yei in the pa and op esf twg 4 march 2014, brussels empl e1
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YEI in the PA and OP
ESF TWG4 March 2014, BrusselsEMPL E1
Relevant ESF investment priority – Article 3 (1)(a)(ii):
• "Sustainable integration of young people in particular those not in employment, education or training, including young people at risk of social exclusion and young people from marginalised communities, into the labour market, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee."
YEI can be programmed ONLY under this investment priority
The IP is broader than the YEI ("in particular NEET")
A few thoughts on programming YEI actions…
• - actions are not equal to cost items!
• - need to focus on policy interventions based on the needs of the person/groups of young people targeted => START WITH THE PROBLEM, IDENTIFY THE NEEDS FIRST
• - eligible cost items are the same as those that are typically supported by ESF (training fees, equipment, stipends, relocation allowance, hiring costs, etc.)
• - BUT: the costs are linked to the action, which for YEI is on individuals – not system reforms
Example 1:• Providing a 15-year old early school leaver
with a pathway to education and work:• 1) complete primary/secondary education to get a
qualification (second chance programme + e.g. a stipend if unable to afford) + social work?
• => may need support through other ESF operations first (e.g. social work)
• 2) get professional training e.g. as hairdresser (costs of training course), combined with
• 3) work experience (apprenticeship costs)• 4) potentially get hired (hiring subsidy)
Example 2:
• Providing a recent university graduate with pathway to work:
• 1) provide tailored counselling and job search advice; interview skills training (costs of services)
• 2) traineeship with a company (costs of mentor, training)
• 3) get hired (hiring subsidy) or start a business (business start-up support)
Ex-ante conditionality on YEI
Ex-ante conditionality:•The existence of a strategic policy framework for promoting youth employment including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. This ex-ante conditionality applies only for implementation of the YEI.
•N. B. While the ex-ante conditionality does not explicitly refer to Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans as such, the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan could and is expected to constitute the "strategic policy framework" required or at least a key part of it.
YEI and the PA template
Section 1A
1.1.Development needs:
Where appropriate, this section should identify the need to allocate funds under the YEI to young persons residing in sub-regions which experience high youth unemployment levels and which are outside the eligible NUTS 2 regions, and provide a justification.
Section 1A
1.3. Selected thematic objectives, and summary of the main results
Outline, by thematic objective, the main results sought for each of the ESI Funds and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), especially in relation to the Europe 2020 objectives and to the relevant country specific Council recommendations
Table 1
1.3. Indicative allocation of resourcesTable 1: The indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level for each of the ESI Funds (EUR) (total Union support, including the performance reserve).
Should not include YEI special allocation in the column on ESF, only ESF matching contribution, at the level of TO8
Table 2
YEI specific allocation: (EUR)ESF matching funding: (EUR)Total YEI Resources: (EUR)YEI Resources for young persons residing outside of the eligible regions (Article 16 ESF regulation:
This amount cannot exceed 10% of total YEI resources
(EUR)
[].
• Info on YEI flexibility at PA level:
Table 4 – for info only
• Technical assistance
YEI special allocation can only be used to calculate the 4% limit of total amount of TA. The table itself only includes breakdown of ESF per category of region.
Table 5
1.6. The list of programmes under ESF, ERDF and YEI – per OP
Automatically generated in SFC based on financial tables.
Table 91.10 Performance reserveIn column 4 the ESF matching contribution is excluded from the calculation of the performance reserve for the ESF.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Fund Category of region Total Union support
(EUR)
Amounts excluded for the purposes of the calculation of the performance reserve
Union support subject to the performance reserve (EUR)
Performance reserve (EUR)
Matching ESF support to YEI (EUR)
CAP transfers
(EUR)
ESF More developed regions
4,000 140 3,860 231.6
Transition regions
Less developed regions
2,000 60 1,940 116.4
TOTAL ESF
EAFRD NA
CF NA
EMFF NA
TOTAL (All Funds)
Table 16
3.1.5. The role and the contribution of the ESI Funds in the implementation of the integrated approach to address the specific needs of geographical areas most affected by poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion
Could include YEI, where relevant
YEI and the OP template
OP Template 2.A.6.1
Where appropriate, specify the amount of resources allocated from the priority axis to make use of the YEI flexibility.
