Taboo, and a huge handicap in finding a job. Visiting Thursday morning in an agency employment center of Havre – his second trip in fifteen months in the Norman city – Laurent Wauquiez has launched a campaign to detect jobseekers LLN. "Yes, our country has a problem with illiteracy, has confessed to the Secretary of State for Employment. We must now recognize and break this taboo that represents a barrier ruthless when they lose their job or be in a search. "

A study by the National Agency for the fight against illiteracy (ANLCI), 4.5 million people have difficulties reading and writing in France. 9% of the population having been educated, more than half over 45 years and works. "The abysmal numbers, for Laurent Wauquiez. "It is a scourge, replete Thierry Le Paon, the" Mr.Training "of the CGT, which had made the trip to Le Havre. "It is outrageous to pay an employee partially unemployed and do nothing when he has problems of illiteracy," said the friend of Bernard Thibault believes that "7 to 8%" number of workers involved. Side job seekers, it's even worse with 15% of the unemployed are suffering from illiteracy, according to ANLCI. 300 000 people! "This is not a detail, but a major problem that must be central to our priorities," said Laurent Wauquiez.

20 000 courses in 2010

The 49 000 advisers Pole employment so soon will have a "tool kit", designed by ANLCI and adapted to each region to learn to identify situations of illiteracy among jobseekers flexible cash advance payments ."A lot of clues exist but need to know how to identify, was justified Marie-Th?r?se Geffroy, president of the ANLCI. Signs such as, among others, have difficulty in tracing his career, did not note the time and place of an appointment or refuse to take some public transport. "It is very fragile for an unemployed person to recognize that he has a problem, Jean-Dominique recognizes Chertier, chairman of the board of directors employment center. We must learn to exonerate the advisors and the push to get out. "

In addition to the kit, the agents will be trained to know "all available tools". Finally, the State will fund 20 000 courses in 2010 on the knowledge base to destination for job seekers. 7% of the target.

An "ambitious first step" that Secretary of State for Employment has good boost.It also intends to shift, in agreement with the unions who asked him, some of the funds for vocational training for employees via the illiterate future fund joint career security. This "FPSPP, whose creation is expected in the coming weeks, should allow 700 000 unemployed and unskilled workers to be trained each year.

Laurent Wauquiez wishes finally reform the Day Call of preparation for defense (JAPD) for the 5% of youth identified LLN are no longer to exit left alone in nature. "

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