Social Innovation and Transnational Cooperation Conference24 April 2015, Warsaw

The German national programme‘IdA – Integration through Exchange’

Supporting youth mobility in Europe under the ESF

Bettina ReuterFederal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Germany

Context

Long history of transnational mobility measures in EU

but only few examples of transnational mobility measures for the target group ‘disadvantaged youth and young adults’.

The German IdA programme 2007-2014

Based on this situation: Set up of a programme for transnational mobility measures for target group in the ESF funding period 2007-2013 in Germany:

IdA - “Integration through exchange “

IdA 2007-2014: Objective

=> To improve the chances for disadvantaged people on the labour market through traineeships in other EU countries

“The participants for the IdA programme have no deficits but capabilities which are not used to their full potential”.

Municipal job centre in Hamm, Germany

IdA 2007-2014: Target groups

2nd Call: 09/2010

• Youth with no school-leaving qualification (e.g. school drop-outs)

• Youth with no trainee placement

• Youth who have completed school-based vocational training

• Training drop-outs

• Young single mothers

• People with disabilities, including elderly unemployed

Two Calls

1st Call: 10/2008 disadvantaged youth and young

adults

2nd Call: 09/2010 people

with disabilities

IdA 2007-2014: Key Results

• 114 project networks in Germany

• 290 host organisations in other European countries

• 18.000 programme participants

• 65% of young people in education, employment or further training after six months

• average age of participants 23,5 years

• 76% of particiants experienced spells of unemployment (average duration of 12 months)

• 40% have lower secondary education or less

IdA 2007-2014: Key Results

Increase of..

Þ personal competence: self-motivation, independence, self-esteem, self-confidence

Þ social competence: ability to deal with conflicts and capacity for teamwork

Þ opportunities on the labour-market: openness towards mobility, practical professional experience

Þ active labour-market action: flexibility, own initiative on job applications

IdA 2007-2014: Transnational Partners (290 host organisations)

IdA 2007-2014: General Programme Requirements

• Cooperation between different actors in regional project networks (cooperation agreement)

• Dual competence of actors (target group and transnational collaboration)

• Jobcentres / public employment agencies are active partners in all regional project networks

• Transfer allowances are continued to be paid

• Transnational project has to be an integral part of the local or regional labour-market integration policy of job centres / public employment agencies

IdA 2007-2014: Project cycle

Selection of participants

Preparation of participants

Exchange experience during

stay abroad

Follow-onof participants

Subsequent support

of participants

Recruitment of participants

During all project phases:

· Network and exchange with job centre/ public employment agency

· Network and exchange with partner organisations abroad

Cooperation in regional project

network

Duration of traineeship abroad: 1 to 6 monthsaverage 7 weeks, longest stay up to17 weeks

Using experience in foreign country for integration strategy

IdA 2007-2014: Key Management Aspects

• Selection and preparation of participants

• Pedagogical support for participants during and after the stay abroad

• Management of interfaces between actors during the integration process (collaboration between project operators, job centres / public employment agencies and enterprises)

• Reliability of transnational relations

Report on lessons learned available at www.ida.de

Successful Transnational Cooperation: Key Elements

• Getting to know each other (organisation, aims and objectives, target group/s, etc.)

• Developing an atmosphere of trust as a basis for the partnership

• Clarifying expectations with regard to IdA (aims and objectives of the mobility programme, expectations of each partner, competences, etc.

• Developing a common view about the stay abroad/the project

• Clarifying the way of working together and steering of the process, e.g. working language, communication process, number of working meetings, measures for conflict resolution, delivery requirements, etc.

• Clarifying task and responsibilities of each partner – involvement of staff and responsibilities shall be made transparent

• Meetings face-to face

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Transnational Mobility in Germany as part of the ESF 2014-2020

=> Continuation of IdA as a national ESF programme in the context of the Federal ESF Integration Guideline‘ (under thematic focus of ‚transnational collaboration‘)

designed on the basis of the

TLN Mobility Coordinated Call on

‚Transnational Mobility Measures for

Disadvantaged Youth and Young Adults‘

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IdA 2014-2020: Key Elements

• Regional cooperation networks: active involvement of enterprises and job centres

/ public employment agencies; regional focus.

• Target group: 18-35 year-olds

• Stay abroad of two- to six-month (work-related learning experience in an enterprise)

• Minimum group size: 8

• Preparation and follow-up / pedagogical support for participants before, during and after the stay abroad

• Cooperation with a partner from at least one other EU Member State

• Reimbursement of participant-related costs for mobility and the organisational services of the partner organisation

• Hosting of youngsters from abroad (costs for hosting will be covered by sending organisation in the partner country)

• Cooperation as part of ‚TLN Mobility – Learning Network on Transnational Mobility Measures for Disadvantaged Youth and Young Adults‘

TLN MOBILITY AS AN ESF LEARNING NETWORK

• Partners from 15 Member States and Regions• funded by EU COM/DG EMPL (200.000€) and national and regional

budgets• Commitment of all partners to realise transnational mobility measures in

the ESF 2014-2020 funding period• Kick off in February 2013

TASK

Coordinated Call as a voluntary coordinated transnational framework for national and regional ESF action on youth mobility

to: - foster high QUALITY of transnational mobility projects

- provide a coordinated framework for transnational collaboration on the level of PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT

TLN Mobility: Results – Coordinated Call and Manual of Guidance

COORDINATED CALL (CC)

A: INTRODUCTION

B: CONTENT

1. Objectives of mobility programmes

2. Target Group

3. Programme cycle

4. Project structure and project management

5. Implementation structures

6. Eligibility of costs

C: ANNEX

TLN Mobility: Manual of Guidance

• 50-page support document for the planning of the implementation of the CC

• Provides background information and further guidance on CC minimum requirements

• Contains additional recommended criteria

• Includes case studies and examples of approaches from previous mobility initiatives

Manual of Guidance

TLN Mobility: Implementing the Coordinated Call

• Calls have been launched in Galicia, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Trento

• Further calls foreseen for 2015: Provence Alpes Cote d‘Azur, Andalusia, Basque Country, Catalonia, Czech Republic, Italy, Ireland

• Total ESF/YEI budget allocated so far for transnational mobility for NEETs in the 2014-2020 ESF funding period in TLN Mobility Member States and regions: approx. 120 Mio EUR

Launch of national and regional calls within TLN Mobility MS/Regions so far…

TLN Mobility: Support Tools and Continuation

Support Tools for Managing Authorities during the national/regional call development & implementation stage

• Peer learning on drafting regional/national calls based on CC through bilateral meetings

• Set-up of partner search database

• Organisation of partner search/transnational partnership prepation activities for project operators

• Toolkit with templates and technical guidance on drafting regional/national calls

• Website www.tln-mobility.eu

Continuation of TLN Mobility…

• Duration of EU grant agreement until February 2015

• Continuation of work programme incl. regular network meetings and partner search activities with national/regional resources• Link to EU Common Framework

Thank you very much for your attention!

www.ida.de

www.tln-mobility.eu