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Katarina LINDAHL Unit Sectorial Employment Challenges, Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship

Youth employment policies at EU level, with focus on the Youth Guarantee Joint Meeting STYLE/CUPESSE Istanbul, 1-2 September 2014. Katarina LINDAHL Unit Sectorial Employment Challenges, Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship European Commission - DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.

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Katarina LINDAHL Unit Sectorial Employment Challenges, Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship

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  1. Youth employment policies at EU level, with focus on the Youth GuaranteeJoint Meeting STYLE/CUPESSEIstanbul, 1-2 September 2014 Katarina LINDAHL Unit Sectorial Employment Challenges, Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship European Commission - DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

  2. Youth unemployment rates Greece, Spain, Croatia: around /more than 50% Austria, Germany, Netherlands: around /less than 10% Turkey 17% (2013)

  3. Youth Employment Package (Dec 2012) • Council recommendation on establishing a Youth Guarantee (April 2013) • Launch ofandCouncilDeclarationon a European Alliance for Apprenticeships (July/Oct 2013) • CouncilRecommendation: Quality Framework for Traineeships (March 2014) • Mobility of young workers

  4. A Youth Guarantee • Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013: Member States • ensure that all young people up to 25 • receive a good-quality offer of • employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship • within four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education.

  5. The YouthGuaranteeis • an outcome-basedapproach • a long-term structuralreform, including VET / apprenticeshipsreform • about coordinated partnerships (ministries, socialpartners, youthorganisationsetc) • investmentwithsubstantial political backing within MS governments

  6. Ongoing: implementation • Youth Guarantee Implementation Plansfrom all 28 MS • Monitoring: multilateral surveillance through the European Semester under Europe 2020 strategy & Employment Committee • 18 MSsreceivedCountrySpecificRecommendations on youthemploymentin2014 • 8 MSsreceived a CSR on the YG: BG, EL, HR, IE, IT, PL, PT, SK

  7. EU support to YG implementation • Financial support • European Social Fund: major employment and training programmes, employment services and education systems reforms • Youth Employment Initiative (YEI): EUR 6 billion earmarked for early support to individual young unemployed or inactive in regions with youth unempl > 25% (2012) • Policy and technical support • Exchange ofexperience (Oct 2013, April 2014, Sept 2014) • European Alliance for Apprenticeship • Quality Framework for Traineeship • COM assistance: EMPL-Youth-Guarantee@ec.europa.eu, Helpdesk for apprenticeships/traineeships (ESF TA)…

  8. Targeted knowledge transfer European Alliance for Apprenticeships Improving the • Supply • Quality • Image of apprenticeships Spotlights on benefits Smart use of EU programmes

  9. Quality Framework for Traineeships • Traineeships can efficiently increase employability + be stepping stones towards regular employment if they provide: • Good learning content and • Adequate working conditions • Traineeshipagreementtocover: • learningcontent, mentorship, evaluation • workingconditions: weeklyworkingtime, duration, sickleave, hol's • more transparencyalready in traineeship advertismentregarding compensation, socialsecurity coverage, hiring practices

  10. Youth employment – staying top priority • EU leaders' Strategic Agenda June 2014 for new mandate: • Unemployment still highest concern, especially for young people • Step up fight to unlock talents and life chances – NEETs,skills, mobility… • Comm PRES-elect Political GLs: "Job Creation my first priority" • Accelerate implementation of YG schemes • Progressively broaden YG scope • Envisaged jobs, growth and investment package to complement YG efforts supported by ESF, YEI etc.

  11. Youth employment – staying top priority •  Further expanding knowledge base - crucial for • Enabling precise, adequate policy advice over forthcoming European semesters • Informing technical assistance offered • Identifying remaining "unknowns" • Supporting most effective use of available EU (and national) funding

  12. More information • Youth Employment • http://ec.europa.eu/social/youthemployment • Youth Guarantee • http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1079&langId=en • European Alliance for Apprenticeships • http://ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance • Quality Framework for Traineeships • http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/141424.pdf • ESF Technical Assistance apprenticeship/traineeship schemes • http://ec.europa.eu/social/youthtraining • Your First Eures Job • http://ec.europa.eu/social/yourfirsteuresjob

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