Jaunimo nedarbo ir užimtumo politikos įgyvendinimas: Viešosios programos "Jaunimo garantijų iniciatyvos" Raseinių rajono savivaldybėje atvejo analizė ; Implementation of Youth Unemployment and Occupation Policy: Case Analysis of Public Program "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" in Raseiniai District Municipality

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Abstract

Matulionis and Mikšys (1992) state that a young person is one of the primary objects of social research in the country. This is suggested by significant studies performed into professional and value orientations of the young people. Sociologists have found that the involvement of a young individual in public life is generally the result of the formation of their social-professional orientation. The novelty of the topic is revealed through the analysis of factors that determine the successful integration of young people in the labour market and also through the analysis of the attitudes, needs and expectations of the young people when searching for a job. In Lithuania, employment and unemployment of the young people refer to some of the most important and relevant economic and social problems. Resolution of this problem would improve the economic situation in the country. When employment is ensured in the country, economic fundament for the civic society is being formed. Consequently, it can be suggested that the state should regulate and influence the employment and this should help it to improve the employment policy for the residents. Such functioning and use of the policy yields economic as well as social benefits for the state (The EU youth strategy., 2018). One of the greatest problems for a young person is integration into the labour market, which is examined in this thesis. The project is aimed at exploring the special attributes of the youth unemployment and employment in policy based on the analysis of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" in Raseiniai District Municipality. Object of the project – situation of youth unemployment and employment based on the analysis of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" implementation in Raseiniai District Municipality. Project tasks: 1. Disclosure of the youth unemployment and employment policy in the theoretical point of view; 2. Analysis of the legal regulation of the youth unemployment and employment; 3. Discussion of the activities of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives"; 4. Exploration of the implementation of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" in Raseiniai District Municipality from the programme participants' point of view. The thesis comprises four parts. In the first part, youth unemployment and employment as well as obstacles for the youth integration in the labour market and prospects are analysed from the theoretical perspective. The second part analyses strategic documents and legal acts governing the youth unemployment and employment. The third part contains the review of the activities of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives". The fourth part contains the research of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" implementation in Raseiniai District Municipality. To write the thesis, scientific literature analysis was invoked; analysis of online resources and legal acts involved the examination of the most important and relevant legal documents. Scientific literature analysis allowed examining the conception of youth unemployment and employment. Analysis of the legal documents was applied in the discussion of the most important official and legally relevant documents that govern the policy for the youth integration in the labour market. A questionnaire survey method was applied to explore the attitudes of the young people concerning the benefits of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" in Raseiniai District Municipality. The research involved young people aged 15–29, who were not prepared for the labour market and who participated in the project "Discover Yourself" under the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" and eventually got involved in the labour market. A total of 70 young people were surveyed. The ratings of the activities of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" by young people were determined. The key objective of youth employment initiative implementation in Lithuania was to reduce the number of NEET young people in the group aged 15–29. Consequently, the age of the respondents was an important indicator. Thus, it can be assumed that young people aged 19–24 showed the highest motivation during group sessions, because they were the ones to rate the benefits of the group session the best. After reviewing the participation of the young people in all sessions and analysing the evaluations of the respondents of the training courses, it can be concluded that the young people evaluated the activities of the public programme "Youth Guarantee Initiatives" positively.