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Promoting Youth Employment – PYE

Krapina Zagorje County Experience

Bruxelles, 26.06.2012

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Bruxelles - 1.223 km

Munich – 530 km

Milan – 650 km

Bratislava – 390 km

Bruxelles - 1.355 km

Wienna – 330 km

Budapest – 340 km

Ljubljana – 160 km

General data I

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• surface: 1.299 km²

•7 cities and 25 municipalities

• 142.432 inhabitants (2001)• Most important economic sectors: processing industry (metal processing , manufacture of non-metal mineral raw materials, manufacture of textile and textile products), trade, transport•Centralized labour legislation, educational curricula, monetary and fiscal policies•Decentralized authority in education, health, spatial and urban planning, economic development, transport

General data II

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• Unified national educational system

• 9 secondary schools

• 2 faculties

• 2 business schools

• Open universities and private schools (more than 30 programmes)

Education

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• Unemployment rate: 18,2 %

• 43,1% long term unemployed

YOUTH, age 15-29

• Youth unemployment: 35,4% (2.821) of total unemployed persons

• 22,4% of young unemployed are long term unemployed

•36,2% of young uneployed have no work experience

•76,9% of young uneployed have secondary education

Unemployment

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• The Network of Youth Associations

• The County Youth Council

• Network of educational institutions

• Croatian Employment Service

• Important documentation: –Krapina Zagorje County Development Strategy,

–Krapina Zagorje County Youth Action Plan,

–Krapina Zagorje County Human Resources Development Strategy,

–Krapina Zagorje County Action Plan for persons with disabilities.

Supporting Youth

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HOMER

Implemented project with the aim to minimize the skills mismatch by linking education and labour market, ensuring employability of young people and promoting entrepreneurial activities at schools.

POM

Project currently implemented for young unemployed people up to 30 years of age for developing their entrepreneurial skills and increase self-employment possibilities. Youth contact points were established at CES

Best practice I

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PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT

Implemented project with the aim to minimize the skills mismatch through developed Model for detecting deficitary occupations.

UNLIMITED

Implemented project for increasing the employability of persons with disabilities and to rise awareness of employers. Tailor made workshops and trainings were held: motivational, how to present myself, basic and advanced IT course, web design, pottery design, traditional crafts.

Best practice II

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LAW ON ENHANCING EMPLOYMENT

Ministry of Labour and pension system has issued a new law with the aim of increasing employability through ensuring that young unemployed people can gain needed skills and working experience (Volunteering).

Best practice III

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Strengths:

• Inter-institutional cooperation

• Youth related strategies and documents

• Involvement in EU projects

Weaknesses:

• Communication and cooperation with national level

• Skills mismatch

• Brain drain

•Transport infrastructure - mobility

Peer review

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• Understandable, feasible, budgeted, achievable

• Implemented through the partnership approach

• Divided:

–Short term activities (2012-2013)

–Long term activities (2014-2020)

KZC Youth Action Plan (YAP)

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Thank you for your attention!

Karolina Barilar

Zagorje Development Agency

www.zara.hr

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