EURES experiencesSharing reviews of the engagement progress

Marta Traks EURES manager

Broad-based skills most important benefit of spending time abroad : improving ability to speak a foreign language, cultural awareness, adaptability and interpersonal competences.

Obstacles: lack of cash discourages, family commitments, a lack of information/guidance about mobility opportunities

Youth needs: advise on professional career, where find a new job or a training opportunity in Europe, how apply for jobs

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Half of young Europeans ready to work abroad53% of young people in Europe are willing or keen to work inanother European country, source Eurobarometer survey May 2011

http://ec.europa.eu/youthonthemove/

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EURES services toward youngsters

Promote mobility among youth and graduates Provide information

- on living and working conditions;- on obstacles to mobility and suggestions; - on CVs and application letters;- how to start professional career

Job matching, vacancies, recruitment projects etc

EURES “ambassadors”o Universities , Career Information Deskso Youth Career Centreso Career councellors at schools etcEURES games Internet sourcesSocial media - Facebook, Twitter, Skype

What is the better way to reach youth…

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Training: Innovative guidance methods to support mobility

Organizers: EURES & Euroguidance networks in Estonia and FinlandTarget group: Estonian and Finnish career counsellors from PES,universities, schools and EURES advisers, EURES assistants.Purpose of the training is to strengthen the participants’guidance and counselling skills in situations where they work withclients interested in international mobility.Benefits: chance to create networks with other practitioners andexchange ideas on good guidance and counselling methods andpractices.Duration of the training course: two contact seminars (one in Estonia and another in Finland) and two two-day job-shadowingperiods 5

Training methods Guidance theories in real life Cultural identifies and differences Mobility knowledge: EU mobility and information networks in

practice Great out-comes of the job-shadowing period

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Feedback from participants

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Mobility network

Members: EURES, Euroguidance, Europass, Eurodesk,YFU (Youth for Understanding), Archimedes (centre ofacademic mobility responsible for Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Nordplus Junior and Nordplus HigherEducation programs, ENIC-NARIC and Youth in Action Programme)

The objective of the mobility network… to offer youngsters as much information about studying, voluntary work and employment opportunities in Europa as possible

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What help us to achieve close cooperation…

Joint strategy & action plan Joint slogan VÄLISKOGEMUS Regular meetings Monitoring of activities Joint website, joint leaflets and press releases Regular training for volunteers – EURES ambassodors Costs shared among partners

Youth Information and Education Fair Teeviit 2010

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Joint mobility message

Joint leafletsJoint website: www.maaltvalja.ee

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Youth Information and Education Fair Teeviit 2011Methods to attract graduates: questionnaires, mobility games, gadgets, awards…and MOST IMPORTANT – BE INNOVATIVE and HAVE A FUN

Regional, local fairs & information days across the country

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EURES ambassadors

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