How to Get a Job 101
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MC ZOS proudly presents: How to get a job 101 Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATION We are very excited to perform the How to get a job 101 project which will be our third youth exchange in MC ZOS, this time with a new group of people working on it. There will be 24 young participants from four different countries – Italy, Estonia, Cyprus and Slovenia - one of which are YOU! During the exchange, you will gain several competencies, work on your personal development and thus become more competitive on the European labour market. We will also be exploring the topic of job searching, enterpreneurship and networking. We will prepare a variety of activities, also some events that will enable you to meet with local people. OBJECTIVES: ● To prepare young people for job seeking ● To improve the sense of entrepreneurship in young people ● To talk about the current job market ● To raise awareness about young people’s possibilites to improve their employability. ● To discuss what the job market is and how to navigate it ● To compare different economic environments in partner countries ● To consider the difficulties and challenges we might face when looking for work or in the work place ● To encourage initiative and creativity ● To develop intercultural learning, improve our language skills and teamworking abilities ● To learn new things through non-formal education ● To meet new people and be more active in Erasmus+ programme The team of trainers has planned a varied program for nine days that we hope you will find fun, challenging and informative. In this letter you will find some practical information about our Youth center, how to get to Zagorje ob Savi - our meeting point, and how to organise your travel, what to bring with you. You will receive a schedule separately at the beginning of July. Please read carefully the instructions in this letter before you make your travel arrangements to Zagorje ob Savi. In case of any questions contact: - Nina Beja; by the e-mail at [email protected]; or by telephone 00386 51 363 192; contact in case of questions about traveling, reimbursement, tickets, - Simon Kovač; by the e-mail at [email protected]; or by telephone 00386 40 743 177; contact in case of questions about the program and schedule, - Nina Nahtigal; by the e-mail at [email protected]; or by telephone 00386 40 172 588; contact in case of other questions. The participants are kindly requested to arrive to Zagorje ob Savi by at least 17.00 on July 13th. You should organise your return departure on 21. July till 11.00. Please inform us about 2 your arrival and departure times via e-mail at [email protected]. Make sure you make travel arrangements as soon as possible. WHO WE ARE Youth center Zagorje ob Savi – Mladinski center Zagorje ob Savi or simply MC ZOS is a public body established to perform extracurricular activities for young people. Our main purpose is to provide supportive structure for creative young people in the local area with the goal to create learning and encouraging environment where they can gain knowledge and experiences, explore their passions and become an active member of community. Fields of activities are non-formal education, volunteer work, culture and art, health and sport, information and consulting, international projects and mobility of young people, intergenerational activities, participation and active citizenship. ZAGORJE OB SAVI TOWN Zagorje ob Savi is a small town located in the heart of Slovenia in Zasavje region, known for its coal mining past, with approximately 7.000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by beautiful nature and numerous hills. It offers all necessary infrastructure such as health centre, administrative unit, library, police station, shops, cultural centre, sports grounds, restaurants, primary and high schools, retirement home, airport for sport planes etc. The town lies 50 km from the capital Ljubljana and just the same to Celje, the third largest Slovenian town. Visitors are attracted by beautiful nature and hills that offer limitless opportunities for cycling, hiking and relaxing in nature or rafting on Sava river. Youth centre is situated five minutes by walking from town centre, right next to primary school, kindergarten, gym and football field. It has a concert hall, an office, multi-functional room for events and rehearsal room for bands. 3 ACCOMODATION The accommodation will be in the ‘Osnovna šola Ivana Skvarče’ elementary school, which is located opposite the MC ZOS. The participants will sleep in a gym (mattresses will be provided), but you need to bring a sleeping bag with you. Gym contains showers and toilets. The meals will also be provided and served in the elementary school. 4 WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU ● Sleeping bag ● Towels ● Swimsuits ● Sunscreen and mosquito repellent ● Comfortable clothes and shoes for sports ● Slippers ● Umbrella (because you never know) ● Computer, camera…. (optional, no need to) ● European health insurance card – for EU citizens ● Passport or ID, driving licence (if you have one), student card… ● Any medications you may need ● A lot of good energy and positive attitude 5 TRAVEL INFO or HOW TO GET TO MC ZOS - If flying to Ljubljana, Jože Pučnik airport, take a bus to Ljubljana train station and then take a train to Zagorje ob Savi. We will come to pick you up. (Bus company – Alpetour from airport to Ljubljana http://www.alpetour.si/index.php?page=vozni_redi&item=13&lang=eng Choose: from ‘Letališče Brnik’ to ‘Ljubljana AP’) - If coming to Ljubljana by bus, go to Ljubljana train station, which is just across the street and take a train to Zagorje ob Savi. We will come to pick you up. - If coming by train, take a ticket to Zagorje ob Savi. We will come to pick you up. (Slovenian railway – Slovenske železnice: http://www.slozeleznice.si/en/passengers/slovenia) - If coming by car, you will need to buy a vignette on the first gas station. Control is often, strict and penalties are not low. On high-way take exit TROJANE, ZAGORJE. Continue on the main road. You will pass IZLAKE and KISOVEC and when coming to the first and only Zagorje roundabout, take third exit. Continue up the hill, past the church and take the second alley on the right. Follow the road to the end and on your right is youth centre. If you have GPS navigator, then your final destination is ‘Cesta 9. avgusta 48, Zagorje ob Savi’. A Google Map with Mladinski center Zagorje ob Savi (MC ZOS) location: https://www.google.si/maps/place/Mladinski+center+Zagorje+ob+Savi/@46.133747,15.0010 2 72,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x476514dab5b1ff67:0xb19b22876acb8eb1?hl=sl IMPORTANT: Save all the original travel tickets and boarding passes. In case you will not provide them to us, we will not be able to refund the travel costs. If you face any problems while traveling, please let us know. 6 EUROPEAN TRAVEL REGULATIONS Country of Category distance Number of Grant for a trip Joint grant origin participants for each requested participant 1 Italy 500 -1999 km 6 180.00 EUR 1080.00 EUR 2 Cyprus 2000 – 2999 km 6 275.00 EUR 1650.00 EUR 3 Estonia 2000 - 2999 km 6 275.00 EUR 1650.00 EUR 4 Slovenia 10 – 99 km 6 20.00 EUR 120.00 EUR OTHER INFORMATION Contact: Nina Beja, [email protected]; 00386 51 363 192 Simon Kovač, [email protected]; 00386 40 743 177 Nina Nahtigal, [email protected]; 00386 40 172 588 MC ZOS, [email protected]; 00386 40 699 097 (Office) Currency: EURO Emergency phone number: 112 Internet: there is a wifi in MC ZOS, but there is no in the gym where you will be staying. Occasionally there will be two computers available in MC ZOS. Weather: July it is usually very hot, for more information visit http://meteo.arso.gov.si/ Electricity: 220 Volt 7 SOME USEFUL WORDS IN SLOVENIAN WHILE TRAVELLING English Slovenian Yes Da No Ne Excuse me Oprostite Hello Živjo, Zdravo What is your name? Kako ti je ime? My name is... Ime mi je... Where is ... MC ZOS? Kje je... MC ZOS? ... airport ... letališče ... train station ... železniška postaja ... bus station ... avtobusna postaja Departure Odhod Arrival Prihod Ticket Vozovnica Thank you Hvala Good morning Dobro jutro Good evening Dober večer Good night Lahko noč 8 9 .