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ESF+ in Ireland helps acquiring new skills to change career
The Traineeship programme at Tallaght Training Centre in Dublin, co-financed by the European Social Fund’s (ESF), provides specific skills training and traineeships. Specific skills training helps those entering the job market for the first time, and people wishing to update or acquire new skills.
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ESF+ in Italy promotes professional mobility among young jobseekers
Your first EURES job’ (YfEj) initiative, provides employment and matchmaking services with small and medium enterprises, establishing cooperation with public employment services (PES) in EU countries, to improve the job-matching process.
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ESF+ project in Ireland give a second chance to students
Youthreach centers in Ireland, co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF+), help young people who left school early to take their first successful steps toward employment. One of them was Pierce, 23 years, who is now on his way to start a legal career after leaving school early.
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Recent social policy developments in Austria, France, Kosovo* and Poland
5 new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Austria, France, Kosovo* and Poland.
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Recent social policy developments in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Latvia and Poland
5 new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Latvia and Poland.
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Public Employment Services moving towards a culture of quality management
A new thematic paper by the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) highlights how PES are increasingly devising ways to create ‘a culture of quality management’ in their work. Key areas of work include self-assessment, customer input and feedback, and how to select the right quality management model to reach the desired standards.
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New rights to improve work-life balance in the EU enter into application today
As of today, all Member States must apply EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers adopted in 2019.
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ESF+ funding to support work-life balance for parents and carers
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the main funding instrument to support the Member States for implementing the new EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers, which apply as of 2 August 2022 with the entry into force of the EU Work-Life Balance Directive.
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Recent social policy developments in Estonia, Malta, Romania, Slovenia and Spain
Six new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Estonia, Malta, Romania, Slovenia and Spain.
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Social Europe: More transparent and predictable working conditions for workers in EU
The directive provides better and modernised working rights and protection to all 182 million workers in Europe