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Youth employment Policy

Youth employment Policy. Kees Terwan Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment THE NETHERLANDS. Facts and figures unemployment. Youth: 11,8% ; Overall: 5,9% (march ’12) Scholars/students excluded: 8,6% Low-educated: 13,7%; medium: 7,8%, high: 7,2%

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Youth employment Policy

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  1. Youth employment Policy Kees Terwan Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment THE NETHERLANDS

  2. Facts and figures unemployment Youth: 11,8% ; Overall: 5,9% (march ’12) Scholars/students excluded: 8,6% Low-educated: 13,7%; medium: 7,8%, high: 7,2% Non-western migrants: 23%; migrants excluded: 8% National problem, unemploym. rates differ locally Private sector problem: retail, catering, construction

  3. Parties involved in combat Youth Unemploym. Youngsters, schools, youth care institutions Employers, municipalities, public/private employm. Agencies Social partners (national/sectoral level) Various ministries Knowledge centres and scientists

  4. The Dutch Policy • Facilitating school to work-transitions: no drop-out; labour market-related vocational training; promoting technical training (shortages expected) • Cooperation of employers, schools, youth care and municipalities at regional level (Action Plan 2009-2011) • Activating approach: individual responsibility; mix of carrots (income support, guidance) and sticks (work obligation, benefit sanction)

  5. Lessons learned Prevention is essential (and better than cure) Focus on risk in transitions: school-school and school-work Linking education and regional labour market demand No soft approach: invest in your future, show responsibility ! Work above income (youth wages, benefits); regional/local approach Private sector job creation: no ‘public youth guarantee scheme’

  6. Last but not least: What do we expect from the EU? Please do not interfere with the effective Dutch policy ! What can other countries learn from us? No cheap advices: national circumstances differ a lot !

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