“Out of the PHrameS”Latvia

School of Business Administration Turība

Different opinions, one result.

Situation in Latvia.

Overall economic situation shows…

• …that high unemployment is observable in all age groups; overall migration balance is negative (Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia)

Ministry of education thinks that…

• …lack of new entrepreneurs, barriers in information streams, non-understanding of dependence between study lectures and its appliance into real life labour market, inexperienced youth are themain causes of youth unemployment (Ministry of Education working group during the conference “Youth unemployment problem solution”)

Entrepreneurs do not want…

• …to hire inexperienced, but educated youth, because there is a lack of integration into work process (Latyian Bank economist)

We and our peers experienced in…

• … impossibility to be hired because of lack of the experience, being offered primarily unskilled job. Youth is suffering from non-belief of getting high positions, that’s why the youth is leaving the country in the search for better life

*Youth age group: 15-24

Figures show it allYouth unemployment is not the

main issue of the country, but still one of the important problems related to youth in Latvia

10% - unemployed youth to total number of unemployed (State employment agency)

30% of youth are non-economically active (State employment agency)

29 – number of unemployed people on one working place (Ministry of Welfare)

Consequently, the situation in Latvia could be shown as following:

Youth experience

Youth = lack of integration into work

process

Entrepreneurs = employers of

youngsters

Government = integration into work

process

Our aim - to transform “ ” into “ ”

Is it possible?

YES!

According to youngster portrait, solution should fix following problems…: to provide higher youth competitiveness in the labor market; to decrease youth unemployment

…and meet certain criteria: to be accessible and affordable to the youth; all parties to be involved and benefit (holistic approach).

Our solution is :

YOUTH COOPERATION NETWORK

I do have…. Youngster I do not have…

great ideas

creativity

motivation

drive to create

experience

business knowledge

financial resources

contacts

Youth Cooperation network - a web based network, which allow youngster to

find partners on-line (among the youth as well) , but with real-life meetings/work and knowledge / experience share and tangible project outcomes, which could be done free of charge.

Green is a Tourism Faculty student. Expert in tourism

field. Wants to create a tourism web site. Zero knowledge in IT. No

financial support

Yellow is an IT student. Expert in web programming. Active, creative, wants to

get real work experience.

-Project implementation-Real work experience

-Further development and cooperation-Success = new enterprise

Violet could speak German. Wants to know how to use web

design software.

Red is young entrepreneur, which has an enterprise, providing software. Wants to

learn German since his childhood.

Contact Search

Knowledge barter

YCN Working principle

1st option

2nd option

Youth Cooperation Network Working

Scheme

How the Youth Cooperation Network could be supported?

The youth could be involved through universities, NGOs, professional schools and Employment Agency. Business enterprises, which are often seeking for creative, interesting solutions could finance student’s implemented projects or hire those, who are implementing them.

Students

YCNStudents/Youth

knowledge barter; youth project

development in any occupational field

Government

Young entrepreneurs

NGOs, other interested

youth

Business

Role of Students / Young Entrepreneurs /

Youth in Youth Cooperation Network

Input Benefit

Content creation (profiles and projects , could be related to study programme or own business)

Skill/knowledge barter with other network participants(just by creating a profile)

Project creation

Real work experience

Opportunity to share/obtain new knowledge (in cooperation with other youth)

Opportunity to implement your idea with minimum finance and maximum time savings

Creation of your own business

In further, global perspective – an easy search for partners for business or research all around the world

Role of Entrepreneurship/Government

in Youth Cooperation Network

Entrepreneurship Government

Input:Project financing , work offering or mentoring

Benefits:Ability to order/buy new project from young specialistsAbility to find young, adventurous specialists in different occupational fieldsand project implementationexperienceTax rebates

Input:

Tax rebates for enterprises (for example, enterprises’ financedprojects could be perceived as a donations)

Benefits:

Increase of youth entrepreneurship

Decrease into financial activities related to youth integration into labour market

Decrease of youth unemployment (due to enterprise interest and youth entrepreneurship)

Project Timeline

The project could last as long as it serves to the youth and maintain its’ main functions

Potentially, the project would be accessible to all youth in Riga (Latvia)

In further perspective – international youth cooperation

Network creation, University involvement

Involvement of NGOs, young entrepreneurs and other youth

Government and enterprise involvement

Actual Start of the Initiative

Project Development

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