Employment Service of Slovenia Interregional Seminar

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Employment Service of SloveniaInterregional
Seminar

• Ouarzazate, Marocco
• May 2007

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Approaches and successful programmes for the
professional insertion of the young

• Presentation prepared by ESS
• Employment Programmes Service
• Analysis Department

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Share of young unemployed people among the
unemployed, 1996 - 2006

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Educational structure of young unemployed people,
December 2006
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Waiting period of young unemployed people, by
education level, December 2006
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Unemployment rate of population aged less than 25
years, Average 2006, in
EU-25 17,3 Slovenia 13,9
Source Eurostat
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Characteristics of young people identified on the
labour market

• lack of working habits and experience
• lack of applicable, practicle knowledge
• low level of responsibility
• low level of motivation to work and learn

• fresh knowledge
• ability to learn
• adaptability
• willingness to be guided

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Main characteristics of young unemployed people

• LOW QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
• a low level of motivation to actively solve the
  problems is characteristic for this population

• AMONG THE WELL-EDUCATED, YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE
  OCCUPATIONS THAT ARE NOT IN DEMAND PREVAIL

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Obstacles

• poor self-knowledge and vocational interests,
• poor knowledge of local labour market,
• undefined life goals,
• undefined vocational goals,
• no motivation for active job-searching,
• no motivation for education,
• poor knowledge of various occupations,
• poor self-image,
• poor job-searching skills.

social exclusion
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Working with young unemployed
REGISTRA TION
INFORMATION SEMINAR on the possibilities,
rights, obligations

• employment
• participation in
• active employment
• policy programmes

FIRST ADVISORY INTERVIEW further sessions
Identification of knowledge, abilities,
characteristics, interests identification of
possibilities
Identification of obstacles
in-depth rehabilitation counselling
in-depth vocational counselling
group sessions
individual
PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICY
PROGRAMMES
EMPLOYMENT
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Group forms of counselling

• workshops to identify career interests and to
  define vocational goals,
• workshop to identify inner obstacles, to enhance
  self-image and to increase motivation to solve
  problems,
• learning job-searching skills in workshops, and
  daily assistance in job-seeking in the so-called
  employment corners,
• providing information and vocational guidance,
• providing information on employment opportunities
  in co-operation with the employers,
• motivation for education,
• monitoring and supporting the participants in
  education programmes.

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Active employment policy programes in which young
participate most frequently

• FORMAL EDUCATION
• Education programme for unemployed people in
  order to acquire formal education at all levels,
  from lower vocational education to university
  education
• ABOUT THE OCCUPATIONS IN A DIFFERENT WAY
• in co-operation with employers
• PROGRAMME PROJECT LEARNING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
• JOB CLUBS
• ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
• WORK TRIALS
• ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
• SELF-EMPLOYMENT

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Important

• VICC Vocational information and counselling
  centres - for all young people
• NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
• SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIFTED SECONDARY SCHOOL AND
  UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
• e-Exchange of Zois scholarship recipients on the
  Internet
• WORKSHOPS GET WORK IN ORDER TO LEARN
  JOB-SEARCHING SKILLS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL AND
  UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
• co-operation with schools and student
  organisations

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Information contacts Employment Service of
Slovenia Zavod RS za zaposlovanje Rona dolina,
Cesta IX/6SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaTel.
386 1 4790 900I www.ess.gov.siE
tanja.drobnic_at_ess.gov.si