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Recent outputs highlight the key topics on the agenda of the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) in 2022 - including a new position paper on the critical challenge of greening the labour market - and how these build on the valuable work of the network and its members in 2021.

The #MySocialRights Video Competition’s results are out! The winner is Patryk whose video received the most likes and shares on Facebook. The competition aimed to promote social Europe and social rights among young Europeans.

A new thematic paper of the PES Network outlines the novel approaches being used by Public Employment Services (PES) to support vulnerable groups into employment and the key lessons taken from these experiences.

The project, funded by the European Social Fund, is targeted at people from Roma communities – particularly women – who face social prejudice and labour market discrimination. Delivered in 66 employment sites across the country, the project provides training for two roles: child and youth inspector; and social care provider and nurse. By helping people into work, the project also strengthens participants' sense of social inclusion.

At VUC Storstrøm on Zealand, an educational institution in Denmark, teachers and tutors have been given a new digital tool to help prevent early school leaving. Co-funded by the European Social Fund, the app makes it possible to ask for help anonymously and contribute to improving inclusion.

On 26 January 2022, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) held its first event of the year to introduce its Action Plan for 2022 and highlight upcoming events and activities. A select group of EAfA members joined the event to discuss the Alliance's six priorities and share good practices.

Five new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Serbia and Spain.

The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a research note that examines the medium and long-term impact of early childhood education and care (ECEC) provision on education and labour market outcomes for children and parents, as well as the indicators employed for these measurements.

A dual certification courses scheme, funded by the European Social Fund, has helped to considerably reduce the rate of early school leaving in Portugal, which stood at 18.9 % at the beginning of 2014. By the end of 2020, it was 8.9 % – already below the 10 % goal defined by European and national targets set to be achieved in 2023.