2.A.6 Action to be supported under the investment priority
(by investment priority)
2.A.6.1 Description of the type and examples of actions to be supported and their expected contribution to the specific objectives including, where appropriate, the identification of main target groups, specific territories targeted and types of beneficiaries
(Reference: point (b)(iii) of the first subparagraph of Article 96 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
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OP Template Table 6
Where YEI is implemented as part of a priority axis, it has to be treated separately as YEI resources are excluded from the PF.
Priority axis
Indicator type
(Key implementation step, financial, output or, where appropriate, result indicator)
ID Indicator or key implementation step
Measurement unit, where appropriate
Fund Category of region
Milestone for 2018
Final target (2023)
Source of
data
Explanation of relevance of indicator, where appropriate
M W T M W T
OP Template Table 17
• The resources from the specific allocation for YEI (row 9) should be presented separately from the corresponding ESF support.
• The corresponding ESF support should be presented as part of the overall ESF resources per category of regions (rows 5-8).
• The columns for the performance reserve in this table should not include the corresponding ESF support for the YEI, as this is excluded from the PR.
OP Template Table 17
Fund Category of region
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
Main allocation
Performance reserve
(5) ESF In less developed regions
192.2 7.8 190.9 9.1 187 13 187 13 187 13 187 13 187 13 1,318.1 81.9
(6) In transition regions
(7) In more developed regions
96.1 3.9 94.8 5.2 93.5 6.5 93.5 6.5 93.5 6.5 93.5 6.5 93.5 6.5 658.4 41.6
(8) Total
(9) YEI-specific allocation
Not applicable 120 Not
applicable 80 Not applicable Not
applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
(10) Cohesion Fund
Not applicable
(11) ERDF Special allocation to outermost regions or northern sparsely populated regions
(12) Total
OP Template Table 18a
• The YEI specific allocation and the corresponding ESF support for each (part of) priority axis should be presented as a sum.
• The ESF corresponding support should only be included in the sum of the total YEI funds, not in the total ESF per category of region.
OP Template Table 18a
Priority axis Fund Category of region
Basis for calculation of Union support
(Total eligible cost or public eligible cost)
Union support National counterpart
Indicative breakdown of national counterpart
Total funding Co-financing rate For information
EIB contributions
Main allocation (total funding less performance reserve)
Performance reserve
Performance reserve
amount as proportion
of total Union support
National public funding
National private funding (1)
Union support
National counterpart
Union support
National counterpart
Priority axis 2
ESF
LDR
PEC
1,260 222.3 222.3 1,482.3 85%
1178.1 207.9 81.9 14.4 6.5%
MDR 640 640 640 1,280 50% 598.4 598.4 41.6 41.6 6.5%
Priority axis 3
YEI NA PEC 400 35.3 35.3 435.3 92% 400 35.3 NA NA NA
Priority axis 4
ESF
YEI NA NA NA NA
Total ESF Less developed 1,260
This does not equal total (5) in Table 17, which includes ESF matching support to YEI
Total ESF Transition
This does not equal total (6) in Table 17, which includes ESF matching support to YEI
Total ESF More developed 640
This does not equal total (7) in Table 17, which includes ESF matching support to YEI
Total YEI NA 400 This does not equal total (9) in Table 17, which only includes the YEI-specific allocation
OP Template Table 18b
• Table should be completed for every (part of) a priority axis implementing the YEI and should be used to determine the co-financing rate, the total amount of the specific allocation for the YEI and the corresponding ESF support, and the ratio between the categories of regions for the corresponding ESF support.
• System will generate co-financing rate, but amount of Union support and national counterpart are to be entered manually.
OP Template Table 18b
Fund Category of region
Basis for calculation of Union support
(Total eligible cost or public eligible cost)
Union support (a) National counterpart
(b) = (c) + (d)
Indicative breakdown of national counterpart
Total funding
(e) = (a) + (b)
Co-financing rate
(f) = (a)/(e) (2)
National public funding
(c)
National private funding
(d) (1)
1. YEI-specific allocation
NA PEC 200 0 200 100%
2. ESF matching support
less developed PEC 140 24.7 24.7 164.7 85%
3. ESF matching support
transition
4. ESF matching support
more developed PEC 60 10.6 10.6 70.6 85%
5. TOTAL: YEI [part of] Priority axis
[Must equal [part of] Priority axis 3]
PEC
Sum (1:4)
400
Sum (1:4)
35.3
35.3
435.3
92%
6. Ratio of ESF for less developed regions
2/sum(2:4)
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70%
7. Ratio of ESF for transition regions
3/sum(2:4)
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8. Ratio of ESF for more developed regions
4/sum(2:4)
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30%
