ESF Transnational Platform Opening session The ESF Transnational

ESF Transnational Platform Opening session The ESF Transnational Platform’s contribution to policy and practice Toby Johnson Team Leader ESF Transnational Platform Social Europe

A year of growing productivity TN attendance up 50% 15 2017 Social Europe 24 2018

+ Flexible calls: DE, LT, NL, PT, SI TCAs tripled Co-ordinated call 2018: Bulgaria, Flanders, Finland, Poland, Sweden 124 Partner search forum 43 2016 Social Europe 2018

6 Technical Dossiers ECC (Un Wome )em n plo ’s ym e P nt Systems thinking Profiling & Outreach Co-production Social Europe Integrated services

A year of new things Youth Employment TN Animation about So Stay Hotel, Gdańsk – employing young care leavers Social Europe

Migrants TN Video of study visit to Essen – employers’ role in migrant integration Social Europe

Learning assessment Questionnaires Focus groups Participants believe the networks add value Products are relevant, they learn and make contacts They use and share what they learn – but they don’t network between meetings Online fora are heavy #esftransnationality Experts want more participation! √√ Study visits and peer reviews Identified cases of transfer – e. g. Ohjaamo (FI) Social Europe

Long-term unemployment project Donors BE EE ES FI IE etc. Shared case histories Placement sustainability Targeted employability support Good practices Social Europe Stakeholder boards Feasibility studies Recipients BG, EL ES, IT LT, SI SK

Recommendations on MFF Inclusion & poverty reduction as an objective in itself √√ (in draft regulation) Direct/indirect management √√ Use social indicators Stronger partnership Ring-fenced SI/TNC budget Involve the political level ‘Retro-innovation’ EQUAL lessons: § 3 -phase projects § National & transnational partnerships § National capacity building & support networks § Better mainstreaming of results Social Europe