Federal Department of Economic Affairs,
Education and Research EAER
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Labour Market and Integration
Effective support to firsttime job seekers in
Switzerland
Markus Weber
13 May 2015
Contents
• Facts and figures about Switzerland and the Swiss labour market
• Youth unemployment in Switzerland
• Vocational/Professional Education and Training System (VPET) in
Switzerland
• General aims for first-time «job seekers»
• Apprenticeship marketing measures
• Unemployment insurance in Switzerland
• Labour market measures
financed by the unemployment insurance
• LMM for young people
• Participants and costs
• Challenges
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Facts and figures about Switzerland and
the Swiss labour market (1)
 Population: 8,236 million, 24% of whom are foreign nationals
 Districts:
26 cantons
 National languages:German (63%), French (22%), Italian (8%),
Rumantsch (0,5%), other (6,5%)
 99.6% of all Swiss companies have fewer than 250 employees.
These small and medium enterprises (SME) account for two thirds
of employment, they are often called the backbone of the economy.
 Switzerland is not member of the European Union
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Facts and figures about Switzerland and
the Swiss labour market (2)
 Flexible Labour Market policy
 Structure:
- primary sector
- secondary sector
- tertiary sector
4,3%
25,3%
70,4%
 Net activity rate (15 - 64 age range): 84,9%
 Unemployment / rate (April 2015) all ages : 141’131 / 3,3%
 Unemployment / rate (April 2015) 15 - 24 age : 17’482 / 3,1%
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Youth unemployment in Switzerland (1)
Source: SAKE / ILO
250000
7.7
203541
200000
4.5
6.0
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.0
5.0
4.0
100000
50000
9.0
2154868.0
7.0
204751
192892
183694
150000
8.6
8.5
8.4
7.8
48957
48540
52894
3.0
53732
53647 2.0
1.0
0
0.0
2010
2011
total
2012
15-24 yars
2013
total
2014
15-24 yars
Source: SECO
160000
136524
125594
140000
120000
5.0%
151986
4.3%
136764
122892
3.5%
3.2%
100000
3.2%
3.2%
3.4%
3.2% 3.2%
2.9%
2.8%
4.5%
4.0%
3.5%
3.0%
80000
2.5%
60000
2.0%
1.5%
40000
24344
20000
17860
18191
1.0%
18906
18067 0.5%
0
0.0%
2010
2011
total
2012
15-24 yars
2013
total
2014
15-24 yars
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Youth unemployment in Switzerland (2)
registered unemployed
200,000
180,000
160,000
141131
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
17482
13954
3528
total
15-24 years
15-19 years
20-24 years
Jan-15
Jan-14
Jan-13
Jan-12
Jan-11
Jan-10
Jan-09
Jan-08
Jan-07
Jan-06
Jan-05
Jan-04
Jan-03
Jan-02
Jan-01
0
Jan-00
registered unemployed
140,000
Source: SECO
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Jan 00
May 00
Sep 00
Jan 01
May 01
Sep 01
Jan 02
May 02
Sep 02
Jan 03
May 03
Sep 03
Jan 04
May 04
Sep 04
Jan 05
May 05
Sep 05
Jan 06
May 06
Sep 06
Jan 07
May 07
Sep 07
Jan 08
May 08
Sep 08
Jan 09
May 09
Sep 09
Jan 10
May 10
Sep 10
Jan 11
May 11
Sep 11
Jan 12
May 12
Sep 12
Jan 13
May 13
Sep 13
Jan 14
May 14
Sep 14
Jan 15
May 15
Sep 15
unemployment rate
Youth unemployment in Switzerland (3)
unemployment rate 2000-2015
source: SECO; basis: VZ 2010
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.9
3.0
3.3
3.1
2.0
1.7
1.0
0.0
total
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15-24 yearsMonat 15-19 years
20-24 years
Source: SECO
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Vocational/Professional Education and
Training System (VPET) in Switzerland
Transition 2
VET – Labour Market
Transition 1
School – VET
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General aims for first-time «job seekers»
• Aim of the partners of the Swiss PVET system: 95% of young
people have a certificate on the upper-secondary level II.
• We want to integrate «school leavers» into the PVET system and
not into the labour market (without qualification/education)!
• «Education prior to labour»
• Transition 1: school – VET
• Aim: To find a place in the VET (or general education school)
• Transition 2: VET – Labour Market
• Aim: To find a first job outside the former apprenticeship host
company
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Apprenticeship marketing measures
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Information and advice on careers
Apprenticeship records
Creation of host company networks
Provision of state-sponsored transitional options (mainly bridgeyear courses)
• VET promotion agents deal directly with companies, encouraging
them to create apprenticeship positions
• Placement and individual mentoring of young people who have
been unable to find a suitable apprenticeship
• VET Case Management
• In Switzerland, the unemployment insurance is not responsible for
all this measures for “apprenticeship seekers”!
