PROMOTING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Mrs. T.V. Blinova, Director of the Department of Employment and Labor Migration Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation RUSSIA 2012

NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AGE GROUP OF YEARS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION REPRESENTS NEARLY 33 MILLION OR 23% OF THE TOTAL RUSSIA’s POPULATION 1 THE YOUTH LABOR MARKET IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION % ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG THE ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION Nearly 4% PROPORTION OF UNEMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION Nearly 40% PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG THE UNEMPLOYED Nearly 50% PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TOTAL NUMBER OF THE UNEMPLOYED EVERY YEAR ABOUT 10% OF GRADUATES OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS FACE THE RISK OF UNEMPLOYMENT (DURING A CRISIS - ABOUT 15%) Nearly 30% PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AMONG THE REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED Nearly 60% PROPORTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TOTAL NUMBER OF THE REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED

2 THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF GRADUATES UNEMPLOYMENT 47,8% LACK OF WORK EXPERIENCE (TRACK RECORD) 30,4% INADEQUATE SALARY LEVEL 17,4% LACK OF AVAILABLE JOBS IN RELEVANT OCCUPATION 4,4% OTHER REASONS % IN THE PROPORTION OF GRADUATES, EMPLOYED ACCORDING TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION (SPECIALTY) WAS 52% (,

3 ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO PROMOTE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR MINORS AGED YEARS DURING NON-STUDY TIME IN 2011 ABOUT 865 THOUSAND CITIZENS WERE GIVEN EMPLOYMENT, OF WHICH ABOUT 5.9. THOUSAND PERSONS WERE EMPLOYED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED CITIZENS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN FINDING A JOB VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR UNEMPLOYED CITIZENS (VOCATIONAL TRAINING, RETRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION), ABOUT 1 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE REGISTER AS UNEMPLOYED IN 2011 ABOUT THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED YEARS RECEIVED VOCATIONAL TRAINING; OF WHICH 91.3 PERCENT FOUND JOBS AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING IS EXTENDED UNDER 500 MAIN PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS (SPECIALTIES) EVERY YEAR OVER MILLION PERSONS IN THE AGE GROUP OF YEARS APPLY TO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES MORE THAN 70% HAVE FOUND JOBS (GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT) ORGANIZATION OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED CITIZENS AGED YEARS FROM AMONG GRADUATES OF INSTITUTIONS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ABOUT 49 THOUSAND BENEFICIARIES PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM ON THE ANNUAL BASIS TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR CITIZENS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHOOSING THEIR FIELD OF WORK (OCCUPATION), EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN 2011 ABOUT 1.6 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE AGED YEARS RECEIVED VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES,

4 INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS FOR GRADUATES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN WORK EXPERIENCE IN QUALIFICATION (OCCUPATION, SPECIALTY) OBTAINED IN MORE THAN 219 THOUSAND GRADUATES OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF ALL LEVELS COMPLETED THEIR APPRENTICESHIPS OBJECTIVE - ACQUISITION BY GRADUATES OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN A OCCUPATION (SPECIALTY), AND LERAINING TO USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, FORMS AND METHODS OF ORGANIZATION OF WORK DIRECTLY IN THE WORKPLACE, PROMOTING THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYERS IN RECRUITING REQUIRED EMPLOYEES ACCORDING TO CURRENT NEEDS COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYERS’ COSTS OF LABOUR FOR GRADUATES UNDER APPRENTICESHIPS AND COMPENSATION FOR OLDER WORKERS ENGAGED IN MENTORSHIP OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROPORTION OF GRADUATES EMPLOYED AT THE PLACE OF THEIR APPRENTICESHIP, AS WELL AS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENTS ABOUT 72% OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE WE PLAN TO INCLUDE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA

5 VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF YOUNG WOMEN ON MATERNITY LEAVE WITH A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 3 YEARS IN 2011 ABOUT 26.2 THOUSAND WOMEN OF THIS CATEGORY COMPLETED VOCATIONAL TRAINING THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 3 YEARS, ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP, AND ON MATERNITY LEAVE, WHO DESIRE TO RETURN TO WORK 15.7 THOUSAND WOMEN STARTED WORKING AFTER COMPLETING VOCATIONAL TRAINING SINCE 2012, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON AN ONGOING BASIS, AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WILL EXCEED 10 THOUSAND WOMEN IN 2012 PURPOSE - CREATION OF ADAPTATION ENVIRONMENT, FACILITATING RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS EMPLOYER FOR THIS CATEGORY OF WOMEN, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FURTHER CAREER GROWTH, IMPROVING THEIR COMPETITIVENESS IN THE LABOR MARKET

6 PROMOTION OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED CITIZENS, INCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE, AND ORGANIZATION OF BASIC TRAINING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS PURPOSE - CREATION OF PERMANENT JOBS IN SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR IN , MORE THAN 180 THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE STARTED THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND GAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE SMALL BUSINESS SECTOR STATE SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS AMOUNTING TO AN ANNUAL VALUE OF THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR OPENING OF OWN BUSINESS, AND AN EQUAL AMOUNT FOR CREATING ADDITIONAL JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED SINCE 2012, THIS PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED ON AN ONGOING BASIS THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WILL EXCEED 30 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN 2012

7 ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTERS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES A REAS OF EMPLOYMENT CENTERS ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND ADAPTATION IN THE LABOR MARKET OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRADUATES ABOUT 3.2 THOUSAND EMPLOYMENT CENTERS WERE ESTABLISHED IN INSTITUTIONS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF ALL LEVELS CREATION OF DATADASES OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MARKETS DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM FOR LEGAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CONTINUING EDUCATION AND RETRAINING OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS’ PERSONNEL ON THE SUBJECT OF EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS WITH MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE AREA OF APPRENTICESHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES ORGANIZATION OF THE LIAISON WITH EMPLOYERS, AND CREATION OF VACANCIES DATABASES

8 ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTERS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES 51% - GRADUATES OF HIGHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS 28% - OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS 21% - OF PRIMARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS 70% GRADUATES GAINED EMPLOYMENT FROM THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES OF HIGHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS 59% 77% IN TOTAL MORE THAN THOUSAND GRADUATES GAINED EMPLOYMENT – 65.2% OF ALL APPLICANTS IN 2011, ABOUT PEOPLE APPLIED TO EMPLOYMENT CENTERS FOR GRADUATES GRADUATES GRADUATES GAINED EMPLOYMENT FROM THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS EMPLOYMENT FROM THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES OF PRIMARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS