Upskilling Unemployed Adults Thursday, 25 June 2015 POE Collective

Upskilling Unemployed Adults Thursday, 25 June 2015 POE Collective

Strategy and Governance Context 1/2 POE collective ( operational preparation for employment ) part of an overall goverment strategy Created under a law in 2011 and integrated in the Labour Code to ensure vocational pathways To meet employers needs: each year a significant number of job vacancies are not filled because of the lack of skills in different sectors (e.g. trade, transport, healthcare and social sector) Key actors (Government, Regions, Social Partners, Companies) have shared this analysis. Context Specific Objectives Government action to address low and unqualified jobseekers : several training programmes have been launched these past two years to upskill unqualified people. - 100 000 training programmes achieved in 2013-2014 - 40 000 added training expected especially to help SMEs recruitment in 2015 A means to improve jobseekers skills targeting the most disadvantaged people among many other Pôle emploi s training schemes (464 000 individual or collective trainings recommended in 2014) Helping jobseekers to discover other occupational activities Ensuring basic vocational knowledge and social behaviour Facilitating jobseekers integration into the labour market or in a vocational training pathway 2

Strategy and Governance Context 2/2 POE collective main actors Authorised joint collection bodies (OPCA) Professional Federations Pôle emploi Identifying training needs Companies OPCA Joint Fund for Rendering Career Paths Secure (FPSPP) Funding National-Local Agreements Pôle emploi OPCA Procurement Jobseekers Training centres Implementing training actions 3

Implementation 1/2 POE collective Features Principles The length of time is based on a maximum of 400 hours training with one third maximum spent in a company. The job vacancy must be permanent or a minimum of 12 months temporary work Beneficiaries Jobseekers registered at Pôle emploi receiving or not unemployment benefits Employees with subsidized contracts in profit sector (CUI-CIE contract) or non-profit sector (CUI-CAE) Funding Training costs are totally paid by the OPCAs (25%) and the FPSPP Fund (75%) Pôle emploi s financial contribution is only dedicated to the jobseekers (unemployment benefit or social allowance, transport, meals or housing) Advantages Skills development to get access to the labour market and meet employers needs Jobseekers still continue to receive their unemployment benefits or can ask for a social allowance during the training period Social protection during training period on work-accidents or work-related illnesses 4

Implementation 2/2 POE collective steps Before the training period During the training period Training agreement between the OPCA and the training centre which has been selected through a tender (6 weeks before) Agreement between Pôle emploi s regional headquarters and the OPCA concerning the programme and organisation (5 weeks before) Training session is registered in Pôle emploi s data system to inform local agencies and other employment actors that jobseekers can apply: Missions Locales (young people with social difficulties), Cap emploi (disabled people) (3 to 5 weeks before) Candidates are informed and selected in close collaboration between Pôle emploi and the training centre (2 to 3 weeks before) Training is monitored by Pôle emploi : - Paperwork follow-up (unemployment benefits, social allowance, transport costs, monthly timesheet) - Updating Individual action plans At the end Final assessment drawn up by training centre, Pôle emploi and the OPCA 3 months later: assessment made by the OPCA to evaluate integration into the labour market 5

Evaluation 1/2 POE collective Quantitative Results Increased volume of beneficiaries In 2014 : 20 000 jobseekers trained, 4000 more than 2013 68 M spent 3 408 average cost per trainee 13 average cost per hour For the most disadvantaged 51% aged under 30 / 16% more than 45 Low education: 77% secondary school level and below 52% were formerly low-grade (e.g. clerks) and 36% blue-collar workers Mainly long-term unemployed (OPCA OPCALIA multi-branches June 2013 highlighted that 52% are LTUs) 6

Evaluation 2/2 POE collective Qualitative Results Satisfaction and placement Rates OPCA surveys showed good satisfaction rates and placement into work 82% were satisfied with the training programme - 51% found work of which 46% had a contract of at least 6 months - OPCA OPCALIA multi-branchs (June 2013) 74% were satisfied- 36% have been recruited after their training- 67% in a full time job -OPCA Forco specialised in trade and distribution (2014) 30 000 trained under government programme (2013) showed also good placement rates 47.3% of POEC participants have found a job. Individual training schemes have better integration rates due to jobseekers profile (closer to the labour market, not LTU ). Room for Improvement Increase awareness of this scheme to users (employers/jobseekers) High expertise needed for Pôle emploi s counsellors in charge of implementing the scheme 7

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