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The evaluation of the questionnaire to determine how young people perceives unemployed in our regions.

May 2012

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein

1.The sampleThe project activities of “Integrate4job” have 3 major fields of tasks:

Research and investigation on the reasons for unemployment Define measures for training in acquiring employability skills of jobless peopleOnline course for using electronic resources, messaging, CV writing and job applications submitting

The survey aims to investigate jobless people fitness for future employment, policies for training, measures to facilitate the access to the labour market. The questionnaire has led to a population of 201 individuals. Has been developed in 3 countries, Spain, Turkey and Germany. From a quantitative point of view, the Partners have contributed with the same number of individuals.

From a qualitative point of view, we do try to discover something. We may be seeking to uncover: the reasons why people may or may not have a job; the job attributes that may be important to people; possible people perceptions of situation current; the various problems that people may experience with their future or other kinds of insights. (For lack of a better term, I will use the word “perception” to refer to a reason, need, attribute, problem, or whatever the qualitative project is intended to uncover.) It would be up to a subsequent quantitative study to estimate, with statistical precision, how important or prevalent each perception actually is.

The key point is this: Our qualitative sample must be big enough to assure that we are likely to hear most or all of the perceptions that might be important. Within a target group, different people may have diverse perceptions. Therefore, the smaller the sample size, the narrower the range of perceptions we may hear. On the positive side, the larger the sample size, the less likely it is that we would fail to discover a perception that we would have wanted to know. In other words, our objective in designing qualitative research is to reduce the chances of discovery failure, as opposed to reducing (quantitative) estimation error.

2. Preliminary conclusionsThe aims to develop an in-depth work on the current situation in three countries: Germany, Spain and Turkey. This is a rigorous process that requires the review and contrast to improve processes. From this perspective, the conclusions:

Social-labour climate study Creation of courses that promote accessibility to labour market

We will gain awareness of young peoples ́ sight on unemployment and job opportunities and then we will get together unemployed people and employers by organising some activities as a career day and the web page.We will give professional support to the target groups in getting rid of their psychological problems with giving them seminars by expert persons.

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3. MAIN RESULTS "Data Aggregates"

The results from the research carried out in the 3 partner countries: Spain, Turkey and Germany, among 210 people show:

Relationship between education and employabilityPsychological reasons for unemployment Insufficient information for the low educated for finding a jobLack of skills for looking for a job, CV writing and job applications submission

3.1. General

The questionnaire was completed by young adult people, the most vulnerable group in danger of social exclusion due to the lack of knowledge and adaptability to the labour market requirements:

Age: 16-17: 19,6%; 18-19: 80,4%

Gender: Male: 70,7%; Female: 23,5%

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We addressed men as the information from the Spanish employment agencies states that it’s much difficult for men to change jobs and master new vocations.

The results for the motivation to study and follow a certain career are quite optimistic. Only 2,2% are school drop-outs. The regular students were 6,5%.Most have decided to get a final school degree: 100,0%, less have been after getting a Certificate of chamber of commerce: and very few are ready to continue their education in universities and get a degree. That needs to be taken into consideration when revising the educational policies in EU countries, aiming at transforming EU into the most educative population in the world. In reality it seems as there exists a

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drawback in our ambitious plans on education, having in mind that funding is insufficient.

I am going to school (Specify grade)I am going to school (Specify grade)I am going to school (Specify grade)Germany Spain Turkey

9 Grado Superior 12 sinif

10a medio 12 sinif10B (TYP B) ns/nc 12. sinifBerufskolleg Wirtschaft und Verwaltung 12. sınıf

Hauptschule 12.sinifHauptschule - Wichlinghausen 10a 12.sınıfHauptschule , Klasse 9Hauptschule 10Hauptschule 10ahauptschule 9Hauptschule 9bHauptschule Klasse 10hauptschule klasse 9Hauptschule Klasse 9bHauptschule Klasse: 10Hauptschule Klasse:9hauptschule klasse9Hauptschule Wichlinghausen 10 Typ ahauptschule wichlinghausen 10aHauptschule Wichlinghausen Klasse 10bhauptsculabschlussHS Wichlinghausen 10a

Other option (Specify)Other option (Specify)Other option (Specify)Other option (Specify)Germany Spain TurkeyTurkey

Camarero 12th grade12th gradeTrabajo: Informatica

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Here is a food for thought. Although the percentage of those whose ambitions end up in 10th class and who haven’t taken any decisions about their future life might seem small, a greater attention should be paid to integrate them in the educational system, to demonstrate the benefit of further training in order to answer the requirements of the labour market and businesses. As our project aims to integrate disadvantaged people, we have prepared the online course for jobless people irrespective to background, nationality and economic conditions. The level of the Spanish language is not sophisticated, so that anybody with basic education can benefit.

