Long-Term Unemployment Project ESF Committee Brussels, 6 October 2017

Purpose Create a small set of out-of-the-box packages to support co-operation between actors developing services for the long-term unemployed Feasibility studies of implementation in self-selected Member States Make them available across the EU

Management EMPL B/1 + F/1, ESF Flanders ESF Employment Thematic Network: BEfr, BEnl, BG, CZ, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IT, LT, PL, SI + CGIL/ETUC, COFACE, Age Platform National Advisory Committees National experts (implementing MSs)

Operation 3 Working Groups of 5+ MSs, meeting ± 3 x p.a.: Shared case histories (single point of contact) Placement sustainability (mentoring) Targeted employability support (work experience, training, guidance…)

MSs involved (so far) Theme Donor Recipient 1. Case histories BEnl, EL, ES, PL IT 2. Placement sustainability BEnl, PL ES, SI 3. Targeted employability support BEnl, ES EL, PL, SK ? BEfr, CZ, FI, EU...

Process Collect good practices from MSs (lessons, success criteria, evaluation options…) Create support package for PESs Tailor to needs of different MSs Feasibility studies on implementation in selected MSs Make available across EU

Support to MSs EU-level expert support National advisory groups (MAs, ministries, stakeholders, experts) National expertise in implementing countries Further development in ‘good practice’ countries Reimbursement of costs & salaries

National Advisory Committees: Structure Steering Committee Expert Theme 1 WG BEnl, EL, ES, PL, IT… Expert Theme 2 WG BEnl, PL, ES, SI… Theme 3 WG BEnl, EL, ES, PL, SK… National Advisory Committees: all participating MSs National Experts: EL, ES, IT, PL, SI, SK