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H 1 Integrating services to promote youth employment: Lessons from Finland.

ADAMS Eddy, JOHNSON Toby

2017

18p.

ESF Youth Employment Thematic Network. Sharing Paper No. 1

The European Commission’s recent three-year review of the Youth Guarantee recommends a stronger emphasis on supporting the most disadvantaged youth. It notes that an integrated approach to service provision can assist with this. Finland, one of the earliest Youth Guarantee pioneers, has established a network of around 40 integrated support centres for young people. Known as Ohjaamo, these centres offer employment/enterprise support, educational guidance and personal budgeting assistance, among other services. As part of its investigation of Integrated Services, the ESF Youth Employment Network undertook a study visit to the Ohjaamo Centre in Helsinki in October 2016. Following this, network members had an opportunity to debrief, tease out key points, draw conclusions and identify follow-up points. This first site visit served as a useful pilot for future study visits. The global aim of this paper is to share the key learning points emerging from this study visit, hoping that the findings will be useful for other agencies developing, or already offering, integrated services for young people. In addition, the lessons included on it have an audience beyond youth stakeholders, as the interest in service integration is wide and growing. Finally, some of these important points can help guide and shape future ESF co-ordinated calls across the EU.

Case study

EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS & SOCIAL INNOVATION, young people, employment, social & professional inclusion

young people, employment, social & professional inclusion

Finland

English

European Social Fund (ESF)

http://ec.europa.eu/esf/transnationality/sites/esf/files/esf-service_integration_youthemploy-tn-web.pdf

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