JOBCENTRE COPENHAGEN1 LAO Stockholm - active inclusion of young people.

JOBCENTRE COPENHAGEN 1

LAO Stockholm - active inclusion of young people


The Danish employment system

Local government level

Regional level

Central level

Job centre(employment plan)

Region of operationEmployment

region

National Labour Market Authority

Minister


The organisation of Job Centre Copenhagen

Unified organisation with joint

• Staff policy• Education• Employer service (KVS)• Communication• Citizen service • Jobinterview• Reception • Standard procedures • Standard quality • Staff: Approx. 520

.

Citizen

Citizen

Skelbækgade

All unemployed under 30 yearswithout a pro-

fessional educ.

Nyropsgade

Unemployed with

handicaps requiringspecial expertise

Musvågevej

All unemployed from

vulnerable housing areas

Job centre units

Labour market centreUnemployed fit for the labour market


Employment initiatives in Job Centre Copenhagen concerning young people

Employment plan for 2010: Initiatives to curb the

unemployment in general, including:

Education and jobs for young people

Joint organisational structure for national

and local government initiatives

The Minister’s overall goals for the initiative regarding young people

Focus on job or education to young people receiving cash benefits, start help, introductory benefits or unemployment benefits


Major challenges

• 11.000 young people (between 18-29 years of age) recieve cash benefits and unemployment benefits – the goal is to minimise this flow by eg. introducing younger people (13-18 years) to labour market at an early stage)

• 80 % af all young people in Copenhagen gets an upper secondary education – the goal is 95 %

• ¼ of all students experience a challenge when it comes to facing educational demands (due to an enstranged educational family background) – the goal is to support this group of young students through network and part time work

• An increasing number of young people with mental issues – the goal is to include this group through introduction to labour market at an early stage using socioeconomic action/ coorporations

• 1/3 of the residents in the segregated areas are children under 18 years of age


A bit of history

•2008: The segregated areas in Copenhagen are dominated by trouble mainly caused by young people from within the areas

•2008: Mayor of Employment and Integration wants to address the issue – how can the Job Centre be part of a positive solution?

•2008-2009: The Job Centre Copenhagen engages in positive activities that include young people from 14-18 years of age by introducing them to the labour market though after school activities (fritidsjob).


Target group and goals

• Young people (13-18) attending elementary school, A-level or vocational college (goal: to get an introduction to labour market and to get a permanent connection to a workplace, network etc.) – (25.000 young people under 18)

• Young people in segregated areas of Copenhagen (goal to break social heritage and to get a network outside of the segregated areas) (15-20 % of the young people under 18)

• Young people with a (minor) criminal record (goal: To get them back in touch with the labour market and get them to change their way of life).

• Overall goal: To put an end to young people receiving cash benefits, start help, introductory benefits or unemployment benefits. Changing their focus towards education and work.


At first we thought creating positive role models were enough…


Some experience

• It’s not a problem to get a job…If some one gets it for you…

• It’s not a problem to get a job….…It’s a problem to keep it

• It’s not a problem to get any job…It’s a problem if you don’t know your rights and your duties


We wanted to create a tool that could reach our major challenges and our target groups….in advance

SchoolsSchools

Youth schoolsYouth schools

Youth counseling Center CPH

Parents

Local Local partnerspartners

Private Private companiescompanies

The UnionThe Union

Other Administrations

CPH

Part time Part time jobjob


A homepage for young people seeking jobs:

An E-learning tool with:•Positive role models, •Questionnaries, •Hints for jobseeking •A ”do’s and dont’s” quiz told by young people at work and by their employers

•www.kk.dk/fritidsjob•The E-learning site were launched at June the 15.th 2009. Since launching 72.859 people has visited the E-learning tool.

http://www.kk.dk/fritidsjob


… and their own platform with jobs

In 2010: •1882 young people (between 13 and 18 years of age) has uploaded a CV at the platform.

•10.700 companys in Copenhagen has been contacted by the part-time-job taskforce.


The municipality of Copenhagen itself also hired….

About 250 young people (14-18 years of age). hired to work for the 7 major administrations of the municipality

Budget: 2,0 mill. DKK pr. year (266.700 £) (2009 – 2013)

Types of job: •”Juniornannys” at kindergardens and nurserys•Administration•Costumer service•Archiving


• 68% of the hired young people are between 14-15 years of age

• 52% of the young people have a minority background • 31% come from segregated and vulnerable areas• 80% of the public employers (of Copenhagen

administration) will accept hiring young people with a criminal record

What works?

• Local job application courses and counseling (in segregated areas) and at the Job Centre

• Working together with and benefitting from local partners (eg. in vulnerable areas)

• Having a positive dialogue with local companies• Cooperation across administrations. For instance, the

employment and Integration administration has worked together with employees from Culture- and leisure, social services and the children and youth administration on this task

• Creating positive role models (both young people and from local NGO’s)

• Patience

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