Conference„Youth guarantee implementation –measures and partnership“ Riga,13,December 2013Contribution of Austria

Inge Friehs

Public Employment Service Austria

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The Labour market in Austria

8,3 MIO inhabitants3,3 MIO employed workersLowest unemployment rate in the EU and second lowest rate in the group of young people

Reasons:

- Economic situation- High level of education of Austrias labour force- Flexibility and Security- Strong active labour market policy focused to the group of

young jobseekers- Dual vocational education and training- Training guarantee adressed to all PES registered persons

from 15-24.

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Dual vocational education and training

- Essential pillar in the Austrian education system- Long tradition and walked by a strong social partnership- 250 vocations, 40.000 enterprises,- Practical training in a company, theoretical and practical training in a public school- Duration 2 to 4 years- About 40% of all young people from 15 to 19 get their basic vocational training through an apprenticeship

Main advantages:- Anytime up to date- Early contact with the working world- Easy transition from training to employment- Attractive for those who are practically oriented

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Apprenticeship –related services of the PES

- Placement of apprenticeship seekers in apprenticeships on the free market WITHOUT SUBSIDIES

- Placement of apprenticeship seekers in apprenticeships on the free market WITH SUBSIDIES

- Placement of apprenticeship seekers in subidised institutions.

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Subsidised apprenticeship training in companies

- Girls who are trained in a vocation with a low share (less than 40% ) of female apprentices- Disadvantaged youths- Youths participating in integrative vocational training- Youths in additional apprenticeships (terminated)- Maximum monthly alowance for companies:€ 400, € 755 for youth older than 19 years

Effects:- In 2012: 12.716 youths finished subsidised aprenticeship in a private company- On the 92nd day after finishing 10.574 (83,2%) were in employment .

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Apprenticeships in institutions

- For those who didn`t get an apprenticeship on the free market- Private and non profit institutions- About 30 vocations- Goal: Transfer to apprenticeship training in a company- If not possible, participants finish training in the institution- Allowance for participants: € 240 in the first and second year, € 555 from the third year.

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  Employed Unemployed or in another measure

Out of labour force

Share of days in the 12 months before entering the measure

20,81% 20,57% 58,62%

Share of days in the 12 months after finishing the measure

54,62% 24,87% 20,50%

Effects:

Analyses of 6.241 youth who finished training in 2011

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PES activities to attract young people

- Visits by school classes to the PES premises

- Other events on the PES premises

- Events outside of the PES premises

- Printed material NGO projects for youths far from the labourmarket

- Outreach activities for youths with a migration background

- Information on the PES webside, PR campaigns

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Outreach activities for youths with a migration background

- Good practice:Local office for youths, Vienna- Cooperation with youth centres regarding the transfer of information to visitors- Visits to mosques on Fridays after prayers in order

to get into contact with parents and youths- Information events in mosques and culture clubs for youths and their parents in cooperation with the Adviory centre for migrants- Cooperation agreement with Turkish and Serbian newspapers regarding continuous reports on PES services for youths- DVD in different foreign languages containing films

on training and job-related matters and PES services to be shown in clubs and private homes

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Youth Coaching

- Preventing the exclusion of young people from the end of compulsory schooling until pupils integration in a further education or training system or into the labour market- Avoiding dropping out of the education early- Comprehensive network of individual support services and offers to pupils if needed- Suitable basic conditions and offers for young people at risk - Involved organisations: Schools, training-firms, social workers, communities, supporting specialists, PES- Federal Social Welfare Office is responsible for realising

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Thank you for attention!