TURKISH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

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1 TURKISH EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WAPES Event on Youth Guarantee Programme as Prevention of Youth Unemployment Policies to tackle with youth unemployment Oct. 2017, Sarajevo

2 CONTENT Turkey in Statistics Basic labour market indicators NEETs An overview Comparison of the rates and trends NEETs in Turkey NEET rates on the basis of gender, educational attainment and labour market status Services of İŞKUR Counselling, employment and incentives, ALMPs, unemployment insurance and projects 2

3 Turkey in Statistics Population (2016) 79,8 million (15 24) 11,8 million (%15 of total) GDP per capita (2016) USD Labour Force 31,9 million (15 24) 5,4 million Labour Force Participation % 58,6 (15 24) % 45,5 Employment Rate % 52,5 (15 24) % 36,1 Unemployment Rate % 10,4 (15 24) % 20,6 NEET Rate % 24 Source: TURKSTAT (June 2017) 3

4 4 NEETs An overview NEET Rates in 2016 and Change (%) Between (Eurostat)

5 NEETs in Turkey NEET Rates in Turkey between (Eurostat) Factors that effect the decreasing trend: Economic growth Labour market policies Increasing labour force participation and employment rate Increasing schooling rates 5

6 NEETs in Turkey Source: TURKSTAT(2016 Q3-4) National Employment Strategy : «Youth unemployment rate will be close to total unemployment rate.» 6

7 Turkish Employment Agency Services of İŞKUR General Assembly Executive Board General Director Provincial Boards of Employment and Vocational Training Provincial Directorates Legal Consultancy Internal Audit Human Resorurces WAPES Presidency since 2015 Deputy General Directors Departments 7

8 Services of İŞKUR Job and Vocational Counselling Individual counselling Vocational guidance Guidance to trainings Job Placement Vocational orientation tests Seminars on Job Search Skills Visits to educational institutions Counseling to employers University contact points Job Clubs Outcomes: Shorter unemployment period Higher employment and productivity Proper job matching Sustainable employment Access to labour market information Each registered jobseeker and employer has a job and vocational counsellor. 8 8

9 Services of İŞKUR Job and Vocational Counselling Consultuncy for 1.2 million young people (in 2016) 1.7 million individual interview (%24 of total) (in 2016) visits to educational institutions (in 2016) The Magazine for Support to Career Choise (1 million printed and distributed) Vocational introduction days (reached to young people) 88 University Contact Points Test Battery for General and Vocational Tendency Web site for young people: İŞKUR Career (launched in 2017) Online vocational introduction books (launched in 2017) Job Clubs (launched in 2017) 9 9

10 Services of İŞKUR Employment Services job placements (as 2017 August) % 51 of total job placements is youth 10

11 Services of İŞKUR Employment Services Youth Employment Incentives For women older than 18 or men at the age between 18 and 29 who has Vocational Qualification Certificate or who completed the vocational courses of İŞKUR or who has no any vocational qualification the amount of insurance premium shares of employers is paid from Unemployment Insurance Fund up to 54 months. For young people aged between who completed on-the-job training, the amount of insurance premium shares of employers is paid from Unemployment Insurance Fund up to 42 months. Employment Fairs A meeting opportunity for labour supply and demand side and the relevant actors such as jobsekkers, employers, social partners, universities, local authorities 11

12 Services of İŞKUR Active Labour Market Policies Vocational Training Courses Based on labour market analyses conducted in the provinces Per diems for participants (depending the course 5 10 Euros) Premiums for insurance of general health and occupational accident At least % 50 of the participants should be employed after the course vocational training course participants (as 2017 August) % 45 of total participants is youth 12

13 Services of İŞKUR Active Labour Market Policies On-the-job Training To provide professional experience Minimum wage for participants Premiums for insurance of general health and occupational accident At least % 50 of the participants should be employed after the programme On-the-job training participants (as 2017 August) % 74 of total participants is youth 13

14 Services of İŞKUR Active Labour Market Policies Entrepreneurship Trainings To promote entrepreneurship in cooperation with SME Development Organisation Per diems for participants and access to new entrepreneurship financial supports Premiums for insurance of general health and occupational accident Entrepreneurship training participants (as 2017 August) % 38 of total participants is youth 14

15 Services of İŞKUR Unemployment Insurance Services Unemployment Benefit Short-term Working Allowance Half-time Working Allowance Wage Guarantee Fund Payment of unemployment benefit General health insurance premiums Provision of vocational development and training course. Job and vocational counseling services Due to economic, sectoral,regional crisis or compelling reason İŞKUR compensates the employees when the work time is reduced. Max 3 months To support reconciliation of work and family life For both women or men Right to reduce working time as its half and access to half-time working allowance Employer cannot pay whole salary (such as bankruptcy) İŞKUR pays the unpaid part of the wage Max 3 months Unemployment Fund Finances: Insurance Unemployment Benefit Short Term Work Benefit Half-timeWorking Allowance ALMPs Employment Incentives Wage Guarantee Fund 15

16 Services of İŞKUR Projects Utilisation of pre-ipa and IPA Funds (200 million ) through innovative and sustainable projects to improve employment of disadvantaged groups and institutional capacity since Current Projects: Finance and Advice for Women in Business (IPA HRD OP): İŞKUR EBRD Local Job Creation: İŞKUR OECD (LEED) More and Better Jobs for Women- Women s Empowerment through Decent Work in Turkey: İŞKUR ILO SIDA Promoting Youth Employment in Sectoral Investment Areas (IPA HRD OP): Grant Scheme To improve employability of youth and ease school to work transition Target group: Unemployed people aged local grant projects Vocational training courses, on-the-job trainings, counselling, cooperation between education institutions and industry 16

17 17 Services of İŞKUR Youth Employment Working Group The aim is to improve policies to tackle with high NEET rates in Turkey What has been done? Analysis of current situation and policies in Turkey (PES policies in particular) Studying best practises of some countries Reports including the suggestions were prepared and submitted to the Ministry What was proposed? Reach to NEETs Registration and activation More intensive consultancy Profiling Individual action plans and financial support Monitoring Quality offers Job placement ALMPs

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