OUTREACHING AND GUIDANCE – SERVICES FOR YOUNGSTERS EXCLUDED FROM EDUCATION AND WORK LIFE Maikki Rouvinen, Youth Services, Joensuu

YOUTH GUARANTEE To Whom? To each person under 25 years of age and recent graduates under 30 years of age What? Will be offered work, work trial, study, workshop or labour market rehabilation place within three months of registration as an unemployed jobseeker. A pupil completing basic education is guaranteed a place in upper secondary school, VET, apprenticeship training or youth workshop Person under age of 30 years with no degree or qualification is offered opportunity to complete vocational qualification.

YOUTH GUARANTEE TOOLS The employment plan at TE office (in two weeks)  measures of TE Office offered within three months Strenghtening of vocational guidance and career planning services, Career training, job search training, vocational rehabilitation training Work trials (not for recently graduated) Pay subsidies to the employers Labour rehabilitation training, job coaches Further or supplementary training for person with no vocational education or with person with professional skills not sufficient to meet requirements of the labour markets Youth workshops and outreach work

Studying JOENSUU SERVICES 9- years Basic education 764 (2011) 3-years General upper secondary school 1788 (2011) Drop-out 7,2 % 3-years Vocational upper secondary school 3077 (2011) Drop-out 6,6 % No study place 403 (53%) 326 (43%) 35 (4%) University 6710 (2011) Drop-out 7,4% University of applied science 4028 Dro-out 9,3% 26 (4%) 56 (4%) 126 (20%) 117 (19%) Employed Unemployed 774 (March 2013: year) Employment and economic development offices Social office Health services Criminal sanctions agency out-reached youth work 218 youngsters registrated Self-guided, friends, family Youth workshop 229 youngsters 63 Adult education apprenticeship system Preparatory instruction and guidance for VET JOSNA: youth apartments Public education system Public institution or service Project fundedNGO 4th sector Open College (OC) and Councelling and quidance Centre (CGC) (2012) 217 clients Measures of TE offices Other Maternit leave, military service, unknown Start up workshop 121 youngsters

NUORTEN TUKI-project (EFS-funded) Counselling and Guidance Center (CGC) Individual counselling discussions eCouncelling office via internet Summer Councelling Office Confidential councelling, strenghtening the life situation and social network, professional aimsetting, supported transfers to education (transitions) -493 longterm councelling -323 shortterm counselling (under 7 hours) -In the end of counselling 48 % of clients transfered to further studies -Most of the young aged Open College Study of compulsory subjects and modules of vocational studies Familiarize with sectors of vocational education and on-the-job-training. Implementation as labour political education Permanent co-operation between Open College and CGC helps to make realistic plans for the future (PSP) Non-stop student intake -Open College number of students 298, including preparatory studies for VET 220 and vocational training 78 students

START UP WORKSHOP (ESF-PROJECT) Offers strat up –training to 60 young persons a year. Developing a model for the supporting youngsters with the need of special support For unemployed youngsters in age of years with no income. Start up –training: individual coaching, group based coaching Sending organisations TE Office, adult social work, mental health services etc.