Labour market training for the long-term unemployed (PES capacity Report 2022 Part II)

As part of its 2022 work programme, the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES) continues the monitoring of the implementation of the Council Recommendation on the integration of the long term unemployed into the labour market. The report complements the quantitative and qualitative monitoring done by EMCO, and provides input to the EMCO multilateral surveillance. It mainly focuses on PES delivery of labour market training to LTUs to improve their ability to access jobs in the changing labour market. The findings are based on responses to a survey provided by 32 PES in 26 EU member States plus Iceland and Norway. The report shows that PES put a lot of efforts into organising and delivering the labour market training to LTUs to improve their access to jobs, even in a challenging period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also includes some issues for further consideration when planning and adjusting future training programmes for LTUs (for instance related to lack of internet access and IT equipment, low digital skills, poor support networks).