ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY AIMED AT YOUTH Ivana Rogina Pavičić,

Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanjeHrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje

ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY AIMED AT YOUTH

Ivana Rogina Pavičić,

Active Labour Market Policy Division,

Croatian Employment Service

Zagreb, 16 October, 2013


Employed Employed Unemployed Unemployed - total- total 186,156 - total - total 324,324 - youth (15 – 24) - youth (15 – 24) 41,46841,468 - youth (15 – 24) - youth (15 – 24) 62,06362,063 - youth (25 – 29) - youth (25 – 29) 36,072 - - youth (25 – 29) youth (25 – 29) 45,44545,445 - - share of youth share of youth 44.1%% - share of youth - share of youth 33.1%%

Youth employment rate Youth unemployment rate - total: 23.6% - total: 19.1%

- men: 26% - men: 22%- women: 18.8% - women: 16.5%

Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET), ILO - total: 14.9%

- men: 16.4%- women: 13.2%

Izvor: Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje, Izvor: Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje, www.hzz.hr

Youth in the Croatian Labour Market 2012Youth in the Croatian Labour Market 2012


Croatian Labour MarketCroatian Labour Market


Youth Youth GuaranteeGuarantee

EU EU InitiativeInitiative; implement; implementationation in 2014 in 2014

*in the Republic of Croatia implementation of certain measures started in July *in the Republic of Croatia implementation of certain measures started in July

2013) 2013)

Young persons up to Young persons up to 2299 years years old old (expanded target group)(expanded target group) will receive will receive

employment or education offer employment or education offer shortly shortly afterafter their their entrance in the CES entrance in the CES

unemployment evidenceunemployment evidence

Subsidies, occupational training without commencing employment, self-Subsidies, occupational training without commencing employment, self-

employment, public workemployment, public workss, education, education

Employment offer should be expanded to social enterprises; various forms of Employment offer should be expanded to social enterprises; various forms of

professional practiceprofessional practice

Special support for young adults leaving the education system with incomplete Special support for young adults leaving the education system with incomplete

secondary educationsecondary education


OrientedOriented at target groups at target groups

For the unemployedFor the unemployed

„„Young and creative“ – ALMP for young personsYoung and creative“ – ALMP for young persons

„„Disability is an Advantage” –Disability is an Advantage” – measures for disadvantaged groups

„„Persons Engaged in the Labour Market“ – measures for persons with disabilitiesPersons Engaged in the Labour Market“ – measures for persons with disabilities

„„Experience is important“ – measures for older personsExperience is important“ – measures for older persons

““We are new in employment and education“We are new in employment and education“ – measures for long term unemployed

Measures for the unemployed Roma peopleMeasures for the unemployed Roma people

For employersFor employers

„„It is important to preserve jobs“ – measures for employers with difficultiesIt is important to preserve jobs“ – measures for employers with difficulties

Active Labour Market Policy MeasuresActive Labour Market Policy Measures PackagePackagess


„„Young and Creative” Young and Creative”

7 measures for young people – up to July 2013

„Halfway to first employment” – employment subsidies for young people without work experience

„50/50 payment plan” – employment subsidies for young long term unemployed people

„Your initiative – your workplace” – self-employment subsidies

„Studying while working” – subsidy for training of newly employed person

„To achieve knowledge is worthwhile” – training and education of the unemployed

„Work and internship” – vocational training without commencing employment

„Help yourself and others” – employment through public works


„„Young and Creative” Young and Creative” –expanded with YG Measures–expanded with YG Measures

Introduced in July 2013

Additional opportunities for youth in public works programs – school assisstents, EU projects managers, green jobs, care

Employment subsidy for former occupational training participants

Travel expenses for occupational training participants

Entreprenurial training

Literacy courses for young primary education droputs

Training for EU funds managment

Workplace training

Employment in social entreprises

In total – ALMP package targeted at youth consists of 23 measures


Employment sEmployment subsidiesubsidies (financing of 50% wage cost) (financing of 50% wage cost)

Training subsidies (traing of the newly employed or employed lackingTraining subsidies (traing of the newly employed or employed lacking certain skills and knowledge) certain skills and knowledge)

OOccupational training without commencing employment, ccupational training without commencing employment,

SSelf-employmentelf-employment subsidies, subsidies,

PPublic worksublic works programmes programmes,,

EEducationducation (in training institions) (in training institions)

Type of measuresType of measures


Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) Programme 2007 - 2009

Component IV: Human Resources Development

Duration: 18 months (January 2010 –July 2011)

Value: € 1.100.000

Overall objective: To reduce youth unemployment at the regional level.

