"Central Baltic Job Ferry" project for facilitating labour market mobility in the Central Baltic region

Central Baltic Job Ferry project will improve the mobility of labour in cross-border regions of Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden which are hindered by several obstacles. These obstacles include limited access or lack of information on job opportunities and labour offices in the neighbouring countries as well as difficulties in recognition of qualifications of foreign job seekers. Cross-border partnerships between economic actors, relevant institutions as well as strategic investments are to be stimulated by offering comparable information on the four labour markets.

Firstly, the project partners will run a research process and analyse collected data locally. On the second stage, research results and data on four labour markets will be compiled into joint study and used for creating a common multilingual information platform on labour-market issues, professional trainings, qualifications and job opportunities in the targeted cross-border area.

Project’s events will aim at exchange of knowledge and best practices, thus contributing to a better understanding of different national regulations as well as structures and working practices of labour authorities in the neighbouring countries.

The project will be carried out over the period of 2011-2013 and it is part-financed by the European Union Central Baltic INTERREG IVA programme 2007-2013.