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Michael Creedon and Nuala WhelanBallymun Job Centre
4th November 2015
Job Bridge and the Youth Guarantee
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‘Ultimately, the youth guarantee will involve a mix of initial assessment, career guidance and planning, education and training or work experience, aimed at increasing the capacity of the young people to access employment. ‘
‘This will not be realised at a local level without both co-ordination and partnership between the public service agencies and local businesses and community groups. Hence, the approach at a national level will be mirrored at local level by the direct involvement of the local representatives of the national stakeholders’
Pathways to Work: the implementation of the EU Council Recommendation for a Youth Guarantee (2014:11)
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Pilot initiative: Nov 2012 – Dec 2014 739 (679) young people aged 18-24 Job Seekers Payment Process:
◦ Activation – DSP◦ Group Information session◦ Referral to BJC Guidance Practitioner (BJC Team: 5 guidance
practitioners and a team leader)◦ 4 month period◦ Quality Offer
Underpinned by an Interagency network
Ballymun Youth Guarantee Pilot
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Activation / Group Information Session
Profiled into Target groups 1, 2, 3.
Referral to BJC Guidance Team: Individualised assessment of need. Steps in the guidance process adapted relative to need
Career Action Plan
Quality Offer
BYG ProcessTarget group 1: JC or less/ no work experience/other barriers
Target group 2: LC/ some work experience
Target group 3: LC and above + work experience
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An initial Assessment of the individuals needs (education, training, skills, personal situation)
A tailored career guidance process identifying latent skills, abilities, aptitudes, preferred behavioural style in the workplace (through use of a range of methodologies and tools)
Development of a career plan which includes a career objective and shorter term career goals
Implementation of the career plan in a supportive and positive way
BJCs key role: Guidance service
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IncreaseSelf Awareness
Improve Self Esteem
Build Career Self
Efficacy
Resilient in Labour Market
Outcomes
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A range of offers – acknowledging the range of labour market barriers and meeting the disparate needs of job seekers
Target group 1: 180◦ FET programmes: NQF L3,4,5 (120)◦ Supported Employment options: e.g. Job bridge, CE, Tús, Gateway(35)◦ Blended Learning (15)◦ Private Sector Employment (7FT, 3PT)
Target group 2: 283◦ FET Programmes: NQF L3 – 6 (165)◦ Supported Employment options: e.g. Job bridge, CE, Tús, Gateway (77)◦ Private sector Employment (27 FT, 14 PT)
Target group 3: 99◦ FET programmes: NFQ L3 (9), L4/5 (20), L5 + (24)◦ Job Bridge (20)◦ Private Sector Employment (17 FT, 9 PT)
Pre-Offers (10)
Quality Offers
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What the participants said…....."The Scheme has been very beneficial for me. I have gained experience in childcare and I now know it's the right path for me. I have also gained confidence from it".... ...."The Youth Guarantee Scheme helped me get an 8 week shadowing experience which resulted in me gaining full time employment. I've improved my Computer skills and obtained experience in Electronics and Building Management Systems. I would Highly recommend this scheme to anyone".... ..."The Scheme helped me get a foot in the employment door and get some experience which was amazing. My confidence is up 100%".... ..."The first meeting I had with Ballymun Youth Guarantee Scheme may well turn out to be the most productive and in many ways important meeting I will have in my life. As a result of their hard work and endeavour I was able to receive funding to go toward my traineeship on the road to becoming a solicitor. I have now completed my job bridge scheme and have been taken on in full employment by the firm"...
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The national YG should be based on the objective of investing in young people in order to increase their employability and labour market sustainability in the long-term.
Lessons from BYG
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Organisational Level Adoption of a Guidance Policy Quality Guidance model – systems and structure to the approach Providing on-going Guidance Use time to develop the career plan
Practitioner Level Skills of the guidance practitioner Interaction: Approach of the guidance practitioner Team approach and peer support
Client Level Non intimidating setting Establishing Trust and Rapport Openness to on-going support
Lessons for Guidance Practice from the BYG
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o Positive and Supportive client-centred approach
o An Interagency approach – with a lead organisation driving the process (employment focused)
o Good quality career advice - ongoing
o Quality offers and wrap around support
o Employer Engagement
o Local, Innovative, Flexible Responses - take a risk!
o All young people, not just those claiming Job Seekers payment
LESSONS for the further development of the Youth Guarantee in Ireland
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Job Bridge‘Providing young people with Work Experience is key: Skills can
be taught but this is not the same as experience’ (Devlin, 2015: 4)
Job Bridge = Quality offer, if it is identified as an intervention which will assist the job seeker in overcoming some labour market barriers or meeting a particular need.
Feedback from job seekers is that they need experience: CV, building self-esteem, building social capital, building motivation
The Job seeker has identified the need which it will fulfil The internship has been identified as part of a career plan The employer has identified the experience on offer
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Thank You!
Further Reading: Evaluation Reportswww.welfare.ie Policy and Practice, Key Learning from the Ballymun Youth
Guarantee Project Lessons from the Ballymun Youth Guarantee Pilot – A focus
on Employment related Career Guidance Ballymun Youth Guarantee Pilot Scheme - Evaluation
Contact:Michael Creedon: [email protected]
Nuala Whelan: [email protected]