The general objective of the project is to facilitate the access of 378 unemployed NEETs aged 16-29, registered with the Public Employment Service in the South East Region, to integrated and personalised employment measures and interventions, in order to acquire new knowledge, competences and work skills, aiming to increase their employment. Reducing youth unemployment and finding solutions that allow as many young Europeans to be effectively employed as possible has been at the heart of the EU’s political agenda since 2010. The economic crisis has generated high unemployment rates among young people and thus led to a lack of involvement of young people. In this context, researchers and government officials have been looking for new ways to monitor and analyse the prevalence of labour market vulnerability and youth non-involvement. Following the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013, Romania has started the implementation of the Youth Guarantee 2017-2020, which aims to ensure that all young people under the age of 25 who lose their jobs or who do not find a job after completing their education receive, within 4 months of registration with employment agencies or youth guarantee centres, a good quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship. In 2020, the age limit for NEETs youth was extended from 24 to 29 years, by modifying the definition of the young NEET within the Law no.76/2002. The Public Employment Service acts as a catalyst for the entire Youth Guarantee 2017-2020 approach, not only through its active involvement in the identification and registration of NEETs youth and the implementation of various initiatives, but also through its massive involvement in the provision of good practices and direct service delivery. Local authorities are perceived as indispensable for the implementation of the scheme because they have direct contact with disadvantaged communities or groups, have in-depth knowledge of their needs. In addition to the central public administration, social partners and non-governmental organisations play an important role in the implementation of various employment programmes and projects, in promoting youth initiatives, providing training, placing in available jobs, apprenticeships and traineeships. Trade union confederations, employers’ federations, authorised training providers and accredited providers of employment services, including the various NGOs, play a key role in the implementation of the numerous initiatives financed from the 2014-2020 POCU. A basic element of the institutional structure of the Youth Guarantee is the partnership approach already considered in
