Page contentsPage contents Strategies and policies At the EU level, measures to boost jobs and skills, youth employment and lifelong learning have been put forward. Within the partnership of the Urban Agenda for the EU on jobs and skills in the local economy, EU countries and the European Commission deal with economic performance and business development at the local level. Jobs and skills The New Skills Agenda for Europe launches a number of actions to ensure that the right training, the right skills and the right support are available to people in the European Union. New Skills Agenda for Europe Youth employment The EU has introduced a series of measures to increase the chances of young people getting jobs. Youth guarantee Youth employment initiative Your first EURES Job (YfEJ) European Solidarity Corps Training and lifelong learning A lifelong access to education and training possibilities is vital for growth in jobs and skills in the local economy. Quality Framework for Traineeships European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships A new impetus for European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy EU quality framework for anticipation of change and restructuring Exploiting the employment potential of ICTs Language competences for employability, mobility and growth Mutual learning programme Partnership and flexible pathways for lifelong skills development The Copenhagen Declaration on enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training Towards more effective adult learning policies Updating of the labour market model Urban data and studies Main data and studies Centre for Research on Education and Lifelong Learning (CRELL VIII) EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework ESPON EU skills Panorama European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQAVET) European Qualifications Framework (EQF) European Small Business Portal EURES Eurostat: Labour market policies (LMP) database EurWORK: the European observatory of working life Open data portal for ESI Public Employment Services (PES): PES practices Study on international sectoral qualifications frameworks and systems Study on obstacles to recognition of skills and qualifications Urban data platform Your Europe business portal Other data and studies Database of labour market practices European city statistics and degree of urbanisation How are refugees faring on the labour market in Europe? Working Paper 1/2016 LABREF labour market reforms database LUISA territorial modelling platform Funding opportunities and advice Programmes and funding opportunities European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Youth guarantee Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) Erasmus+ European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises (JEREMIE) InvestEU Portal Horizon 2020 Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) URBACT Employment and Social Innovation programme (EaSI) Joint programming initiative urban Europe Advice and technical assistance European Investment Advisory Hub (from end of 2021: InvestEU Advisory Hub) References Beginner's Guide to EU Funding Accessing regional-policy funds Networking Advisory committee on free movement of workers Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE) European Employment Policy Observatory (EEPO) European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) European Training Foundation Expert group on social entrepreneurship (GECES) Free movement of workers and Social security coordination (FreSsco) Grand coalition for digital jobs Partnership between employment services (PARES) Skillsnet Standing committee for employment and social affairs Project examples Innovative actions - The Better Concept: Distance learning university courses for SME employees Urban Innovative Actions in Bilbao, Madrid, Milan and Rotterdam URBACT II Jobtown (2012-2015) My Generation at work (2013-2015) FIN-URB-ACT (2008-2011) WEED (2008-2011) INTERREG IVC SucceS (Sustainable Uplifiting Client Centred Employment Support) Horizon 2020 WeLive Other European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) Reference framework for sustainable cities Mingo - Success with tailored advice for micro-enterprises Science4Refugees Sector Skills Alliances Your first EURES job - targeted mobility scheme EU legislation Legislation on employment and social rights
