Cooperation of the Baltic PES for Labour Market Development

Efficient Integration of EURES Services in the Labour Market Board

Marta Traks, EURES managerLabour Market Board

Organisation of EURESin Labour Market Board

• EURES manager , EURES coordinator

• 4 EURES Line-managers

• 6 EURES advisers in 4 main regions

• 21 EURES assistants in 15 departments of LMB

Ministry of Social Affairs

Labour Market Board

15 Employment Offices over the Estonia

Regional location of EURES network

EURES activities 2004-2007• Training of EURES advisers, EURES assistants (at least 2 times per year), EURES Line-managers, training of all PES staff over the Estonia(EURES assistants´ study trips to Finland, Sweden, Latvia)• Development of the quality service standarts for EURES services • Development of Estonian EURES web-page www.eures.ee, Estonian vacancies accessed through EURES system; regular translation of the labour market information and quides into Estonian, publishing of Estonian Living and Working conditions• Publication of the promotion materials for job seekers and employers•Participation at domestic and international job fairs• Survey on Estonian wishes to work abroad, December 2004• Active recruitment campaigns (Ireland, UK, Finland, Sweden, Cypros)• Active promotion of EURES services (meedia, radio, TV, different events)

EURES activities 2004-2007• Survey among employers “Need For Foreign Labourin Estonian Enterprises” 2005• Information seminars for Estonian employers;recruitments from Poland, Finland, Latvia, Sweden•Creation of European Union´s networks in Estonia, trainings, regular seminars • Development of Cross-Border cooperation with Finland and Latvia• Baltic EURES cooperation, Nordic – Baltic cooperation (EURES pre-training)• EST/FIN Conference, April 2006• Mobility events 2006• Study visits, involvement in cooperation the trade unions, employer´s organisation, Chamber of Commerce, municipalities, Tax office, Social Insurance Board, Labour Inspectorate, Migration Board, embassies• Job Fair in Tallinn, September 2007

EURES activities2008-2009

• Shengen conference for non EU citizens January 2008• Translation of LWC in certain EU countries on Russian• Survey among Estonian employers, March 2008• Meedia training carried out by the Consilia, EURESCo for all Finnish and Estonian EURES actors, April 2008 Tallinn• Regular training of new EURES advisers (4 EA on maternity leave :)•Training of EURES assistants (2 times per year), EURES Line-managers, new PES staff, emloyer´s and career consultants, 15501 infophone adviser • Joint training of Baltic EURES advisers, May 2008, Estonia• Seminar for Baltic EURES Line-managers, Latvia• Development of Nordic – Baltic cooperation (8 joint trainings for EURES advisers), publishing joint leaflets on recruitment from 3rd countries

EURES activities2008-2009

• Publishing of the quides on Estonian of Living and Working conditions in 15th EU countries (Latvia ect)• European Job Fair, 26 of September 2008, National Library, Tallinn

• Cross Border cooperation with Finland, subsidy request to EURESCo (December 2008) and recognation of EURES -T project (offices in Tallinn and Helsinki)• Further cooperation with Chamber of Commerce (15 joint seminars), Employer organisation, trade unions• Meedia campaign altogether with EU networks, November 2008• Conference for private recruitment companies, 2009• Participation at main domestic and international job fairs (Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Germany, Ireland “ Come back actions”)

EURES Services in figures, 2007• Contacts of Estonian EURES network with job-

seekers and employers – 9 917 (among them 170 companies)

• Number of visits (www.eures.ee) – average 8 000 people per month

• Events organised by the EURES – 29, number of participants 3200

• Performance in other events (fairs, workshops, etc) - 46number of participants 1400

• Contacts with EURES in other countries 740

Number of EURES web-site visits

EURES Services integration problems

• High rate of EURES personnel changes !!! need time and big effort to create the human network and useful contacts among the partners need further integration of EURES services into the country side

• Limited number of EA positions (need for EURES adviser dealing with employers and recruitment into Estonia)=> marketing, talor - made servises

• Low motivation of EURES assistants in some areassome areas

• Dependence on local labour market situation and economical/political situation in country

Success story• Estonian job seekers are enough well informed on EURES services (monitoring through internet forums – only positive feedback), high number of Estonian EURES web-site visitors

• Story, which sets the phrase “turkey killers” in meedia Recruitment projects with Ireland (still running since 2003 year)In 2004 year – 187 temporary jobs, 70 permanent

• And lots of small/individual success stories.....

• Feedback from our clients how EA helps in difficult situation(Finland, Spain, Denmark, Ireland.....)

• EURES

Thank You for attention