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Final school degree (Specify)Final school degree (Specify)Final school degree (Specify)Germany Spain Turkey10a Bachillerato, FP explotación de

Sistemas Informaticos 12 sinif

Aus Hauptschulabschluss nach Klasse 10 Bachillerato, Grado superior 12. sinif

Fachoberschulreife E.S.O 12. sınıfFachoberschulreife mit qualifikation Técnico informático 12.sınıf

FORQ FP universiteye giris

hauptschluss abschluss nach klasse 10 grado medio

Hauptschul abschluss nach klasse 10 grado superior

hauptschulabschluss nach 10 Grado superior comercio marketinghauptschulabschluss nach klasse 10GRado superior, licenciaturaHauptschulabschluss nach Klasse10Graduado en ESOhauptsculabschluss nach klasse 10 graduado escolar

mediomódulo superior de desarrollo de apicaciones multimedians/ncPretendo acabar el 2º cursoTécnico en SMRTécnico superior informático en desarrollo de aplicaciones

Other option (Specify)Other option (Specify)Other option (Specify)Germany Spain TurkeyFachoberschulreife Grado superior öğrenci yerleştirme

sınavıhauptschulabschluss nach der klasse 10

TÉCNICO EN SISTEMAS INFORMÁTICOS Y REDES universiteye giris

NS/NC üniversiteye yerleşme sınavı

Técnico medio universiteye giris sinavi

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3.2. Your vocational future

Spanish young people usually make plans for their vocational education quite early in life – 90,2% have already planned their vacational future. But although only 9.8% say that their decisions for the future are not connected with studying, this is a big figure – these are people whose parents have also neglected education, who do not value learning and consider personal improvement less important.

What kind of occupation/profession/career are you looking for?What kind of occupation/profession/career are you looking for?What kind of occupation/profession/career are you looking for?Germany Spain TurkeyArzthelferin Admiistrativo, auxiliar

administrativo avukat ,eczaci

Arzthelferin (Medizinische Fachangestellte) Administrador de redes bilgisayar bölümü ile

ilgili

Automobilkauffrau administrar mi propia empresa bilgisayar muhendisligi

Bankkaufmann Dependienta bilgisayar mühendisligiBeamtin empresario bilgisayar teknisyeniBundespräsident desarrollador informático demirciBürokaufmann,Fachlagerist agente comercial elektrik alaninda

Dachdecker Algo relacionado con lo que estoy estudiando elektrik muhendisligi

eine ausbildungBusco una profesión relacionada con audiovisuales

grafiker

Einzelhandel Kauffrau gestión de almacen grafiker olmak istiyorum

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Elektroniker in Automatisierungstechnik Elektroniker in Energie und Gebeudetechnik

grado superior de administración y finanzas guvenlik

elektroniker oder kfz meatronikerHacer un grado superior de jardín de infancia hemsire

Elektroniker oder MetallbauerIngeniero Telecomunicaciones, Informatico, Tecnico finanzas

hemşire

erzieherin Mecanica iyi bir elektrikci olmakgas und wasser instalatör Jefe de Taller karar vermedimGas-u Wasserinstallateur Militar kararsizimGesundheits- und Krankenpflegerin Perito automovilistico kararsızım

Grundschulleherin karasizimIch bin noch Schüler kendi isimi kurmakich weiß es noch nich richtig. auf jeden fall möchte ich etwas handwerkliches machen entweder floristin oder verkäuferin .

kendi isimi kurmek

Ich will erst meinen abschluss verbesser dann ein abitur absolvieren und dann die ausbildung zur Krankenschwester machen.

mekanik

im moment demn beruf Metallbauer ( schlosser ) mimarlik

Immobilien Makler muhendis

Industriemechaniker muhendislikKauffman im einzelhandel mühendislikKauffrau im Einzelhandel ogretmenKaufmann für Versicherungen öğretmenKfz Mechatroniker ogretmenlikKFZ- Mechatroniker polis

Kfz-Mechatroniker şu anda kararsizim

Mediengestalterin Digital und Printpharmazeutisch-kaufmännische AssistentinPharmazeutischekaufmännische angestellteZahntechnikerinZahnzechnikerin/Zahnärtztin

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The results from the research carried out in the 3 partner countries: Spain, Turkey and Germany, among 210 people show:

Relationship between education and employabilityPsychological reasons for unemployment Insufficient information for the low educated for finding a jobLack of skills for looking for a job, CV writing and job applications submission

What are the aspirations of the young Spaniards? 90,2% have already taken plans for their future vocational training: in the hospitality industry – waiters, some pursuing higher degree in management, bachelors and public administration. Only 9,8% have not decided what to do after graduating from the secondary school and the education of some ends up in 10th class of the high school.

