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EURES experiences Sharing reviews of the engagement progress. Marta Traks EURES manager. Half of young Europeans ready to work abroad. 53% of young people in Europe are willing or keen to work in another European country , source Eurobarometer survey May 2011.
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EURES experiencesSharing reviews of the engagement progress Marta Traks EURES manager
Half of young Europeans ready to work abroad 53% of young people in Europe are willing or keen to work in another European country, source Eurobarometer survey May 2011 Broad-based skills most important benefit of spending time abroad : improvingability to speakaforeign language, cultural awareness, adaptability and interpersonal competences. Obstacles: lack of cash discourages, family commitments, a lack of information/guidance about mobility opportunities Youth needs: advise on professional career, where find a new job or a training opportunity in Europe, how apply for jobs http://ec.europa.eu/youthonthemove/
EURES services toward youngsters Promote mobility among youth and graduates • Provide information - on living and working conditions; - on obstacles to mobility and suggestions; - on CVs and application letters; - how to start professional career • Job matching, vacancies, recruitment projects etc
What is the better way to reach youth… • EURES “ambassadors” • Universities , Career Information Desks • Youth Career Centres • Career councellors at schools etc • EURES games • Internet sources • Social media - Facebook, Twitter, Skype
Training: Innovative guidance methods to support mobility Organizers: EURES & Euroguidance networks in Estonia and Finland Target group: Estonian and Finnish career counsellors from PES, universities, schools and EURES advisers, EURES assistants. Purpose of the training is to strengthen the participants’ guidance and counselling skills in situations where they work with clients interested in international mobility. Benefits: chance to create networks with other practitioners and exchange ideas on good guidance and counselling methods and practices. Duration of the training course: two contact seminars (one in Estonia and another in Finland) and two two-day job-shadowing periods
Training methods • Guidance theories in real life • Cultural identifies and differences • Mobility knowledge: EU mobility and information networks in practice • Great out-comes of the job-shadowing period
Mobility network Members: EURES, Euroguidance, Europass, Eurodesk, YFU (Youth for Understanding), Archimedes (centre of academic mobility responsible for Comenius,Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Nordplus Junior and Nordplus Higher Education programs, ENIC-NARIC andYouth in Action Programme)
The objective of the mobility network … to offer youngsters as much information about studying, voluntary work and employment opportunities in Europa as possible What help us to achieve close cooperation… • Joint strategy & action plan • Joint sloganVÄLISKOGEMUS • Regular meetings • Monitoring of activities • Joint website, joint leaflets and press releases • Regular training for volunteers – EURES ambassodors • Costs shared among partners
Joint mobility message Joint leaflets Joint website: www.maaltvalja.ee
Youth Information and Education Fair Teeviit 2011 Methods to attract graduates: questionnaires, mobility games, gadgets, awards…and MOST IMPORTANT – BE INNOVATIVE and HAVE A FUN
Regional, local fairs & information days across the country EURES ambassadors
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