OUTREACHING AND GUIDANCE – SERVICES

FOR YOUNGSTERS EXCLUDED FROM

EDUCATION AND WORK LIFE

Maikki Rouvinen, Youth Services, Joensuu

YOUTH GUARANTEETo Whom? To each person under 25 years of age and recent graduates under 30 years of ageWhat? •Will be offered work, work trial, study, workshop or labour market rehabilation place within three months of registration as an unemployed jobseeker. •A pupil completing basic education is guaranteed a place in upper secondary school, VET, apprenticeship training or youth workshop•Person under age of 30 years with no degree or qualification is offered opportunity to complete vocational qualification.

YOUTH GUARANTEE TOOLS • The employment plan at TE office (in two weeks)

measures of TE Office offered within three months• Strenghtening of vocational guidance and career planning

services, Career training, job search training, vocational rehabilitation training

• Work trials (not for recently graduated)• Pay subsidies to the employers• Labour rehabilitation training, job coaches • Further or supplementary training for person with no

vocational education or with person with professional skills not sufficient to meet requirements of the labour markets

• Youth workshops and outreach work

Studying

JOENSUU SERVICES

9- years Basic education 764 (2011)

3-years General upper secondary

school 1788 (2011) Drop-out 7,2 %

3-years Vocational upper secondary school

3077 (2011) Drop-out 6,6 %

No study place 403 (53%) 326 (43%) 35 (4%)

University 6710 (2011)

Drop-out 7,4%

University of applied science

4028Dro-out 9,3%

26 (4%)

56 (4%)

126 (20%) 117 (19%)

Employed

Unemployed 774 (March 2013: 15-24 year)

Employment and economic

development offices

Social office

Health services

Criminal sanctions agency

out-reached youth work

218 youngsters registrated

Self-guided, friends, family

Youth workshop229 youngsters

63

Adult education

apprenticeship system

Preparatory instruction and guidance for VET

JOSNA: youth apartments

Public education system Public institution or service Project funded NGO4th

sector

Open College (OC) and Councelling and

quidance Centre (CGC) (2012)

217 clients

Measures of TE officesOther

Maternit leave, military service,

unknown

Start up workshop

121 youngsters

NUORTEN TUKI-project (EFS-funded)

Counselling and Guidance Center (CGC)•Individual counselling discussions •eCouncelling office via internet•Summer Councelling Office

•Confidential councelling, strenghtening the life situation and social network, professional aimsetting, supported transfers to education (transitions)

-493 longterm councelling-323 shortterm counselling (under 7 hours)-In the end of counselling 48 % of clients transfered to further studies-Most of the young aged 17-22

Open College

•Study of compulsory subjects and modules of vocational studies•Familiarize with sectors of vocational education and on-the-job-training. •Implementation as labour political education•Permanent co-operation between Open College and CGC helps to make realistic plans for the future (PSP)•Non-stop student intake

-Open College number of students 298, including preparatory studies for VET 220 and vocational training 78 students

START UP WORKSHOP (ESF-PROJECT)

Offers strat up –training to 60 young persons a year. Developing a model for the supporting youngsters with the need of special support For unemployed youngsters in age of 16-28 years with no income.Start up –training: individual coaching, group based coachingSending organisations TE Office, adult social work, mental health services etc.