• More information: http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en
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Unemployment insurance in Switzerland
Main task of the unemployment insurance:
Promotion of a quick and long-lasting integration of jobseekers into
the labour market.
Rights and duties of job seekers
Rights: - Receive unemployment benefits
- Get help from job centres to find a new job
Duties: - Actively search for a new job (own initiative)
- Respect control regulations
- Respect instructions from the job centres
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Agreement between cantonal governments and federal ministry
Federal Ministry
(SECO)
Steering Committee
Cantonal
governments
Regulatory framework
Steering tool (benchmark)
Activity of cantons
Measurement of efficiency
- AVIG
- AVIV
Communication of results
Competition
Federal act / ordinance
- AVG
Review of the situation
Financing
Performance indicators
- operating cost
- labour market measure
cost
Exchange of best practices
Transfer of best
practices
-AVV
Activity according to the
law:
-
counselling
job placement
labour market measures
controls and sanctions
Outcome measurement
4 impact indicators:
- rapid reintegration
- avoid long-term unempl.
- avoid ineligibility for unempl.
benefits recipients
Continuous improvement process
- avoid re-registrations
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Labour market measures
financed by the unemployment insurance
Educational Measures
• Courses
• Practice firms
• Internships for the enhancement of qualification
Practical labour programmes
• Programmes, providing temporary employment in the „2nd labour market“
• Motivation semesters
• Vocational internships
Special Measures
• Training subsidies
• Job familiarisation subsidies
• Financial subsidies for commuters
• Promotion and support of self-employment
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LMM for young people (1)
Motivation semesters
Target group: unemployed “school-leavers” without any upper
secondary education
Aim: Answer three questions (Who am I? What can I do? What do I
want to do?) and find a qualification (apprenticeship)
Duration: 6 months (average), in an organisation
Method: Coaching, training, internal workshops or external firms
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LMM for young people (2)
Vocational internships
Target group: unemployed young people with an upper secondary
education or university degree.
Aim: gain professional (practical) experience and find a job
Duration: 6 months (average)
Method: Internship in a private company or in the public
administration
Financing: Company pays 25% of the daily allowance
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LMM for young people (3)
Practice firms
Target group: unemployed young people with an upper secondary
education (in the commercial sector)
Aim: practical professional experience, find a (first) job
Duration: 6 month (average)
Method: Internship in a special organization / Network of different
practice firms in Switzerland and abroad / Trade with virtual
products but real internal processes / “Learning by-doing”
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LMM for young people (4)
Number of persons
Year
Motivation semesters
Total transition 1
Vocational internships
Practice firms
Total transition 2
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Transition 1 (after school)
5'708 6'920 6'670 6'366 5'313 5'447 5'187
5'708 6'920 6'670 6'366 5'313 5'447 5'187
Transition 2 (after apprenticeship/university)
3'052 3'904 2'063 1'471 2'108 2'633 1'828
3'840 3'019 3'812 3'235 3'034 4'021 2'565
6'892 6'923 5'875 4'706 5'142 6'654 4'393
2015
2012 2013 2014 (forecast)
5'548 5'872 6'163
5'548 5'872 6'163
6'557
6'557
1'701 1'800 1'779
2'441 2'242 1'895
4'142 4'042 3'674
1'090
2'065
3'155
Costs in million Swiss Francs
Year
Motivation semesters
Total transition 1
Vocational internships
Practice firms
Total transition 2
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Transition 1 (after school)
60.4 66.6 67.5 65.7 65.6 69.5
69
60.4 66.6 67.5 65.7 65.6 69.5 69.0
Transition 2 (after apprenticeship/university)
4.7
5.2
3.9
3.2
3.9
3.8
2.9
25.6 26.2 24.4 20.8 21.5 23.4 21.8
30.3 31.4 28.3
24 25.4 27.2 24.7
2012 2013 2014
2015
(budget)
65.5 68.4 72.8
65.5 68.4 72.8
76.8
76.8
3.2
3.2
3.3
19.9 15.3 13.5
23.1 18.5 16.8
0.6
13.7
14.3
Source: SECO
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Challenges
• Competition between VET (apprenticeship) and general education
(university)
• (International) acceptance of the VET and the higher professional
education and training
• Shortages of qualified workers / occupational aptitude / “matching”
• Inter-institutional cooperation: Minimizing the duplication of tasks
among different insurance systems as well filling gaps in the social
security system
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Thank you for your attention!
Markus Weber
Expert
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Section Labour Market and Integration
Specialist Implementation Support RAV/LAM/KAST
Holzikofenweg 36, 3003 Berne
Tel.
+ 41 58 462 27 63
Fax
+ 41 58 462 29 83
[email protected]
www.seco.admin.ch
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