UpGrad_Me 2.0_Research_FV_EN

10 Jobsplus, the Public Employment Service caters for the needs of those already in employment, the unemployed, young people who are "Not in Education, Employment, or Training" (NEETs), and adults. Jobsplus started in 2018 a project entitled “ Employment Support Services for Migrants ” under the Asylum Migration Integration Fund (AMIF). The components of this project are targeted specifically at increasing the employability of migrant job seekers through the provision of professional guidance, other professional support services and the upskilling of migrants. The project aims also to improve employment services for migrants by providing courses in basic Maltese, English for employment, cultural awareness, life skills and work ethics. The services are available for those migrants who have protection. Asylum seekers are not entitled to them. There are also some projects targeting career guidance for MNAR, refugees and asylum seekers, but not as many and as disseminated as the previous ones. Cyprus An example of a career guidance to young MNAR is the Migrant Information Centers (MiHub) operating across the island which serve as one-stop-shops for services to TCNs and applicants or beneficiaries of international protection, providing them with guidance and advice on housing, access to health, education services, administrative support, and translation and interpretation services. Specialized actions and trainings have also been carried out to develop the knowledge and awareness of employers, teachers, journalists, and public officials in a bid to promote inclusion in all aspects of life in Cyprus. One more example is the International Office for Migration in Cyprus, which provides three key services (IOM Cyprus, 2020): • Assisted voluntary return and reintegration • Relocation, resettlement, and family reunification • Integration, access to services and public awareness to counter the rise in xenophobia and discrimination Spain In order to minimise the impact of unemployment on the general population and especially on young people, there are so-called "Common Portfolio Services of the National Employment System (SNE)" in Spain. One of the main objectives of the SNE is to determine and update a Common Portfolio of Services to be provided by the Public Employment Services, in order to guarantee access to a free and public employment service, under equal conditions, throughout the national territory (SEPE, 2021). In this way, the aim of the Common Portfolio Services is to help people to find a job that matches their professional profile, as well as to guarantee that employers will hire professionals who meet the needs of the labour market. This Portfolio is made up of, among others, professional guidance services: