{"id":3474,"date":"2020-04-02T21:51:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=3474"},"modified":"2020-04-02T21:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:51:05","slug":"fondi-ewropej-biex-isahhu-l-partecipazzjoni-tal-entitajiet-interessati-fid-djalogu-socjali","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/fondi-ewropej-biex-isahhu-l-partecipazzjoni-tal-entitajiet-interessati-fid-djalogu-socjali\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Funds to Enhance Stakeholder Participation in Social Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3466\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unnamed-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unnamed-4.jpg 512w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/unnamed-4-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MEUSAC has finalised the implementation of the Engage project \u2013 \u2018Enhancing Stakeholder Participation in Social Dialogue\u2019 &#8211; which is part-financed by the European Social Fund.<\/p>\n<p>MEUSAC embarked on this project to:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 identify the most effective engagement methodologies in order to provide a service which meets the needs of stakeholders;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 invest in Government\u2019s services by providing the necessary skills to the MEUSAC team on how stakeholder capacity may be enhanced;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 enhance the capacity of stakeholders through training and increased awareness on the processes, tools and opportunities for increased stakeholder participation.<\/p>\n<p>The project started off in 2018 with a stakeholder engagement analyis and an awareness-raising media campaign. In the beginning of 2019, the MEUSAC team received intense training in a number of areas to up their skills in a bid to improve on the agency\u2019s services.<\/p>\n<p>The final phase of the project started in the last quarter of 2019 with capacity building sessions for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in the areas of education, employment and social policy. The topics that were covered were stakeholder engagement; more effective use of communication tools; and accessing EU funding opportunities. These capacity building sessions were then followed by mentoring sessions which were led by MEUSAC staff.<\/p>\n<p>A final half-day seminar was held on March 10. During the seminar, participants had the opportunity to discuss social dialogue issues in Malta and participate in one of the following workshops: (i) Effective participation in social dialogue; (ii) Networking between stakeholders with common interests; and (iii) Effective formulation of policy papers to feed into the national position on proposed EU legislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; MEUSAC has finalised the implementation of the Engage project \u2013 \u2018Enhancing Stakeholder Participation in Social Dialogue\u2019 &#8211; which is part-financed by the European Social Fund. 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