What works, and what doesn`t? Evidence based approaches to

tackling disadvantage, 15 October 2014, Paris - OECD

by Dr. Reiner Aster – gsub mbH Berlin

A.1. Objectives of Perspective 50plus (2005 – 2015)

A. 2. Territorial Mainstreaming – enlargement phase

01.01.20082005-2007

194 JC93 JC

01.07.2009 01.01.2010

292 JC

01.01.2011

421 JC349 JC

1st phase:(62 employment pacts)

2nd phase(62 employment pacts)

3rd phase(78 employment pacts)

A.3. The Programme: Stages and Budget

A.4. Employment Pacts in Perspective 50plus

A.5. Quantitative Results of Perspective 50plus

2012Akt: ≈ 174.000Int: ≈ 64.000

2013Akt: ≈ 173.000 Int: ≈ 60.300

en total: activations ≈ 1.008.000integrations ≈ 323.000

en total: activations ≈ 1.008.000integrations ≈ 323.000

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OC: 97%OC: 107%

OC: 125%

OC: 98%

OC*: 105%

OC: 93%

*OC =outcome, percentage of achieved targets

B. The Evaluation Technique and Method

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Scientific evaluation commissioned to aconsortium of two research institutes

Objective: Impact analysis and efficiency analysis

(observation period Jan 2010 – March 2011)

Sources of Data:

a) Data Base on participants and their activation treatment by service provider gsub mbH (Customer identification numbers transmitted to:)

b) Central Statistical Services of the Federal Employment Agency

Methods:

A two-wave CATI (computer aided telephone interview) panel survey of a representative sample of participants (1st wave: 4.100; 2nd wave: 3.200)

Matching non-participants to participants for estimating net effects of the programme (roughly: 180.000)

Interviews with Organisations involved in the Programme

C. The Problems and Pitfalls

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Method and Technique:

Due to high requirements on data protection: Separate permissions by the Federal Government and each of the 16 State Governments were necessary (lasted more than one year)

Content/ Outcomes I:

Despite very successful integration rates : two third of the customers (participants) did not enter the regular labour market (in addition: a „social labour market“ or publicly subsidised measures required?)

Content/ Outcomes II:

Despite integration into the regular labour market: people often still depend on unemployment benefits (only 27 percent cent of those who took up work quit the benefit)

D.1. Findings of the Evaluation*

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Results/ Outcomes:

Higher level of customer satisfaction compared to regular system

Lower costs for activation and integration than in the regular system

Stable employment lasting at least six months was met by almost 70 per cent of those taking up work

Recommendations:

Further programmes with the same steering system; transfer to the regular system (at least to a certain extent)

A stronger focus on services („higher number of staff and good educated/ trained stuff leads to better integration results“)

More social participation for people with reduced employability* Matthias Knuth: Broken Hierarchies, Quasi-markets and supported networks – A Governance Experiment in the Second Tier of Germany`s Public Employment Service, in:

Social Policy & Administration, VOL. 48, No.2, April 2014

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Grant agreement

Jobcenter zkT

JobcenterJobcenter

zkT

service provider (gsub mbH)

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D.2. Perspective 50plus - a new form of governance

current topics and challenges

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Open Space in Berlin with 840 Participants – 1st and 2nd Oct.2012

Thank you for your attention!Dr. Reiner Aster, gsub – Gesellschaft für soziale Unternehmensberatung mbHwww.perspektive50plus.de Reiner.Aster@gsub.de

Open Space in Berlin with 840 Participants – 1st and 2nd Oct.2012

Thank you for your attention!Dr. Reiner Aster, gsub – Gesellschaft für soziale Unternehmensberatung mbHwww.perspektive50plus.de Reiner.Aster@gsub.de