The Netherlands, José Hilgersom Supporting collaboration in local labour markets Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

Content The power of regional networks and public private cooperation in the labour market Characteristics of the labour market in the Netherlands and the players Supporting local collaboration, differing forms of steering that have proved their usefulness New developments leading to different ways of steering local collaboration Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

Importance of the local labour market The aim of participation - less people on benefit, more people in paid work The cabinet’s choices compact government fit for purpose decentralisation of tasks to local authorities citizens and companies to take more responsibility Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

Characterisation of the Dutch labour market Active population in the Netherlands Total population (x 1,000) Population 15–64 (x 1,000) Active population (x 1,000) NL EU Activity rate 15–64 (%) Activity rate 15–24 (%) Unemployment rate 15–64 (%) Unemployment rate (%) Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

Characterisation of the Dutch labour market Continued ageing and decreasing work force/ a tighter labour market in future Pressure points in the labour market industrial sectors short of labour vulnerable groups on the margins of the labour market Solutions directed at using up all the supply of labour increasing inter-sector employment Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

Thirty labour market regions Increasing tension in the labour market September 2009 September 2010 Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011 September 2009 (left) and September 2010 (right)

Thirty labour market regions Characterisation of the labour market by sector of profession Technical and Industrial Transport Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

Thirty labour market regions Characterisation of the labour market by sector of profession Care and servicesEconomical, clerical Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011

UWV: providing technical assistance in finding employment Bringing vacancies into view by means of a central data bank Local authorities: multiplicity of tasks/ decentralised with greater freedom to formulate policy Management & labour: cope with the tightness of the labour market/ sectors of industry displaying shortages Schools: connecting the courses offered by educational establishments to the needs of the professions Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011 Players in the local labour market

Supporting local collaboration Differing examples of steering in the regions at a time of economic crisis Mobility centers at 30 regional ‘work squares’ aimed at preventing unemployment of those threatened with redundancy Plan of action aimed at combating and preventing youth unemployment

A step in the right direction Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011 New developments helping to steer policy on regional labour markets Local authorities will increasingly determine how to help difficult groups to actively participate in the labour market/ custom-made approach/working according to your ability UWV with nationwide technical support to provide modern e- services and 1 central registration system to match up job vacancies with job seekers Employers to take more collective responsibility/private first public second

Q & A’s Conference Managing Accountability and Flexibility Aarhus, 5 April 2011