Towards zero long-term unemployment in the EU: Job guarantees and other innovative approaches

We are pleased to invite you to the webinar of the Community of Practice on Employment, Education and Skills “Towards zero long-term unemployment in the EU: Job guarantees and other innovative approaches“ which will take place online on the 18^th of March 2024 (Monday), from 14:00 to 16:30 CET.

Long-term unemployment remains a persistent challenge in the European Union underlining the need for new innovative approaches. With that in mind, the ESF+ Social Innovation+ Initiative will focus on territorial measures that address long-term unemployment, with a budget of EUR 23 million allocated in 2024, the European Commission aims to support the testing, transfer, and scaling up of innovative solutions to tackle this challenge.

This webinar will present the results of a study on Job Guarantees, zero long-term unemployment and other innovative approaches to reduce long-term unemployment in the EU, conducted between October 2023 and January 2024. In addition, the event will provide an opportunity to gain first-hand experience of selected initiatives in Member States presented in the report (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) which may provide food for thought on the upcoming Call under the ESF+ Social Innovation+ Initiative.

The event is aimed at individuals and organisations interested in or involved in activities to combat long-term unemployment as well as potentially interested in participating in the above-mentioned Call. If you are aware of organisations outside the CoP EES that would benefit from participation in this webinar, please kindly share this invitation with them.

Please find the draft agenda attached.

To attend the meeting and receive the relevant information, we kindly ask you to register using the registration link by Thursday, 14 March COB.

Please note that registration for this event is mandatory, but you may share this invitation with relevant colleagues.

Further information, final agenda and joining link to the webinar will be circulated on Friday, 15 March.

We are here to support you, so if you have any queries concerning your participation in the meeting, please contact us at: cop@esf.lt