“Presentation to Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee on Youth

Guarantee” James Doorley, Deputy Director NYCI

March 21st 2013

Introduction National Youth Council of Ireland representative

body and member of C/V pillar 50 member organisations working in every

community in Ireland 40,000 volunteers & 1,400 full time staff

equivalents 382,000 young people aged 10-24 participating

in our organisations 53% from economic/socially disadvantaged

areas

Data and Numbers 68,361 young people on live register-Feb 2013 Drop from high point of 91,646 on live register

June 2010Long term unemployed risen to 30,815 Oct

2012 142,700 under 25s emigrated 2008-20122012 fall in 20-24 in labour force 12,800 or -

9.3% No of under 25s in work btw 08-12 down from

250,000 to 132,000

Most Disadvantaged Levels of youth unemployment

18% among young 3rd level graduates 39% among those educated to leaving cert 65% among those educated to junior cert 70% among those educated to primary level

4th highest level of NEETs in EU at 18.4%

7.5m 15-24 inactive in EU 6.5m 25-29 inactive in EU 14M = population of 7 Member States

Education and Training Not enough places and opportunities to

meet demand of young jobseekersParticularly concerned that most

disadvantaged & those most in need “pushed to back of queue”

Excellent schemes like Youthreach don’t have capacity to meet demand

Concern about quality of some other programmes.

Are we spending limited resources well?

Youth Guarantee Strongly welcome Youth Guarantee schemeSupport idea that young people who have been

unemployed guaranteed NYCI called for examination February 2011 Has great potential but clarity on detail needed 3 key questions ◦ Funding to increase capacity ◦Quality and Progression◦Reaching Supporting the most disadvantaged-hardest to

reach

Funding and Capacity

Approx cost in Sweden per participant €6,600For most disadvantaged-low sideHard to estimate cost in Ireland€6bn from EU funds welcome for regions with

25% more unemploymentIrish Govt will have to provide matching fundsRole for private sector to contribute?Our analysis-lack of capacity at presentHow can places be delivered-community and

voluntary sector have a role to play

Quality and Progression

Not about increasing number of places just for sake of it.

Avoid churning young people through courses where they end up back to Square1

Nationally led but locally delivered For young ppl & best make use of

resources need opportunities that aid progression over long term

Concern re “payment by results” model-UK

Reaching most disadvantaged

• Reaching the most disadvantaged has to be priority-most in need of support

• 17,000 young people 2 years unemployed

• Evidence-Sweden/Finland-programme less successful with this group

• Role for youth sector to support this group-reach, credibility & skills to engage

• Putting proposal to Govt

Thanks for invitationHappy to answer questions

james@nyci.ie www.nyci.ie

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