Youth Guarantee in Finland

Tuija OivoDirector GeneralMinistry of Employment and the Economy, Finland

Ministry of Employment and the EconomyMinistry of Education and CultureMinistry of Social Affairs and Health www.nuorisotakuu.fi 2

Youth unemployment in Finland in 2011

Unemployment rate is decreasing, however,

it was 20.1 %

Number of registered young job seekers was

30 000 on the average

Youth unemployment is short-term: 16.4 % of the

unemployment spells of young job seekers were longer than

three months

However, 110 000 young people between 20-29 have completed

only basic education

40 000 young people are neither employed, nor in education,

training or in activation measures (NEETs)

Activation rate among young job seekers is 37 % (all age groups 31

%)

Ministry of Employment and the EconomyMinistry of Education and CultureMinistry of Social Affairs and Health www.nuorisotakuu.fi 3

Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013

1.2.

• Youth Guarantee: EUR 60 million annually

• Temporary “Skill programme” for young adults: EUR 27 million in 2013, EUR 52 million every year in 2014-16

Government’s

framework budget

decision for 2013-

2016 (4th April

2012)

Target groups and the

goals

Each person under 25 and recently graduated under 30 will be offered a job, on-the-job training, a study place, or a period in a workshop or rehabilitation within three months of becoming unemployed.

Education guarantee: each comprehensive school graduate will be guaranteed a place in further education, workshop activity, rehabilitation or otherwise.

Ministry of Employment and the EconomyMinistry of Education and CultureMinistry of Social Affairs and Health www.nuorisotakuu.fi 4

Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013

• More study places in vocational education

• Regional re-distribution of the study places according to the changes in the age groups

• Changes of the acceptance criteria for vocational education and training

• Higher training compensation (800 € per month) for employers for apprenticeships

• Temporary “Skill programme” for young adults in 2013–2016: additional places will be targeted for those 20-29 year olds who have performed only comprehensive shcool

More traini

ng Opportuniti

es

Ministry of Employment and the EconomyMinistry of Education and CultureMinistry of Social Affairs and Health www.nuorisotakuu.fi 5

Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013

Additional resources for young job seekers in the PES(Public employment services)

• More career counselling opportunities in the employment offices

• Permanent establishment of the so called Chance card (wage subsidy card):• lowering the employers’ threshold for hiring young people • supporting active job seeking

• More training and language courses and counselling for young immigrants

Local youth work networks

• Municipal responsibility will be increased in counselling comprehensive school graduates

• Outreach youth work will be widened to the whole country • Youth workshops will be widened to the whole country

Ministry of Employment and the EconomyMinistry of Education and CultureMinistry of Social Affairs and Health www.nuorisotakuu.fi 6

Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013

Ministries: employmen

t, education, social and

health

Enterprises and other employers

Social partners

Youth organisations, student organisatio

ns

Third sector

Municipalities,

education institutions,

other service

providers

Comprehensivemodel