SOU, Alm.del - 2011-12 - Bilag 243: Invitation til konference om “Youth: Employment and Inclusion in Times of Crisis. 2012 d. 26. og 27/4-12 i Horsens, fra beskæftigelsesministeren

WORKSHOP 1: Access to the Labour MarketAs highlighted in the “Youth Opportunities Initiative”, the decrease inpermanent jobs during the crisis has affected young peopledisproportionately hard. Young people are at risk of being over-represented in temporary jobs without ever gaining a proper footholdin the labour market. This leads to a risk of segmented labourmarkets.Workshop 1 will address the need for structural reforms in MemberStates along with efforts to help young people get access to thelabour market and getting their first (permanent) job.The solution to the problem lies not only in structural reforms – butalso in enhancing labour market mobility for young people. MemberStates can improve the framework conditions for mobility, but youngpeople themselves also need to be flexible, including being willing tolearn new skills (foreign language, retraining, etc.), being mobilebetween job sectors as well as being mobile geographically. Youngpeople often move to get an education, but they are less mobile oncethey start looking for jobs.Examples of concrete measures in Member States will also bediscussed.The list of speakers in workshop 1 includes:•Caroline Jenner, CEO, Young entrepreneurs – JuniorAchievement Young Enterprise•Santa Ozolina, European Youth Forum•Danielle Kaisergruber, Director of DKRC•Novia Salcedo Foundation, SpainThe workshop will be moderated by Professor Per Kongshøj Madsen,Aalborg University.

WORKSHOP 2: Social Inclusion enabling Labour MarketTransitionIn this group there are the young people in Europe with otherproblems than just unemployment. This group encompassesvulnerable young people for whom the way to employment is not justa matter of education and skills, as they are experiencing greatdifficulties in entering the mainstream pathways.This group of young people is not homogeneous but counts bothyoung people with various physical as well as mental disabilities andyoung people with social disadvantages. Social disadvantages canmanifest it self in many ways and e.g. be reflected by difficulties withconcentration, ignorance of social norms, anger management issues,substance or alcohol abuse and so forth.Therefore, a combined effort from society’s social sectors is needed,with various initiatives depending on the type of problem(s). We mustprevent high drop-out rates from education and work within thisgroup by ensuring them the right conditions and means to be able tosucceed in the educational system and on the labour market.In an effort to prevent social exclusion and marginalisationsystemized and evidence-based practices concerning early andfocused action have given convincing resultsExamples of concrete measures in Member States will also bediscussed.The list of speakers in workshop 2 includes:•Henrik Lindegaard Andersen, Danish Institute of GovernmentalResearch•Daniel S. Bojsen, Rambøll Management•Eurocities, presenter from Rotterdam•Anna-Maria Darmanin, Vice-President, EESC•Lauris Beets, Chairman of the Social Protection Committee•Juliane Bir, Adviser, ETUCThe workshop will be moderated by John Halloran,Chief Executive,European Social Network.

The workshop will be divided into 2 sessions:Young people with training/education:At the moment a big group of young persons with training/educationare unemployed across Europe – these persons are at risk ofbecoming long-time unemployed. The workshop’s first session willaddress how to handle this challenge. Member States can takeinitiatives to integrate these young people into the labour market, butMember States cannot do this alone. Social partners and privateactors in particular must claim responsibility in helping these youngpersons into the labour market. Especially the mismatch between theskills needed and the skills that the young people have must beaddressed, but we must also avoid that young persons havingcompleted training or education loose skills due to shorter or longerperiods of unemployment.Young people without training/education:Young persons with no training/education, but who are otherwiseready for the labour market, should first and foremost embark ontraining/education. This can be done through the regular schoolsystem (short, middle or long termed education), but dual educationsystems and vocational training systems are also excellent means ofreaching this goal. Member States should ensure that young personshave access to either training/education or work a very short timeafter the young person becomes unemployed.Examples of concrete measures in Member States will also bediscussed.The list of speakers in workshop 3 includes:•Werner Schelling, Public Employment Service, Austria•McKinsey & Company•Anuk Kern, Novo Nordisk, Director of Talent Attraction,•Rasmus Conradsen, The Danish Confederation of ProfessionalAssociations, Senior consultantThe workshop will be moderated by ILO (tbc)