THE COMPLETE LACK OF EMPLOYMENT CREATES SITUATIONS OF HARDSHIP, POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION. THE OFFICE COORDINATING INNOVATIVE PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING, OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF VICENZA, WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE EMPOWERMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK. THE RECIPIENTS (LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VICENZA, AT LEAST 30 YEARS OF AGE, ENROLLED IN THE EMPLOYMENT CENTRE, NOT RECEIVING SOCIAL SHOCK ABSORBERS, WITHOUT PENSION TREATMENT, AT A SOCIO-WORK DISADVANTAGE AND AT RISK OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR POVERTY) WILL BENEFIT FROM JOB ORIENTATION MEETINGS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING TO ACCOMPANY WORK AND USEFUL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR RESEARCH (CV, INTERVIEW, SOCIAL NETWORK), TO ORGANISE ACTIVE JOB SEARCH, FOR A GREATER AWARENESS AND EMERGENCE OF SOFT SKILLS.