Page 19 - Concept Note

EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - CONCEPT NOTE

In beneficiary countries the percentage of young unemployed (NEET) is high. The research
shows that 35 per cent of NEET young people suffered from psychological problems compared
with 14 per cent of non-NEETs, while 33 per cent of young people classed as socially isolated
suffered psychological problems compared with 16 per cent of those who weren't. In general
around one in four young people have some sort of psychological disorder or issue.

Research about work and psychological state say:

70 % of those with psychological disorders wish to work.
Expectations for the NEETs ability to work are low among professional workers.
Becoming included in regular working life is an important factor in the change process
towards getting more self-esteem.
The correlation between unemployment and poor psychological condition among young
adults shows that work is an important factor in improving general health.

One of the methods to help NEETs is individual job support focusing on helping people out in
regular, paid work rather than longer clarification and qualification in, for example, sheltered
measures, before entering the ordinary work life. The transferred IPS model proposes
integrated interaction between the municipality, the professional services and the national work
and welfare administration.

Our research shows that IPS method is not well known nor implemented in beneficiary
countries yet.

Why is transnational cooperation needed to achieve the project’s objectives and results?

Explain why the project goals cannot be efficiently reached acting only on a
national/regional/local level and/or describe what benefits the project partners/target
groups/project area will gain from taking a transnational approach.

In 2011, the Norwegian Directorate of Health awarded financial funds to 17 IPS-inspired
cooperation projects in different municipalities across the country.

The Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Labor and Welfare Directorate in Norway have
established six pilots in cooperation to test the method in Norway. FONIX was responsible for
this project in region Vestfold in the southern part of Norway.

IPS method is unknown in beneficiary counties yet. With a help of FONIX, IPS method will be
disseminated and conducted in beneficiary countries and also exploited in other, non-partner
countries through methods of dissemination and sustainability.

What are the actors (groups, institutions) the project will work directly with? Who will ultimately benefit
from the new or improved practices?
Describe the direct target groups and project's end beneficiaries.

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