Other Option (Specify)Other Option (Specify)Other Option (Specify)Germany Spain Turkey

kararsizim

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It’s no wonder why 65,2 % have answered that they’ve chosen the job because they think it is fun. This is a cultural feature, the positive attitude towards the future job makes youths more motivated, striving to achieve success. Some go even further pointing that the chosen job is just right for them 5,4% and 9,85% believe that they can meet the skills needed for the selected job. The possibilities for a carrier are important for 3,3% of the surveyed group. Nearly nobody showed signs of satisfaction from the future salaries they’ll get for their work – 2,2 Spanish youths answered that the money they’ll be paid for their job will be OK, the rest – 97,8% think that they won’t get salaries, relevant to their work.

Other Option (Specify)Other Option (Specify)Other Option (Specify)Germany Spain Turkeyweiterhin in derf schule besserwerden ( nix bestimmtes ) allgemein Me gustaria tener una empresa. karasizim

Mehr in Mathe anstrengen sinavlarda basarili olmaliyim

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Things should be done to get a job

3.3. Unemployment

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Further on, the survey relates to the Lifelong learning and continuing education and refers to formal and informal education. In order to achieve their goals 50% will be aiming at higher degrees, 20,7% find it suitable to get qualifications by involving in an apprenticeship programme in a company, 5,4% will be looking for further vocational training. But again we have a disadvantaged group, looking for a job without clearly defined education and without any plans for future up-grading qualifications and its number is quite frightening ´- 22%. This is the greater part of our target group whom our online courses were prepared for.

Next comes the answer that justifies the needs for this project and the fields of intervention for planning our future projects. The selected 3 most important things that should be done for getting a job clearly demonstrate that the online course on CV composition was the right choice – 47,8% believe this is crutial for finding a job. The importance of propper degree is selected by 77,2%, a good sign for the development of higher schools and universities. And although career development is important, 44,6% will accept any job at first for gaining experience and becoming independent. But there is something that is not well understood as a way to answer the labour market requirements – the knowledge of interview technics – only 10,9% admit that the first impression at the interview can play a role in getting the desired job. The following are not preferential: buying good clothes – 8,7%; knowing the employer – 18,5%; giving a good aspect – 17,4%; having a car – 5,4%; having a GSM – 2,2%; having a driving license – 7,6%. And something that should be noted and taken into consideration for the future life-long training of our target group - 59,8% consider learning a foreign language is the most important for them.

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Amigos, colegas y yo mismo komsumconocidoLos cinco millones y medio de parados que hy en las colas del INEMtodostodos los anteriores

The answer to the next questions defines the duration of the unemployment period: 46,3% have been jobless for mare than a year; 22,5% from 6 to 12 months and 31,3% have been unemployed for a month up to 6 months.

The answer to the next questions defines the duration of the unemployment period: 46,3% have been jobless for mare than a year; 22,5% from 6 to 12 months and 31,3% have been unemployed for a month up to 6 months.

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The answer to the next questions defines the duration of the unemployment period:

46,3% have been jobless for mare than a year; 22,5% from 6 to 12 months and 31,3% have been unemployed for a month up to 6 months.

The permanently unemployed people, for more than a year in Spain are 46,3% and they have already perhaps lost motivation for training.

Still, this is a considerable part of the population and in comparison with Turkey, demonstrates the economic problems of the European Union.

His/her degrees (Studies achieved)His/her degrees (Studies achieved)His/her degrees (Studies achieved)Germany Spain Turkeyfachoberschulreife camarero lise mezunugerkeiner oder haupschulabschluss administración y financias ilköğretimHauptschulabschluss administrativo grado superior ilkogretim okuluHauptschulabschluss nach Klasse 10 Básicos ilkokulHauptschulapschluss bachillerato ortaokulhautpschulabschluss Bachillerato en química mesleki lisehautschulabschluss nach klasse 10 Carrera de obras públicas. lise terk

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kein schulabschlusss derecho (universidad) meslek lisesiNicht die leiseste Ahnung. E.S.O.relativ gut electricistaSie hat einen Hauptschulabschluss nach Klasse 10 FPWeiß ich nicht Grado medioAbschluss nach KLasse 10 Grado superiorsonderschulabschluss graduado escolarkeine ahnung ingenieria telecomunicación

tecnico administrativotécnico superiorUniversitariosNingunans/nc

What is the reason for his/her being unemployed?What is the reason for his/her being unemployed?What is the reason for his/her being unemployed?Germany Spain TurkeyDer Arbeitgeber konnte es sich nicht mehr leisten Búsqueda de nuevo empleo belirli bir alanda yetenegi

olmadıgı icinDer shef ist auf rente und da dürfen nur noch ausbildende arbeiten. Cierre bilmiyorum

