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Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
No
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
No
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
Yes
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
Yes
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
Yes
Other, specify
Yes

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
The funding of the National Strategy for Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) is based on national and EU resources, including the resources from the Recovery and Resilience Fund, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan "Greece 2.0". Responsible Ministries: Labour and Social Affairs, Finance and Development and Investment.

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Youth are included as a target group in the National Strategy for Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) - specifically in the Strategic Axis 2: Enhancing youth employment and improving the access of young people to work.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
The Revised Greek Youth Guarantee Action Plan aims to increase employment for young people aged 16 to 29, who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) by offering them targeted employment, education, training and apprenticeship options.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
- Reducing the youth unemployment rate for people aged 15-29 from 28,4% in 2021 to 22% in 2025 and to 18% in 2030. - Activation of young NEETs and integration into the labour market by reducing the NEETs rate (ages 15-24) from 11% in 2021 to 8% in 2025 and to 5% in 2030. - Activation of young NEETs and integration into the labour market by reducing the NEETs rate (ages 15-24)to 21% in 2025 and to 16% in 2030.

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
No
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
Labour Law and Legislation
No
Labour Market Policies
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
No
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Consulted
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
No
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Consulted
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
No
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
No
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
No
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Consulted
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
No
Consulted
Yes
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
2023: Some programmes are the following: - Counceling Support, Training and Certification in the field of Digital Marketing for unemployed up to 29 years old in small and medium-sized enterprises in the Tourism sector with the aim to provide professional advisory support services, training (theoretical and practical), and the certification of knowledge and skills to 1940 young unemployed people aged up to 29, registered in Public Employment Services registry, from all Regions of the country. Responsible institutions: National Strategic Reference Framework (NSFR) Executive Structure of Employment and Social Economy of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE) Source of Finance: co-financed by the Greek State and the European Union (European Social Fund/Youth Employment Initiative), through the OP "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020". - Pilot program for training, consulting, certification of the unemployed in the sectors of activity of the Blue Economy with the scope of the implementation of an integrated counseling, training and certification program for the unemployed, through the acquisition or upgrading of knowledge and skills in specialties related to the Blue Economy, a competitive sector of the Greek economy, with high growth potential and increasing demand trends in jobs. The beneficiaries of the action are 3,000 unemployed people aged 18 to 29, registered in the Public Employment Services, who are not in education, employment or training. The beneficiaries of this pilot program are provided with consulting and certification training services, which include: 160 hours of theoretical training & 280 hours of practical training in companies.Responsible institution: National Strategic Reference Framework (NSFR) Executive Structure of Employment and Social Economy of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, with partners the Labour Institution of the greek general labour confederation (INE GSEE) association with Research Center of the University of Piraeus.Source of Finance: The measure is co-financed by the Greek State and the European Union (European Social Fund/Youth Employment Initiative), through the EP. "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020". - Consulting Support, Training, Certification and Promotion in the Employment of Uneployed Young People aged 25 - 29 in the ICT sector. The scope of this measure is the provision of personalized Counseling, Theoretical Training, Practical Training and Certification services for 1,600 unemployed people, registered in the Public Employment Services, aged 25-29, university graduates from departments of Information Technology and Communications or VET graduates in specialties of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), from all regions of the country, in order to acquire additional knowledge, basic and specific professional skills in subjects related to the ICT sector. Responsible institution: Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communications Enterprises (SEPE) Source of Finance: The project is co-financed by the Greek State and the European Union (European Social Fund/Youth Employment Initiative), through the OP "Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020". - ALMA (Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve): is designed as a social empowerment initiative for disadvantaged young people aged 18 to 29 not in employment, education or training (NEETs). It will be launched over the course of 2022 and financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). It is based on the concept of the transformational effect of a work-related learning experience abroad (in another EU country) included in a comprehensive project cycle and an individual tailor-based approach. ______________________________________________- 2022: 1. Pursuant to the VS/2016/0105 financing agreement (title: Youth Guarantee “Three steps finding a job”) signed between the Ministry of Labour and the European Commission in the framework of the EU program for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), the Ministry of Labour in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Manpower Organisation (OAED) and the Municipality of Egaleo were engaged in implementing information and awareness activities in the context of the Youth Guarantee. In addition, as part of the EU program for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) a project under the title “NEETs on Board” has been implemented with the aim to outreach and motivate aged 15-29 NEETs residing in the areas of Piraeus, islands of Saronic Gulf and East Peloponnese through the establishment and operation of networks consisting of public / private and local / regional / national actors who are active in the fields of Blue Growth and Social Economy. The main policy theme addressed by the project was the acceleration of the Youth Guarantee implementation in Greece in the aforementioned economic sectors by increasing synergies with relevant stakeholders. Information sharing, communication and outreach activities led to both objectives: -To better inform / engage Youth Guarantee provision and governance stakeholders by promoting two – way communication and cooperation mechanisms within the Member State; and -To better inform young people about the Youth Guarantee, engage with and reach out to them. 2. The current Youth Guarantee Action Plan also aims at addressing the brain-drain effect. To this end, an informal, interministerial and interdisciplinary expert group has been established by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs for the exchange of scientific views, sharing of information and knowledge about the actions developed by each institution to address the phenomenon and the design of new smart actions.

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
No
Low skilled workers
No
Rural workers
No
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
There is financial support from EU Funds (eg. National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF),Recovery and Resilience Fund)