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Networking in the labour market policy making
Kerstin Peterson
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
Labour Market Department
Background information of the labour market situation
Changes in employment and unemployment rates (2007-2010)
63,3
68,3
61,4
58,6
64,9
59,2
61,913,6
5,3
15,5
19,8
11,4
18,6
15,5
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
I2007
II III IV I2008
II III IV I2009
II III IV I2010
II III IV
0
5
10
15
20
25
Employment rate (15-64) Unemployment rate (15-74)
Number of employed and unemployed
656,5 660,5
558,8
594,2600,7
606,1610,9612,1
598,1
580,5
553,6
592,9
28,7 27,3
43,953,5
79
92,2102,3
106,7
136,9127,7
105,9
93,2
16,5 16,9 1926,4
46,7
6473,2
93,586,2
66,5 66,3 53,158,5
66,776,5
500
520
540
560
580
600
620
640
660
680
2008I
II III IV 2009I
II III IV 2010I
II III IV 2011I
2012* 2013* 2014* 2015*
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
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Employed; 2012-2015 according to the prognosis of Ministry of Finance
Unemployed (right-hand scale); 2012-2015 according to the prognosis of of Ministry of Finance
Registered unemployed (right-hand scale); average in a month
Employment rate according to gender 2009-2010, %
65,965,3
60,8
64,4 63,364,9
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
2009 I II III IV 2010 I II III IV kv
Men
Women
Total
Unemployment rate according to gender 2009-2010, %
14,213,8
13,0
9,0
13,611,4
5
10
15
20
25
30
2009 I II III IV 2010 I II III IV kv
Men Women Total
Current challenges in the labour market
• Preventing long-term unemployment and dismay;
• Fighting youth unemployment (preventing long-term unemployment among the young);
• Integrating people with low obtained educational levels into the labour market/rising the level of education obtained;
• Skills mismatch and deficiency in the prognosis system;
• Aging population;• Broadening access to career services;• More jobs;• …
Networking in labour market policy making
Reasons for involving network partners
• Policy formulation in general– Problem solving (to find ad hoc, tailor-made
solutions)– Extensive changes in conceptual approaches
• Most common: exchange of information
• …
Most common network partners• Ministries
– Most commonly: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Education and Research
• Local governments• Subject-specific network partners
– Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund*– National Resource Centre for Guidance– The Vocational Rehabilitation Centre of Astangu– The Estonian Chamber of Disabled People– Estonian Youth Work Centre– …
Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund
• A legal person in public law;• Organises the provision of labour market
services and grants labour market benefits (to job seekers and the unemployed):– On-line services– Face-to-face services (offered by EUIF consultants)– Delegated services
• Local offices in each county– Altogether 27 offices and bureaus
Forms of networking
• Definition• Formal* or “informal” = Regular or irregular
cooperation• Some examples:
– Formulation of social code of laws*– The compilation of ‘Estonia 2020’ Strategy– Participation in the National Guidance Forum– Mostly: Thematic-specific work groups
*Officially declared
Evaluation of the current operation of networks
Negative sides:• Too many “ad-hoc-networks”
– Awareness of the operating networks– Double work (changes in personnel)
• Dissemination of work outcomes
Positive sides:• The experience of the National Guidance Forum• The experience of the compilation of ‘Estonia
2020’ Strategy• Effective use of time and resources
