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Youth Guarantee in Finland. Tuija Oivo, General Director Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Finland. Youth unemployment in 2011. Unemployment rate is decreasing, however, it was 20.1 % Number of registered young job seekers was 30 000 on the average
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Youth Guarantee in Finland Tuija Oivo, General DirectorMinistry of Employment and the Economy, Finland
Youth unemployment in 2011 • Unemployment rate is decreasing, however, it was 20.1 % • Number of registered young job seekers was 30 000 on the average • Youth unemployment is short-term: 16.4 % of the unemployment spells of young job seekers were longer than three months • However, 110 000 young people between 20-29 have completed only basic education • 40 000 young people are not employed, in education and training or in activation measures (NEETs) • Activation rate among young job seekers is 37 % (all age groups 31 %)
Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013 • Target groups and the goals • Each person under 25 and recently graduated under 30 will be offered a job, on-the-job training, a study place, or a period in a workshop or rehabilitation within three months of becoming unemployed. • Education guarantee: each comprehensive school graduate will be guaranteed a place in further education, workshop activity, rehabilitation or otherwise • Government’s framework budget decision for 2013-2016 (4th April 2011) • Youth Guarantee: EUR 60 million annually • Temporary “Skill programme” for young adults: EUR 27 million in 2013, EUR 52 million every year in 2014-16
Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013 More training Opportunities • More study places in vocational education • Regional re-distribution of the study places according to the changes in the age groups • Changes of the acceptance criteria for vocational education and training • Higher training compensation (800 € per month) for employers for apprenticeships • Temporary “Skill programme” for young adults in 2013–2016: additional places will be targeted for those 20-29 year olds who have performed only comprehensive shcool
Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013 Additional resources for young job seekers in the PES • More career counselling opportunities in the employment offices • Permanent establishment of the so called Chance card (wage subsidy card): • lowering the employers’ threshold for hiring young people • supporting active job seeking • More training and language courses and counselling for young immigrants Local youth work networks • Municipal responsibility will be increased in counselling comprehensive school graduates • Outreach youth work will be widened to the whole country • Youth workshops will be widened to the whole country
Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013 Comprehensive model • Ministries: employment, education, social and health • Enterprises and other employers • Social partners • Youth organisations, student organisations • Third sector • Municipalities, education institutions, other service providers