1. Social Europe Youth employment policies at EU level, with focus on the Youth Guarantee Joint Meeting STYLE/CUPESSE Istanbul, 1-2 September 2014 Katarina LINDAHL Unit Sectorial Employment Challenges, Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship European Commission - DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

2. Social Europe Youth unemployment rates Greece, Spain, Croatia: around /more than 50% Austria, Germany, Netherlands: around /less than 10% Turkey 17% (2013)

3. Social Europe Youth Employment Package (Dec 2012) Council recommendation on establishing a Youth Guarantee (April 2013) Launch of and Council Declaration on a European Alliance for Apprenticeships (July/Oct 2013) Council Recommendation: Quality Framework for Traineeships (March 2014) Mobility of young workers

4. Social Europe A Youth Guarantee  Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013: Member States ensure that all young people up to 25 receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education.

5. Social Europe The Youth Guarantee is an outcome-based approach a long-term structural reform, including VET / apprenticeships reform about coordinated partnerships (ministries, social partners, youth organisations etc) investment with substantial political backing within MS governments

6. Social Europe Ongoing: implementation Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans from all 28 MS Monitoring: multilateral surveillance through the European Semester under Europe 2020 strategy & Employment Committee 18 MSs received Country Specific Recommendations on youth employment in 2014 8 MSs received a CSR on the YG: BG, EL, HR, IE, IT, PL, PT, SK

7. Social Europe EU support to YG implementation Financial support European Social Fund: major employment and training programmes, employment services and education systems reforms Youth Employment Initiative (YEI): EUR 6 billion earmarked for early support to individual young unemployed or inactive in regions with youth unempl > 25% (2012) Policy and technical support Exchange of experience (Oct 2013, April 2014, Sept 2014) European Alliance for Apprenticeship Quality Framework for Traineeship COM assistance: EMPL-Youth-Guarantee@ec.europa.eu, Helpdesk for apprenticeships/traineeships (ESF TA)…EMPL-Youth-Guarantee@ec.europa.eu

8. Social Europe European Alliance for Apprenticeships Improving the Supply Quality Image of apprenticeships Targeted knowledge transfer Spotlights on benefits Smart use of EU programmes

9. Social Europe Quality Framework for Traineeships Traineeships can efficiently increase employability + be stepping stones towards regular employment if they provide: Good learning content and Adequate working conditions Traineeship agreement to cover: learning content, mentorship, evaluation working conditions: weekly working time, duration, sick leave, hol's more transparency already in traineeship advertisment regarding compensation, social security coverage, hiring practices

10. Social Europe Youth employment – staying top priority EU leaders' Strategic Agenda June 2014 for new mandate: Unemployment still highest concern, especially for young people Step up fight to unlock talents and life chances – NEETs,skills, mobility… Comm PRES-elect Political GLs: "Job Creation my first priority" Accelerate implementation of YG schemes Progressively broaden YG scope Envisaged jobs, growth and investment package to complement YG efforts supported by ESF, YEI etc.

11. Social Europe Youth employment – staying top priority  Further expanding knowledge base - crucial for Enabling precise, adequate policy advice over forthcoming European semesters Informing technical assistance offered Identifying remaining "unknowns" Supporting most effective use of available EU (and national) funding

12. Social Europe More information Youth Employment http://ec.europa.eu/social/youthemployment Youth Guarantee http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1079&langId=en European Alliance for Apprenticeships http://ec.europa.eu/apprenticeships-alliance Quality Framework for Traineeships http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/ en/lsa/141424.pdf ESF Technical Assistance apprenticeship/traineeship schemes http://ec.europa.eu/social/youthtraining Your First Eures Job http://ec.europa.eu/social/yourfirsteuresjob