Background

Started 2009 in Stockholm

Project owner – Swedish public employment head office

In cooperation: NGO, municipality, employers

Finding the target group - outreach

Develop methods for working with them

A national project – 5 cities (Gävle, Stockholm, Skellefteå,Malmö)

June 2012 – June 2014

Spreading the concept and show good examples

Local perspectives

Notice the target group

Long term solutions

National and transnational cooperation

Goals

By cooperation finding the methods that makes the target group achieve greater participation and employment rates

70% have a plan for their next step (30% to work 15% to studies 25% other known plan)

Target group

16-24 years old

Drop outs

No network

Lack of support

Lack of motivation and low self esteem

In need for adaptation

40.000 youths outside the systems in Sweden

InflowInflow Start Individual matching Outflow Follow upStart Individual matching Outflow Follow up

Work

Studies

Other known

activity

Program

Service

Methods

Social media

Youth

ambassadors

Municipal

intervention

Relatives/

FriendsInformation

Mapping process

Registration AIS

Case dialogue

1 month

3 months

6 months

Flow chart Youth integration

Family and friends

Accommodation/

Living expenses

School

Next step?

Health

Contact with authorities

Work experience

What we do?

Individual meetings and guidance

Activities

Mappingprocess

I Love Jobb

Mentorship

Job shadowingSupported employment

Soft skills

Guidance

Site visit

Success factors

Physical environment – be

present where the youth is

Constant development of new

ways of working

Multicompetent team

(unemployment case workers,

occupational and educational

counselor, social worker,

psychologist. marketers)

Activities are fully adapted

to individuals’ abilities

Structured mapping

process

Treatment and

relationships

Free coffee / hot chocolate

” Without “unga in” it had all gone to hell.” 18 years

” You get the time and resources you need.” 17 years

”I never thought it could be this good. And then it got a thousand times better!” 17 years

”You did something the school never succeeded in doing. To help her get back on track.” Mother of 17 year old

” You have raised my confidence one thousand percent.” 18 years

Number of participens Unga in Gävle (april 2014)

Results Gävle (april 2014)