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Youth Employment Programme

PES and youth employment programmes

Gianni Rosas Head, ILO Youth Employment Programme Geneva, 25 and 26 September 2014 Mutual learning on what works

• n employment services for youth

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Integrated service and programme delivery

REGISTRATION

GATEWAY PERIOD INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES INTENSIVE TREATMENT Month 1 to 3 1)Interview, assessment, Information on what youth can expect and

• bligations

4) Individual counselling and exploration of programme’s

• ptions:

a)Back to school b)Skills enhancement programme c)Work experience, including supported traineeships d)Intensive labour market training, especially enterprise- based e)Employment subsidy f)Self-employment programme 5) Individualized employment plan 7) Attendance to programme End of month 4 Maximum 12 months

LABOUR MARKET

2) Low intensity services LMI (group information) Job search training Vacancy referral Rights at work Job finding clubs 6) Referral to service provider for programme participation 8) Monitoring Month 4 3) Job-search period in the labour market

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• Are designed to respond to labour market requirements improves

the employment opportunities of participants. Labour market information and control groups are essential for the design, monitoring and evaluation of initiatives.

• Target and tailor individual needs and labour market disadvantages

have produced better programme results. Generic targeting based

• n age may fail to reach disadvantaged youth.
• Are offered as a comprehensive packages of services that

combine various components relating to both labour demand and supply can be more effective than single measures.

• Link to work experience (e.g. through in-company training, work

placement) increase employment opportunities.

• Involve the social partners in the design and implementation

enhances the relevance and quality of programmes.

Youth employment programmes: what works?

Lessons from evaluation show that youth employment programmes work best when they:

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Type%of%programme! Advantages! Disadvantages! Skills%and%labour%market% training! Works!better!with!broader!technical!and! employability!skills!that!are!in!demand!and! includes!work!experience!as!well!as! employment!services.! May!produce!temporary,!rather!than! sustainable!solutions!and!if!not!well! targeted,!may!bene=it!those!who!are!already! “better!off”.!Training!alone!may!not!be! suf=icient!to!increase!youth!employment! prospects.! Employment%services%(job% search,%career%guidance% and%labour%market% information)! Can!help!youth!make!realistic!choices!and! match!their!aspirations!with!employment! and!training!opportunities;!improve! information!on!job!prospects!as!well!as! ef=iciency,!effectiveness!and!relevance!of! initiatives.!! May!create!unrealistic!expectations,!if!not! linked!to!labour!market!and!often!cover!

• nly!urban!areas!and!the!formal!economy.!

Employment%subsidies! Can!create!employment,!if!targeted!to! speci=ic!needs!(e.g.!to!compensate!for!initial! lower!productivity!and!training)!and!to! groups!of!disadvantaged!youth! High!deadweight!losses!and!substitution! effects!(if!not!targeted);!employment!may! last!only!as!long!as!the!subsidy.! Source: ILO, Youth Employment Programme; www.ilo.org/youth

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Type%of%programme! Advantages! Disadvantages! Employment%intensive% public%works%and% community%services! Help!young!people!gain!labour!market! attachment!and,!at!the!same!time,!improve! physical!and!social!infrastructure!and!the! environment!G!especially!if!combined!with! development!and!sectoral!strategies!–!and! enhance!employability,!if!combined!with! training.! Low!capacity!for!labour!market!integration;! young!workers!may!become!trapped!in!a! carousel!of!public!works!programmes;!often! genderGbiased;!displacement!of!private!sector! companies.! ! Entrepreneurship% promotion! Can!have!high!employment!potential!and! may!meet!young!people’s!aspirations!(e.g.!for! =lexibility,!independence);!more!effective!if! combined!with!=inancial!and!other!services,! including!mentoring.! May!create!displacement!effects!and!may!have! high!failure!rate,!which!limits!its!capacity!to! create!sustainable!employment.!They!are!

• ften!dif=icult!for!disadvantaged!youth,!owing!

to!their!lack!of!networks,!experience,!knowG how!and!collateral.! Source: ILO, Youth Employment Programme; www.ilo.org/youth

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A knowledge community on PES for youth

Youth Employment Programme The initiative on Good practices on youth employment was launched in March 2013 with a view to identifying, exchanging and disseminating practices that have proven effective in promoting decent work for and youth. By increasing the visibility of successful youth employment programmes, technical assistance tools can be developed and established at national or regional level in

• rder to strengthen and improve the impact of youth

employment programmes.

http://youthpractices.org

Youth Employment Programme The Decent Work for Youth platform (DW4Y) is a unique online meeting point to discuss youth employment issues. It gathers young people from diverse backgrounds with a view to strengthening knowledge on decent work issues, as well as supporting young advocates. The users can connect and engage with online debates moderated by young people working on youth employment; share their experiences and ideas of good employment practice; and learn more about Decent Work by asking questions directly to ILO experts.

http://decentwork4youth.org

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