Youth Guarantee in FinlandMr Kimmo RUTHLabour market counsellorMinistry 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 2012

Unemployment rate was 19 %

28 500 registered young job seekers, on the average

Youth unemployment is short-term: 80.5 % of the unemployment spells of young job seekers were

shorter 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 34,5 %

(all age groups 30 %)

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.

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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 training Opportunities

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Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013

• 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

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

• 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

Local youth work networks

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Youth Guarantee in Finland, 2013

Ministries: employment,

education, social and

health

Enterprises and other employers

Social partners

Youth organisations,

student organisations

Third sector

Municipalities, education

institutions, other service

providers

Comprehensivemodel