school leavers/graduates

First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy

Actions were deployed in each of the four pillars of the initiative: (i) a Council Recommendation targeting early school leaving was formulated in 2011[20] and gave impetus to national action to reduce dropout rates, and cooperation at European level in the field of vocational education and training was strengthened; (ii) modernising higher education has been at the core of a Communication from the Commission; (iii) mobility was fostered through a range of instruments, notably the new integrated approach of the Erasmus+ programme, the European Skills Passport or the scheme "Your First EURES job" aimed at providing labour market opportu ...[+++]nities for young people in the 28 Member States; (iv) to fight against youth unemployment and inactivity, a Council Recommendation[21] establishing Youth Guarantees[22] was adopted and Youth Guarantee schemes were launched – they can be supported by the European Structural and Investment Funds and the Youth Employment Initiative, for Member States with regions showing a youth unemployment rate of above 25%.

Looking for a job abroad should be as easy as searching in one's own country: "Your first EURES job" will provide advisory, job search, recruitment and financial support to both young jobseekers willing to work abroad and companies (in particular SMEs) recruiting young European mobile workers and providing a comprehensive integration programme for the newcomer(s).

The new intra-EU initiative " Your first EURES Job " will support young people to access employment opportunities and take up a job abroad, as well as encouraging employers to create job openings for young mobile workers.

20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work towards the reinforcement of legislation on non-discrimination against women; calls on the Member States to guarantee by law equal access to first employment and guarantee equality in the conditions of vocational training for young women by removing discriminatory conditions, such as the ‘glass ceiling’, and promote real action to achieve the emancipation of young women as regards employment;