Er hat kein Lust zu arbeiten crisis calismayi sevmedigi iciner ist krank cumplió el contrato çalismayi sevmiyorEr war für eine kurze Zeit tätig (3 Monate) despido çalışmayı sevmiyor

Faulheit Despido por baja psicologica egitime davam etmedigi icin

hat sich nicht genug angestrengt despido por la empresa y cierre de otras empresas

egitimine devam etmedigi icin

Ich weiß es nicht. despido sin aviso iş bulamadığı içiç

kein gutes benehmen keine lust edad superior a 40 años iş bulamadığı için

kinder escasas ofertas de empleo is bulamiyorMangelnde Sprachkenntnisse und ein hohes Alter. Estudiando no tengo titulación iş bulamiyor

neuer Chef Exigir experiencia iş imkani olmadiği için

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nicht gut mann seine kinder nicht ernähren falta de cualidades is imkani olmadıigi icin

Schlechtes zeugniss La crisis iş imkani yok

Sie hat eine Fußverletzung die sie Arbeitsunfähig macht

La politica actual, tanto a nivel europeo como a nivel nacional.<br /> Mamoneo entre PSOE y PP

kendine göre iş bulamiyor

War nur ein nebenjob er muss sich jetz erst ein job suchen

no consigue trabajo sin experiencia previa

kendine uygun iş bulamıyor

Weil die person keine lust hatte no hay ofertas de empleo lise mezunu

weil sie zwei kinder hat no hay trabajo mesleki bilgisinin olmamasi

weiss ich nicht no tengo formación mesleki yeterliligi olmadigi icin

Zu faul zu arbeiten no tiene titulación suficiente saglik kosullariZu stressig zu arteiten NS/NC universiteye gitmedigi için

Zu viel fehlen und kein interesse por estudiar uzun süre bir yerde çalisamiyor

Que se acabó el trabajo y no habia mas trabajo.

yasadigim yerde fazla is imkani olmamasindan

Quebró la empresa yeteri kadar is imkani yok

Recortes en la empresa yeteri kadar yetenekli degil

Sin trabajo yeterli is imkani yok

Zapatero y Rajoy yeterli iş imkanı olmadığı için

The economic crises exerts great influence on the relatives and friends of the unemployed people, as the young people we interogated were still dependent on their

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parents. We can’t say that this is a pcychological influence, like in Germany where the unemplyed change their attitude torwards their relatives and friends. In Spain the relationship is still strong and people tend to support each other as much as possible.

Other Option (Specify)Other Option (Specify)Other Option (Specify)Germany Spain Turkeyes hat keinen Einfluss auf mich. a mi no me afecta bazen etkiliyor

ich kenne keinenDificultad ante pago de sus hipotecas y desanimo emocional de esta persona al no encontrar trabajo

cok az etkiliyor

kein einfluss Es familiar y lo he tenido que prestar dinero cok etkilemiyor

Nein es mi amiga cok fazla etkilemiyornein den ich bin weitentfert von der person

es un poco frustrante ver que por mas que busca empleo no lo encuentra çok fazla etkilemiyor

nein hat kein einfluss Hasta luego etkilemiyornein hat keinen Einfluss auf mich Mala situación familiar etkilrmiyorNein, das hat keinen Einflusst me afecta ya que esta persona ha

entrado en depresión. hayirNein, wir haben wenig Kontakt necesita apollo moral hayir etkilemiyornicht wirklich no hayır etkilemeznichts, ich kenne keinen! no me afecta hayır etkilemiyor

No me gusta que este desempleado mutsuz oluyorumNosens/ncns/nssi por su situación económica y cargos personalesSi, es mi padresimplemente me apenasus problemas también son los miostengo querestarle dinero

Do you think you have enough job opportunitues in your region?Do you think you have enough job opportunitues in your region?Do you think you have enough job opportunitues in your region?Germany Spain Turkey'türlich. a dia de hoy, no mucho bilmiyorumda ich meine ausbildung zu 90% sicher habe ja actualmente menos evet

Eigentlich ja ich muss mich anstregen Ahora en estos tiempos no, pero mas adelante puede que si. hayir

Ich denke mal nicht, denn die Stadt ist nicht so groß und man hat nicht so viele möglichkeiten einen Job zu finden.

