Local Development Agency continues to offer its toy library service to all those people who come to the Employment Service to receive professional guidance and for those conducting training activities within the Local Development Agency.
In total, the Youth Council will invest more than 51,000 euros for this service until 2010.
The toy library has a facility that perfectly geared to the needs of smaller, has a responsible person entitled in early childhood education, which will be responsible for the care of children.
Minors who are making use of the toy library, as their guardians are in training within the project that develops the City Council to help find employment for people with special difficulties in obtaining employment, the project "Solidarity Work" and also for children of all those who seek professional counseling services, as well as other activities since the Agency (job club, financial advice ...)
With this service which has been carried, three years ago, the City is in addition to all activities from all institutions, to improve all conditions that influence the job search, such as adequate time, both fathers and mothers, knowing that their children are well cared for, to perform all necessary actions to facilitate finding a job.
Performing from Department of Youth and Employment face a major effort to reconcile work and family life.
With this service, people go to for information, training courses for the unemployed, and have children in their care, can leave children in the playroom during the time they need to perform such actions.
The toy library, aimed at people who require municipal services and for the people of the municipal staff working in the Agency was created in the same premises in which actions are carried out aimed at getting a job at a time 8 to 15 hours, Monday through Friday.
This is to overcome barriers to access to training and employment for people who want to improve their personal and professional competence, a need that is required for the consolidation of its business or job.
The room has a size of 30 square meters, with capacity for 8 children.
A specialized company will take care of children in the schedule to determine the training activities attended by their parents.
One of the main barriers to training is family responsibility, namely the care and protection of children and the elderly, making it difficult to turn men and women may experience improvement processes and personal skills equal conditions.
Although women today are having more difficulties to combine work and training, family life and corroborate all studies regarding the topic, since it is they who are responsible for the care of children and adults.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia