Taking advantage of the European labour market

EURES Adviser Hallgeir Jenssen, NAV Troms

Svolvær, 20 Sept.2010

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2 topics

How can young people find a job in the European labour market, adapted to their skills?

How can regions find workers with the right skills for their local need?

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About NAV

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare administration (NAV)– Administer a large proportion of the most important welfare

benefits and social security schemes

– The Labour and welfare administration Act – The National Insurance Act– The Labour Marked Act– The Social Welfare Act

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About EURES

EURES (EURopean Employment Services)

is a cooperation between EU/EEA countries and Switzerland. The cooperation is designed to promote the free movement of workers within the EU/EEA.

In all EU/EEA countris there is 800 EURES Advisers.

In Norway, EURES is an integrated service within NAV. 30 EURES advisers are distributed across all counties, and are located with NAV at county level or with NAV local services.

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EURopean Employment ServicesEU + EEA = 31 countries

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How can young people find a job in the European labour market, adapted to their skills?

Several countries/regions have a very high number of unemployed young people, including graduates

EURES arrange Job Fairs in all EU/EEA countries. We give information about living and working. Using brochures, talk to people at our stand, and give detailed lectures (45 min). Employers are invited to participate together with us or with a stand on their own.

Our nearest neighbour Sweden is one of the countries with high youth unemployment. EURES Norway was present on 52 Job Fairs in Sweden last year.

Many young Swedes get their first job ever in Norway.

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How can regions find workers with the right skills for their local need?

Employers must cooperate with the regional NAV– Important that someone has the big picture

Use EURES– EURES has a very good network. We know which countries have

surplus and shortage of workers

Example: The south-west region of Norway needed several Marine/Petroleum Engineers in 2006. By 2008; 150 Portuguese Engineers had arrived, several with spouse and family.

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Information to new arrivalsTo get well educated people and family to stay

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Recruitment by EURES for Nordland county Jan-Jun 2010

119 orders

109 foreigners started in a job in Nordland

72 Swedes

The rest from Denmark, Iceland, Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Germany

Most to hotel and restaurant

Many to Lofoten

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www.nav.no

www.eures.europa.eu

www.eures.no/english

Call for jobs at: NAV Service Centre Phone

Phone: +47 800 33 166, opening hours: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00

www.gulesider.no

www.finn.no

INTERNSHIPS (short stay): www.karrierestart.no/internships.aspx

TRAINEESHIPS (longer stay): www.karrierestart.no/traineeordninger.aspx

Job seeking

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Service Centre for Foreign Workers – www.sua.no

Police, The Directorate of Immigration (UDI), the Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) and the Labour Inspection Authority (LIA)

D-number, registration, residence permits, tax deduction card and notification of immigration

Address: Schweigaardsgt. 17, Oslo

Opening hours: 09:00 – 15:00

Tax Adm.

UDI

LIA

Police

SUA