Promoting youth employment
About this good practice
Šilutė district municipality's youth employment in the summer and integration into the labour market program aims to increase youth employment outside the educational process and to provide assistance to young people in acquiring the necessary practical skills.
For residents of Šilutė up to and including 36 years of age, studying in Lithuanian higher education institutions, in full-time, part-time or retraining and medical residency studies of the first (bachelor' degree, professional bachelor's), second (master's), according to the program of necessary specialties of municipality, aim is to increase the number of specialties in demand in the district, so that young residents have a job and receive the education they need.
To activate young people in the shortest possible time, either by keeping in touch with labour market or by ensuring access to further education. The aim is to reduce unemployment and improve the situation of young people who are not in employment, education or training.
Youth unemployment can have a negative long-term impact, increasing the risk of not having a job in the future, having a lower income, reducing motivation to start a family, there by promoting negative demographic trends.
The programme provides financial assistance for studies in necessary specialties, with study costs fully covered to encourage youth to pursue education aligned with the district’s labor market needs.
Resources needed
40 000,00 Eur for a one year.
The program is funded by the budget of the Šilutė district municipality administration.
Administration of Silute full coverering studies fees.
Evidence of success
Every year more young people applied for initiatives of program.
In 2021, the list of reimbursable studies was expanded to include postgraduate studies for those who already have education, but want to retrain. The program ensures that who has received compensation for his studies, after their completion will have a job for 5 years.
Municipality supported 100 students.
Since its inception, the youth employment program has been used by 88 young people who had full employment during the summer.
Potential for learning or transfer
The program works in a straightforward way and attracts to smaller and medium-sized cities the shortage of labour, individuals with support undertake to work for 5 years in the municipality, so the full amount paid for the scholarship is returned to the benefits due to increased range of necessary and missing services. Every year more and more people are retiring and in smaller towns there is a strong sense of professional shortages, the program directly addresses the problem that has arisen. The district is becoming more attractive to young families due to the job opportunities offered, access to quality medicine and educational services, etc.
The growing number of sponsored students confirms that program is an excellent pamper as small and medium-sized cities, able to attract young individuals to settle down, giving them access to education. The city also receives a representative of the required profession. This situation is an excellent example of the achievement of both parties.
Further information
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Administration of Silute District Municipality
