New Start

The „New Start” project is a response to the challenges of the current market economy and the need to adapt employers and employees to changes in the labour market.

The project is open to the residents of Bytów, Lębork and Kościerzyna Poviats who have lost their jobs due to employer’s reasons, or may lose them due to reasons beyond their control. Selected persons from the project may benefit from financial support enabling them to start their own business (up to about PLN 40 thousand), vocational training giving professional qualifications or two-semester postgraduate studies. Currently, 80 people participate in the project, including 30 people from the path leading to the creation of their own business activity, 13 of whom, after receiving a subsidy, are already running their own business activity. 30 participants have started or are waiting for the start of vocational training. A significant group of project participants was referred to training courses enabling them, after completing their training and obtaining professional qualifications, to take up employment in professions in deficit for the areas of Bytów, Lębork and Kościerzyna Poviats (e.g. driving licence courses C, D, E, and qualification courses for the carriage of goods and people, welding courses). Another 20 persons, starting from October 2018, will start postgraduate studies at faculties adjusted to their capabilities, expectations and predispositions.

The project is very popular among potential project participants due to the wide range of forms of support they could use and the completely free nature of the support.