617942

Fax

+7-812-2745986

Project description

The Project is intended to assist Leningrad Oblast regional authority in development of new directions of rural employment, namely in sectors of agriculture – Green House Vegetable Growing, Green House Planting, Plant Gardening and Environment, Park and Garden Architecture and Environment Construction. Another focus is the strengthening already existing rural training institution on Leningrad region and support of rural employment. The aim will be achieved by special training of active persons intended to start own agricultural business and Cross Border authorities representatives for following skills and knowledge developing in their rural areas and thus to improve food production in the Leningrad Oblast Region.

Project activities include the marketing study of the sectoral situation, updated authority activity, definition of Training Needs Analysis of rural unemployed, improving training institution with providing methodological and technical support, circles of training workshops, arranged in Leningrad Oblast and EU partner areas, few results dissemination workshop, creation of Internet based resources, and consultancy service.

Central Aim

The main idea to transfer EU training and education methodology in rural areas, to create bases for decreasing rural unemployment.

Envisaged Output

Special programmes, resources, technologies. Improving social and economic situation

Thematic key words (5 key words maximum)

Rural employment, environment, Leningrad oblast

Partners found already

No

Partners searched

EU organisations involved into rural development

Estimated budget

300.000 Euro                                                                   

Month and Year this form is filled in: September 2002