1. The Youth Guarantee State of play
Elodie Fazi,
DG EMPL unit B1,
European Commission
19 April, Brussels

2. Overview 1. Labour market situation of young people
3. Results from 2016 data collection
2. YG implementation: latest developments
4. Activities at EU level
5. Further information

3. Young people's situation on the labour market
Young were hardest hit by the crisis
Youth unemployment rate: from 24 % in Jan to 16.1 % in Jan. 2018
NEET rate continues to decrease (11.5% in 2016, down from a peak of 13.2% in 2012)
Large differences between Member States (highest youth unemployment rate in ES, EL, IT)
The impact of the crisis can be still seen today.
The youth unemployment rate is still double the overall unemployment rate
There are still 4 million young people
Young people are more likely to be overqualified, in non-standard and precarious forms of employment and as a result have lower social protection

4. Who are the NEETs? NEET rate for subgroups (%), EU 28, 2016
53% of NEETs are inactive
Young people with foreign citizenship more likely to be NEETs
Higher NEET rates among year-olds
44% of NEETs have low educational attainment (ISCED 0-2)
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5. YG implementation: latest developments
4th EMCO review on YG implementation in December 2017, covering all Member States
Country specific conclusions + EMCO key messages endorsed by 15 March EPSCO Council highlighting:
Maturation of measures and strong commitment, shift in approach in some Member States (upskilling, vulnerable youth)
Challenges: outreach, offers within 4 months, offers tailored to young people's profiles, sustainability of measures (many ESF and YEI funded)
European Semester (Country Reports in March, CSRs proposals in May)
17-18 April informal EPSCO Council addresses YG implementation
European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships adopted on 15 March

6. Implementation of the Youth Guarantee: 2016 results
Since 2014, each year more than:
Proportion of NEETs reached by the YG (registered), 2016 (% NEET population aged 15-24)
5 MILLION
young people registered in Youth Guarantee schemes
3.5 MILLION
young people registered and took up one of the four types of offers
Source: DG EMPL, YG monitoring database

7. Implementation of the Youth Guarantee
Percentage of young people (15-24) leaving the YG known to be in a positive situation 6, 12, and 18 months after leaving (%),
Of all the young people that exited the YG in 2016…
Source: DG EMPL, YG monitoring database

8. Implementation of the Youth Guarantee
Of all offers made with the four-month period, there were:
67.2% jobs, 13.8% traineeships, 12.1% continued education, 6.9% apprenticeships
Source: DG EMPL, YG monitoring database

9. YG data collection: next steps
Launch of 2018 YG data collection exercise end of March until 30 June
A new "minimum quality filter": aim to exclude offers of employment or traineeship of less than 28 days
Improvements needed: high numbers of unknowns in destination of exits and follow-up data
YG data collection: next steps
2016: All MS provided data (mostly on time) and many improved coverage, completion and quality
Further improvement needed on data quality and coverage in several countries
Key issue is high numbers of unknowns in destination of exits and follow- up data
Exits: Destination unknown in >1 in 5 cases (22.4%)
Follow-up: Subsequent situation unknown in more than 1 in 3 cases (36.1%) 6m after exit
Data still not available in 8 countries
And for 20 countries that can provide some data, results are heavily impacted by large numbers in an unknown situation
6 countries >50% unknown
Only 6 with <20% unknown
The proposal for a filter on duration of offer was agreed with some modifications: Member States will aim at excluding offers of employment and traineeship with short durations (indicative duration: any offer of less than 28 days). Apprenticeship offers are by definition longer than 28 days so there is no need for a filter. For education offers, a filter based on the number of hours will be discussed at a future meeting.

10. Next steps: activities of the Commission
Youth Guarantee Learning Forum October 2017
Database of promising practices
Peer support to CY, ES
Youth Guarantee Coordinators Meetings, bi-annual
5 Thematic papers to be published in 2018
Mutual Learning
European Semester
Social Scoreboard (Social Pillar)
4th round of Data Collection (Indicator Framework)
EMCO Review December 2017
Monitoring
4 Pilot projects in IT, EL, CY, PT
2 Seminars: NEETs tracking, Integrated services
Outreach
European Solidarity Corps
European Pillar of Social Rights
Other initiatives
European Social Fund
Youth Employment Initiative
Upcoming new MFF
Funding
Database:

