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EURESPresentation to

IOPNTS Workshop25 October 1999

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IOPNTS Workshop

25th October 1999

EURES - History and Objectives Interoperability with Partners Funding EURES Technical System EURES Project Organisation EURES Performance The Future

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EURopean Employment ServicesEURopean Employment Services

Aim is to facilitate the free movement of workers in the Member States of the European Union, and in the European Economic Area

Formed as a partnership of the Public Employment Services of the 17 states and the European Commission (DGV)

Human Network consists of 500 Euroadvisers Supported by a computerised network

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EURES PartnersEURES Partners Belgium

– VDAB

– FOREM

– ORBEM France

– ANPE

– APEC

– OMI Germany

– BA

– BVA Austria - AMS Denmark - AMS

Greece - OAED Italy - MdL Spain - INEM Portugal - IEFP UK - ES Ireland - FAS Sweden - AMS Holland - ARBVO Luxembourg - MdE Norway - ADIR Finland - MSA Iceland - MSA Universities

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EURES CrossborderEURES Crossborder

Public Employment Services (PES) Economic and social partners

– trade union organisations– employer organistaions

Others e.g. regional authorities 18 Cross border structures

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EURES Cross Border PartnershipsEURES Cross Border Partnerships

Belgium / France / UK Belgium / Holland Germany / Holland Belgium / Germany / Holland Belgium / France / Luxembourg Germany / France / Luxembourg France / Italy France / Italy Denmark / Germany

Italy / Austria Germany / Holland Germany / Austria Germany / Holland Spain / France Ireland / UK (Northern Ireland) Austria / Italy Denmark / Sweden Spain / Portugal

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EuroadvisersEuroadvisers

Are principally located in local employment offices providing direct Advice and Guidance to workers on :-– Finding Work– What types of work available– Social Security rights– Healthcare– Accommodation– Education, etc.– Euroadvisers also offer a placement service

Euroadvisers also provide information to employers on how to recruit at the European level

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EURES Computerised NetworkEURES Computerised Network

Offers 4 facilities– Exchange of job vacancies between the public

employment services– Information database on living and working

conditions– E-mail network– Internet Services

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EURES UsersEURES Users

In the first phase (launch 1994), the users were the 500 Euroadvisers

In the second phase (ongoing), the system reached out to local agents of the Public Employment Services

In a third phase (1998), the system reached out to the general public (EUROPA Web site)

In the future, the system will reach out to all agents of all Public Employment Services (the partners)

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Integration of job databases- Interoperability

Integration of job databases- Interoperability

Local EmploymentOffice

National Jobs Databases

EURES JobsDatabase

Phase 1Phase 2Ongoing

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FundingFunding

Commission provides

– Telecommunications Network (TESTA - DGIII)

– Development and Maintenance of the computerised network (DGV)

– Basic Euroadviser training in free movement issues

– Continuation training on specific subjects

– Language training

Partners provide– Network of people including salaries

– Managerial and technical support

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EURES TESTA 1 NetworkEURES TESTA 1 Network

Frame RelayVPN

EEC/DGV

BEC

Cisco Router

PES National System

EuroAdviser TCP/IP Network IDnet

(TCP/IP) NETWORK

Cisco Router

Global DialAccess Point

Dial Upor ISDN

EuroAdviser

Firewall

Firewall

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PES using CISCO Routers

Country PES Comments LAN Connect

Germany BA As of January 1999Austria AMS As of January 1999France ANPE YES

APECBelgium FOREM YES

VDAB YESORBEM YES

Greece OAEDSpain INEM YESHolland ARBVO YESUK ES On Hold During 1999Finland TM YESLuxembourg MDE YESSweden AMS YES - October 1998Norway ADIR YESUniversities UNIV YESPortugal IEFP YES – August 1999Ireland FAS YES – September 1999

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PES using Modems

Country PES Comments

Germany BA Will move to LAN Connect as of January 1999Germany BVAAustria AMS Will move to LAN Connect as of January 1999France APEC

OMIDenmark AMSGreece OAEDItaly MDLPortugal IEFP Moved to LAN Connect – August 1999UK ES Will move to LAN Connect during 1999Ireland FAS Moved to LAN Connect – September 1999Sweden AMS Moved to LAN Connect – October 1998Iceland MSA ISDN

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EURES Project OrganisationEURES Project Organisation

EURES Project Managers (Labour Market Steering Group)

EURES Local System Administrators (User representatives)

EURES Technical Coordinators (collectively responsible for the EURES technical system)

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EURES PerformanceEURES Performance

1996 1997 1998

Contacts with Jobseekers 363,752 433,834 525,272

Contacts with Employers 28,971 40,534 48,362

Contacts with Others 46,929 52,828 68,058

Placements 9,505 23,796 26,599

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EURES International Posts Exchanged per Month

05000100001500020000250003000035000

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EURES Cross Border Jobs Exchanged per Month

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

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EURES Logins per Month

010002000300040005000

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EURES - The FutureEURES - The Future

Migrate to TESTA II Increase Quality and Quantity of Job Vacancies exchanged Improve the European Profession Coding system Increase the number of Partners doing automatic exchange of Job vacancies Improve Job Follow up procedures Change role of Euroadviser to promotion, local training, service

development and projects Push the European Jobs out to the local offices Expand Internet Services to all European Job vacancies, Partner sites,

Information on Living and working conditions, CV’s database EEC enlargement

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Summary

EURES - History and Objectives Interoperability with Partners Funding EURES Technical System EURES Project Organisation EURES Performance The Future