PES Network Thematic Review Workshop on Youth employment support
This in-depth event examined youth employment support across Europe and how public employment services (PES) need to adapt their offer to ensure successful implementation of the Youth Guarantee.
The 1.5-day PES Network event attracted around 40 participants from 18 PES. It was hosted by the French PES, Pôle emploi, and included:
- an opening update from the European Commission on the reinforced Youth Guarantee as defined in the EU Council’s Recommendation ‘A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee’ of October 2020.
- A presentation on ‘strengthening partnerships with youth organisations to improve the Youth Guarantee’ from the European Youth Forum at the start of day two.
A series of three thematic sessions saw PES presentations and breakout-room discussions addressing in a logical order:
- Identification of and outreach to vulnerable young people (Youth Guarantee mapping and outreach phase). PES presentations from:
- BE-Actiris: Partnership measure for NEETs
- Estonia: Mobile counselling
- Tailoring services to match the needs of vulnerable young people (Youth Guarantee preparatory phase). PES presentations from:
- France: ‘one young person, one solution’ initiative
- Finland: national performance-based job coaching
- Offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship for vulnerable young people (Youth Guarantee implementation). PES presentation from:
- Norway: Work-oriented approach to place and train vulnerable young people.