Partnership for employment
in Lombardy
Giovanni Bocchieri, Lombardy Region
October 8, 2014
Employment policy in Lombardy
Objective
• Increasing the effectiveness of
regional welfare policies (training and
employment)
Pillars
• Individual’s centrality: people have a
personal budget and are provided all
training and employment services that
can meet their own personal needs
• Freedom of choice: people are able to
choose among public and private
accredited agencies
• Competition among public and private
agencies that provide services, to
promote quality
Since 2008: Dote model
In 2008 Lombardy Region introduced a new
model, called «Dote»: an individual
budget for having a mix of employment and
training services
2013: Towards Dote Unica Lavoro
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Administrative simplification
Focus on results
Increased
agencies’ responsibility
and participation to policy achievements
Dote Unica Lavoro
Dote Unica Lavoro supports individuals throughout their whole active life,
according to their different conditions and specific needs.
Example
What
I need:
• Competency mapping
• Continuous training
• Conciliatory vouchers
Continuous
training
To find
a job
Initial
training
• Competency
mapping
• Continuous training
• Basic employment services
• Job placement services
• Long-life Learning (specialized, continuous,
permanent)
• Training on the job
• Wage subsidies
• Job placement
services
• Orientation and
accompaniment
• Wage subsidies
Young
person
• Placement services
• Creation of a support
network
• Orientation and
accompaniment
• Wage subsidies
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• Competency
mapping
• Internships
• Training
Who I am:
• Competency mapping
• Continuous training
• Conciliatory vouchers
Employed
Unemployed
Beneficiary
of a social
safety net
Competency mapping
Internships
Training
Orientation and
accompaniment
Disabled
Dote Unica Lavoro: principles
Dote Unica Lavoro is based on a new agreement with private and public
employment agencies
ADMINISTRATIVE
SIMPLIFICATION
Uniform rules
applicable to all kind of
“Dote”
Use of standard scales
of unit costs to
simplify reporting and
enhance quality and
results
BUDGET
THRESHOLD
Each agency has a
maximum budget
threshold
The budget threshold
will increase or decrease
according to its
performance in terms
of efficiency and
effectiveness
ORIENTATION
TO RESULTS
Placement services are reimbursed upon
successful job placement of the person
Payment of training services is conditional to
the achievement of employment results
Internships are encouraged as a first access
to the labour market
The successful placement of the person in a
short time is an incentive for the agency
Dote Unica Lavoro: target clusters
People are assigned to specific aid intensity clusters, each with its own budget.
Clusters differ according to people’s difficulties in the labour market.
Socio-demographic
variables
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
AGE
QUALIFICATION
GENDER
Aid intensity clusters
CLUSTER 1 “LOW AID INTENSITY” (1-49 POINTS):
People able to autonomously find a job, or in need of minimum support
CLUSTER 2 “MEDIUM AID INTENSITY” (50-74 POINTS): People in
need of intensive services for finding a job
CLUSTER 3 “HIGH AID INTENSITY” (75-100 POINTS):
People in need of intensive services in the medium/long term for finding
a job
CLUSTER 4 “OTHER AID” (0 POINTS):
People in need of services in order to keep their job
Within “Dote Unica”, the person can activate services from a defined set, based on the
minimum standard framework (costs, terms and conditions of delivery, repeatability of
services) approved by Lombardy Region.
Services are provided by public and private employment agencies.
Dote Unica Lavoro: progress
General progress per aid intensity cluster
No. of Dotes
1. Low aid intensity
4,439
€ 4,062,162.42
10,882
€ 17,576,359.03
3. High aid intensity
19,721
€ 47,837,317.06
3,370
38,412
Per type of agency:
Amount (€)
2. Medium aid intensity
4. Other aid
Distribution
801,601.80
Other
agencies
Employment
Agencies
Public
Employment
Services
70,276,909.64
Dote Unica Lavoro is a result-based instrument: evidence lays in financial reporting.
About 62% of the reimbursed amount was paid upon the achievement of an employment
result.
Dote Unica Lavoro: results
No. of
employed
participants
More than 22,000 participants have started
a work experience.
as %
of total
Distribution
2,413
65,62%
11,282
Other agencies
Per type
of agency:
9,051
Per type
of contract:
Employment
Agencies
Public
Employment
Services