1 EURES Presentation to IOPNTS Workshop 25 October 1999

2 IOPNTS Workshop 25th October 1999 n EURES - History and Objectives n Interoperability with Partners n Funding n EURES Technical System n EURES Project Organisation n EURES Performance n The Future

3 EURopean Employment Services n Aim is to facilitate the free movement of workers in the Member States of the European Union, and in the European Economic Area n Formed as a partnership of the Public Employment Services of the 17 states and the European Commission (DGV) n Human Network consists of 500 Euroadvisers n Supported by a computerised network

4 EURES Partners n Belgium –VDAB –FOREM –ORBEM n France –ANPE –APEC –OMI n Germany –BA –BVA n Austria - AMS n Denmark - AMS n Greece - OAED n Italy - MdL n Spain - INEM n Portugal - IEFP n UK - ES n Ireland - FAS n Sweden - AMS n Holland - ARBVO n Luxembourg - MdE n Norway - ADIR n Finland - MSA n Iceland - MSA n Universities

5 EURES Crossborder n Public Employment Services (PES) n Economic and social partners –trade union organisations –employer organistaions n Others e.g. regional authorities n 18 Cross border structures

6 EURES Cross Border Partnerships n Belgium / France / UK n Belgium / Holland n Germany / Holland n Belgium / Germany / Holland n Belgium / France / Luxembourg n Germany / France / Luxembourg n France / Italy n Denmark / Germany n Italy / Austria n Germany / Holland n Germany / Austria n Germany / Holland n Spain / France n Ireland / UK (Northern Ireland) n Austria / Italy n Denmark / Sweden n Spain / Portugal

7 Euroadvisers n Are principally located in local employment offices providing direct Advice and Guidance to workers on :- –Finding Work –What types of work available –Social Security rights –Healthcare –Accommodation –Education, etc. –Euroadvisers also offer a placement service n Euroadvisers also provide information to employers on how to recruit at the European level

8 EURES Computerised Network n Offers 4 facilities –Exchange of job vacancies between the public employment services –Information database on living and working conditions – network –Internet Services

9 EURES Users n In the first phase (launch 1994), the users were the 500 Euroadvisers n In the second phase (ongoing), the system reached out to local agents of the Public Employment Services n In a third phase (1998), the system reached out to the general public (EUROPA Web site) n In the future, the system will reach out to all agents of all Public Employment Services (the partners)

10 Integration of job databases - Interoperability Local Employment Office National Jobs Databases EURES Jobs Database Phase 1Phase 2Ongoing

11 Funding n Commission provides –Telecommunications Network (TESTA - DGIII) –Development and Maintenance of the computerised network (DGV) –Basic Euroadviser training in free movement issues –Continuation training on specific subjects –Language training n Partners provide –Network of people including salaries –Managerial and technical support

12 EURES TESTA 1 Network Frame Relay VPN EEC/DGV BEC Cisco Router PES National System EuroAdviser TCP/IP Network IDnet (TCP/IP) NETWORK Cisco Router Global Dial Access Point Dial Up or ISDN EuroAdviser Firewall

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15 EURES Project Organisation n EURES Project Managers (Labour Market Steering Group) n EURES Local System Administrators (User representatives) n EURES Technical Coordinators (collectively responsible for the EURES technical system)

16 EURES Performance

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20 EURES - The Future n Migrate to TESTA II n Increase Quality and Quantity of Job Vacancies exchanged n Improve the European Profession Coding system n Increase the number of Partners doing automatic exchange of Job vacancies n Improve Job Follow up procedures n Change role of Euroadviser to promotion, local training, service development and projects n Push the European Jobs out to the local offices n Expand Internet Services to all European Job vacancies, Partner sites, Information on Living and working conditions, CV’s database n EEC enlargement

21 Summary n EURES - History and Objectives n Interoperability with Partners n Funding n EURES Technical System n EURES Project Organisation n EURES Performance n The Future