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Trainee Sør (Trainee South)
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About this good practice
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Human resources: the program is run by one manager and external companies are involved in the recruitment process and mentoring sessions.
Economic resources: participating companies pay a participation fee, in addition to the salary of the trainees
Evidence of success
The program provides female STEM graduates with the opportunity to get a better start for their careers. Some figures showing the success are:
- 50/50 gender balance
- 9/10 trainees receive job offers within the region after the end of the program
- 70% of trainees remain in the region
- 25 trainees in the current portfolio
- 70 companies involved across 15 years
- 40 currently companies involved
Potential for learning or transfer
The stakeholder cooperation model upon which Trainee South is built can be easily replicated in other interested regions, focusing on their core business sectors. The main stakeholders are companies participating in the program, regional authorities, and academia.
An important aspect to keep in mind, when transferring the practice, is that Norway has a high awareness of gender issues.
In Trainee South, gender balance comes naturally, thanks to a recruitment process with multiple actors involved, a high focus on skills and a low threshold for alerting uncomfortable situations/discrimination in the selection and/or trainee work (the latter being a pivotal part of Norwegian society). This means that other regions interested in implementing this type of program might need to focus more effort to guarantee gender balance and develop specific measures to facilitate female participation in the program.
Further information
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Good practice owner
Trainee Sør
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