EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL
INNOVATION PROGRAMME
2014-2020
SECURITY AND CITIZENSHIP
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
OBJECTIVES
•The Programme aims to contribute
to the implementation of the Europe
2020 Strategy, its headline targets
(on poverty, employment and
education) by providing financial
support for the European Union’s
objectives in terms of promoting a
high level of employment,
guaranteeing adequate social
protection, fighting against social
exclusion and poverty and
improving working conditions.
Tool to directly support employment and social policies across
the EU = contribute to the implementation of the Europe 2020
Strategy
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
•
•
•
(a)
The Progress axis - (Programme for
Employment and Social Solidarity), which
shall
support
the
development,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
EU employment and social policy and
legislation on working conditions - 61%
(b)
The EURES axis – (European
Employment Services) which shall support
activities carried out by the EURES network,
to develop information exchanges and
dissemination
and
other
forms
of
cooperation
to
promote
workers’
geographical mobility – 18%
(c)
The Microfinance and Social
Entrepreneurship
axis,
which
shall
facilitate access to finance for entrepreneurs
and social enterprises – 21%
This project is funded by the European Union
815 M
Euro
3 axes:
Support for
PROGRESS
61%
EURES
(mobility)
18%
social
entrepreneurship
and
microfinance
21%
Employment and Social Innovation Programme
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
OBJECTIVES
for the axis PROGRESS
• Develop and disseminate high-quality comparative analytical
knowledge;
• Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual
learning and dialogue on EU employment and social policy and
working conditions legislation at EU, national and international level
• Provide policy-makers with financial support to test social and
labour market policy reforms, build up the main actors’ capacity to
design and implement social experimentation, and make the relevant
knowledge and expertise accessible;
• Provide EU and national organisations with financial support to step
up their capacity to develop, promote and support the
implementation of EU employment and social policy and working
conditions legislation
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
OBJECTIVES
for the axis EURES
• Ensure that job vacancies and applications, and any related
information are transparent for the potential applicants and the
employers through their exchange and dissemination at transnational,
interregional and cross-border level using standard interoperability
forms;
• Develop services for the recruitment and placing of workers in
employment through the clearance of job vacancies and applications
at European level; this shall cover all phases of placement, ranging
from pre-recruitment preparation to post-placement assistance with a
view to the applicant’s successful integration into the labour market;
such services shall include targeted mobility schemes to fill
vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified
and/or help particular groups of workers such as young people.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
OBJECTIVES
for the axis Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship
• Increase access to microfinance for:
– persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs, or who
have difficulty in entering or re-entering the labour market, persons
at risk of social exclusion and vulnerable persons who are in a
disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional
credit market and who wish to start up or develop their own microenterprises;
– micro-enterprises;
• Build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers;
• Support the development of social enterprises, in particular by
facilitating access to finance.
Social
enterprise
Demonstrates social impact
This project is funded by the European Union
EU
support
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
ACTIVITIES
Analytical activities
• Gathering of data and statistics, as well as development of
common methodologies, classifications, indicators and
benchmarks;
• Surveys, studies, analyses and reports, including through the
funding of networks of experts;
• Evaluations and impact assessments;
• Monitoring and assessment of the transposition and application of
EU law;
• Preparation and implementation of social experimentation as a
method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a view to
scaling them up;
• Dissemination of the results of these analytical activities.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
ACTIVITIES
Mutual learning, awareness and dissemination
activities
• Exchanges and dissemination of good practice, innovative approaches
and experience, peer reviews, benchmarking and mutual learning at
European level;
• Council Presidency events, conferences and seminars;
• Training of legal and policy practitioners, and EURES advisers;
• Drafting and publication of guides, reports and educational material;
• Information and communication activities;
• Development and maintenance of information systems in order to
exchange and disseminate information on EU policy and legislation as
well as labour market information.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
ACTIVITIES
Support for main actors in regard to:
• The operating costs of key EU-level;
• Capacity-building of national administrations and specialist services
responsible for promoting geographical mobility,
• Organisation of working groups of national officials to monitor the
implementation of EU law;
• Networking and cooperation among specialist bodies, national,
regional and local authorities, and employment services at
European level;
• Funding of European-level observatories;
• Exchange of personnel between national administrations.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
• Support to microfinance and
Primary social mission
social enterprises
• Promote
mobility
of
individuals in the EU, in
particular the development of a
profit
multilingual digital platform for shareholders
the clearance of job vacancies
and applications, and targeted
mobility schemes to fill
Market-orientation
vacancies
where
labour
market shortcomings have
been identified and/or to help
Accountability & transparency
specific groups of workers
such as young people.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
PARTICIPATION
ELIGIBILE COUNTRIES
• Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with
the conditions laid down in the respective bilateral or multilateral agreements
establishing the general principles for their participation in EU programmes..
TARGET GROUPS
• National, regional and local authorities;
• Employment services;
• Specialist bodies provided for under Union law;
• The social partners;
• Non-governmental organisations, and in particular those organised at EU level;
• Higher education institutions and research institutes;
• Experts in evaluation and in impact assessment;
• National statistical offices;
•
The media.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
PARTICIPATION
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
•
Applications are done through calls of proposals announced by the EC.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
• Centralised direct management by the Commission
• Joint management with international organisations
• The Commission may cooperate with third countries not participating in the Programme.
Representatives of such third countries may attend events of mutual interest (such as
conferences, workshops and seminars) that take place in countries participating in the
Programme and the cost of their attendance may be covered by the Programme.
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium
PARTICIPATION
Where to find information at EU-level
• http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId
=89&newsId=1093
• http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId
=370&featuresId=137
This project is funded by the European Union
A project implemented by the HTSPE consortium