Community Initiatives

PROTEUS was the National Support Structure for the EMPLOYMENT, ADAPT and INTERREG initiatives.

EMPLOYMENT was made up of four separate strands (NOW, HORIZON, INTEGRA and YOUTHSTART) which worked together to address the problems of exclusion and marginalisation in the labour market.

NOW developed new and more effective approaches and tools for the professional integration of women.

HORIZON supported the integration of disabled people into the labour market in order to combat economic and social exclusion.

INTREGRA provided help for disadvantaged people in accessing the labour market.

YOUTHSTART helped young people, without qualifications, break into the labour market.

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