noviasalcedo foundation – overcoming barriers to sustainable youth employment
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NoviaSalcedo Foundation – Overcoming barriers to sustainable youth employment
Youth: Employment and Inclusion in Times of Crisis
Workshop 1: Access to the Labour Market
Danish EU Presidency Conference,
26-27 April 2012, Horsens, Denmark
Some employment figures from Spain and the Basque Country - 4th Q 2011
Spain• Overall unemployment – 22,85%• Youth unemployment (< 25 yrs) – 48,56 %
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE)
Basque Country• Overall unemployment – 11,2 %• Youth unemployment (< 25 yrs) – 24,2%
Source: EUSTAT
The barriers to youth employment
Skills
Access to companies
Mobility
Society’s indifference to the situation of youth
Overcoming skills barriers
Youth training In emerging fields:
• Emerging technologies
• Innovation in Management
• Eco-innovation
• Energy Challenges
• Quality, environment and risk prevention
• REACH Legislation
and also
• Personal / Professional skills
AchievementsIn the past decade:
• 10 614 youths have sought their first job with NSF
• 4 589 youths trained in emerging areas
In 2011 alone:
• 2 945 youths have sought their first job with NSF
• 706 youths trained in emerging areas
Skills
Overcoming barriers to access companies
For Youth:• Scholarship programme
funded by companies for practical in-company training
• NSF trains youths in emerging fields
• Youths then implement learnings in host organisations
Access to Companies
Ongoing exchange with companies:• to better understand
current and future challenges
• to ensure they understand NSF’s mission and respond to the needs of youths
• To keep them abreast of latest issues regarding youth employment, labour issues…
For Companies:
Overcoming barriers to companies
During 2011• 700 youths integrated in
companies
• 60% hired after work placement, 40% of whom within 1 year after work placement
• 307 / 800 companies collaborating
• 70% fidelity rate
• Over € 3.6 million invested in scholarship fund
Access to Companies
Achievements in the past decade
• 5 102 youths integrated in companies
• 70% hired after work placement
• 850 organisations contribute to scholarship programme
• 46 organisations accompanied by NSF to improve management
• Over €20 million invested in scholarship fund
Overcoming mobility barriers
Activities:• Work with local companies
which have international implantations
• Work with companies and organisations abroad
• Global Mobility Programme Miguel De La Quadra Salcedo (under development)
Achievements• 355 youths have
participated in International Work Placement programmes in the past 6 years
• 80 in 2011 alone
• Estimated 100 via Global Mobility Programme
Mobility
Overcoming indifference
Activities• Identify youth problems
with youth
• Establish peer-to-peer networks for support and collaboration
• Put a human face on companies
• Work with public authorities to include youth issues in strategic planning as a cornerstone for competitiveness
Achievements• Establishment of the ICARUS
Youth Think Tank
• Active social networking – 70 000 visits on NSF blog; 120 348 website visits (2011)
• Ongoing networking with companies, including company visits for youth
• Participation in the Basque Strategy for employment
• Participation in the Life Long Learning legislation
Society’s indifference to the situation of youth
Underlying activities
Laboratory for Social Innovation (LIIS)
2008 Award Ceremony in presence of HRH The Prince of
Asturias
Thought leadership by the ICARUS Think Tank
Raising Awareness –NSF Award for Excellence in the integration of Youth
Fostering entrepreneurial values
Who we are
The NoviaSalcedo Foundation (NSF) is a not-for-profit private
cultural foundation with 30 years of experience in
establishing bridges between education and work.
Our missionis to accompany young people in finding their place in the world of work and in
wider society.
What works
In overcoming barriers to youth employment, we have found that is fundamental to:
• Have a strong initial diagnosis; understand the situation
• Focus on local and regional levels, working together with key stakeholders
• Anticipate change before it occurs• Good Governance, and lead by example
www.noviasalcedo.es
Tel + 34 94 425 59 59
Brussels contact: Pierre Echard, +32 498 102 751, [email protected]
Thank you