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EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CONCEPT NOTE

Legal information
Legal status NON-PROFIT
Type of identification number National ID

Identification number 912 031 527
Legal representative name(s) Mrs Toril Gogstad
Contact information

Contact person's name Mr. Jan Evensen
Contact person's e-mail address jan.evensen@fonix.as
Contact person's telephone number +47 905 39 610
Experience of expertise partner

a. Role in the project
What is the partner’s role and responsibility in the project? How will the project benefit from
including this partner in the proposal? How will the partner contribute to the project’s
successful implementation?
FONIX will be involved in project supervision and in IPS method dissemination.

FONIX is the largest companies within the vocational rehabilitation market in Norway. Their
main office is located in Sandefjord, Norway, supporting 11 regional offices in the county of
Vestfold. FONIX has approx. 220 employees - mostly certified trainers and instructors.

FONIX serves an important role for the community and public authorities regarding vocational
rehabilitation. At any time during the year, this service includes approximately 2.000 learners /
jobseekers and approximately 250 migrants / language learners. In 2016, more than 1.100
people got a job through FONIX.

Scope of work / specific expertise:

FONIX are experts on IPS methodology and have a lot of experience to offer to the project. The
Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Labour and Welfare Directorate in Norway have
established six pilots in cooperation to test the method in Norway. FONIX was responsible for
this project in region Vestfold in the southern part of Norway.

b. Experience with transnational or regional programmes and/or EEA/Norway grants
If applicable, list relevant transnational or regional programmes and/or EEA/Norway Grants
programme(s)/ project(s) and years of implementation.

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