React-EU Future Power (Q4040314)

The labor market is facing major changes as a result of the recent covid-19 pandemic. The transition to a more digital working life has moved forward at a furious pace. Many companies have been obliged to change the way they operate. Some have had to adjust their working arrangements significantly while others have gone out of business entirely. Many of the jobs that have disappeared as a result of this reorganization are the so-called entry-level jobs that many young people and people with a foreign background get as their first job. It is mainly the hotel and restaurant, culture, trade and service sectors that have been affected. In Sweden, youth unemployment was at a record high during the summer of 2020. This situation stabilized somewhat during the autumn when, as a response to declining job prospects, many young people applied to study at university and college,. Despite this, many young people are still without work or gainful employment. Compared to the same month in 2020, by August 2021, the total number of unemployed young people in Dalarna had fallen by 28% to 1,634 people. During the same period, the total number of unemployed people as a whole had increased by more than 12 months by 26.4% to 287. 529 young people had been unemployed for more than 6 months. This increase in long-term unemployment was greater among young men than among young women. And this gap between men and women was greater in the group that had been unemployed for more than 12 months, than in the group that had been unemployed for no more than 6 months. Virtually all categories of young people have been affected by the pandemic: young people who usually work for a couple of years before moving on to university studies; young people who have completed some form of higher education preparedness course but do not know what they want to do when they "grow up"; young people who have completed vocational training in an industry affected by the pandemic that is no longer recruiting new staff; and young people who are finding that they cannot get an apprenticeship or APL place. Those who are worst affected are those who are farthest away from the labor market. Most vulnerable are those young people who have not yet started, or completed their high school education, those who do not have an apprenticeship or internship, and those who have a shorter period of residence in Sweden and young people with a reduced working capacity that is a result of a disability. The Swedish Public Employment Service describes the consequences of this youth unemployment: increased unemployment among young people - and the greater risk of more long-term unemployed young people - is serious and can contribute to a longer-term weakening of young people’s position in the labor market and their continuing absence from the world of work. Young people who do not have a foothold in the labor market and who are not studying an upper secondary school program arethe responsibility of their local municipality’s activity provisions up to the age of 20 (or, KAA). Between the ages of 20 and 25 young people can be offered employment via their municipality’s unemployment or job-seekers’ departments. The purpose of the Future Power project is to strengthen the opportunities for young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who have become unemployed as a result of the pandemic or who, after completing their education and involvement in targeted employment initiatives, have still not been able to enter the labor market . Through a range of different and varied targeted initiatives and activities, the participants in the Future Power project will find their position in the labor market strengthened. The initiatives will be inclusive and accessible so that all participants can take take advantage of them. This in turn will enable them to move into work or studies directly, or at the very least bring them closer to the labor market by strengthening the position from which they can apply for for jobs, internships or training programs. In order to further strengthen individual capacity and increase employers’ access to a latent skills supply base, the project seeks to reflect the principles of horizontalism. Among other things, individuals are encouraged to make norm-breaking educational choices. The project is carried out in close collaboration with four municipalities (Falun, Borlänge, Säter and Gagnef), their policy responsibility for municipal employment (KAA in swedish) and their respective employment departments. An existing network of employers and training providers is also linked to the project. The initiatives planned for this project that are intended to supplement and strengthen the activities currently conducted in the municipalities will include: - initiatives to identify young people’s relevant competences - improving employer contacts – offering an arena for meetings and support in applying for and finding a job or education - coaching as a means of streng (Swedish)

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The labor market is facing major changes as a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The transition to a more digital working life has moved forward at a furious pace. Many companies have been obliged to change the way they operate. Some have to adjust their working arrangements significantly while others have gone out of business entirely. Many of the jobs that have disappeared as a result of this Reorganisation is the so-called entry-level jobs that many young people and people with a foreign background get as their first job. It is mainly the hotel and restaurant, culture, trade and service sectors that have been affected. In Sweden, youth unemployment was at a record high during the summer of 2020. This situation was stabilised somewhat during the autumn when, as a response to declining job prospects, many young people applied to study at university and college. Despite this, many young people are still without work or Gainful employment. Compared to the same month in 2020, by August 2021, the total number of unemployed young people in Dalarna had fallen by 28 % to 1,634 people. During the same period, the total number of unemployed people as a whole had increased by more than 12 months by 26.4 % to 287. 529 young people had been unemployed for more than 6 months. This increase in long-term unemployment was greater among young men than among young women. And this gap between men and women was greater in the group that had been unemployed for more than 12 months, than in the group that had been unemployed for no more than 6 months. Virtually all categories of young people have been affected by the pandemic: young people who usually work for a couple of years before moving on to university studies; young people who have completed some form of higher education preparedness course but do not know what they want to do when they “grow up”. young people who have completed vocational training in an industry affected by the pandemic that is no longer recruiting new staff; and young people who are finding that they cannot get an apprenticeship or APL place. Those who are worst affected are those who are Farthest away from the labor market. Most vulnerable are those young people who have not yet started, or completed their high school education, those who do not have an apprenticeship or internship, and those who have a shorter period of residence in Sweden and young people with a reduced working capacity that is a result of a disability. The Swedish Public Employment Service describes the consequences of this youth unemployment: increased unemployment among young people — and the greater risk of more long-term unemployed young people — is serious and can contribute to a longer-term weakening of young people’s position in the labor market and their continuing absence from the world of work. Young people who do not have a foothold in the labor market and who are not studying an upper secondary school program are the responsibility of their local municipality’s activity provisions up to the age of 20 (or, KAA). Between the ages of 20 and 25 young people can be offered employment via their municipality’s unemployment or job-seekers’ departments. The purpose of the Future Power project is to strengthen the opportunities for young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who have become unemployed as a result of the pandemic or who, after completing their education and involvement in targeted employment initiatives, have still not been able to enter the labor market. Through a range of different and varied targeted initiatives and activities, the participants in the Future Power project will find their position in the labor market strengthened. The initiatives will be inclusive and accessible so that all participants can take advantage of them. This in turn will enable them to move into work or studies directly, or at the very least bring them closer to the labor market by strengthening the position from which they can apply for jobs, internships or training programs. In order to further strengthen individual capacity and increase employers’ access to a latent skills supply base, the project seeks to reflect the principles of horizontalism. Among other things, individuals are encouraged to make norm-breaking educational choices. The project is carried out in close collaboration with four municipalities (Falun, Borlänge, Säter and Gagnef), their policy responsibility for municipal employment (KAA in swedish) and their respective employment departments. An existing network of employers and training providers is also linked to the project. The initiatives planned for this project that are intended to supplement and strengthen the activities currently conducted in the municipalities will include: — initiatives to identify young people’s relevant competences — improving employer contacts — offering an arena for meetings and support in applying for and finding a job or education — coaching as a means of streng (English)

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25 January 2022

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2021/00370

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