Aun no tuve la ocasión/desgracia de quedar sin tabajo hayir dusunmuyor

Ich denke nicht. ayudan con cursos, pero no es suficiente, asique,no hayir dusunmuyorum

Ich weiss es nicht. Con formación y preparación si hayir fazla yok

Ja ich glaube schon.Creo que como van las cosas obviamente no. Tendre que salir a emigrar a otros paises.

hayir yok

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Ja auf jeden fall creo que no hay suficientes oportunidades en ninguna región yeteri kadar yok

ja aufjedenfall Es posible yeterince yokja davon gehe ich aus lo dudoja denn elektrotechniker ist nicht grade belibt aber bei dem kfz da weiß ich es nicht denn der job ist sehr beliebt

Muy difícil

Ja doch in manchen Richtungen nicht ganz Ni lo se, ni me importa

ja es gibt in meiner umgebung genug jobmöglichkeiten Ninguna

Ja es gibt viele berufe man muss sich nur anstrengen sí

ja glaube ich no muchas

ja habe ich doch auch an anderen orten No, hay que saber buscarlo bien

Nein in diesen bereich in den ich gehen will gibt es nicht genügent Ausbildungstellen

No, ni en mi region ni el resto de España

Ya ich denke das wenn man sich anstregt das man einen Job kriegen kann.

no, ninguna

zum teil ns/ncobviamente noPara nadaRegularSi pero fuera de España pienso que hay muchas más oportunidadesSi salimos de la crisisYo tengo trabajo pero esta todo muy mal. No hay suficientes

3.4. Future prospect

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Altogether the figures for measuring the influence of the economic crises on the psychological status of the population of Spain might seem optimistic, 35,9% see that their future will be good. The people are not so desparate – only 16,3% are having the opinion that their future will be bad.

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So, living in an environment where nearly all are affected by the great unemployment rate can lead to negative psychological consequences and 57,6% fear to be unemployed. The low income has made people insecure and although 35,9% are optimists about their future, the future prospects are unspecified for nearly have of the investigated group: 25% don’t know and 22,8% can’t predict a bright prospects for their future life.

Having defined the group of unemployed, its attitudes towards training and its capacities and needs for adaptation to the requirements of the labour market, we wanted to investigate the influence the economic crisis exert on young people. The figures are striking - 87% know someone who is unemployed and 60% answered that this person is a member of their family, for 28,8% the jobless are their friends, 5,5% - their colleagues.

Can an affected person find a way out of the claws of unemployment. The survey demonstrates that only 17,4% become very ambitious in their job/career and only 18,5% are motivated to be good in school or in their job. This is a sphere where the psychologies have got to elaborate special programmes for unemployed people.

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en la posibilidad de formar una familiaMiedo a no encontrar lo soñado, ya que uno de mis objetivos, tras luchar, no lo he conseguidoNS/NCQue voy a tener 40 años y igo viviendo con mis padres y dependiendo economicamente

The current Project was intended to do profound research on the unemployment population, to discover the hidden factors for the creation of such an inequality at the labour market in EU countries, the different measures, undertaken by policy makers to prevent the discrepancy between the requirements of the business and the students inadequate vocational preparation for the demands of the labour market.During the interviews, we went on with further informal enquiries about students’ attitude towards the educational system in Spain, the attractiveness of vocations as they are being offered by

Educational institutions are still focussing on knowledge acquisition, not taking into consideration neither the aspirations of the trainees, nor the desire of the young people to be an essential part of the mobility European programme. Besides, the transfer of credits of the secondary level is still a dream, except the Leonardo da Vinci programme. But quite often the skill and competencies acquired abroad can’t be validated in Spain.

Students, who have been interrogated from the Spanish schools are not informed about the Youth in Action programmes, Youth on the Move and about the Leonardo da Vinci Mobility programme. They can’t compare their competencies and skills with other Youths from the EU.

There should be organized more dissemination events at a National level for valorisation of former projects. The reports should be compiled in a compendium and the latter should be distributed to schools, especially vocational schools. The current year we have experience another effect of the economic crises – the state funds for the vocational training centres have been diminished, so now we have to be flexible enough and propose joint trainings run by schools and training centres.Cooperation with social partners and employment agencies is also of paramount importance for the successful participation of the young people at the labour market.

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But the blame shouldn’t be put on the institutions responsible for the vocational preparation of the general population, especially when we have in mind the Lifelong Learning Programme whose target group are persons from all ages. Here comes the role of the business – what are their requirements. Are they ready to invest in training at the work place or they are looking at the right specialist.The project partners, having taken into consideration our findings, make decision to produce a very useful supplement for finding a job. This module will be further developed for being able to accommodated further professions.

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