Traduction de «cycle de formation de durée déterminée » (Français → Anglais) :

In 1984 Italy introduced training and work experience contracts, which were fixed-term contracts, including a period of training, for the employment of unemployed persons under 30 years of age.

The duration of practical experience may be reduced by one year where a university course lasts for at least five years and by a year and a half where the course lasts for at least six years.

However, the minimum duration of the university course may be three and a half years where the course is followed by a period of theoretical and practical training of at least one year and includes a training period of at least six months in a pharmacy open to the public, corroborated by an examination at university level.

Where two university or recognized equivalent courses coexist in a Member State and where one of these extends over four years and the other over three years, the diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded on completion of the three-year university course or its recognized equivalent shall be considered to fulfil the condition of duration referred to in the first subparagraph in so far as the diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded on completion of both courses are recognized as equivalent by the State in question.

Particularly significant in this respect are the recommended reduction in average working hours from the current 40 to 39, and the introduction, for the first time in the sector, of the concept of flexibility, both internal (variations in the normal weekly working hours, training and parental leave) and external, providing for the introduction of new types of contracts, such as fixed-time contracts and part-time, seasonal and temporary work.

In particular to fight long-term unemployment, measures should include a combination of: . professional counselling, support, information and job placement, improving the chances of the unemployed to compete for jobs by providing them with individualized assistance . active involvement to promote the development of new job-creating activities, to support those who want to start a business or become self-employed, or to offer fixed-term jobs with public support . the offer of training and retraining possibilities with clear employment prospects and recognized qualifications in credit . automatic intensification of efforts in favour of the ...[+++] unemployed after six months of unemployment to prevent leaning towards long-term unemployment . intermediate labour market initiatives to provide stepping stones to the formal economy. b) Public employment services should be made more efficient and responsive to the needs of people and business, through improving the delivery of their services, greater decentralisation and better adaptation to the local environment, and more active involvement of the social partners.