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For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work. Apart from the programmes, the organisational framework in which the programmes are allocated also influences the outcome. The author shows that the introduction of customer service centres, that streamlined the customers through the counselling and placement process, helped little in bringing unemployed back to work, while the introduction of action programmes even worsened the situation for the unemployed and job-seekers. Whereas the introduction of new placement software in German employment agencies led to an increase in regular employment and to more sustainable placements that exhibit longer tenures. Dr. Christoph Ehlert is a labour and development economist. He is in charge of the evaluation of programmes under the European Social Fund at the Ministry of Labour, Integration and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia and also works as a consultant in this field.

For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work. Apart from the programmes, the organisational framework in which the programmes are allocated also influences the outcome. The author shows that the introduction of customer service centres, that streamlined the customers through the counselling and placement process, helped little in bringing unemployed.

While high rates of youth unemployment are a severe problem in most European countries, the program evaluation literature shows that disadvantaged youths constitute a group that is particularly difficult to assist effectively. As innovative measures are thus needed, we evaluate a German pilot program that targets low-skilled young unemployed and combines three components: a) individual coaching, b) classroom training and c) temporary work. Using an ex-post quasi-randomization approach, our analysis shows that the program has a positive impact on the post-program employment probability of participants. -- Program evaluation ; disadvantaged youths ; temporary work ; ALMP

Wie gelingt es, gering qualifizierte Jugendliche in den Arbeitsmarkt zu integrieren? Wie können deren Motivation und deren Kompetenzen verbessert werden? Kann eine intelligente Kombination von Zeitarbeit, Qualifizierung und individuellem Coaching arbeitslosen Jugendlichen den Weg in reguläre Beschäftigung ebnen? Diesen Fragen widmete sich ein wissenschaftlich begleitetes Modellprojekt, das die Bundesagentur für Arbeit gemeinsam mit einem überregionalen Leiharbeitsunternehmen in mehreren SGB-IIArbeitsgemeinschaften durchgeführt hat. Die Ergebnisse der Wirkungsanalysen und Implementationsstudien sind in diesem Band dokumentiert. Die Studie vermittelt dabei wichtige Erkenntnisse über die Chancen und Probleme, die aus einer Public Private Partnership im Bereich der Arbeitsmarktpolitik erwachsen.