Innovative regions for a strong cohesion policy Best practices of the youth employment initiative developed by local entities at the Valencian Community Andreu Iranzo Navarro General Director for European Funds

EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH IN LOCAL ENTITIES. The Generalitat Valenciana is working to improve the employability of young people, in order to facilitate their insertion in the workplace and improve their situation in the labor market. The main action is the EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH IN LOCAL ENTITIES.

The calls’ aim is to grant: young people (contracts over 16 years old) registered in the National Youth Guarantee System in the territorial area of ​​the Valencian Community, contracts between 7 and 12 months in 2017 contracts for 12 months in 2018 by local entities

Beneficiaries Municipalities Municipal associations Counties And their autonomous entities

2 CALLS in 2017 RESOLUCIÓN de 12 de abril de 2017, del director general del Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación, por la que se convoca para el ejercicio 2017 el programa de incentivos a la contratación de personas jóvenes cualificadas por entidades locales (EMCUJU), en el marco del Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil. RESOLUCIÓN de 20 de abril de 2017, del director general del Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación, por la que se convoca para el ejercicio 2017 el programa de incentivos a la contratación de personas jóvenes por entidades locales (EMPUJU), en el marco del Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil.

2 NEW CALLS in 2018 RESOLUCIÓN de 23 de febrero de 2018, del director general del Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación, por la que se convoca para el ejercicio 2018 el programa de incentivos a la contratación de personas jóvenes cualificadas por entidades locales (EMCUJU), en el marco del Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil. RESOLUCIÓN de 23 de febrero de 2018, del director general del Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación, por la que se convoca para el ejercicio 2018 el programa de incentivos a la contratación de personas jóvenes por entidades locales (EMPUJU), en el marco del Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil.

Great initial impact of this new action! Initial budget for 2017: 26,600,000 euro Increase by an amount of 33,000,000 euro Total allocation in 2017 of 59,600,000 euro 3 Budget increases

European Commission conditions !!! EC: all temporary hiring measures subject to feasibility studies and follow-up evaluations Management body (SERVEF): Prior verification of profile fulfillment  to guarantee hiring will improve experience and employability. Elaboration of a Protocol for the attention of the young people recruited, with accompanying measures  to facilitate the adaptation of the young people to their insertion processes. Elaboration of a Plan to verify the maintenance of the minimum recruitment length.

2017 Execution in 2017: 48,909,221.19 euro (Cofinancing of 91.89%) Projects granted 461 EMPUJU and 441 EMCUJU Young people recruited: Number of young people served (contracted): 1,798 EMPUJU (590 women – 1,208 men) 1,660 EMCUJU (1,004 women – 656 men) Local entities that requested: 519 Number of requests: 953

2018 (to be completed before the workshop) Execution in 2018: 101,500,000 euro (Cofinancing of 91.89%) Projects granted EMPUJU and EMCUJU Young people recruited: Number of young people served (contracted): EMPUJU (women –men) EMCUJU (women –men) Local entities that requested: Number of requests:

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