{"id":5076,"date":"2020-04-09T14:39:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T11:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/?p=5076"},"modified":"2020-04-09T14:40:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T11:40:11","slug":"training-new-care-workers-and-changing-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/training-new-care-workers-and-changing-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Training new care workers and changing lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"txt_img left\">\n<div class=\"txt_caption\"><strong>For many years, there has been a shortage of care workers in Cyprus qualified to work with persons with disabilities at home. For people with severe mobility disabilities caused by spinal injuries, including paraplegia and tetraplegia, this often means having to depend on family for help or employing unskilled workers from other countries.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, however, with help from EU funding, the Cyprus Paraplegic Organisation has designed a project that trains unemployed people to become home care workers for people with disabilities, and even reimburses them as they learn.<\/p>\n<p>The project offers unemployed people the opportunity to take a certified foundation course, which fully qualifies them for a care role, followed by 25 hours of practical work experience, which can include home visits to individuals. To be eligible for the training, applicants need to show that they understand the scope of the role and are enthusiastic about becoming a home care worker or personal care assistant in the longer term.<\/p>\n<p>Now, not only have dozens of people\u00a0in Cyprus become qualified and employed in a new profession, but the people they support are enjoying an improved quality of life. The home care services created as a result of this project are enhancing accessibility for people with severe mobility issues and broadening opportunities for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Philippos Papamichael, who has tetraplegia, sums up the difference the project has made to his life. &#8220;I had not dreamed of such a service&#8221;, he says. &#8220;Now, I can breathe&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5076 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-square'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlobServlet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlobServlet-180x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square size-square\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlobServlet-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlobServlet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/opak.org.cy\/ypiresia_frontidas\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlobServlet-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5077'>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9 Cyprus Paraplegic Organization, 2019\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"projects_table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Project name<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">Employment for the provision of home care services to paraplegic and tetraplegic persons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Duration<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">2018 &#8211; 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">ESF contribution<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">\u20ac 2,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Total budget<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">\u20ac 4,000,000.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Participants<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">n\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Country<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">Cyprus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Organisation<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">Cyprus Paraplegic Organization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Website<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opak.org.cy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/opak.org.cy\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Social Media<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/opakcy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/opakcy\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Video<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCihB0AJW4P-AZNeer02AxqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCihB0AJW4P-AZNeer02AxqQ<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Contact details<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\">Demetris Lambrianides<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dimi1@cytanet.com.cy\">dimi1@cytanet.com.cy<\/a><br \/>\n+357 22 496494<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"name_cell\">Related links<\/td>\n<td class=\"value_cell\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/main.jsp?catId=532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.1. Strengthening employment and supporting mobility<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/main.jsp?catId=533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.1.1. Opening pathways for work<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/main.jsp?catId=51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.2. Better education<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/main.jsp?catId=48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.2.3. Training that works<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/main.jsp?catId=50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.3. Giving a chance for all<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/esf\/main.jsp?catId=515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inclusive Approaches<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years, there has been a shortage of care workers in Cyprus qualified to work with persons with disabilities at home. For people with severe mobility disabilities caused by spinal injuries, including paraplegia and tetraplegia, this often means having to depend on family for help or employing unskilled workers from other countries. 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