Spain


	No. 1/1999

Priority for the long-term unemployed

New provisions approved in October 1998 adapt the National Vocational Training and Occupational Integration Plan (Plan FIP) to the guidelines of the National Action Plan for Employment and the National Vocational Training Programme. This entails changes in the parts of Plan FIP dealing with priority treatment for specific target groups and training activities.

When selecting trainees more emphasis will be placed on the following factors: length of the period of unemployment (long-term unemployment), whether the person receives unemployment benefits or allowances; the existence of family responsibilities; lack of qualification and age and status of women.

These provisions give priority to training subjects leading to certificates of occupational proficiency and/or new occupational activities with high employment potential or new sources of employment, such as

public utility services such as improvement of housing, vigilance and security, improvement of public urban areas, public transport, neighbourhood businesses, activities relating to waste management, water management, protection and conservation of natural zones, and concerned directly or indirectly with energy saving;
recreation and cultural services, such as promotion of tourism, development of local culture, promotion of sports, the audiovisual sector and preservation of cultural heritage;
services of a daily and domestic or personal nature such as child care, provision of care at home for incapacitated or aged persons, assistance to young persons with difficulties and social problems, and the new information and communication technologies.

Source: Boletín Oficial de Estado/INEM