11. EC-ILO Action on the Youth Guarantee
Assessing the quality dimensions of youth employment offers
Developing quality traineeships for young people
Profiling youth labour market disadvantage:
A review of approaches in Europe
Assessing the quality dimensions of youth employment offers
This tool provides a practical approach to identify the elements that constitute a quality offer of employment when the YG offer is made. It builds on existing policy frameworks and research on employment quality (mostly from the ILO and EU institutions). The tool also provides a checklist with indicators, source of data and assessment methods.
Developing quality traineeships for young people  This tool provides a practical approach to determine the quality dimensions of quality traineeships, the mechanisms that can be established to ensure that traineeships are a valuable learning experience and that young people’s rights and entitlements are respected. It was developed on the basis of existing regulatory frameworks, research and country practice. The tool includes a checklist for programme managers and practitioners who are responsible for making traineeship offers to young people.
Profiling youth labour market disadvantage: A review of approaches in Europe  The aim of this tool is to explore the different profiling approaches currently used in the countries of the European Union and to distil lessons and main features that have proven effective in identifying and supporting disadvantaged young people. It can be used as a reference tool by all those involved in the design and delivery of youth employment services and programmes, especially officials of national labour market institutions, and managers and practitioners of employment services.

12. EC-ILO Action on the Youth Guarantee
Monitoring the performance of Youth Guarantees:
A learning package
Monitoring the performance of Youth Guarantees: A learning package  This package is a tool to support the organisation of training sessions on monitoring the performance and evaluating the results of YG schemes. It explores the key features; reviews the basic principles of monitoring and evaluation; details the indicator framework for monitoring the YG; offers guidance on how to monitor the performance and measure the impact of national YG interventions. Each learning module contains sample PowerPoint Presentations; and handouts with additional learning and other resources.
Social cost-benefit analysis of Youth Guarantees: Learning modules  This package provides a hands-on approach to measure the social cost and benefits of youth employment interventions. It aims to increase understanding of how this type of analysis works, the results it generates, and the use that programme managers and policy-makers may make of the findings to improve welfare gains for individuals and society. Each learning module contains sample PowerPoint Presentations; and hand-outs with additional learning and other resources
Social cost-benefit analysis of Youth Guarantees:
Learning modules

13. Policy support to Member States
Database of promising YG practices (many ESF/YEI funded)
Peer support to CY and ES (outreach, integrated services) starting April 2018
Policy papers on outreach, quality offers (traineeships, employment, education), activation of vulnerable NEETs
European Network of Public Employment Services (PES toolkit for activation of NEETs)
Policy support to Member States
2016: All MS provided data (mostly on time) and many improved coverage, completion and quality
Further improvement needed on data quality and coverage in several countries
Key issue is high numbers of unknowns in destination of exits and follow- up data
Exits: Destination unknown in >1 in 5 cases (22.4%)
Follow-up: Subsequent situation unknown in more than 1 in 3 cases (36.1%) 6m after exit
Data still not available in 8 countries
And for 20 countries that can provide some data, results are heavily impacted by large numbers in an unknown situation
6 countries >50% unknown
Only 6 with <20% unknown
The proposal for a filter on duration of offer was agreed with some modifications: Member States will aim at excluding offers of employment and traineeship with short durations (indicative duration: any offer of less than 28 days). Apprenticeship offers are by definition longer than 28 days so there is no need for a filter. For education offers, a filter based on the number of hours will be discussed at a future meeting.

14. Mutual learning seminars
13-14 June, Zagreb: Tracking and mapping young NEETs
Cooperation between education, employment and social actors
Efficient data sharing methods
Overcoming legal issues related to data protection
Monitoring the data
Using data for outreach
8-9 October, Luxemburg: Supporting young people facing multiple barriers through integrated services
Governance models and cost effectiveness
Breaking down silos between service-providers
Local partnerships with NGOs, training providers
Monitoring systems
Possibility for ESF managing authorities to participate

15. Further information on the Youth Guarantee
The Youth Guarantee country-by-country
Database of promising practices
European Network of Public Employment Services
Position Paper: Proposal for a structured cooperation between PES and the education sector for better school-to-work transitions (2017)
Report on PES Implementation of the Youth Guarantee (2017)
Toolkit on Sustainable Activation of NEETs (2016)
EC-ILO Joint action on the Youth Guarantee 15