Catalunya Active labour market policies

Barcelona, 7th February 2017

Active labour market policies

Evolution real GDP vs labour productivity (period 2000-2013)

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 Source: Conference “Board  for labour productivity and IMF for GDP - 2013”

Spain   Germany  USA

http://economy.blogs.ie.edu/archives/2014/01/productividad-laboral-en-espana-2000-2013-el-todavia-extrano-mercado-laboral-espanol.php

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Unemployment rate  Catalunya & Spain vs Europe

Source: Idescat  

Unemployment _ Profile Gender Age

NationalityTime under unemployment

Source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu a partir de les dades del SOC i del Servei Públic d’Ocupació Estatal

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Most of the unemployed by the end of 2016 had a low or low level of training. The higher level of education, the greater permanence in occupation.

What have we learnt?

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77%

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Level of educacion _people under unemployment (31.12.2016)

No Education or compulsary education Post-compulsary education

Source:  Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu a partir de les dades del SOC i del Servei Públic d’Ocupación Estatal

Permanence in Ocupation by education level (2nQ 2014-3rQ 2016) -

Source:  EPA  2016

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What can we do? (*)

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(*) FOOTNOTEGeneralitat de Catalunya   Competences on active labour market policiesGovernment of Spain Competences in pasive labour policies.

Conceptual model of the set of services and employment services (program)

 Vocational guidance Labour market placement Professional qualifications Employment promotion Companies’ needs surveillance  Entrepreneurship and self-employment promotion Geographical mobility promotion

Service covered by the employment services are worked based on individuals, sectors and territories

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Zoom on active employment policies for young people

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Economic crisis starting in 2008 causes high impact in all European countries...

Source: Spain and Catalunya  INE-EPA 4stQ 2013 vs 2016Europe:  Eurostat – October  2013/2016

2013 2016 Europe 23,2 18,4Spain 54,9 42,9Catalonia 48,9 32,3

Average rate of unemployment for youngsters under 25 years

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2014 -  Youth Guarantee european program implementation

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Targets:

1. To qualify and to empower unemployed young people

2. Transformation of the most vulnerable social groups (social mobility)

3. Policy design for Catalonia specific needs

Procedure:

4. Territorial, sectorial & personal profile sensitivity (tailor-made policies)

5. Meticulous & collaborative previous policy analysis

6. Proximity principle

7. Networking with social partners on the ground

8. Coaching & guidance vs control & monitoring

9. Companies’ early-stage involvement

10. Flexibility and costumized guidance

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The keys to success - Social Innovation in programs for young pople

Active labour market policies – Study case

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES Type of Action Compensation ESL. Catalonia  

Name of the action

 NEW OPPORTUNITIES 

Background of the action

This program has been designed from the experience of some social entities under the concept  of  “Second  Chance  Schools”.  The  aim  is  to  combat  early  school  leaving,  by reducing  school  dropout  and  re engage  them  in  education,  improving  their ‐employability. Some keys:   Flexible, personalized and longer educational itineraries.  Personalised guidance.  Alternate between training and work, and methodologies “learning by doing” 

Aims Improve the employability of young people at risk of social and employment exclusion through different and innovative methodologies.   

Action Place 8  points  around  Catalonia,  each  one  must  attend  270  youngsters.  In  Barcelona  the program is called “Passwork” and it’s carry out by 2 social entitites.  

Technical and financial Partnerships

All funding provides from  the Regional Government, but technically the 8 stakeholders can  collaborate  with  other  entities  in  order  to  offer  to  youngsters  a  wider  range  of trainings.  

Target young people

Students between 16 and 24 years old, mostly without neither Secondary Compulsory Degree, nor work experience, and also exposed to social vulnerability. 

Descriptions of the action

1. Between 2 and 6 weeks personal and vocational Guidance and exploration in order  to define the own itinerary.   

2. Up to 20 months. Training in basic and soft skills (working habits, learning capacity, teamwork, emotions management....)  and Pre-vocational trainings.       Traineeship in/or  real  work  experience  as  employees,  according  the  definition  of  their itineraries.   

3. Accompaniement and support all over the itinerary . The main  strenght  of  this  program  is  the  possibility  of  search  different  trainings from  the  youngsters  requirements.  With  this,  we  get  that  the  youngsters  can choose really their way, not fit them in a solution already ready previously 

 

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