This Scientific Working Group aims at analyzing how employment in rural areas matches local opportunities and how employment services adequately support rural young people. To achieve that, some key questions must be addressed:

(a) What are the incoming employment needs and opportunities in rural areas?
(b) What are the main obstacles to access employment for the younger generations?
(c) Do employment services have the necessary means to address rural young people? Are they a priority for these services?
(d) How is the whole process of supporting rural young (from outreach to job finding) organized? Are there best-practices that can be delivered as case studies?
(e) How do the employment services match existing job offers with rural young people’s needs and skills?
(f) How do the services articulate job finding with training?
(g) how much is youth self-employment under the radar of employment initiatives in rural areas?

This SWG3, about Employment and Employment Service, is a result of a previous project of the scientific members. The "Track-IN | Public employment services tracking effectiveness in supporting rural NEETs" project was funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. More info here: www.eeagrants.org