1. Ester Haas and Ron Türnpu
Guiding the young adults of Pärnu County to the labor market with the help of the community
Ester Haas and Ron Türnpu
, Vilnius

2. Unemployment in Estonia
In 2010 the unemployment rate in Estonia was 13.6%.
Among youths the percentage was 23.4.
By the end of 2012, the unemployment rate was 10.2%.
Among youths it had decreased to 14.6%.

3. of Pärnu County into the labor market“
Community
Project 1:
„Communities helping youngsters
of Pärnu County into the labor market“
Business and Development Centre of Pärnu County and Estonian Village Movement Kodukant –

4. Community The idea: Volunteer work
In cooperation with Töötukassa (organisation to tackle unemployment) the idea to join in local communities
Business and Development Centre of Pärnu County to help find enterprises

5. Community The goal: To help young people find work
To bring young people out of their comfort zone
To break them out of their network and spreaden their horizont

6. Community The participants: Age 16 – 24 42 youths
From different local municipalities
Finding the youths was one of the biggest challenges

7. Tandems The activities: Individual councelling and mentoring
Initial work practice in ordos
Work practice in enterprises
Workshops
Job training

8. Community The partners: Mainly local municipalities, ordos and NGOs
Business and Development Centre of Pärnu County
Local enterprises (about 30 different)

9. Community How were the partners found:
Directly turned to local municipalities and NGO’s
Turned to enterprises through Business and Development Centre of Pärnu County and directly

10. Community Problems encountered:
Some of the initial partners could not provide youths
Local municipalities tried to suggest prescriptions
Prejudices

11. Community Contact: EHA PAAS ehapaas@gmail.com +372 5170214
Project leader

12. „Activating the unemployed through tandems“
Project 2:
„Activating the unemployed through tandems“
Raeküla’s Old School Centre –

13. Tandems What is a tandem?
“An arrangement of two or more persons or objects placed one behind the other” (definition by The Free Dictionary by Farlex)
In our project – an older person and a youth
Mentors and mentees

14. Tandems The idea: Raeküla’s Old School Centre is led by an NGO
We were one of the partners in project 1
We also partnered a project dealing with 50+ people
They had different strengths and weaknesses

15. Tandems The goal: To combine two age groups
To provide training and support
Finding young participants has proved to be difficult

16. Tandems The participants: Two age groups Youths 16 – 24
Older people 50+
By now ca 100 participants
Ca 30 youths

17. Tandems The activities: Provide individual councelling Workshops
Initial work practice in NGOs
Work practice in enterprises
Job training

18. Tandems The partners: No organising partners
Partners are local NGOs and enterprises
Töötukassa, police, Caritas
(Town government in funding)

19. Tandems How were the partners found: A list of Project 1’s partners
Seeked based on the interest of the participants
Town level

20. Tandems Problems encountered: Initially interested NGO’s were not fit
Because of Project 1’s success local NGO’s and enterprises are eager to help
Not all the youths have been able to work in the field they like from the start

21. Tandems Contact: PIIA KARRO piia@raekylavanakool.ee +372 5845 3331
Project leader

22. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION!