October 11, 2011, BrusselsPAG 1 FROM HOLLAND WITH LOVE From Holland with love Else Drost PES Netherlands.

October 11, 2011, Brussels PAG 1

FROM HOLLAND WITH LOVE

From Holland with love

Else DrostPES Netherlands

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Program

the Dutch approach

Low unemploymentrate due to …… Worksquares (Werkpleinen) & labourmarket regions Cooperative approach Action Plan on Youth unemployment Matching Early School leavers

Results and conclusions Future

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Seasonally adjusted youth unemployment in some European countries

Youth unemployment in the Netherlands: 7.4%General unemployment in the Netherlands: 5.1%

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Low youth unemployment rate

Economic situation, low unemployment rate in general (under 5%) Change in law: <18 not allowed to leave school without qualification Change in law: < 27 do not get social benefit unless they cooperate

to re-integrate. Law enforcement: people are informed on the consequences if they

do not keep their part. Sticks and carrots. Temporary jobs/ jobagencies are accepted as a chance in one’s

carreer. Many young people start in student jobs, apprenticeships or

learning/working-jobs. Cooperation is the key word in our services to young unemployed

people. The governmental subsidie was only given if municipalities, PES and schools work together.

Focus on job opportunities in close contact with employers and with onorthodox and creative approach.

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Uitzend -bureaus

Re -integratiebedrijven

Kernfunctie WERK

UWV

Branche -organisaties, werkgevers

koepels, en -verenigingen

Belangen -organisaties

werkzoekenden

MinisterieSZW

IWI

AKOGemeenten

VNGDivosa

Vacature -sites

Onderwijs Tempingagencies

Re -integrationcompanies

WERKbedrijf

UWV

Industryorganisations / Employers’

associations

Variousorganisationsfor jobseekers

MinistriesSZW/OCW

Service pointsMunicipalities

Vacancysites

Education

Stakeholders

UWV

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Action Plan Youth Unemployment:Cooperative approach to youth

unemployment 2009-2011

Young people serviced in “youth desks”: Municipality, UWV WERKbedrijf, field of education, early school

leavers agent, youth care institutes etc. work together in the youth desk

Staff of dedicated youth ‘workcoaches’ and trainees If not qualified:back to school is the adage; or in apprenticeship

Together is a key word Employers, employers organisations like SME, and youth desk

work together locally to find opportunities for young people in work and education.

Act, Do! Words are not enough. Focus on Work (short and long term); youth covenants

with employers organisations Labourmarketinformation on regional level as a tool for

local labourpolicy.

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The action plan on youth unemployment 2009-2011

Partners (municipality, UWV, Schools, Youthcare etc.) work together in 30 labourmarketregions

School Ex Exit: guidance to the labourmarket Extention: stay in school for another year to get a better

qualification Hunt on jobs and apprenticeships Matchingprogram:

Ambition: All school leavers have work within 3 months or are actively seeking work: reintegration, training on the job

Traineeprogram: for 2x 200 young highly educated people. They were hired bij PES as youthcounselars.

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Youth Unemployment Action Plan: matching young people and employers

Ambition: all young people have work within 3 months Or are actively seeking work: reintegration, training

on the job

Working closely together with employers, industry organisations and SMEs

Working closely together with the institutes (sector wise) which make the arrangements for apprenticeships

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Youth Unemployment Action Plan: matching young people and employers

Premium exemption for employers who hire youngsters in apprenticeship

Vouchers youngsters can give to employers they want to work for

All kinds of activities: job fairs, speed-dating with employers, a working-learning bus to take young people to events, e-community (under construction), mentoring, orientationweeks for promising sectors, yearly actionweek etc.

After sales

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Youth Unemployment Action Plan - Results 2010

More than 160.000 young people were serviced by Werkplein

70.800 were succesfully matched to a job (22% more than in 2009)

4.500 went back to school 12.000 extra jobs & apprenticeships obtained for

young people

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Reduction of early school leaving

Change in law: <18 not allowed to leave school without qualification

Zero tolerance: young people’s attendance in school is controlled very strictly

39 central municipalities responsible for decreasing the number of school leavers without qualification

A special unit (early school leavers agent) in the youth desks Peer group of young people who left school with qualification:

visiting the schools and spread the message why it is so important to get a diploma

Different project in the regions to keep young people longer in school: classes with extra care and structure, parent participation, taylor-made training etc.

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Early school leavers - results

2002: 70.000 early school leavers 2005: 60.000 early school leavers 2010: 40.000 early school leavers

Ambition for 2011: 35.000 early school leavers and that will be half the level of 2002

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Our uphill battle

It is difficult to measure what we (together) achieved because all partners have different registration systems

Working together takes time We still have a large number of unqualified school

leavers We still don’t know how to reach young people who are

not known by any agency No shows on appointments and events Decrease of budget for PES

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The four P’s for succes

Partnership -broad basis of support

Personnel -independently managed project -dedicated youth advisors

“Pecunia” -own cash budget to keep the machine running on a daily basis

Political prudence

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The dutch approach in the near future

Due to ‘modern times’, political choices and cost reduction: More and more E-services Young people in general are no longer a target group

after 2011 Focus on low skilled and vulnerable young people Less cooperation between PES and municipalities

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Yes, we did it.but there is still a lot to be done.

thank you!