Purpose: To promote and foster employment of youth at the regional level

(following partnership approach) through the development and

implementation of active labour market policy measures.

Target groups: unemployed youth (age group 15 - 24), local labour market

stakeholders, CES counsellors.

Project: Youth in the Labour MarketProject: Youth in the Labour Market


Local stakeholders developed and improved their knowledge and skills on youth employment issues and proposed appropriate actions to tackle problems of youth in the labour market.

Capacities of the CES to deliver better tailored and more targeted services to unemployed youth increased.

Project: Youth in the Labour Market - resultsProject: Youth in the Labour Market - results


Analytical report about the attitudes towards youth unemployment of young

unemployed people and employers in 8 selected Croatian counties:

youth has less security in the LM – much more represented in temporary,

seasonal and short-term /fixed-term contracts

65% of employers feel that educational outcomes are not attuned to their

needs – not satisfied with level of occupation-related practical skills of

youth; however, only half provide opportunity to acquire such skills

through systems of apprenticeship, internship or work practice

=> real barrier to entry to LM and retention of jobs

Project: Youth in the Labour Market - resultsProject: Youth in the Labour Market - results


IPA Direct Award – Occupational training without comencing employment

Miniature ESF – second half of 2013 – Subsidized employment of young

people without work experience (3.529.412 euros) and Occupational training

without commencing employment (2.352.941 euros)

Projects in 2013Projects in 2013


Youth Center Youth Center

providing information, job mediation and counselling, advisors specially providing information, job mediation and counselling, advisors specially trained to work with youthtrained to work with youth

first one established in 2013 in Zagreb, other 3 to be established by the end of first one established in 2013 in Zagreb, other 3 to be established by the end of 2013 (Rijeka Osijek and Split)2013 (Rijeka Osijek and Split)

next year another 18 (in total 22 to be functional next year, one in each CES next year another 18 (in total 22 to be functional next year, one in each CES Regional office)Regional office)

CISOK CISOK ((Career information and guidance centreCareer information and guidance centre) )

Providing information about LM situation, trends, career counselling services Providing information about LM situation, trends, career counselling services etc. in order to foster lifelong learningetc. in order to foster lifelong learning

available to wider public (not only CES clients), located outside CES premisesavailable to wider public (not only CES clients), located outside CES premises

8 centres established in 2013,8 centres established in 2013,

Other services for youthOther services for youth


Share of Youth in the Active Labour Market Policy Measures Share of Youth in the Active Labour Market Policy Measures 2008 - 20122008 - 2012

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Co-financing of the employment for young people without experience 100 100 100 100 100

Co-financing of the long term unemployed persons 54.8 50 47.6 47.3 45.3

Co-financing of employment of specific groups 18.8 14.7 26 3.4 7.7

Co-financing of employment for persons with disabilities

˗ ˗ ˗36.4 40.7

Co-financing of self-employment ˗ ˗ 28.5 26.4 29.1

Co-financing of the training for unemployed persons 37.7 21.8 24.7

˗ ˗

Training of employed ˗ ˗ ˗ 22.7 28.9Co-financing of training for unemployed

˗49.5 43.1 46.1 49.7

Vocational training without commencing employment

˗ ˗100 100 93.8

Public works 20.2 14.6 19.9 19.8 21.5

Job preservation subsidies ˗ ˗ ˗ 7.8 21.7


Better harmonization of the educational system and labour market

Encourage entrepreneurship through regular education

Encourage high school education continuity, lifelong learning and universal

skills

Strenghten the role of the local community in youth employment through local

partnerships for employment

Actively participate in the labour market in order to promote geographical and

professional workforce mobility, new employment and self-employment

Continue to use EU funds in order to develop programs for youth

ChallengesChallenges


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