UPDATE ON EUROPE 2020 FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES 8th Plenary Meeting ELGPN, Budapest 22 – 23 February 2011 European Commission Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Susanne Kraatz

OVERVIEW THE FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES ACTIONS IN 2011 RELEVANT ISSUES FOR FUTURE WORK 2

!; 1. FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES Smart growth Sustainable growth Inclusive growth 4 Employment Guidelines Increasing labour market participation Skilled workforce Responsiveness of education system Social Inclusion 7 Flagship initiatives COM + Member States 5 Headline Targets 75 % Employment 10 % Early School Leavers 40 % Tertiary Education 20 Mio less poverty 3

1. FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES Smart growth Sustainable growth Digital agenda for Europe Innovation Union Youth on the move Sustainable growth Resource efficient Europe An industrial policy for the globalisation era Inclusive growth An agenda for new skills and jobs European platform against poverty 4

2. ACTIONS IN 2011 Youth on the move (Lead DG EAC) Developing modern education and training systems Promoting the attractiveness of higher education Supporting the attractiveness of transnational learning and employment mobility for young people (DG EMPL) = EURES A framework for youth employment (DG EMPL) Help to get a first job and start a career - Support youth at risk – Youth guarantee Provide adequate social safety nets Support young entrepreneurs and self-employment 5

2. ACTIONS IN 2011 Youth on the move – Update of actions for DG EMPL 1. Monitoring NEET youth - ongoing “PES to PES Dialogue” - March 2011 Youth guarantees – PES approaches for low skilled young persons 3. Support to young entrepreneurs (Microfinance facility) - ongoing 4. Campaign “Youth @ work” - start April 2011, HU Your first EURES Job - under preparation 6

2. ACTIONS IN 2011 Agenda for New Skills and Jobs (Lead DG EMPL) Making labour markets function better: Towards a new momentum of flexicurity 2. Equipping people with the right skills for employment 3. Improving the quality of work and working conditions 4. Supporting job creation 7

2. ACTIONS IN 2011 Agenda for New Skills and Jobs – Update DG EMPL 1. Implementation of the EU Skills Panorama - preparation Online-tool, input from a broad range of sources - European Vacancy Monitor / European Job Mobility Bulletin i.a. TOP 25 growth occupations 2. Network of national skills anticipation bodies - - Existing structures: PES working group “New Skills for New Jobs” - Relations with sector skills councils Communication on “Labour market information and skills governance” - preparation 2011 1. Stakeholder Conference on Flexicurity Start will be the Tripartite Social Forum in March to discuss the Agenda and in particular Flexicurity While the stakeholders conference on flexicurity was postponed to autumn 2011 – reason why DG EMPL would like to wait until a later stage when more concrete 2. Skills Panorama Is a comprehensive set of information including forecasting based on the work of Cedefop, Member states projections, EVM, work of the European Sectors Counci´s´Council on Skills and Employment, other studies, but also an analysis of skills mismatches through employers‘ surveys Other actions are dedicated to health and safety at work, very important directives – Working Time Directive and the improvement of the implementation of the posting of workers directive Objective. Cental and easy-to-use access point on information aroung future skills needs, as of 2012 or in the medium-term if not to be realised so fast – more than just a „librarary“, processing and presenting information in a way that is accessible for individuals and useful also for policymaking and institutional stakeholders One component will be the „European Vacancy Monitor“ started in 2010. The first product, the first number of the bulletins was launched togehter with the „Agenda for New Skills and Jobs“ on 23rd of November 2010. Short presentation of the project including the building-up approach 3. Sector Skills Councils 8

3. RELEVANT ISSUES FOR FUTURE WORK From the point of view of employment: 1. PES and lifelong guidance Partnerships and cooperation Guidance for entrepreneurship 4. EURES: Guidance for international employment mobility 5. Effective use of labour market / skills information 9

3. RELEVANT ISSUES FOR FUTURE WORK Looking forward to ELGPN work programme 2011/201 LLG, employment and social inclusion 10