Project “PreseNEETi se” addresses the issue of NEETs, which deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic The analysis shows that in May 2020, as many as 12.6 million young people were unemployed, which is the largest share of unemployed young people in the last decade in the OECD area. Among them, the share of NEETs increased by almost 2%. In this context the project addresses the challenges of NEETs in Slovenia, namely: i) unclear methodology for identifying unregistered NEETs; ii) almost half of NEETs have never been in contact with the Employment Service; iii) 90% of unregistered NEETs have never worked; iv) only one out of the four unregistered NEETs is actively seeking employment; v) 65% of unregistered NEETs are inactive and not looking for work; vi) the largest number of unregistered NEETs are older youth who have no work experience and are less educated. In this context, the main goal of the project is the empowerment and social activation of NEETs, thus contributing to the establishment of support services for NEETs as well as to an improved education and social environment designed to support disadvantaged groups. The specific objectives are: (1) to empower and socially involve at least 30 NEETs in the labour market; (2) include 40 mentors in a two-tier mentoring scheme; (3) empower at least 100 stakeholders at the systemic level with a new methodology to identify the basic characteristics and needs of the NEET population and pave the way for the concept of early intervention. Project will systematically include all NEET young people under the age of 25 in a youth guarantee scheme, which acts as a cornerstone of European employment policy. Project will strive for the empowerment and social activation of NEETs, strengthening the existing mentoring schemes and skills of the Employment Service and Youth Council of Slovenia in their work with NEETs and act on the systemic level as an example of good practice in reaching NEETs and their integration on labour market.
Summary of bilateral results
The Norwegian project partner brought specific expertise to the project, which effectively improved the quality of the project. The project was also independently monitored by them and eventually evaluated by them.
Bilateral cooperation has produced a number of results on which the project has built crucially, including a comparative analysis of the situation in both states and a study visit, which resulted in the transfer of a great number of best practices that have served as a basis for the development of efficient support programmes for working with NEETs, etc. During the study visit, the Slovenian delegation met ''Fra offer til kriger'', an organisation which, after exchanging experience, decided to learn from Slovenian organisations and institutions working with young people with mental health issues. They therefore came to Slovenia on their own initiative and expense and were joined by a representative of the Hå municipality. In addition, best practices and innovative approaches could be effectively exchanged with the Norwegian project partner and the presented Norwegian organisations. The study visit was conducted in an extremely professional manner and provided a large number of useful insights that were crucial in designing further activities and programmes in the project. Without the study visit the project would be far less innovative and successful.
In addition, the international nature of the project also led to greater national attention, both during the visits of the Norwegian delegations and during the final event. In a long run the bilateral cooperation in the project will ensure a wider impact of the project on the target community.
Plans for further collaboration with the Norwgian organisations are already underway. The organisation ''Fra offer til kriger'' is already planning a new project in which they want to collaborate with the Slovenian project partners.
Project details
Project info
Project grant
Grant financing
498792.00€
Final project cost
471084.40€