Increasing participation in the labour market is a necessary condition for achieving theemployment rate targets in a country. It depends on enhancing opportunities foremployment by fostering labour demand as well as supply. Favourable macroeconomicconditions and efficient product and services market are, therefore, crucial for increasingemployment and labour force participation. However, macroeconomic measures alone willnot be sufficient to deliver the ambitious employment rate targets.
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They are policies that are implemented by the government to improve labour force participation rate. The European Councils at Lisbon and Stockholm set ambitious targets for raising employment rates in the Union by 2010, to close to 70% for …show more content…
Making education and initial training systems more responsive to the needs of the labour market. Much effort should be placed on developing non-formal learning, particularly at the workplace and emphasis given on related issues of access, equal opportunities and encourage non-traditional learners to take up and/or remain in learning. Continuing to update skills during working life to respond to the changing needs is critical for raising participation and keeping older workers in work longer. Increased attention must also be given to opening access to training to people who are at higher risk of early exit from the labour market, such as low skilled workers and women. Public authorities and companies need to invest more in training for these workers. Increasing training opportunities is particularly important for raising participation in Member States and regions lagging behind. Access to relevant training for unemployed as well as inactive persons (e.g. potential women returnees) should be promoted via a stepping up of active labour market policies targeted to the needs of individuals and …show more content…
A number of other important conditions have to be fulfilled, creating a supportive environment for all. This includes the existence of modern and efficient Employment Services and would require strengthening their role in job information and job matching for both the inactive and the unemployed, adapting methods and procedures to the needs and circumstances of women, older people and the disadvantaged. Much attention should be given to cover the needs of disabled and migrants with special difficulties in job search and in accessing the labour market.
f) A partnership approach
Public authorities have a key responsibility in developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to raising the levels of participation. However, they cannot succeed without support from a wide range of partners. Involving the active commitment of social partners is a crucial element to success in the suggested overall policy approach. It belongs to their tasks - with full respect for their autonomy - to negotiate working conditions appropriate to the specific context in order to
Literature review:
They are policies that are implemented by the government to improve labour force participation rate. The European Councils at Lisbon and Stockholm set ambitious targets for raising employment rates in the Union by 2010, to close to 70% for …show more content…
Making education and initial training systems more responsive to the needs of the labour market. Much effort should be placed on developing non-formal learning, particularly at the workplace and emphasis given on related issues of access, equal opportunities and encourage non-traditional learners to take up and/or remain in learning. Continuing to update skills during working life to respond to the changing needs is critical for raising participation and keeping older workers in work longer. Increased attention must also be given to opening access to training to people who are at higher risk of early exit from the labour market, such as low skilled workers and women. Public authorities and companies need to invest more in training for these workers. Increasing training opportunities is particularly important for raising participation in Member States and regions lagging behind. Access to relevant training for unemployed as well as inactive persons (e.g. potential women returnees) should be promoted via a stepping up of active labour market policies targeted to the needs of individuals and …show more content…
A number of other important conditions have to be fulfilled, creating a supportive environment for all. This includes the existence of modern and efficient Employment Services and would require strengthening their role in job information and job matching for both the inactive and the unemployed, adapting methods and procedures to the needs and circumstances of women, older people and the disadvantaged. Much attention should be given to cover the needs of disabled and migrants with special difficulties in job search and in accessing the labour market.
f) A partnership approach
Public authorities have a key responsibility in developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to raising the levels of participation. However, they cannot succeed without support from a wide range of partners. Involving the active commitment of social partners is a crucial element to success in the suggested overall policy approach. It belongs to their tasks - with full respect for their autonomy - to negotiate working conditions appropriate to the specific context in order to