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Youth Guarantee implementation in Estonia 6.11.2017. Gerttu Aavik Inclusion and Competitiveness Unit Head of unit Gerttu.aavik@entk.ee. Youth Guarantee in Estonia.
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YouthGuaranteeimplementation in Estonia6.11.2017 Gerttu Aavik Inclusion and Competitiveness Unit Head of unit Gerttu.aavik@entk.ee
Youth Guarantee in Estonia The Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Research are responsible for implementing the Youth Guarantee. Ministrieshave outlined measures for the following ESF period to prevent and reduce youth unemployment. The additional measures are planned to strengthen the concurrence of different exiting measures and to focus on helping weaker target groups. There are many key organisations that will support and deliver Youth Guarantee scheme, but we will focus on the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund activities and primarly activities being carried out by the EstonianYouth Work Centre.
Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund Workshops introducing labour market and working life Objectives: raising the awareness of young people about labour market, preparation for planning a career or looking for a job, and what are the possibilities to get labour market related help, if such a need arises Target group: students from grades 8–12 Results: 2015 until July 2017 over 4000 workshops with more than 59 000 young people.
Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund “My First Job”. the aim is decreasing youth unemployment by helping youth with little or no work experience and specialised training to get jobs. Target group: young people aged 16–29 who: • have obtained primary, basic or general secondary education or professional education and who lack or have little work experience (have not been occupied for the last three months, or temporarily occupied). • A wage subsidy is granted to an employer up to 12 months and the employer must enter into an employment contract with a young person for an unspecified term or for a specified term of at least one year. Results: The number of young people entering the measure has grown: 2016- 360 and 2017 from January to September 310 young people have participated in the measure. Read more: https://www.tootukassa.ee/eng/content/services/my-first-job
The Ministry of Social Affairs activities • The MoSAtogether with a few local municipalities has initiated a pilot project with an objective to significantly improve the outreach and identification of NEETs in those municipalities and better integrate them into the labour market. • The project focuses on NEETs who are inactive, i.e. not registered in PES as unemployed, thus not receiving services and/or benefits from the national Unemployment Insurance Fund. Main strands of theproject: • Developingan IT solutionwhichwillaggregatedatafromnumerousnationalregisters in order toidentifythetargetgroup in personwhichwillallowfor a personal approach in contacting and activatingthem. • Eachidentifiedindividualwillbeapproachedbased on a uniformcasemanagementmodelwhichprovides a methodicalactionplanforsocialworkers. Thiswillprovideinput on howthetargetgroupisdealtwith and giveanoverview of servicesavailabletothem in differentmunicipalities.
Work-summer Work camps support overall goals of youth work through giving opportunities for young people to gain their first work experience and also by organising their free time with recreational and purposeful activities. Common jobs:landscaping and property maintenance (cleaning streets, gardening) but also selling ice-cream, service sector jobs, etc.Focus is also in developing oppurtunities to work in start-up-s etc. (Innovative work camps) Target group: (13-14)-26
Individual support programs for NEET youth-Youth Prop Up The main aim is in supporting young people in need, who may have been made redundant or have not completed their education and are not currently studying. The programme activities are set to be carried out at local level, designed so as interaction can take place on a one to one basis with the participants. Participants can then activity use these skills learned in their everyday living environment. Target group: young people aged 15–26, who are not currently involved in any kind of academic study or employment.
Youth Prop Up How? The activities of Youth Prop Up concentrate on four main phases: 1. Identification of the youths through mobile youth work (e.g. outreach, internet, youth work services in open area) or networking. 2. Establishing a trusting contact with individuals in order to help them to come to terms with their wishes and ambitions. 3. Empowering the participants through the possibilities of youth work, in order to assist in developing their practical knowledge and skills, and facilitating their entry into labour market. 4. Keeping in regular contact with the participants for at least six months after their exit from the programme, for follow up support and assistance if required. The Association of Estonian Open Youth Centres is the organisation responsible for the development and implementation of the Youth Prop
Movable occupational labs 2 occupational labs (with workshops) are available in all regions of Estonia. In 2017 with the help of private sector organisation Merkuur occupational labs which introduce the wood and metallic work have been initiated. Young people need solutions which help them both practise and study about different working opportunities. Target group: young people aged 10–15. http://www.err.ee/598404/liikuvad-tookojad-puuavad-meelitada-noori-metalli-ja-puidutoostuse-erialale
Movable occupational labs- health sector • Virtual lab (360 degree video) to introduce health sector professions (nurse and bioanalyst) • Cooperation with universities/colleges and carreer services.
Supporting youth initatives The general objective of the program is to support youth initatives designed todevelope communities. As a result, young people acquire new skills and experiences that will increase their competitiveness, prepare them to create their own opportunities, and be agents of change in their communities. Target group: young people aged 7–26, whomake up at least two-membered groups The name of the programme is Nopi Üles (Pick up in english)
Supporting youth initatives- examples • Regular TV shows which are made by youth themselves- Kiviõli Rahva Ringhääling- youtube channel. • Different local level actitivities to develop local life. • Overviews in blog (http://nopiyles.blogspot.com.ee/p/omaalgatused-2017.html) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NopiUles)
Supporting youth initatives Pilot-year (2016) results Duringthe year 2016 • 23 projectswereimplemented • 93 young people participated in project teams • All projectsreceivedcounseling • 6 online and 1 offlineproject writing and projectmanagement trainings took place. Implementer of theprogramistheAssociation of Estonian OpenYouthCentres
Community practice in NGO-s The general objective of the program is that students will participate in a short-term internship in some NGO. As a result of the program, they will get better insight into the nature of the NGO and they can get a first work experience or first voluntary work experience. Target group: students from grades 9–12. The name of the program is Community practice
Community practice in NGO-s The results of the program • In 2015, 418 young people participated in the program • In 2016 608 youngpeople, 19 schools, 8 counties and 113 NGOsparticipated in theprogram. • In 2017 32 schools are in theprogram, newstudents just startedparticipating in the program. Implementer of the programme isNetwork of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations.
The concept of smart youth work Threemain focus areas in smart youth work: • activitiesaimed at youths; • development needs of youth workers for implementing smartyouthwork; • developing quality of youth work and a better knowledge of youths using digital means. English version is available here: https://entk.ee/nak-veeb/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Nutika-NT-kontseptsioon-ENG-web.pdf
