The government promises more jobs for young people – Aftonbladet

Today, the government presented yet another of his budget promises – how you want to reduce unemployment among young people.

Mainly for trainee jobs and training contracts.

– It is one of this government’s main promises to seriously solve youth unemployment, says Ylva Johansson (S).

Tomorrow Government presenting spring budget in its entirety. One of the biggest parts, 90-day guarantee for young people, however, told the Labour Minister Ylva Johansson (S) of today.

Approximately 150,000 young people between 15 and 24 are now unemployed. Approximately 88,000 of them are young people who passed secondary school age.

“Gymnasium important key”

Unemployment among young people increased during the economic crisis of 2008, but has recovered worse than the economy at large, said Ylva Johansson.

Especially difficult was it affects young who lack upper secondary education.

– Upper secondary school is one of the most important keys, not just to enter the labor market but also to remain there, says Johansson.

Therefore, the Government wants to now go for a 90-day warranty for young people, primarily in two stages relating to both education and trainee jobs.

The education element is about to enter into contracts with young people aged 20-24 who are unemployed and do not have complete high school grades. The idea is for them to begin or resume their studies to obtain the skills needed to get a job.

It should be possible to study full-time but also to combine study with work or training.

Enters into force in August

The focus on training contracts, which will come into force on August 1 this year, costing about 380 million in 2015. For the next year about 800 million per year.

The second leg of the government’s investment is about to learn a trade in a workplace by a trainee job. This too shall come into force at the earliest in August this year.

Trainee Jobs are a combination of jobs at halftime and practical training at halftime.

The jobs must be available in the welfare sector, for example in care or school and where wage subsidy for employers to be 85 percent, and in various forms of deficiency occupations with a wage subsidy of 50 percent.

Total should be able to be a trainee in a maximum of one year of support. Trainee jobs are estimated to reach about 590 people and cost 60 million, for the year 2016 is expected to 7102 young conclude and cost will be 680 million and 2017, the cover 10,902 young people and cost over 1.1 billion.