1. Monica Bota FNV 19.02.2014 Youth Unemployment in the Netherlands

2. Structural weakening of the position of young people on the labour market 1953-2010, Wiemer Salverda, UVA 2 Salverda (1992), Youth Unemployment: Dynamics of the Dutch labour market 1955-1988, and Dutch Statistics / Statline

3. What Needs to be Done? Education Transition Fase Labour Market

4. What to do? Education& SBB SBB Beter match between skills needed by the labour market and education, skills, but also numbers- Sector Plans! (FNV Young: 6 out of 10 favourite choice no perspective) Enough internships and apprenticeships! Education In education curriculum ‘how to survive the labour market’ (Next Step Programme) Stay within the education system longer (School Ex)- problem when the crisis takes longer than a year or two

5. Vocational Education training Two pathways School-based vocational training (BOL) Work based vocational training (BBL) BBL-students show lower unemployment rates and higher wages once on the labour market CBS: 2008/2009: 93% of the BBL youngsters found paid work after a few months, 79% BOL Both pathways lead to the same type of diploma

6. SBB- The Foundation for Cooperation on VET and Labor Market Youth Unemployment Campaign: Creation of Apprenticeships Accrediting Employers for quality check apprenticeship places SBB Barometer Statistics in the regions: Basiscijfers Jeugd

7. Transition Fase and Labour Market Youth Guarantee and Sector Plans

8. Labour Market Social Partners Generation Pact Tripartite Social Agreement:  1,2 billion for 2014 and 2015 for Sector Plans, of which 1/3 for youth unemployment (Constructions and Transport ready)  Less flexibility

9. Labour Market Government Exclusion of youth on all levels of the society? Exclusion from the social assistance schemes and unemployment benefit (4 weeks waiting, UWV after 1 year personal guidance)- 2GetThere Programme. 2009- 2011 Actionplan Youth Unemploymenet regions 250 million euro’s Youth Unemployment Ambassador (CDA) 80 million to regions (50 mil) and schools/ School Ex programme (25 mil)

10. What to do? In a nutshell  Try to cover all 3 phases of education, transition and labour market (in)activity  Work on BOTH the demand and supply side of the economy, strengthening the position of young people on the labour market and the help they get once unemployed

11. What to do? Segmentation- encourage transition from flex to permanent (Social Agreement) Make the negative results of the risc of unemployment smaller through ALMP’s, access to social assistence schemes and guidance Creation of work, re-distribution of work, mentoring (Sector Plans) Help young people make informed choices about their education and career path.