1. EURES experiences Sharing reviews of the engagement progress
EESTI TÖÖTUKASSA
EURES experiences Sharing reviews of the engagement progress
Marta Traks
EURES manager

2. EESTI TÖÖTUKASSA www.tootukassa.ee
Half of young Europeans ready to work abroad
53% of young people in Europe are willing or keen to work in another European country, source Eurobarometer survey May 2011
Broad-based skills most important benefit of
spending time abroad : improving ability to
speak a foreign language, cultural awareness,
adaptability and interpersonal competences.
Obstacles: lack of cash discourages, family commitments,
a lack of information/guidance about mobility opportunities
Youth needs: advise on professional career, where find a new job or a training opportunity in Europe, how apply for jobs

3. EESTI TÖÖTUKASSA www.tootukassa.ee
EURES services toward youngsters
Promote mobility among youth and graduates
Provide information
- on living and working conditions;
- on obstacles to mobility and suggestions;
- on CVs and application letters;
- how to start professional career
Job matching, vacancies, recruitment projects etc

4. What is the better way to reach youth…
EURES “ambassadors”
Universities , Career Information Desks
Youth Career Centres
Career councellors at schools etc
EURES games
Internet sources
Social media - Facebook, Twitter, Skype

5. Training: Innovative guidance methods to support mobility
Organizers: EURES & Euroguidance networks in Estonia and Finland Target group: Estonian and Finnish career counsellors from PES, universities, schools and EURES advisers, EURES assistants. Purpose of the training is to strengthen the participants’ guidance and counselling skills in situations where they work with clients interested in international mobility. Benefits: chance to create networks with other practitioners and exchange ideas on good guidance and counselling methods and practices. Duration of the training course: two contact seminars (one in Estonia and another in Finland) and two two-day job-shadowing periods

6. Training methods Guidance theories in real life
Cultural identifies and differences
Mobility knowledge: EU mobility and information networks in practice
Great out-comes of the job-shadowing period 6

7. Feedback from participants

8. EESTI TÖÖTUKASSA www.tootukassa.ee
Mobility network
Members: EURES, Euroguidance, Europass, Eurodesk,
YFU (Youth for Understanding), Archimedes (centre of
academic mobility responsible for Comenius, Erasmus,
Leonardo da Vinci, Nordplus Junior and Nordplus Higher
Education programs, ENIC-NARIC and Youth in Action
Programme)

9. The objective of the mobility network
… to offer youngsters as much information about studying, voluntary work and employment opportunities in Europa as possible
What help us to achieve close cooperation…
Joint strategy & action plan
Joint slogan VÄLISKOGEMUS
Regular meetings
Monitoring of activities
Joint website, joint leaflets and press releases
Regular training for volunteers – EURES ambassodors
Costs shared among partners

10. Youth Information and Education Fair Teeviit 2010

11. Joint mobility message
Joint leaflets Joint website:

13. EESTI TÖÖTUKASSA www.tootukassa.ee
Youth Information and Education Fair Teeviit 2011
Methods to attract graduates: questionnaires, mobility games, gadgets, awards…and MOST IMPORTANT – BE INNOVATIVE and HAVE A FUN

14. Regional, local fairs & information days across the country
EURES ambassadors

15. Share your experience T Thank you for attention